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If you’ve been busy at the vise all winter and haven’t looked up from your bobbin in a while, the fly fishing news ticker has actually been pretty spicy lately.Let’s start in Colorado, where the Lower Blue River is the kind of place every tailwater junkie dreams about: big trout, clear flows, and just enough drama to keep the forums buzzing. Flylab reports that Colorado Parks and Wildlife just dropped a multi‑year survey on that stretch below Green Mountain, and it’s throwing a serious flag on pellet‑fed trout programs used by private landowners along the river. According to CPW biologist Jon Ewert, all that artificial chow is cramming too many fish into too little water, spreading gill lice, and ultimately killing off the very trout everyone’s fighting over. Meanwhile, some landowners are pointing at floating fly anglers as the problem and pushing a 10‑year permit system for boats. CPW’s own data says angler‑caused mortality there is minor compared to natural causes, which makes this feel a lot less like “save the fish” and a lot more like “control the access.” Classic Western river story: public water, private banks, and a whole lot of politics in between.Swing over to Tennessee, where the trout crowd just got a quiet but meaningful shake‑up. Fox 17 in Nashville reports that the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission approved the 2026–27 regulations, and a couple of little rule tweaks are going to matter if you like light rods and skinny water. On Big Soddy Creek in Hamilton County, the delayed harvest season for trout is now starting November 1, giving fly anglers more prime cool‑water time throwing small nymphs and soft hackles at unpressured stockers before the bait brigade shows up. They also scrapped delayed harvest on the Piney River in Rhea County and adjusted closures on the Catoosa Wildlife Management Area. None of this will trend on social media, but if you’re a local with a 3‑weight and a box of pheasant tails, your fall and winter plans just changed.Out in the Northwest, the federal side actually did something most of us can get behind. A recent rundown on Spreaker about the 2026 fishing regulations notes that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is opening up more sport‑fishing access on national wildlife refuges across Idaho, Montana, and Washington—over 87,000 new acres of fishable water. The kicker is that these spots are being aligned with state rules and they’re not layering on a bunch of extra restrictions, so for walk‑and‑wade fly anglers this is basically found money: more side channels, backwaters, and little sneak‑in creeks to explore without another stamp, fee, or weird special reg to memorize. In a year when it seems like everything costs extra, this is one of the rare “more access, same hassle” wins.And if you’re the type who likes your fly fishing with a side of popcorn and inspiration, Flylords says the 2026 Fly Fishing Film Tour is rolling with a project called the Rooster Fly Project, following the chase for roosterfish on the fly and the conservation push to protect those fisheries. It’s not exactly your local brookie stream, but it’s the same story we’re all living: how far we’ll go to hunt fish with feathers and thread, and what it takes to keep those fish around long enough for the next generation of anglers to get obsessed.Alright, that’s enough news for one session. Thanks for tuning in, and come back next week for more. This has been a Quiet Please production and, for me, check out Quiet Please dot A I.For more http://www.quietplease.aiGet the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

If you’ve been busy organizing flies and not doomscrolling, you might’ve missed that fly fishing has been sneaking into the news in some pretty wild ways lately.First up, Colorado’s Lower Blue River is turning into a full-on river soap opera. FlyLab’s recent writeup on the new Colorado Parks and Wildlife survey spells it out: big landowners along the Lower Blue have been blaming “floating anglers” for a trout crash, but CPW’s own biologist points the finger mostly at pellet-fed fish programs crowding the river and spreading gill lice, not folks drifting it with a 5‑weight. Colorado Parks and Wildlife even said angler-caused mortality on that catch‑and‑release stretch is minor compared to natural causes. So while some private interests float a 10‑year permit system for boaters, the science is basically saying, “Hey, maybe stop feeding trout like feedlot cattle and then blaming the guys in drift boats.”Slide west to Oregon, where the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife just locked in the 2026–2027 regs. ODFW and Northwest Steelheaders both break down a new nine-dollar Ocean Endorsement if you want to chase marine species offshore (not salmon or steelhead). That fee is funding nearshore surveys, which is nerdy, sure, but it’s the kind of data that tells you where bait, rockfish, and predators are stacking—pretty handy if you like swinging big flies in the surf or probing jetty current seams. They also cleaned up kokanee rules: 10 a day, year-round in many zones, simple and clear. It’s not classic fly flicking for wild bows, but a lot of trout folks quietly love a glassy morning in a float tube with an intermediate line and a bright kokanee streamer.Meanwhile, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is quietly doing something every wading angler should care about: opening more water. A recent breakdown on Spreaker highlighted that national wildlife refuges in Idaho, Montana, and Washington are adding over 87,000 acres of new fishing access. It all lines up with state regs and, crucially, there’s no surprise federal “no lead tackle” twist in these stretches. For anyone who loves sneaky little refuge creeks with spooky cutthroat and browns, this is basically a map of new side missions for the next few seasons.And for the folks who like their fly fishing with a side of beer, stickers, and fish porn, the Fly Fishing Film Tour is already teasing its 2026 North American run. Flylords Magazine has been talking up the “Rooster Fly Project” film, and the F3T schedule shows this will be a big anniversary year for the tour. Expect packed theaters, loud hollers when someone sticks a giant tarpon on a 12‑weight, and at least one film that makes you want to sell your truck and move to some tiny trout town.Point is, while the broader news cycle is a mess, if you drill down to fly fishing, 2026 is shaping up like a good hatch: a little complicated, but if you pay attention, it could fish really well.Thanks for tuning in, and come back next week for more. This has been a Quiet Please production, and if you want more from me, check out QuietPlease dot A I.For more http://www.quietplease.aiGet the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

If you’ve been wondering what’s brewing in the fly fishing world lately, there’s actually some pretty fun stuff in the news that might nudge you to clean the line, patch the waders, and hit the road.Let’s start out West. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife just rolled out their “What’s New for 2026” rules, and there’s a couple sleeper changes that matter if you like to sling bugs in the high country. According to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, kokanee now have their own separate limit in a bunch of zones, with a 10‑fish daily bag, open all year and no size limit. That’s tailor‑made for those of us who like to swing soft hackles or strip small streamers on the kokanee lakes but don’t want to burn our trout limit doing it. They also clarified that crayfish are basically open all year almost everywhere in lakes and streams, which means you can flip rocks after an evening hatch and gather a campfire snack without wondering if you’re poaching.Slide over to Colorado and things get a little spicier. FlyLab’s recent write‑up on the Lower Blue River highlights a big fight over what’s really hurting the trout down there. Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s survey report says the pellet‑feeding programs on that stretch are causing overcrowding, disease issues like gill lice, and higher mortality, even as some landowners are pointing fingers at floating anglers. The fun twist for the fly crowd is that CPW specifically noted angler‑induced mortality is minor on that catch‑and‑release, fly‑and‑lure only stretch. So while some folks are trying to tighten access with a “10‑year pilot permit system” for floaters, the state’s own biologist is basically saying, “No, the real problem is the feed train, not the guys drifting nymph rigs.” If you care about public water and honest science, that’s a story to keep an eye on.Up in the Northern Rockies, there’s a quiet access win that feels pretty big if you like exploring. A recent podcast breakdown of 2026 fishing regs reported that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is opening up more sport fishing on national wildlife refuges in states like Idaho, Montana, and Washington, adding over 87,000 acres of access that line up with state rules. No goofy lead‑tackle drama, just more spots to walk in, swing a soft hackle, or grease a dry along a refuge side channel that used to be off‑limits. It’s not flashy, but for locals who like having a backup plan when the main river looks like a drift‑boat parade, that’s gold.And if you’re more of a “talk fishing while not actually fishing” person this time of year, the calendar’s stacking up fast. FlyFishers International and the folks behind the International Sowbug Roundup are already hyping the 2026 Sowbug as the premier tying and fishing expo in the country down in Arkansas. Meanwhile, the Fly Fishing Film Tour’s 2026 U.S. schedule is shaping up to be a big milestone year, with a fresh batch of films hitting shops, breweries, and little theaters all over the place. Between shows like that and the local fly shop events, you can basically wander from one dark room full of fish nerds to another all winter, talking hatches, watching big-screen tarpon eats, and pretending you’re “scouting conditions.”That’s the quick lap around the current fly fishing headlines. Thanks for tuning in, and come back next week for more. This has been a Quiet Please production, and for more from me check out QuietPlease dot A I.For more http://www.quietplease.aiGet the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

Hey folks, grab your rods and wade in, cause 2026s got some killer fly fishing buzz hittin the US rivers and regs right now. First up, Colorados Lower Blue River near Kremmling is blowin up with drama. Colorado Parks and Wildlife dropped their December 2025 fishery survey, blamin pellet-fed trout for overcrowdin, gill lice, and dyin fish more than us floaters. Biologist Jon Ewert says feedin jacks up biomass past natural limits, spreadin disease to browns and rainbows, while angler kills are minor under catch-and-release rules. Landowners like Blue Valley Ranch, owned by that hedge fund bigwig Paul Tudor Jones, wanna slap a 10-year pilot permit on drift boats to fix it, but locals are pushin back for better flow data from Green Mountain Reservoir. Keep an eye on this access scrap, brothers, it could cramp our drifts.Shiftin west, Wyomins Snake River below Jackson Lake is openin wide. Wyoming Game and Fish is endin a 70-year October closure next year for fall laker action, and doublin the tailwater trout limit from three to six daily, no size caps on them fat browns while cutthroats stick at three with one over 12 inches. Fly swingers like us can finally sight-fish big boys without old rules squeezin the vice.Out in Oregon, ODFW just locked in 2026-2027 regs with a cheap nine-dollar Ocean Endorsement for marine fly chasin, excludin salmon and steelhead. Funds better surveys on stripers, plus they simplified kokanee to 10 a day year-round and opened spearfishin on bass and walleye to ease pressure on natives. Cleaner runs for our steelhead swings ahead.And big win for access: the Feds at Fish and Wildlife are unlockin over 87,000 acres of refuge waters in Idaho, Montana, and Washington for sportfishin, alignin with state rules, no lead tackle bans. Plus, the MAPWaters Act passed the Senate, headin to the prez, makin it easy to check public rivers on your phone.2026s shapin up sweet for us fly addicts, with better spots, smarter regs, and fights worth watchin. Thanks for tunin in, come back next week for more. This has been a Quiet Please production, and for me check out Quiet Please Dot A I.For more http://www.quietplease.aiGet the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

Hey folks, grab your rods and listen up, cause 2026 is shaping up to be a wild ride for us fly flingers across the US. Over in Oregon, ODFW just adopted the 2026-2027 regs according to the Northwest Steelheaders, slapping a nine-dollar Ocean Endorsement on marine fishing excluding salmon and steelhead, with that cash funding nearshore surveys so we know where stripers are staging. They simplified kokanee to ten a day year-round, no fuss, and opened spearfishing on bass and walleye runs to lighten pressure on our native steelhead swings, keeping those swing waters cleaner for dry flies and nymphs.Wyoming's dropping a bombshell on the Snake River near Jackson Lake per the Spreaker podcast on 2026 regs, ending a seventy-year October closure next year for fall lake trout action, and bumping the tailwater trout limit from three to six daily below the dam, no length caps on those abundant browns while cutthroats stay at three with one over twelve. Bait chuckers are stoked, but us fly guys can sight-fish big boys easier now without the old restrictions cramping our style.Feds at Fish and Wildlife are opening over eighty-seven thousand acres in refuges across Idaho, Montana, and Washington, aligning with state rules and no lead tackle bans, just pure public wade-and-cast gold as reported in that same Spreaker update. And heads up for the Sowbug Roundup in the Ozarks March 26 to 28, where pros like Davy Wotton will tie and teach delicate dries for White and Norfork rivers, straight from Fly Fishers International.Meanwhile, Colorados Lower Blue River is heating up with CPW's fishery survey via Flylab Substack calling out pellet-feeding as the real villain behind overcrowding, gill lice, and trout die-offs, not us floaters. Landowners want a permit system for boats, but the data says angler mortality is minor in this catch-and-release stretch, so keep swinging those streamers locals.Locals, mark your calendars, tighten those leaders, and get after it before the crowds. Thanks for tuning in, come back next week for more. This has been a Quiet Please production, and for me check out Quiet Please Dot A I.For more http://www.quietplease.aiGet the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI