Fly Fishing Action, Camaraderie, and Regulatory Updates Dominate the Angling World

What a week to be a fly fisher in America—there’s plenty of current action, a little grit, and more than a few bragging rights for our homegrown anglers.

First off, let’s talk about some real excitement on the world stage. The USA Fly Fishing Team just returned from the World Championships in the Czech Republic with their second bronze medal in a row, showing everyone that our rivers are producing some formidable talent. Michael Bradley out of Cherokee, North Carolina, didn’t just represent his hometown, he went toe-to-toe with some huge names and hauled in an individual bronze of his own. Whether you like the idea of fly fishing competitions or not, you have to admit, it takes a serious skillset and dedication to make that kind of podium finish two years in a row. The camaraderie over there is just as impressive as the techniques—these folks are as much about the friendships forged on the water as the trophies on the shelf. Congratulations to the whole USA squad for putting us on the map again.

Switching gears, Michigan’s 2025 fishing season kicked off this April with a bunch of regulation changes that every fly fisher ought to know before they hit the water. There’s now a tweak to the inland stream steelhead rules—some streams dropped the old 20-inch size minimum for steelhead, but you’re still only allowed to take home one a day. That’s a big heads-up if you like chasing those wild, acrobatic rainbows. Over on the big lakes, muskie anglers have to pay attention too, with stricter 50-inch minimums now in effect on Thornapple and Lake Hudson. And across several ports, there are new single-pointed hook requirements and a ban on spearing in November, just to keep things sporting and protect the runs. If you haven’t skimmed through the Michigan regulations, it’s worth your time—it’s easy to miss a new rule, and nobody wants their trophy trip ended by a ticket.

If you’re more into the social side, the Fly Fishing Film Tour—the F3T—is rolling through towns all over the US again this summer and fall. This year’s the 19th time they’ve hit the road, and the films just keep getting better. Fort Collins, Lake City, Copperas Cove, Marcellus, Montana—you name it, there’s a screening somewhere near you before summer’s out. It’s not just about the films, either—these are downright local parties. You get to rub elbows with the die-hards, swap campfire stories, and maybe even learn a trick or two before your next trip. If you like geeking out over the latest techniques or just seeing some genuine big fish on the big screen, this is the time to grab a couple buddies and make a night of it.

Anglers out West are seeing some shakeups too—Utah’s rolling out new rules starting January 2025. If you’re the adventurous type and like to mix it up, there’s a big shift for spearfishing: you can now use artificial light and go after things at night in waters that allow it. Not your traditional fly fishing, but for those who like to mix methods, this kind of regulatory change is opening new doors, and there’s plenty more in the Utah guidebooks to keep even the most seasoned local on their toes.

Thanks for tuning in and letting me share what’s on tap for the fly fishing crowd this week. Don’t forget to swing by next week for more fishy news and river gossip. This has been a Quiet Please production, and for more, check out QuietPlease.AI.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
What a week to be a fly fisher in America.
There's plenty of current action, a little grit, and more
than a few bragging rights for our homegrown anglers. First off,
let's talk about some real excitement on the world stage.
The USA fly Fishing team just returned from the World
Championships in the Czech Republic with their second bronze medal
in a row, showing everyone that our rivers are producing

(00:20):
some formidable town Michael Bradley out of Cherokee, North Carolina
didn't just represent his hometown, he went toe to toe
with some huge names and hauled in an individual bronze
of his own. Whether you like the idea of fly
fishing competitions or not, you have to admit it takes
a serious skill set and dedication to make that kind
of podium finish two years in a row. The cammaderie

(00:41):
over there is just as impressive as the techniques. These
folks are as much about the friendships forged on the
water as the trophies on the shelf. Congratulations to the
whole USA squad for putting us on the map again.
Switching gears, Michigan's twenty twenty five fishing season kicked off
this April with a bunch of regularation changes that every
fly fisher ought to know before they hit the water.

(01:04):
There's now a tweak to the inland stream steelhead rules.
Some streams drop the old twenty inches size minimum for steelhead,
but you're still only allowed to take home worn a day.
That's a big heads up if you like chasing those wild,
acrobatic rainbows over on the big lakes, Muskie anglers have
to pay attention to with stricter fifty inch minimums now

(01:25):
in effect on thorn Apple and Lake Hudson and across
several ports. There are new single pointed hook requirements and
a ban on spearing in November, just to keep things
sporting and protect the runs. If you haven't skimmed through
the Michigan regulations, it's worth your time. It's easy to
miss a new rule, and nobody wants their trophy trip
ended by a ticket. If you're more into the social side.

(01:47):
The fly Fishing Tour the F three T is rolling
through towns all over the US again this summer and fall.
This year's the nineteenth time they've hit the road, and
the films just keep getting better. Fort Collins Bake City,
Copperas Cove, Marcellus, Montana, you name it, there's a screening
somewhere near you before summer's out. It's not just about

(02:08):
the films either. These are downright local parties. You get
to rub elbows with the diehards, swap campfire stories, and
maybe even learn a trick or two before your next trip.
If you like geeking out over the latest techniques or
just seeing some genuine big fish on the big screen,
this is the time to grab a couple buddies and
make a night of it. Anglers out west are seeing

(02:28):
some shakeups too. Utah's rolling out new rules starting January
twenty twenty five. If you're the adventurous type and like
to mix it up, there's a big ship for spearfishing.
You can now use artificial light and go after things
at night in waters that allow it. Not your traditional
fly fishing, but for those who like to mix methods,
this kind of regulatory change is opening new doors, and

(02:50):
there's plenty more in the Utah guidebooks to keep even
the most seasoned local on their toes. Thanks for tuning
in and letting me share what's on tap for the
fly fishing crowd this week. Don't forget to swing by
next week for more fishy news and river gossip. This
has been a quiet please production and for more check
out quiet please dot ai