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November 13, 2025 3 mins
If you’ve been watching the US fly fishing scene lately, there’s some legit buzz rolling through the angling world—and it isn’t just about who’s been nabbing the fattest brown trout this fall.

Let’s kick it off out West, where Idaho is gearing up to host the 2025 World Youth & Ladies Fly Fishing Championship in Idaho Falls. The International Sport Fly Fishing Federation picked the Snake River as prime territory. Folks along the river are fired up, not just for the sport but to bring some attention—and hopefully some protection—to the Snake’s legendary waters. The USA Women’s Fly Fishing team is stoked to welcome folks from around the world. This spotlight is all about building community and raising a new crop of homegrown fly fishing fans, so if you’re anywhere near Idaho Falls next season, count on some top-shelf action and community events.

Swinging over to New England, New Hampshire anglers are fighting it out over a proposed shake-up to fly fishing only trout ponds. The state Fish and Game Department wants to slash the number from 27 down to just 5 and let folks toss spin tackle into the rest. Local fly clubs and business owners are rallying hard to stop it, saying it could dilute trophy trout fisheries and ding local economies. There have been some heated public meetings, with anglers passing around petitions like trading cards. It’s a total local showdown, so if these ponds hold a place in your heart, keep an eye on the next round of debates.

Meanwhile, for the gear junkies out there, Hatch Magazine has just rolled out its monster roundup of 2025 rods, reels, boots, and more. The whispers in local tackle shops are true: lots of fresh options for every budget, whether you’re hunting Appalachian brookies or redfish down south. Word on the street is the high-end rod market is finally cooling off, so now’s a decent time to upgrade without nuking your wallet. If you like geeking out over new gadgets, it’s primetime to try the latest.

Not to miss—the Golden Trout Excursion returns late July, with guides in California’s Eastern Sierra touting it as bucket-list, pure-strain golden trout action. Golden Trout Guiding Co. is already filling trip spots, and they say the fish are still stunning, but you’ll want to cover plenty of water for a big catch this year. Owens River is fishing a bit slow, but the spring clinics are open for rookies ready to level up before the season really kicks off. For the high-elevation lakes, float tube trips and backcountry horse adventures are all back on the menu.

On the regulatory front, Pennsylvania’s Fish and Boat Commission just added twenty streams to its Class A wild trout list, meaning there are more spots now officially managed for stellar wild trout populations. It’s all about conserving those self-sustaining fisheries while keeping the fishing top notch. Locals know—these are often the Commonwealth’s best waters for naturally reproducing trout, and they’ve also tweaked special regs to support that.

So, whether you’re tying up nymphs through the cold months, debating the best boots in the tackle shop, or plotting next summer’s trip, there’s action all over the US fly fishing scene right now.

Thanks for tuning in, folks—bring your stories and questions next week for another shot of fly fishing news and good vibes. This has been a Quiet Please production. For more, check out Quiet Please Dot A I.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
If you've been watching the US fly fishing scene lately,
there's some legit buzz rolling through the angling world, and
it isn't just about who's been mabbing the fattest brown
trout this fall. Let's kick it off out west, where
Idaho is gearing up to host the twenty twenty five
World Youth and Ladies Fly Fishing Championship in Idaho Falls.
The International Sport fly Fishing Federation picked the Snake River

(00:21):
as prime territory. Folks along the river are fired up
not just for the sport, but to bring some attention
and hopefully some protection to the Snake's legendary waters. The
USA Women's fly Fishing teams stoked to welcome folks from
around the world. This spotlight is all about building community
and raising a new crop of homegrown fly fishing fans.

(00:41):
So if you're anywhere near Idaho Falls next season, count
on some top shelf action and community events. Swinging over
to New England, New Hampshire anglers are fighting it out
over a proposed shakeup to fly fishing only trout ponds.
The state Fishing Game Department wants to slash the number
from twenty seven down to just five and let folks

(01:02):
toss spin tackle into the rest. Local fly clubs and
business owners are rallying hard to stop it, saying it
could dilute trophy trout, fisheries and ding local economies. There
have been some heated public meetings with anglers passing around
petitions like trading cards. It's a total local showdown, So
if these ponds hold a place in your heart, keep

(01:24):
an eye on the next round of debates. Meanwhile, for
the gear junkies out there, Hatch magazine has just rolled
out its monster roundup of twenty twenty five rods, reels, boots,
and more. The whispers and local tackle shops are true
lots of fresh options for every budget, whether you're hunting
appalach brookies or redfish down South. Word on the street

(01:45):
is the high end rod market is finally cooling off,
so now's a decent time to upgrade without nuking your wallet.
If you like geeking out over new gadgets, it's prime
time to try the latest. Not to miss. The Golden
Trout Excursion returns late July with guides in California's Eastern
Sierra touting it as bucket list pure strained Golden trout action.

(02:06):
Golden trout guiding cos already filling trip spots, and they
say the fish are still stunning, but you'll want to
cover plenty of water for a big catch. This year,
Owen's River is fishing a bit slow, but the spring
clinics are open for rookies ready to level up before
the season really kicks off. For the high elevation lakes,
float tube trips and backcountry horse adventures are all back

(02:28):
on the menu. On the regulatory front, Pennsylvania's Fish and
Boat Commission just added twenty streams to its Class A
Wild Trout list, meaning there are more spots now officially
managed for stellar wild trout populations. It's all about conserving
those self sustaining fisheries while keeping the fishing top notch.
Locals know these are often the Commonwealth's best waters for

(02:51):
naturally reproducing trout, and they've also tweaked special rags to
support that. So whether you're tying up mints through the
cold months, debating the boots in the tackle shop, we're
plotting next summer's trip, there's action all over the US
fly fishing scene right now. Thanks for tuning in, folks,
bring your stories and questions. Next week for another shot
of fly fishing news and good vibes. This has been

(03:13):
a quiet please production. For more check out Quiet please
dot ai
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