(AP) - Missouri conservation officials say a new ban on some waders worn by freshwater anglers takes effect next month. The state Department of Conservation says the ban on porous waders is an effort to control a type of invasive algae.
Montana fishing guide Mark Raisler prepares to release a brown trout in the Missouri River during filming of "Missouri Trout: Sipping Dry," one of the films featured in the 2012 Fly Fishing Film Tour. The filmmaker, Simon Perkins, is a fly-fishing guide based near Craig, Mont.
Whether the focus is trout rising to tiny tricos in Montana or to huge cicadas in New Zealand, the global nature of the Fly Fishing Film Tour is luring anglers across the country to an evening of fine fishing – no waders or license required. The fourth annual film tour is coming to the Bing Crosby Theater in Spokane on Feb. 8 with portions of 11 films compiled into a 2-hour show.