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Tom Gilmore
Tom Gilmore is a retired CEO of the New Jersey Audubon Society, the oldest and largest conservation organization in the Garden State. For his nearly 30 years’ tenure with the Audubon Society, he has...
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Captain Gary Dubiel
Captain Gary Dubiel is the owner of Spec Fever Guide Service (www.specfever.com) and is quickly becoming the best-known saltwater guide. His angling skills have brought him international coverage on...
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Dan Davala
Dan Davala, fishing manager for Orvis-Arlington, is the founding member of the Tidal Potomac FlyRodders (www.tpfr.org). He’s an FFF Master Certified Casting Instructor and is indefatigable in his...
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Bob Clouser
Bob Clouser is one of the most familiar faces in fly fishing. On staff with Temple Fork Outfitters, Bob is probably best known as the creator of the Clouser Minnow. Bob is the go-to guy for those who...
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Walt Cary
Walt Cary is a household name to popping bug enthusiasts. Walt’s Poppers are the best popping bugs money can buy (when you can find them) and seem to last forever. Walt has been creating these fishable...
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Beau Beasley
Beau Beasley (www.beaubeasley.com) is an outdoor investigative journalist whose work has appeared in Fly Fisherman, American Angler, Eastern Fly Fishing, and other national fly fishing magazines. His...
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Martin Bawden
Martin Bawden is an innovative fly tyer and the creator of the Nymph-Head™ and Fish-Skull™ products. As owner of Flymen Fishing Company (www.flymenfishingcompany.com) Martin has fished his creative...
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Featured Casting Class: Matt Supinski
Matt Supinski will teach a class on Advanced Tactics for Spring Creeks. A talented guide and owner of the famed Gray Drake Lodge and Outfitters, he has authored several books, the most recent being...
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Virginia wines featured at the Festival
We have a great selection of Virginia wines for tasting compliments of these Virginia vineyards: Rebec Winery, Hunt’s Vineyards, Cardinal Point Winery, Barren Ridge Vineyards, Sans Soucy Vineyards,...
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Music at the Festival
Jim Connor, of the John Denver’s Banjo Man group, was long time friend and member of John Denver’s band, He will be playing with his band on Saturday afternoon featuring a mean banjo. SInger...
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Congratulations to Temple Fork Outfitters
Our longtime friends at Temple Fork Outfitters continue to turn out rods that are picking up awards both here at home and in Europe. The Axiom II Switch won best-in-show honors for 2-handed/Spey rods...
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Houston-based Dagon Apparel coming to Virginia
The weather’s been so changeable this summer here in the Old Dominion that it’s hard to know what each day’s uniform should be: t-shirt and shorts, or rain jacket and waders?! The good news is that,...
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Extra Plenty is a ‘watermelon-candy’ brewed ale
Our good friends at Steam Bell Beer Works have just released a new summertime brew: Extra Plenty, which features hibiscus and locally sourced cucumbers brewed to refreshing perfection, is reminiscent...
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Get an edge from the pros at American Angler
No matter where you wet a line – from Virginia’s brook trout streams to the farm ponds in your own backyard – we want to connect you with experts who share our vision for the sport. The Virginia Fly...
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Pennsylvania artist joins Virginia Fly Fishing and Wine Festival
The only thing better than a precious memory is a work of art that immortalizes that memory forever. Meet Tiffany London, owner of Farm Girl Graphics – one of our newest art vendors. Raised in the farm...
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Museum honors Hall of Fame inductees
Festival Director Beau Beasley will be the Master of Ceremonies for the 3rd Annual Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Bryson City, North Carolina....
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All about Bourbon and Bass Bugs
Did you know that all bourbon is whiskey, but not all whiskey is bourbon? In fact, there’s a great deal about distilled spirits that most of us don’t know. Considering the economic and cultural...
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Grand Prize Raffle: Fly Fish Manitoba!
Attention, Virginia Fly Fishing & Wine Festival attendees: The fly fishing trip of a lifetime is within reach! Interested in landing giant trophy lake trout on the fly? or massive walleye? or...
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Meet Blane Chocklett
The Virginia Fly & Wine Festival is pleased to announce that Blane Chocklett, national pro-staffer for Temple Fork Outfitters, will be one of our featured speakers at this year’s event. For many...
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How To Up Your Fly Fishing Game
Have you fallen in love with fly fishing and are looking to improve your skills? We’ve compiled a list of the best places to start so you can up your fly fishing game. Like any skill, improvement often...
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