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Year in the Drift

// December 29th, 2011 // No Comments » // news from deaddriftistan

I‘d say 2011 was a year of happening… By all means of that weird word. Suit yourself – did you ever give a thought that bonefish and permit (sperm it, hah hah :D) does migrate to spawn in a small creek in february in the latitude same as Skeena. Just the oposite the globe. Best wet-wading fishing ever! Unbelievable, but it did happen… Nobody knows why, but it did. And hopefully it will again.

For the same unrevealed reasons a fly pattern called „Horse fart“ was born. Very effective salmon fly in a distinguished colors, aka Banatata… Really weird.

Even seems like black magic is involved in all that. But the strangeness fades away once becoming the knight of the DeadDrift order. And then you realise that the whole life is nothing less but a continuous flow of a weirdly pleasant moments dead-drifting by, waiting to be dived in. And the strangest of all things is that we almost always consciously letting‘em pass… Long time ago, some roman said: „Carpe diem!“. Well, I guess that‘s exactly what we‘re doing here in DeadDriftistan.

Join the Dark Side of The Force, clear your mind and Drift in Peace! ČBA! :P

Best fishes for 2012!!!

// December 23rd, 2011 // 2 Comments » // news from deaddriftistan

BTW that beautiful arc is a new Loop Nano!

Nu tie – streamer for redneck pike

// December 13th, 2011 // No Comments » // bugs'n'shit

It was awhile since the last post. We are working on the new project – stonedfly.com so we’ve been kind of busy lately. But to keep posts coming I am posting some content from the future project (it’s about to start this year) here.

It’s step-by-step video of my favorite pike pattern I’ve posted earlier http://www.deaddrift.org/?p=4133

This version is slightly modified, there is no more weight (streamer is kind of heavy by it self), and there is no marabou “skirt” left. But the main thing is the wool head that makes a lot of noise underwater. Why redneck pike? Because pike is often underestimated due the lack of royal-blue blood, it lives in ponds and lakes, not the glorious clear mountain waters and overall this is not the noble fish. Also as we are, the rednecks of flyfishing!

So check it out

Midsummer Ide

// November 11th, 2011 // 9 Comments » // news from deaddriftistan

This summer Ide where surprisingly active (the day before shooting :D) and we caught not only one and had even more bites. We put here our first efforts of shooting something, so please don’t laugh too much. Bluddy viruses ate the best material!!!! We’ll try to do better though.

Vasarą meknės netikėtai buvo labai aktyvios (dieną prieš filmuojant), tad sugavome ne vieną ir ne dvi, dar daugiau kibo. Iš to, ką šiek tiek pafilmavome (tik geriausius failus sugraužė prakliati virusai!!!!), sukurpėme trupmą filmuką. Tik labai nesijuokit, pirmas blynas. Stengsimės tobulėti.

Midsummer Ide from Justas.B. on Vimeo.

Taparas

// November 9th, 2011 // 2 Comments » // news from deaddriftistan

Nors toks filmukas niekada neprilygs Vytauto susuktajam apie Ūlą, bet vis dėlto pasidalinsiu. Manau, paskutinė taparų žūklė šiemet. Šmikiai labai išrankūs. Bet tuo ir žavi jų gaudymas rudenį. Beje, muzika mano, įrašyta prieš kokius šešerius metus. Tikiuosi, per daug ausų nerėžia.

Taparas in Lithuanian means grayling and this is a short slideshow of photos from the last trip in search of lings. There are already some ideas of making videos in our heads and I think it would be even more interesting to use our own music.

Last train to Ula

// October 26th, 2011 // 7 Comments » // Thirsty Traveler

It’s time to say goodbye to my beloved river Ūla! Season ended – as you saw few posts below, trout are starting to spawn, so let’s not ruin their le sexy time… Also it’s time to say – see ya to my dude Giedrius. He is coming back to Australia today. We had a great weekend and some good parties before, but vacation is over, hit the road bro and back to the work! Will be waiting for you next year!

here is a short video:

New Deaddrifter

// October 25th, 2011 // No Comments » // Me haz skills

Taigi nagi vagi na turime naują gaujos narį. Justo brolis, pirmą kartą bandydamas suvilioti ščiupoką museline, įkirto šią gražuolę. Sveikinimai ir aplodismentai. Sekasi šmikiui :D

And here we go, we have a new member of the gang. Justas’ brother caught this beauty and this was his first time when he was aiming for pike with a fly rod. Lucky bastard!

Žmogus ne tik žuvį mikliai gaudo, bet ir šaltais nervais doroja mėsą. Žalią.

Dude not just know how to catch fish, but also he’s cold blooded while he cuts the meat. RAW.

And this is for him.

Trout are spawning

// October 23rd, 2011 // No Comments » // news from deaddriftistan

Taigi, sveikinam visus su dar vienu sezonu, po truputėlį artėjančiu link pabaigos! Ta proga, bandysime rašyti ir deaddrifte lietuviškais rašmenimis, nes teko išgirsti nusiskundimų, kad vien tik angliškai rašinėjame. Norėčiau pasidalinti dviejų dienų pasivaikščiojimo Dzūkijos upelių pakrantėmis rezultatus. Nepykite už kokybę video… Pirmą kartą bandžiau filmuoti, o ir nufilmavus fotoaparate viskas atrodė daug geriau. Bet esmė tame, kad upėtakiai jau pradėjo neršti! Taigi laikas eiti prie upių vaikyti brakonierių!

From now on we will try to write in our blog in two languages as our Lithuanian friends said, Deaddrift shouldn’t be only for foreigners. Hope you wouldn’t mind that. So this time I’d like to show you some pics and movies from small Lithuanian streams that I’ve visited yesterday and today, full of wild brown trout. They are spawning and this is the time to go hunting for poachers.

Baltic salmon!!!! At last!!!!

// October 9th, 2011 // 1 Comment » // Me haz skills, news from deaddriftistan

I can’t find words to describe the feeling when you catch a fish like that… The most beautiful creature I’ve ever seen! Her majesty, Salmo salar.

You don’t have to go far away to catch a fish of your lifetime. Lithuanian rivers are amazing.

Backyard in Nowhere

// October 7th, 2011 // No Comments » // news from deaddriftistan

Here are some pics and trailer sent us by our friend Peter Christensen and his insane pals form Sellfish Media (it looks like their site is still under construction). This time these crazy Dutchmen went to Alaska and expected one of the best pike fisheries in the world. You must read their first article in “This is Fly” Issue 23 about a trip to Arctic Canada. This was amazing and the movie from my point of view is one of the best in the world (it has spirit). And now they have done a movie about crazy Alaskan pike and local people! Check it out in a new issue of “This is Fly”! In a week there will be a DVD available at www.flyfishingwestern.com available. I can’t wait to see the whole movie!

a BACKYARD in NOWHERE official HD trailer from Sellfish Media & Smatis Film on Vimeo.