IF4 2016 – “Good as Ever” Nathan Leavitt December 9, 2015 OSF Video Edits For OSF's own cut from our "Through the Woods" project, I had originally planned to just push it out online, but we made a last-minute decision to enter it into the International Fly Fishing Film Festival (or "IF4" if you don't want to run out of breath)....
Through the Woods Nathan Leavitt October 6, 2015 Fish Stories, OSF Video Edits 9 Comments It was at the Outdoor Retailer show where I ran into my old friend, Nate Gunn. Since we'd last seen each other he'd spent a lot of time creating some killer media. After catching up a bit, we determined that we had to collaborate on something. After a few...
This is Summertime Fishing Nathan Leavitt January 4, 2015 OSF Video Edits 7 Comments Over the last year or two, my buddy, Shane, had talked to me many times about wanting to come shoot some fly fishing with me. Shane doesn't fly fish but he spends a lot of time outside doing outside stuff and, like many, is intrigued by fly fishing. Finally,...
Orvis/TU 1K Miles Campaign Video Phil Tuttle February 5, 2014 News/Events, OSF Video Edits 5 Comments Orvis and Trout Unlimited spearheaded an amazing project called the 1,000 Miles Campaign. This effort was designed to bring awareness to one particular issue that fish face in today's world...culverts, barriers to fish passage. This film was originally...
OSF @ IF4 – Change of Pace Nathan Leavitt November 20, 2013 Fish Stories, OSF Video Edits 6 Comments So earlier this summer we headed North with our good friend Spencer Higa to do some fishing. It was somewhat of a last-minute trip but we went with the intentions of doing a bit of filming. Anyway, we're pretty stoked to have our film accepted into the...
#fishingandstuff Nathan Leavitt August 20, 2013 Fish Stories, Memorable Fish, One-Hit Wonders, OSF Video Edits 11 Comments The fly fishing world is funny nowadays. That's mostly a good thing. More and more people are getting out and getting after it. More and more of those same folks are choosing to share their love for fly fishing through one (or a few) of a myriad of different...
Bonefish: (From a Trout-Angler Perspective) Phil Tuttle July 15, 2013 Fish Stories, Memorable Fish, OSF Video Edits 5 Comments I hate to be too stereotypical, but if you are reading this, there's a good chance you fish mostly for trout. So do we... We get needy for different sorts of "pulls" from muskie, wipers, carp, etc., but we always fall back on the hunt for big,...
Fishies and Freshies Nathan Leavitt August 29, 2012 Fish Stories, OSF Video Edits 2 Comments So when I first started blogging I had a blog called "Fishies and Freshies" cause back then skiing and fly fishing were about 50/50 for me as far as stoke level. Turns out that about the time that I started blogging was about the same time that I had to calm...
Bull Trout are Ugly Derek Olthuis August 22, 2012 Fish Stories, OSF Video Edits 18 Comments Pulling up to the Missoula airport waiting for Matt and Kyle to come out I thought, the time is finally here! Months of phone calls, emails and planning finally about to become reality....
No Refunds Stillwater Fishing Nathan Leavitt July 9, 2012 Fish Stories, OSF Video Edits, Popular 2 5 Comments Blitz trip. Again. I think this was the gnarliest one we've taken this year so far, but you gotta pay your dues right? Sometimes it pays off and sometimes it doesn't. We had a little of both but without a doubt dues were paid and not refunded....
French Nymphing for Spring Steelhead Phil Tuttle June 11, 2012 Fish Stories, OSF Video Edits 4 Comments A year ago I heard about the idea of french nymphing for steelhead from a buddy, Gilbert Rowley. You are probably thinking the same thing I thought… “YOU'RE PSYCHOTIC!”...