The 2023 International Fly Fishing Film Festival is coming to Durango for two showings April 1, featuring 10 short and feature-length films. The screening at the DoubleTree, 501 Camino Del Rio, will showcase fly fishing films from all corners of the globe. The films begin at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. with theater doors opening at 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. General admission tickets are $20 or $45 with a one-year subscription to Fly Fusion Magazine. Tickets are available at Duranglers Flies and Supplies, 923 Main Ave.
Among the films in the festival are “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Damsel,” with oversized tiger trout, a prolific damsel fly hatch and an obscure mountain lake; “Of the Sea,” brothers explore the elusive Banco Chinchorro off the coast of Xcalak; “Jacks,” giant trevally attacking from deep ocean water; “Father Nature,” a guided trip on the Snake River in Grand Teton National Park; “A Slam that Saves,” four species of bass found only in the Appalachians; and “Dollar Dog,” Atlantic salmon in Cape Breton’s Margaree River.
Event attendees can win fly fishing-related prizes and awards from Film Festival sponsors. One person will be selected winner of the 2023 Grand Prize valued at thousands of dollars of merchandise. For information about this screening along with advance tickets, contact the host at bskillen759@gmail.com. For information about the film festival, contact info@flyfilmfest.com.
