Fly Fishing Writing

Published Freelance Writer

AWARDS
Rocky Mountain Outdoor Writers and Photographers
RMOWP 2017 Conference, First Place; Newspaper, Magazine or other Publication
articles, columns, editorials & short stories category.
"Opening Day" The Pointing Dog Journal, Sept./Oct. 2015. Judge's Comments: Who can resist a sporting dog article that starts with a description of "an English Setter who travels with the extravagance of a prince on safari" ?! Nice essay tying together elements of family, hunting traditions and dogs that resonates well with multiple audiences.

RMOWP 2017 Conference, Third Place; Newsletter and Web writing category.
"Autumn Angling" www.vailvalleyanglers.com/blog, Sept. 22, 2016.
Judge's Comments: Evocative lead into a well-done, straight forward piece on techniques for fishing in the fall.

My Scioto Valley magazine, Honorable Mention 2014.
"Drums of the Scioto" Fly Fishing for Carp, Buffalo and Gar in the Scioto River
Chillicothe, Ohio.

Published writing, photography and more...

My published writing features multiple destinations across Colorado and Florida as well as locations in California and Ohio. From freshwater to saltwater and coldwater to warmwater , chasing multiple species with a fly rod enhances the travels I make. Professional guiding, freelance writing and frequent traveling have given me the opportunity to successfully combine all my passions.
Vail Valley Anglers features my writing regularly in our ShopTalk Blog. As a paid Blog writer I enjoy writing about a variety of fly fishing subjects for our fly shop. Check our website to see the latest Shoptalk blog piece I have written for VVA at www.VailValleyAnglers.com

Michael Salomone

Where can you find my published writing?
Southwest Fly Fishing magazine
Fly Rod & Reel magazine
Eastern Fly Fishing magazine
On the Fly mag.
The Pointing Dog Journal
FlyLords
ECHO website
Upland Almanac magazine
Vail Valley Anglers website (paid Content/Blog Writer)

Published Writing:

Author: "The Echo Traverse Kit" Echo Fly Fishing website. Product Review, Trout kit. September 10, 2020.
https://echoflyfishing.com/2020/09/10/the-echo-traverse-kit/

Author & Artist: "How to Paint a Brown Trout Drift Boat" FlyLords magazine. Article features a Colorado Drift Boat rejuvenation ending with a Custom Brown Trout paint job by me. August 9. 2020.
https://flylordsmag.com/how-to-paint-a-brown-trout-drift-boat/

Author: "They Will Always Be Blues." Upland Almanac magazine. Feature article on grouse hunting in the Colorado mountains. July 20, 2020.
https://uplandalmanac.com/they-will-always-be-blues

Author: "A Love Affair with the Gunnison Reel." FlyLords magazine. Focus on the Gunnison fly reel by Ross Reels. May 22, 2020.
https://flylordsmag.com/a-love-affair-with-the-gunnison-reel/

Author: "Winter Trout Escapades" Colorado, ECHO Fly Fishing website. Targeted species Trout, February 4, 2020.
https://echoflyfishing.com/2020/02/04/24511/

Author: "Remembering Tred Barta; An Inspirational Outdoorsman" FlyLords magazine. August 22, 2019.
https://flylordsmag.com/2019/08/22/remembering-tred-barta-an-inspirational-outdoorsman/

Author: "Dry Fly Fishing-Tips and Techniques" Colorado, FlyLords magazine. Targeted Species Trout, July 30, 2019.
https://flylordsmag.com/2019/07/30/dry-fly-fishing-tips-and-techniques/

Author: "Hammers." Colorado, Echo Fly Fishing website. Targeted species Trout, May 16, 2019.
https://echoflyfishing.com/2019/05/16/hammers-by-michael-sal-salomone/

Author: "Winter Fly Fishing Tips: Making the Most Out of Winter Fly Fishing." Colorado, Flylords magazine. Targeted species Trout,
January 14, 2019.
https://flylordsmag.com/2019/01/14/winter-fly-fishing-tips-making-the-most-out-of-winter-fly-fishing/

Author: "5 Reasons Why the Scientific Anglers Amplitude Smooth Flyline is Superior" Colorado, Flylords magazine. Targeted species Trout, December 12, 2018.
https://flylordsmag.com

Author: "Mahi-Mahi on the BAG" Florida, Echo piece, targeted species MahiMahi/Dorado, Echo Fly Fishing website. July 2, 2018.
http://echoflyfishing.com/2018/07/02/mahi-mahi-on-the-bag-by-michael-salomone/

Author: "Boca Raton, Florida" Notes piece, targeted species Snook, Jacks and Tarpon, Eastern Fly Fishing magazine. May/June, 2018.
https://eastern-fly-fishing.myshopify.com/collections/back-issues/products/ea-2018-may-print

Author: "Double Dipping" Colorado, Echo piece, targeted species Trout, Echo Fly Fishing website. March, 2018.
http://echoflyfishing.com/2018/03/02/double-dipping-by-michael-sal-salomone/

Author: "Blue Water Dorado, On the Fly" Feature article, Florida location, targeted species MahiMahi/Dorado, On the Fly online magazine. Fall 2017 issue.
https;//www.ontheflymag.com

Author: "Singer Island, Florida" Notes piece, targeted species Tarpon, Snook and Jacks, Eastern Fly Fishing magazine. Sept./Oct. 2017.
https://eastern-fly-fishing.myshopify.com/collections/back-issues/products/ea-2017-sep-print

Author: "Autumn in the High Country" Colorado Echo piece, targeted species Trout, Echo Fly Fishing website. September, 2017.
http://echoflyfishing.com/2017/09/15/autumn-in-the-high-country-by-michael-salomone/

Author: "Peanut Island, Florida" Notes piece, targeted species Snook and Barracuda, Eastern Fly Fishing magazine. Jan./Feb. 2017.
https://eastern-fly-fishing.myshopify.com/collections/back-issues/products/ea-2017-jan-print

Author: "Stagecoach Reservoir Tailwater, Colorado" Notes piece, targeted species Trout, Southwest Fly Fishing magazine. Sept./Oct. 2016.
https://southwest-fly-fishing.myshopify.com/collections/back-issues/products/sw-2016-sep-print

Author: "Adventure on the Sand" Delray Beach, Florida. Feature article, targeted species Snook, Jacks and Tarpon, Eastern Fly Fishing magazine. Jan./Feb. 2016.
http://eastern-fly-fishing.myshopify.com/products/ea-2016-jan-print

Author: "Opening Day" Colorado, targeted species Blue Grouse, Snipe and Sharptail Grouse, The Pointing Dog Journal magazine. September/October 2015 issue.
http://www.pointingdogjournal.com/magazine/
***First Place award in 2017 from the Rocky Mountain Outdoor Writers & Photographers organization.***

Author: "Scioto River, Ohio" Notes piece, Rough Fish Carp, Gar and Buffalo, Eastern Fly Fishing magazine. July/August 2015 issue.
http://eastern-fly-fishing.myshopify.com/collections/back-issues/products/ea-2015-jul-print

Author: "When Wolves Eat Flies" Stagecoach Reservoir, Colorado. Feature article, targeted species Northern Pike, Southwest Fly Fishing March/April 2015 issue.
http://southwest-fly-fishing.myshopify.com/products/sw-2015-mar-print

Author: "Chantry Flat, California." Notes piece, targeted species Trout, Southwest Fly Fishing January/February 2015 issue.
https://southwest-fly-fishing.myshopify.com/collections/back-issues/products/sw-2015-jan-print

Author: "An Affair to Remember, Gore Creek, Colorado" Feature article, targeted species Trout, Southwest Fly Fishing Nov./Dec. 2014 issue.
http://southwest-fly-fishing.myshopify.com

Author: "Sneaky-Deaky 'Layover' Bass" Florida article, targeted species Peacock Bass, Fly Rod & Reel magazine Summer 2014 issue.
http://www.matchthehatch.com/SouthwestFlyFishing

Author: "South Florida Canals on Foot" Florida Notes section article, targeted species Peacock Bass, Eastern Fly Fishing magazine July/Aug. 2014.
http://www.flyrodreel.com/magazine/2014/july

Author: "Sylvan Lake & Brush Creeks, Colorado" Notes section Lead article, targeted species Trout, Southwest Fly Fishing magazine, May/June 2014 issue.
http://www.matchthehatch.com/SouthwestFlyFishing

Author: "Drums of the Scioto" Chillicothe, Ohio Honorable Mention Winner, targeted species Carp and Freshwater Buffalo, My Scioto Valley magazine, Chillicothe Gazette 2014.

Author: "South Fork of the White River, Colorado" Notes lead article, targeted species Trout, Southwest Fly Fishing magazine, Nov./Dec. 2013 issue.
http://www.matchthehatch.com/SouthwestFlyFishing

Author: "Trails to Glory, Gore Canyon, Colorado River." article, targeted species Trout, Fly Rod and Reel magazine, Summer 2013 issue.
http://www.flyrodreel.com/magazine/2013/july/colorado

Author: "The Fryingpan River, Of Midges and Mysis." Feature article, Colorado, targeted species Trout, Southwest Fly Fishing magazine, November/December 2012 issue. http://www.matchthehatch.com/SouthwestFlyFishing

Author:"Sixty Miles of Opportunity, Eagle River, Colorado" Feature article, targeted species Trout, Southwest Fly Fishing magazine, July/August 2012 issue. http://www.matchthehatch.com/SouthwestFlyFishing

Published Blog Writing
"Two Coasts, Fly Fishing in Florida (part 1)" February 18, 2020. Vail Valley Anglers Shoptalk Blog.
https://blog.vailvalleyanglers.com/two-coasts-fly-fishing-in-florida-part-1/
Winter Trout Escapades" February 4, 2020. ECHO Fly Fishing website.
https://echoflyfishing.com/2020/02/04/24511/
"Colorado Ice Fishing with Vail Valley Anglers" January 15, 2020. Vail Valley Anglers Shoptalk Blog.
https://blog.vailvalleyanglers.com/colorado-ice-fishing-with-vail-valley-anglers/
"Springtime Pike Fly Fishing in Colorado" June 11, 2019. Vail Valley Anglers Shoptalk Blog.
https://blog.vailvalleyanglers.com/springtime-pike-fly-fishing/
"Hammers" ECHO Fly Fishing website May 16, 2019.
https://echoflyfishing.com/2019/05/16/hammers-by-michael-sal-salomone/
"Blue Wing Olives, The First Predictable Mayflies of Spring in Colorado." April 10, 2019. Vail Valley Anglers Shoptalk Blog.
https://blog.vailvalleyanglers.com/blue-wing-olives-the-first-predictable-mayflies-of-spring-in-colorado/
"Winter Fly Fishing Tips- Making the Most Out of Winter Fly Fishing." January 10, 2019. Vail Valley Angler Shoptalk Blog.
https://blog.vailvalleyanglers.com/winter-fly-fishing-tips-making-the-most-out-of-winter-fly-fishing/
"Scientific Anglers Amplitude Smooth Fly Line: 5 Reasons Why It's the Best" Gear Review. December 4, 2018. Vail Valley Anglers Shoptalk Blog.
https://blog.vailvalleyanglers.com/scientific-anglers-amplitude-smooth-fly-line-5-reasons-why-its-the-best/
"The Riversmith River Quiver" Gear Review. October 17, 2018. Vail Valley Anglers Shoptalk Blog.
https://blog.vailvalleyanglers.com/the-riversmith-river-quiver/
"Pike: Water Wolves of Colorado" September 20, 2018. Vail Valley Anglers Shoptalk Blog.
https://blog.vailvalleyanglers.com/pike-water-wolves-of-colorado/
"When Autumn comes Early / Fall Fly Fishing." August 9, 2018, Vail Valley Anglers Shoptalk Blog.
https://blog.vailvalleyanglers.com/when-autumn-comes-early-fall-fly-fishing/
"When You Don't Have A Boat / Fishing From Your Car" July 6, 2018, Vail Valley Anglers Shoptalk Blog.
https://blog.vailvalleyanglers.com/when-you-dont-have-a-boat-fishing-from-your-car/
"Mahi-Mahi on the BAG" July 2, 2018. ECHO Fly Fishing website.
https://echoflyfishing.com/2018/07/02/mahi-mahi-on-the-bag-by-michael-salomone/
"4 Tips for Teaching Kids Fly Fishing" June 6, 2018, Vail Valley Anglers Shoptalk Blog.
https://blog.vailvalleyanglers.com/4-tips-for-teaching-kids-to-fly-fishing/
"Gear Review, Rising Nets" May 21, 2018, Vail Valley Anglers Shoptalk Blog.
https://blog.vailvalleyanglers.com/gear-review-rising-fly-fishing-tools/
"Electric Bike and Fly Fishing Guided Trip" April 22, 2018, Vail Valley Anglers Shoptalk Blog.
https://blog.vailvalleyanglers.com/electric-bike-fly-fishing-guided-trip/
"Spawning Trout Awareness" March 16, 2018, Vail Valley Anglers Shoptalk Blog.
https://blog.vailvalleyanglers.com/spawning-trout-awareness/
"Double Dipping" March 2, 2018. ECHO Fly Fishing website,
https://echoflyfishing.com/2018/03/02/double-dipping-by-michael-sal-salomone/
"5 myths about Ice Fishing" February 15, 2018, Vail Valley Anglers Shoptalk Blog.
https://blog.vailvalleyanglers.com/5-myths-about-ice-fishing/
"OnX Maps: Not just for Hunters" January 11, 2018, Vail Valley Anglers Shoptalk Blog.
https://blog.vailvalleyanglers.com/onx-maps-not-just-for-hunters/
"The Toilet Bowl: Closed FOREVER?" December 15, 2017, Vail Valley Anglers Shoptalk Blog.
https://blog.vailvalleyanglers.com/the-toilet-bowl-closed-forever/
"How to fish when it is cold and there are no bugs..." December 8, 2017, Vail Valley Anglers Shoptalk Blog.
https://blog.vailvalleyanglers.com/the-toilet-bowl-closed-forever/
"Loop Q Fly Rod Review" October 26, 2017, Vail Valley Anglers Shoptalk Blog.
https://blog.vailvalleyanglers.com/loop-q-fly-rod-review/
"Autumn in the High Country" Echo Fly Fishing website. September 2017.
http://echoflyfishing.com/2017/09/15/autumn-in-the-high-country-by-michael-salomone/
"Low water + Big Foam Flies" September 6, 2017, Vail Valley Anglers Shoptalk Blog.
https://blog.vailvalleyanglers.com/low-water-big-foam-flies/
"How to Choose a Fly Rod, Part 2. Specialty Rods" August 15, 2017, Vail Valley Anglers Shoptalk Blog.
https://blog.vailvalleyanglers.com/how-to-choose-a-fly-rod-part-2-specialty-rods/
"How to Choose a Fly Rod, Part 1. The Basics" July 7, 2017, Vail Valley Anglers Shoptalk Blog.
https://blog.vailvalleyanglers.com/how-to-choose-a-fly-rod-part-1-the-basics/
"High Water Bugs/ How Big Is Too Big?" June 27, 2017, Vail Valley Anglers Shoptalk Blog.
https://blog.vailvalleyanglers.com/high-water-bugs-how-big-is-too-big/
"Product Review, Echo Fly Rods" June 19, 2017, Vail Valley Anglers Shoptalk Blog.
https://blog.vailvalleyanglers.com/product-review-echo-fly-rods/
"Arkansas River-May Caddis Hatch" May 22, 2017, Vail Valley Anglers Shoptalk Blog.
https://blog.vailvalleyanglers.com/arkansas-river-may-caddis-hatch/
"Saltwater Fly Fishing; A Focus on Snook." April 29, 2017, Vail Valley Anglers Shoptalk Blog.
https://blog.vailvalleyanglers.com/saltwater-fly-fishing-a-focus-on-snook/
"Pre-Runoff Fly Fishing, What to Expect." April 8, 2017, Vail Valley Anglers Shoptalk Blog.
https://blog.vailvalleyanglers.com/pre-runoff-fly-fishing-what-to-expect/
"Destination Trout, Gray Reef" March 11, 2017, Vail Valley Anglers Shoptalk Blog.
https://blog.vailvalleyanglers.com/destination-trout-gray-reef/
"How to Customize Your Fly Fishing Gear", February 3, 2017, Vail Valley Anglers Shoptalk Blog.
https://blog.vailvalleyanglers.com/how-to-customize-your-fly-fishing-gear/
"Destination Trout, Fryingpan River." December 21, 2016, Vail Valley Anglers Shoptalk Blog.
https://blog.vailvalleyanglers.com/destination-trout-fryingpan-river/
"Get the Scoop: Angler's Gift Guide," December 1, 2016, Vail Valley Anglers Shoptalk Blog.
https://blog.vailvalleyanglers.com/get-the-scoop-anglers-gift-guide/
"Making the Most of Warm November Fly Fishing," November 21, 2016, Vail Valley Anglers Shoptalk Blog.
https://blog.vailvalleyanglers.com/making-the-most-of-warm-november-fly-fishing/
"Mousing: Fly Fishing with a Mouse Fly," November 5, 2016, Vail Valley Anglers Shoptalk Blog.
https://blog.vailvalleyanglers.com/mousing-fly-fishing-with-a-mouse-fly/
"Autumn Angling in Colorado," September 22, 2016, Vail Valley Anglers Shoptalk Blog.
***3rd Place award winner Newsletter and Web writing, Rocky Mountain Outdoor Writers and Photographers organization.***
https://blog.vailvalleyanglers.com/autumn-angling-in-colorado/

Articles and photos featuring my fly fishing experiences.

Subject: Sunday Denver Post, July 26, 2015. Chryss Cada wrote a piece about going fly fishing with her daughters, her father and two guides. Bill Sutila and I took her family fly fishing on Red Draw Ranch.
http://www.denverpost.com/travel/ci_28529772/getting-kids-hooked-fly-fishing-guide-vail-valley?source=infinite

Subject: Vail Valley Magazine, summer 2014. Subject of two photos by Marc Barnwell.

Subject: Denver Post June, 2013. Outdoor sports writer Scott Willoughby wrote an article featuring me and the Salmonfly hatch in Gore Canyon, Colorado River.http://www.denverpost.com/ci_23389330/upper-colorado-rivers-giant-flies-and-giant-fish

Subject: Colorado Outdoors 2012 Photography issue, Subject of two photos by Marc Barnwell, inside rear cover full page photo at Clint's Pond with Tred Barta and Eagle River fly fishing photo. Publication of the Colorado Division of Wildlife.http://coloradooutdoorsmag.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/photo-issue-2012-cover1.jpg
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=275010532603975&set=pb.274072849364410.-2207520000.1385576150.&&theater

My Published Photos:

"They will always be Blues" Lead photo for Feature article. Panoramic image of grouse dogs(Max & Gunner) and Dad.
Upland Almanac magazine
Autumn 2020 issue.
https://uplandalmanac.com/they-will-always-be-blues

"They will always be Blues" Lead photo for Feature article. Closing photo for Feature article. Max, English Setter, on tailgate with two grouse and Dad.
Upland Almanac magazine
Autumn 2020 issue.
https://uplandalmanac.com/they-will-always-be-blues

"Blue Water Dorado, On The Fly" Close up Profile Dorado, two page spread.
On the Fly, online magazine
Fall 2017 issue.
www.ontheflymag.com

"Blue Water Dorado, On The Fly" Image of Hillsboro Lighthouse, Florida.
On the Fly, online magazine
Fall 2017 issue.
www.ontheflymag.com

"Blue Water Dorado, On The Fly" Ten and Twelve rigged and ready, two heavy Saltwater fly rods on the stern of the Carolina Gentleman, Captain Skipper Gentry. On the Fly, online magazine
Fall 2017 issue.
www.ontheflymag.com

"Blue Water Dorado, On The Fly" Image of me with a Dorado on the fly pose and holding the Echo 10 wt Bad Ass Glass.
On the Fly, online magazine
Fall 2017 issue.
www.ontheflymag.com

"Singer Island, Florida" Image of gear on the Singer Island beach.
Eastern Fly Fishing magazine
Sept./Oct. 2017 issue.

"Singer Island, Florida" Image of Me(Author) holding a Snook on the beach.
Eastern Fly Fishing magazine
Sept./Oct. 2017 issue.

"Singer Island, Florida" Image of a Blue Runner in the froth.
Eastern Fly Fishing magazine
Sept./Oct. 2017 issue.

"Peanut Island, Florida" Underwater image of a barracuda with a schminnow fly in its mouth.
Eastern Fly Fishing magazine
Jan./Feb. 2017 issue.

"Stagecoach Tailwaters, Colorado" landscape image of the tailwater restructuring.
Southwest Fly Fishing magazine
Sept./Oct. 2016.

"Adventure in the Sand, Delray Beach, Florida." Three photographic images.
Jack Crevalle caught fly fishing the beach in Delray Beach, Florida.
Dawn on the beach fly fishing for Snook.
Saltwater fly rods, reels and flies.
Eastern Fly Fishing magazine
Jan./Feb. 2016 issue.

"Opening Day" Bird hunting in Colorado. Image of my father hunting Sharptails near Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
The Pointing Dog Journal, September/October 2015 issue.

"Scioto River, Chillicothe, Ohio." Close up photo of a freshwater, long-nose gar with a Black Clouser in the fish's mouth.
July/August 2015 issue.
http://www.matchthehatch.com/SouthwestFlyFishing.

"Chantry Flat, California." Two images of anglers. My younger brother hiking the trail down to First Water in Big Santa
Anita Canyon. The other image is of myself nymph fishing below Hermit Falls.
Jan./Feb. 2015 issue.
http://www.matchthehatch.com/SouthwestFlyFishing

"East and West Brush Creeks, CO." Three photographic images.
Drew Musser on the Eagle Ranch stretch of Brush Creek in Eagle, Colorado.
Hummingbird mother on her nest of eggs.
Brown's Loop on East Brush Creek in Yeoman Park, CO.
May/June 2014 issue.
http://www.matchthehatch.com/SouthwestFlyFishing.

Public Speaking about fly fishing & writing
Delray Beach, Florida.
Location: Berkshire by the Sea. +/- 30ppl

"Good Morning Vail": Television Interview
December 17, 2005.

Upcoming Articles:

Author: "Rocky Fork Creek, Ohio." Notes piece, Eastern Fly Fishing magazine.

Author: "Vancouver, British Columbia."

Author: " Emergency Fire Starters" article, Backwoodsman magazine.

Author: "Loxahatchee, Florida, Canoeing through the Everglades".

Author: "Lake Ida, Delray Beach, Florida, Peacocks and Clown Knives." .

Author: " Everglades National Park, Florida, 'Just Wanting to Share'"article.

Author: "Upper Hillsboro Canal, Florida." .

Author: "Bamboo, Barta & Me" article.

Author: "High Water, Catch of a Lifetime" article.

Author: "Salmonflyflu" article.

Author: " Yampaslam" article.

Author: "Quest for Personal Solitude" article.

Author: "Twinkle Star and the Lunar Cycle" article.