We love a great story-whether it's set in a beautiful exotic destination, an overlooked familiar place, a tying bench, a river in need of a steward, or a disaster-stricken paradise. We are re-releasing our 10 favorite films from the last five years. We hope you enjoy (or re-enjoy) these stories as much as we do!

Project Big Wood is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization focused on restoring and preserving the Big Wood River in Idaho. They work through restoration, education, and data-driven conservation efforts to improve the river's health and sustain its fish populations. The project collaborates with local partners to supportrestoration and ensure the river’s sustainability, particularly focusing on native trout populations as indicators of overall health. Through advocacy, science, and local pride, Project Big Wood aims to restore this vital community resource.

Project Big Wood recently teamed up with The Salmonfly Project in an effort to monitor the health of the Big Wood River. The Salmonfly Project is an organization that works to conserve aquatic insects in Western U.S. rivers. They research insect population health, study environmental impacts, monitor ecosystems, and engage citizen scientists to track insect populations. This conservation effort seeks to protect freshwater biodiversity and support the ecosystems reliant on these insects, including fish and birds. The organization also collaborates with local stakeholders, conservationists, and educational efforts to prevent further insect declines.

“The macroinvertebrate study is an essential piece of Project Big Wood's Habitat Monitoring Program.” says Project Big Wood Executive Director Amanda Bauman. “By understanding trends in aquatic insects, water temps, nutrients, fine sediment, and other stressors, we can begin to track the health of the Bigwood River and treat the root cause of issues in our watershed.”

Tools of the Trade is about showcasing our Ambassadors that work on the water and at the vise every day to make a living. They are part of everything we design and the problems we try to solve with our tools and products. We want our customers to know that we design tools to last, be useful, and not just look good on a shelf or a computer screen. We build tools that professional guides, tiers, and anglers rely every day to do a job and make a living. If they trust their livelihood to Loon tools we believe anglers around the world can trust our tools to tie great flies and help them chase fish anywhere they go.

This is Loon Ambassador Chuck Ragan's Story

Makani Christensen of Fly Fishing Hawaii has spent countless hours in an effort to help the victims of the Lahaina Wildfire that devastated West Maui in August of 2023. Through working with local food banks, repairing and recruiting furniture donations, and helping to rebuild housing in Lahaina, Makani has worked tirelessly to help rehabilitate the fire victims into long-term housing.

Dagur Guðmundsson is an Icelandic brown trout and Atlantic salmon guide who spends his off season guiding carp and bass on the central coast of California. In this tutorial, Dagur shows us how to tie his Sweet Home Alabama, a fly pattern that imitates the famous Alabama Rig or A-Rig that conventional bass anglers have been using for years to imitate a school of baitfish.

Over the next two weeks, we'll be revealing our top 10 favorite videos—one at a time! Check back every couple of days, stay tuned, and follow along as we countdown to number one.