Fly Fishing Film Tour returns to Panida for 20th annual slate of screenings

By Reader Staff

Celebrating its 20th year, the Fly Fishing Film Tour is returning to Sandpoint on Friday, Feb. 27, with two hours of screenings at the Panida Theater (300 N. First Ave.).

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the films start at 7 p.m., including selections that feature epic fishing in locations around the world and showcasing the stories of unique anglers. 

Presented by Trout Unlimited, the event is the largest fundraiser of the year for the Panhandle Chapter of the organization, featuring camaraderie and prizes for attendees. 

This year’s films include Black Sheep, which follows Jako Lucas and Wade Kelly and Mel Kirley, of Flow State Productions, on an adventure into the South American jungle to angle for the mysterious, omnivorous pacu. There’s also Yukon Resurrection, which profiles the LaFave family, whose fishing lodge lineage dates back to the end of World War I.

Mako explores one of the ocean’s most inspiring, curious and menacing fish — the mako shark — and the life Conway Bowman has built chasing it. Guardians of the Snake takes viewers to Jackson Hole, Wyo., to sketch an intimate portrait of the guide community there, featuring rookies, veterans and mentors.

Audiences can view those films and more for $25 for adults and $12.50 for youth 18 and under. Tickets are available at door, panida.org or North 40 Outfitters (477181 U.S. 95, in Ponderay).

For more information on F3T, go to flyfilmtour.com/home/us.