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Running The Coast Trailer

THE PLANET’S BIGGEST NATURAL MIGRATION STILL REMAINS VERY MUCH A MYSTERY TO US ALL. MAYBE THAT’S WHY WE JUST CAN’T STOP FOLLOWING.

It was just a dream. Or was it? America’s greatest gamefish haunts our dreams.       

America’s Striped bass ranges thousands of miles to get to our back doors, and has seduced inhabitants of North America for a millennia. Now, in a world with more complicated threats than just a hook thrown from shore, they persevere on. The only fish willing to meet us in deep oceans, shallow estuaries, sand flats, island beaches, ponds, rivers, stormy waves and jetties is an angling hero. She moves under dark rocks at midnight, on white flats to challenge a fly rod and light tackle, and island currents for boats with manic captains. With beauty, strength, aggression and abandon she meets us on her journey, and only asks that we work as hard to find her as she does to migrate up and down the North American coast. There is not just one way to catch her, and that’s what makes her special. The more we realize that, the more we can join together and help save her to ensure even higher numbers make our children stay up at night dreaming about how to track her down.

Who ran the coast?

Too much time on the water? Try to walk away. No sleep? Try to think of something else. These anglers couldn’t. They all are joined by one passion that takes up most of their waking hours. A cast of of “Striped Bass lifers” and guides including IGFA Striped Bass world record holder Greg Myerson, give their all to find and outwit Striped Bass from beaches to deep ocean shelves and clearwater flats. Greg traces the eureka moment that changed his life and the sport of striped bass fishing. Sea captains lose their minds in a blitz with waves moving in, and rock god Roger Waters joins us out of nowhere to get in on the action himself. From shallow water worm hatches in Rhode Island, biblical blitzes off of Long Island’s Montauk, and neurotic fish darting on white flats, we see the striped bass pursued in every way. And while often going without sleep or food or family, we learn what it takes to catch the most mysterious and adventurous fish in the Atlantic Ocean, and maybe something about ourselves as well.

The journey began in the Chesapeake Bay and took us a thousand miles north to Maine. All of it and the ragged stops in between are now the story of what every angler does to find their path to intersect the striped bass on it’s fabled migration.

Chasing Silver Trailer

THE MINI-SERIES THAT CHANGED HOW WE SEE TARPON 

The cult classic mini-series is now one movie. The fish that sparked obsessions and changed lives swims on.

The award-winning series landed in the IGFA Hall of Fame Theater and now your living room or man cave.

From the early hand lines of A.W. Dimock in the 1880’s to the fly rods and flats skiffs of today’s greatest tarpon fisherman. Chasing Silver follows those who have devoted their lives to chasing the mysterious tarpon. They share the oral history of the sport, and personal techniques used to convince trophy tarpon to eat a fly.

From Islamorada, Florida down to the Lower Keys, we hitch our ride on the bow with 5-time Gold Cup champ Andy Mill at his most candid, as well as a host of Florida Keys’ gurus and guides including Tom Rowland and Tim Hoover. Follow a fish that has seduced men since the dawn of fishing, and yet still remains a mystery as most disappear from Florida flats each year to breed, migrate and winter in preferred climes.

Share the thrill (and the absurdity) of convincing a tarpon to eat a tiny fly, the impossibility of getting one to stay on, and secrets for bringing the silver missiles to the boat (in a time thought to be impossible on a fly rod 20 years ago). We hope we can ensure the rare and fragile ecosystems of Florida continue to host the ultimate game fish in a thriving environment…forever.

For more information on Chasing Silver, the destinations and the world class anglers involved please contact us anytime at info@howardfilms.com

Location X Trailer

NO MAPS. NO GPS COORDINATES.
JUST THE FINEST TARPON FISHING EVER CAUGHT ON FILM.

We blindfold world class anglers. Fly them in. Drive them to the water And share shocking footage of unwary tarpon swimming at the boat in clear water – daring us to cast a fly. The location will not be revealed out of respect for the fishery, but we will show you every sparkling detail.

Chasing Silver was the essential first step to understanding the greatest fish on earth. Location X is the impossible conclusion.

Our Location X is just one of many Location X’s on the planet. It was not filmed as a challenge to anglers, but rather a reward. It represents a way for all of us to share a once in a lifetime trip and still return for another day. We know there will be speculation and some very educated guesses – if not revelations. While we will not confirm nor deny any views on this project, our main goal simply remains that each angler be inspired to find a spot that… inspires them. And feel free to share it with as many or as few as you wish.

The most important thing to us is that the planet always has healthy, beautiful places to fish, and that we all strive to protect our fisheries and marine habitats, whether it be through conservation or everyday respect for the environment, so we can all stumble on many more new waters in years to come. And bring the stories home each time we visit. Tight lines.Share the thrill (and the absurdity) of convincing a tarpon to eat a tiny fly, the impossibility of getting one to stay on, and secrets for bringing the silver missiles to the boat (in a time thought to be impossible on a fly rod 20 years ago). We hope we can ensure the rare and fragile ecosystems of Florida continue to host the ultimate game fish in a thriving environment…forever.

For more information on Chasing Silver, the destinations and the world class anglers involved please contact us anytime at info@howardfilms.com

Chasing Silver: Andy’s Return Trailer

THE TWO-PART SPECIAL GOES INSIDE THE MIND OF THE WORLD'S BEST WHEN FACING THESE INFAMOUSLY CHALLENGING CONDITIONS FOR TARPON IN THE FLORIDA KEYS.

Andy Mill returns from the award-winning Chasing Silver mini-series to take on a new challenge: wise late season tarpon pushed out of their comfort zone by a tough weather year. The subtle techniques and the laughs he shares are invaluable when facing migrating tarpon any time of the season. Viewers see clear water secret spots and the tiniest custom flies for finicky laid up tarpon - all in the name of beating the odds with close friends with one goal in mind: fool a prehistoric fish that is older than many guides and has seen more flies as well.

To film this project we ignored the elements, the late season conditions, and followed Andy down the Florida Keys one more time. With all this on the line, Andy and guide John O’Hearn headed out with the odds squarely against them.

The result? One of the finest angling performances we’ve recorded to date.

Bass: The Movie

THE ULTIMATE CALIFORNIA ROAD TRIP IN SEARCH OF AMERICA’S MOST POPULAR FRESHWATER FISH: THE LARGEMOUTH BASS.

From Southern California to San Francisco Bay we followed the path of waters that have held most of the world record bass ever caught. We wanted to see up close how the waters were fished and how, and what the magic waters held that made hem so special…just a few miles from other famous water – the surf breaks of California’s famed surf coast. The next big thing in light tackle fishing is upon us: A fish that lives in paradise, lives casually just out of sight, and hits you every time like the first swing in a bar fight. We loved every minute of it.