Fly Fishing Industry has a film maker in Bethel
Journal Date: March 28th, 2010 | Filed Under: News
They call it fishing porn. And it’s proudly made in Maine.
Moreover, some Mainers think these trendy new documentary-style films on fast fishing and happy fishermen will gain in popularity. These movies are about how to love fishing, not how to fish — and despite the nickname for these videos, they’re wholesome, educational and absolutely geared for kids.
The recent boom in fly-fishing films across the country has taken hold in Maine with at least one cinematographer. And Bethel native Carter Davidson thinks he can make a go at this new niche industry.
“I’m psyched where it’s come the past three years,” said Davidson, who lives in Manchester, N.H., but films much of his footage in Maine. “At the screening last year in Bethel, I had close to 200 (viewers). We’re seeing a full house.”
Open-water fishing opened Thursday after an emergency law was signed by Gov. Baldacci,, Davidson will be celebrating at the public screenings of his third film, “The Good Life,” first in Bangor and then in Brunswick.Read more……
