Off the Grid Studios

Hard to believe I was mailing DVDs to 15 years ago—and we only just met in person! Appreciate the hang, Stu. You’re a true creative force. The wild patterns we picked up in NZ fooled a few trout over there—and they’ve been working just as well back home. If you’re looking for a fresh, off-the-beaten-path fly selection, check out Stu’s site. You won’t find these in your average fly shop.

A few frames from an EPIC solo mission deep into the New Zealand bush. Wild forest, unreal scenery, and a backdrop made for chasing trophy trout.

Many thanks to Angling Trade for helping get the word out on our new film, The Hard Way!

https://www.anglingtrade.com/2025/01/06/off-the-grid-studios-announces-the-hard-way/

Step into the untouched beauty of Southeast Alaska with Off the Grid Studios. This short video is a tribute to the region's stunning landscapes, vibrant wildlife, and powerful waterways. Experience the serenity of open water bays, fragments of glaciers drifting past, and salmon fighting their way upstream and spawning. Marvel at the graceful flight of seabirds and the quiet splendor of nature's rhythms.

Perfect for nature lovers, conservationists, and those seeking a moment of peace or meditation, this piece captures the essence of wild places and the delicate balance of life they sustain.

Filmmaker RA Beattie reflects, "We often film in such amazing and beautiful places, telling stories about people in the outdoors. But the wildlife and natural places are themselves wonderful, magical, and worth seeing without any narration. This film, as with others on this playlist, is a tribute to the wild places and wildlife in a simplistic form. We hope you will enjoy and relax watching these shots from the wild."

Southeast Alaska: A Journey Through Wild Places, Salmon, and Scenery Step into the untouched beauty of Southeast Alaska with Off the Grid Studios. This short video is a tribute to the region's stunning landscapes, vibrant wild...

The Silent Spotter might upend every expectation you have for a fishing film. It also might make you laugh, utter inadvertent expletives, and change the way you think about saltwater fly fishing. Screening as part of the 2025 International Fly Fishing Film Festival (IF4), this groundbreaking piece is already being hailed by viewers not just as the pinnacle of permit fly-fishing storytelling, but one of the finest contributions to the outdoor film genre to date. With poignant narrative, unforgettable characters, jaw-dropping fishing sequences, and a few good-natured digs at the culture we all love, The Silent Spotter is sparking conversations throughout the fishing and filmmaking communities.

Narrated by the witty and irreverent Jesse Colten, The Silent Spotter tells the story of Tommy Batun, an extremely talented up and coming young flats fishing guide from Xcalak, Mexico. Tommy is a budding master, with a nearly supernatural ability to spot fish, and Tommy loves permit. He obsesses about permit, invents new patterns to catch permit. He would talk permit with the most committed permit nerd you know until the wee hours of the morning…except he can’t. At least not the way you’re thinking, because Tommy’s both deaf and mute. We invite you to experience salt water fly fishing differently—through Tommy’s unique perspective.

With a balance of humor, heart, and stunning cinematography, The Silent Spotter immerses viewers in Tommy’s world, where silence transforms from a liability to an asset. The Silent Spotter simultaneously invites our community to self-reflect, while reminding us of the power fly fishing has to transcend cultural and physical barriers. It asks you to engage or at least entertain questions you may or may not have before: What does it mean to be a hero in media and beyond? Can heroism and humility coexist? Where does each get us?

Catch Silent Spotter during its global tour with the International Fly Fishing Film Festival. Screening dates and locations can be found at www.flyfilmfest.com/schedule.

Watch the trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4VEi0neQaI

Photos from A***n Stevens.