Tess Weigand on winning Gold for USA women's fly fishing team, guiding, and mentorship

from Loop to Loop · host Fly Fisherman Magazine

Tess Weigand is the captain of the USA Women's Fly Fishing, and individual Gold Medalist, and team Gold Medalist in the FIPS Mouches Women's World Championship. She splits her time between guiding Pennsylvania's Penns Creek and Montana's Yellowstone and Madison rivers along with her Newfoundland dog, Eight, when she's not competing. She deep dives into the intricacies of entomology, how stocking over wild fish in Pennsylvania is detrimental to wild and native fish, the importance of observation, her evolution into fly fishing, and what it takes to win gold in the FIPS Mouche Women's World Championship. The 5th FIPS-Mouche Women's World Championship takes place July 27-August 2, 2026 in Norway. Stay tuned for more coverage and updates.

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