Derek designs 25th Anniversary Reel for Abel Reels

“Abel has been creating premium fly fishing reels for 25 years, and in celebration of its Silver Anniversary, the company announced a new commemorative finish. Abel has commissioned Montana artist Derek DeYoung to create a quarter-century anniversary design for its already existing fly fishing reels. Abel has started the process of “painstakingly reproducing” the art […]

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Late Night Painting Session

Inspiration hit yesterday.. and for me it is so important to recognize it.. and run with it. It took till late last night to develop this 30×60″ painting to a point where I could call it a day. This morning I walked down to the studio just to grab my coffee cup, and ended up […]

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Article on Derek from FlyFishing Europe from ICAST/IFTD show

Here is the translation from German to English: From SIMMS on t-shirts, to iPhone Cases, Fly Reels, greeting cards and many other fly fishing articles, you can admire the paintings of fly fishing artist Derek DeYoung. In recent years, the young Derek has managed something many great old masters failed: known during his lifetime, and […]

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