by Chad Shmukler - Wednesday, Aug 8th, 2018
A few weeks ago, the fly fishing industry gathered as it does each year, to showoff its best new products at the annual IFTD (International Fly Tackle Dealer) show in Orlando, Florida—before the show moves to Denver, Colorado in 2019. As always, a bevy of new rods were introduced. What follows are some of this year's standouts.
by Chad Love - Monday, Aug 6th, 2018
I know exactly—sort of—when I lost the glove. I was standing there on the back deck of a bass boat, freezing my ass off and trying to keep sleet off my camera lens, while my boat driver droned on endlessly about that goddamned fried chicken.
by Cosmo Genova - Thursday, Aug 2nd, 2018
The last year or so has been a big one for Orvis. They made a splash with new products like the Ultralight Wading system, the Mirage line of reels, the Orvis Nippers, and the masterpiece that is the Helios 3. With one stellar product after another, Orvis affirmed their direction and place in the industry. Another one of those products is the result of Orvis' attempt to breathe new life into its plier game, with a modern design that is a significant overhaul of past models.
by John Juracek - Wednesday, Aug 1st, 2018
In the process of teaching fly casting, certain faults of technique show up regularly among my students. In the notes I send to each student after a lesson, I find myself frequently reiterating certain basic principles. Here are a few of the most common. I hope they’ll stimulate you to think about your own casting.
by Tom Davis - Monday, Jul 30th, 2018
A couple of years—eternity, by the adolescent calendar—had passed since we’d last stopped at the resort in Minnesota on our way back from Canada. This time, though, seeing Wanda was my number one priority. Sure, I was looking forward to fishing for rock bass in the little river; I even had an idea that I might try flailing away with my piece-of-crap flyrod. But there had been plenty of action up on Lake of the Woods, and Wanda and I had hit it off so resoundingly before … the mind reeled at the possibilities.
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