by Spencer Durrant - Tuesday, Jul 21st, 2015
If the West were to have a mascot, it’d be either the cowboy or the cutthroat trout. No two icons more accurately portray the fighting spirit — the true grit — that has defined the American West for all these years.
Both the cowboy and the cutthroat trout are emblematic of our great Western heritage, and while honest-to-goodness cowboys are a somewhat rare find these days, cutthroat trout are in even more danger of disappearing.
by Chad Shmukler - Monday, Jul 20th, 2015
A very busy and energetic IFTD/ICAST show in Orlando came to a close Friday. By and large, manufacturers continued the trend established over the last year or two: continuing to innovate new and improve existing products to perform better, meet niche demands and be more sustainable.
by Amanda Monthei - Friday, Jul 17th, 2015
In February, I sat on the couch opposite of my boyfriend and muttered something vaguely resembling “This just doesn’t feel right. You know what I mean? I don’t know. You know?”
In the days that followed, through simultaneous feelings of regret and relief, I asked myself whether I had made the right move — would I ever find someone I feel even remotely as comfortable with as I felt with him? Would I ever feel okay seeing him with someone else? Would I ever be able to set up a nymphing rig without him?
by Paul Snyder - Thursday, Jul 16th, 2015
When it comes to wading boots, I think my requirements are tough to execute well and with reasonable affordability. I’m almost never in a drift boat and I’m usually not standing in the genteel flats at Harriman on the Henry’s Fork. I need boots that are light, tough in the right places, fit great, and will last for at least 150 days of intensive use. I’m also a size 12B and have fairly high arches. Oh, genetics.
by Chad Shmukler - Tuesday, Jul 14th, 2015
I've been pissing and moaning for years about the lack of a wet-wading dedicated boot on the market. Given the vast swaths of anglers that ditch their waders as soon as the weather and water get warm enough, it has long seemed like a market vacancy in need of filling. Yet we've been told otherwise — there's no demand, they won't sell, no one wants them — in conversations with almost every wading boot manufacturer out there (including Simms). But thankfully, either the market has changed or Simms is trying to change it.
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