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Under Pressure

by James Plante - Tuesday, Aug 16th, 2011

Applying side pressure when fighting a fish keeps the advantage in the hands of the angler.

Last season some time, a friend of mine and I were headed back to our cars from one of our favorite holes on the Farmington River. We were walking riverside when we came upon a young man who was hooked into a very large brown trout. He was very quiet and intensely focused. He did not want to lose this fish. My friend and I each commented on how nice the fish was and, as we both started walking away, heard the kid groan and subsequently blame us for "jinxing" his ability to land a fish he had evidently been fighting for ten minutes. My friend and I felt bad for the kid. It was, without doubt, a very nice fish. I didn’t want to be the one to tell him that it was his technique, and not our compliments, that caused him to lose that fish.

Simms Guide Boot

by Chad Shmukler - Tuesday, Aug 16th, 2011

The Simms Guide Boot - $199.95

Simms' Guide Boot has become one of my favorite pieces of gear. Following is what is far from a detailed product review, but offers up a quick look at what I've come to love about these boots.

The Simms Guide Boot is one of Simms' higher-end wading boots. That said, it retails for just under $200, which keeps it well in line with boot offerings from other manufacturers. Though there are definitely cheaper boots out there, even from Simms itself, paying a reasonable premium for footwear can be considered good sense in many ways. Lousy boots can ruin an otherwise stellar day of fishing, and fast.

NY to Refund Over $1.5 Million in Fishing License Sales

by Ben Kryzinski - Monday, Aug 15th, 2011

NY DEC Logo

The New York DEC (Department of Environmental Conservation) is slated to refund over 1.5 million dollars in saltwater fishing license fees. New York's governor, Andrew P. Cuomo, directed the DEC to begin the refund of license fees to anglers who purchased a Recreational Marine Fishing License (RMFL) in 2011. In addition, the NY DEC will be refunding license fees to New Yorkers who purchased lifetime licenses in 2010.

Colored Allen Trout Reels Are Back

by Chad Shmukler - Monday, Aug 8th, 2011

Must. Resist. Urge. To. Buy.

It has been a while since we've seen Allen Fly Fishing's "Trout" Series of reels available in the green and red colors they have been available in before. Today, Allen Fly Fishing announced that the Trout series is once again available in red and green as well as a new color Allen is calling "Deep Navy". You've heard before from us how impressed we've been with the Trout series, so we're crossing our fingers that we'll be able to resist the lure of the new and returning colors.

Must. Resist. Urge. To. Buy.

Lowcountry Redfish on the Fly

by Chad Shmukler - Monday, Aug 1st, 2011

A healthy 29-inch South Carolina redfish.

In just over six weeks, I'll be headed back to South Carolina for a second tour of duty chasing Redfish on the grassy flats in South Carolina's lowcountry. Somehow, I managed to visit the South Carolina coast three times before my most recent visit without prioritizing the chasing of redfish, each time kicking myself after the fact for letting other things get in the way. After finally making my first redfish trip earlier this year, I can safely say my future visits to the lowcountry will always be marked by at least one day on a skiff. Not only was my first outing for Redfish a successful one, but I was fortunate enough to have timed my trip during Cobia season as well.