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Review: Patagonia Rio Gallegos waders

Putting Patagonia's flagship waders through their paces
Testing the zippered front of the Rio Gallegos waders (photo: Chad Shmukler).

We’d just arrived in San Martin the day before, fresh off a good night’s sleep after enduring a marathon series of flights pushed together tightly to avoid a planned airline strike in Argentina (while the strike was a major pain, we were both grateful that airline unions had the courtesy to let us know ahead of time). We had a day to kill before the rest of the crew showed up to chase trout with our hosts from Patagonia River Guides, and we were up for anything.

Fathers of men

North to the native lands of lake trout and pike
Photo: Dave Karczynski

Lush landscapes do nothing for me, and never have. Maybe it’s a general aversion to noise and busy-ness, but when it comes to temperature and foliage, I’ve always been of the opinion that less is more.

Sage shakes up lineup with 3 new rod series, expands ONE family

There's something new for everyone in Sage's 2016 additions
Angler Bill Schudlich tosses a cast on Patagonia's Rio Limay (photo: Chad Shmukler),

Sage is shaking up their lineup for 2016 by introducing three all new rod series and expanding its wildly successful ONE family. Joining Sage’s offerings are its new MOD, PULSE and BOLT series, while the the ONE family grows via the addition of the LITTLE ONE and ONE Trout Spey rods. The new additions span Sage’s more technology (and price point) focused approach to crafting and selling fly rods.

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