Wading Boots
April 24, 2012 • 6532No commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F2012%2F04%2F24%2Fboots%2FWading+Boots2012-04-24+19%3A07%3A17Fly+Fishermanhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D6532Fishing out of a drift boat all day can be as simple as sandals and sunscreen. But when you really…»
Product Review: Beulah 12′ 4″ 8 wt Platinum Spey
March 25, 2012 • 104022 commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F2012%2F03%2F25%2Fproduct-review-beulah-12-4-8-wt-platinum-spey%2FProduct+Review%3A+Beulah+12%27+4%22+8+wt+Platinum+Spey2012-03-25+16%3A41%3A17John+Larisonhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D10402The spey market has never been so ripe with Skagit rods. Nearly every manufacturer has a stick or two in…»
Product Review: Long Live the CDL
March 12, 2012 • 99071 commenthttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fproduct-review-dont-buy-this-reel%2FProduct+Review%3A+Long+Live+the+CDL2012-03-12+19%3A23%3A59John+Larisonhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D9907Several years back, I set up a few new spey rods with Redington’s CDL reels in the 10/11 weight size.…»
Product Review: Nextcast’s Winter Authority
February 20, 2012 • 9497No commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F2012%2F02%2F20%2Fnextcasts-winter-authority%2FProduct+Review%3A+Nextcast%27s+Winter+Authority+2012-02-20+19%3A38%3A05John+Larisonhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D9497The world of winter steelheading has gone crazy for Skagit heads, and for good reason: these shorter heads can chuck…»
Gear Review: Simms Pro Dry GORE-TEX Suit
February 15, 2012 • 9380No commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F2012%2F02%2F15%2Fgear-review-simms-pro-dry-gore-tex-suit%2FGear+Review%3A+Simms+Pro+Dry+GORE-TEX+Suit2012-02-15+20%3A04%3A46Diana+Rudolphhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D9380I received this jacket and bib combination about 4 months ago and am more than impressed. I will admit…»
Product Review: Orvis’ Gale Force Sling Pack
February 13, 2012 • 9268No commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F2012%2F02%2F13%2Fproduct-review-orvis-gale-force-sling-pack%2FProduct+Review%3A+Orvis%27+Gale+Force+Sling+Pack2012-02-13+19%3A46%3A36John+Larisonhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D9268Looking for a weatherproof pack big enough to hold a full-size camera, jacket, food, and water–but that won’t interfere with…»
Gear Review: Sage’s 690-4 ONE
January 15, 2012 • 8280No commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F2012%2F01%2F15%2Fgear-review-sages-690-4-one%2FGear+Review%3A+Sage%27s+690-4+ONE2012-01-16+03%3A57%3A25Diana+Rudolphhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D8280It’s time to start thinking about that winter trip to Belize or the Bahamas. The 690-4 ONE is the perfect…»
New Product: Airflo’s Skagit Intermediate Compact
January 12, 2012 • 8261No commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F2012%2F01%2F12%2Fnew-product-alert-airflos-skagit-intermediate-compact%2FNew+Product%3A+Airflo%27s+Skagit+Intermediate+Compact2012-01-13+03%3A14%3A16John+Larisonhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D8261Airflo is introducing a new product to their line-up of Skagit heads, the Skagit Intermediate Compact. In short, this new…»
Product Review: C.F. Burkheimer’s new 7127 (12’7″ 7wt)
December 29, 2011 • 7838No commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F2011%2F12%2F29%2Fproduct-review-c-f-burkheimers-new-7127-127-7wt%2FProduct+Review%3A+C.F.+Burkheimer%27s+new+7127+%2812%277%22+7wt%292011-12-29+17%3A02%3A07John+Larisonhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D7838Just before Thanksgiving, I received a package in the mail from C.F. Burkheimer–I love these packages. Inside, I found the…»
The Gift Every Angler (doesn’t realize he) Needs: The Gobi Pack
December 19, 2011 • 7630No commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F2011%2F12%2F19%2Fthe-gift-every-angler-doesnt-realize-he-needs-the-gobi-pack%2FThe+Gift+Every+Angler+%28doesn%27t+realize+he%29+Needs%3A+The+Gobi+Pack2011-12-20+03%3A08%3A20John+Larisonhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D7630Have you ever arrived at your destination to watch (in horror) as your checked baggage came across the luggage belt…»
The Photarium
December 6, 2011 • 7179No commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F2011%2F12%2F06%2Fthe-photarium%2FThe+Photarium2011-12-06+17%3A32%3A32Diana+Rudolphhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D7179Looking for a unique gift for your fly fisherman? Check out the Photarium. Available through the Wild Fish Conservancy, these…»
Product Review: Sawyer’s new Dynelite Oars
December 2, 2011 • 70431 commenthttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F2011%2F12%2F02%2Fproduct-review-sawyers-new-dynelite-oars%2FProduct+Review%3A+Sawyer%27s+new+Dynelite+Oars+2011-12-02+19%3A43%3A11John+Larisonhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D7043Looking for a set of oars that will move your boat with less effort and dig better in shallow water?…»
Gearing up for Winter: The Essential Switch Rod
November 30, 2011 • 7006No commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F2011%2F11%2F30%2Fgearing-up-for-winter-the-essential-switch-rod%2FGearing+up+for+Winter%3A+The+Essential+Switch+Rod2011-11-30+17%3A59%3A22John+Larisonhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D7006When switch rods first appeared, lots of media attention hyped up the rods’ ability to cast with Spey and overhead…»
Product Review: Beulah’s Platinum 11′ 8wt Switch Rod
November 22, 2011 • 6896No commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F2011%2F11%2F22%2Fproduct-review-beulahs-platinum-11-8wt-switch-rod%2FProduct+Review%3A+Beulah%27s+Platinum+11%27+8wt+Switch+Rod+2011-11-22+18%3A31%3A24John+Larisonhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D6896Looking for a switch rod sensitive enough to fish a Scandi head and small summer flies yet powerful enough to…»
Teach A Kid To Fly Fish
November 20, 2011 • 6739No commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F2011%2F11%2F20%2Fteach-a-kid-to-fly-fish%2FTeach+A+Kid+To+Fly+Fish2011-11-20+06%3A32%3A29Ross+Purnell%2C+Editorhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D6739Every fly-fishing parent has a dream—a dream that their children will follow their footsteps down that muddy trail to…»
Gearing up for Winter: Skagit Casting
November 16, 2011 • 6611No commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F2011%2F11%2F16%2Fgearing-up-for-winter-skagit-casting%2FGearing+up+for+Winter%3A+Skagit+Casting+2011-11-16+19%3A47%3A55John+Larisonhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D6611For many of us chrome-addicts, summer is the off-season. Sure we love to skate flies to eager fish, and who…»
Product Review: Echo’s Dec Hogan 13′ 7wt
November 8, 2011 • 6266No commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F2011%2F11%2F08%2Fproduct-review-echos-dec-hogan-13-7wt%2FProduct+Review%3A+Echo%27s+Dec+Hogan+13%27+7wt+2011-11-08+20%3A55%3A39John+Larisonhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D6266Shopping for your first two-handed rod? Or are you tired of struggling with the spey rod you own and want…»
Gear Review: Sage’s Bass II Rod Series
November 8, 2011 • 63542 commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F2011%2F11%2F08%2Fgear-review-sage%25e2%2580%2599s-bass-ii-rod-series%2FGear+Review%3A+Sage%E2%80%99s+Bass+II+Rod+Series2011-11-08+14%3A14%3A25Diana+Rudolphhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D6354Sage’s Bass rod series was the first of its kind. Initially, the lineup included a Largemouth (330 grain line) and…»
Going Spey: What Should I Look For in a Spey Rod?
October 19, 2011 • 57893 commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F2011%2F10%2F19%2Fgoing-spey-what-should-i-look-for-in-a-spey-rod%2FGoing+Spey%3A+What+Should+I+Look+For+in+a+Spey+Rod%3F2011-10-19+18%3A40%3A20John+Larisonhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D5789Google “spey rod” and you’ll get 300,000 results. Read the product descriptions written by rod manufactures these days and you’ll…»
Product Review: Orvis Helios 1368-4
October 12, 2011 • 56433 commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F2011%2F10%2F12%2Fproduct-review-orvis-helios-1368-4%2FProduct+Review%3A+Orvis+Helios+1368-42011-10-12+19%3A17%3A48John+Larisonhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D5643October in the Northwest means chanterelles, college football, deer season–and to the manic steelheaders in our midst, October is time…»
Product Review: Rio’s MOW tips
September 23, 2011 • 5047No commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F2011%2F09%2F23%2Fproduct-review-rios-mow-tips%2FProduct+Review%3A+Rio%27s+MOW+tips2011-09-23+16%3A22%3A18John+Larisonhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D5047Looking for a wallet of sink-tips that all cast uniformly but sink your fly to different depths? Check out Rio’s…»
Gear Review: Sagebrush Dry Daypack
September 20, 2011 • 49432 commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F2011%2F09%2F20%2Fgear-review-sagebrush-dry-daypack%2FGear+Review%3A+Sagebrush+Dry+Daypack2011-09-21+03%3A44%3A40Diana+Rudolphhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D4943Sagebrush Dry Goods is a small company out of Kake, Alaska that designs and manufactures water-safe gear bags. After I…»
Product Review: Airflo’s New ‘Skagit Switch’
September 18, 2011 • 48871 commenthttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F2011%2F09%2F18%2Fproduct-review-airflos-new-skagit-switch%2FProduct+Review%3A+Airflo%27s+New+%27Skagit+Switch%272011-09-18+18%3A13%3A13John+Larisonhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D4887Looking for a line that casts easily from a 10-11 foot rod but can still turn over a heavy sink-tip…»
Sage Wins “Best Rod” at EFTTEX
June 23, 2011 • 1982799 commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F2011%2F06%2F23%2Fsage-wins-best-rod-at-efttex%2FSage+Wins+%22Best+Rod%22+at+EFTTEX2011-06-23+19%3A16%3A12Ross+Purnell%2C+Editorhttp%3A%2F%2Fimomags.com%2Fflyfisherman%2F%3Fp%3D1982In the movie The Matrix, “The One” was the only person who could defeat machines holding the human race as…»
System X Box
June 22, 2011 • 189862 commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F2011%2F06%2F22%2Fsystem-x-box%2FSystem+X+Box2011-06-22+18%3A56%3A01Jeff+Simpsonhttp%3A%2F%2Fimomags.com%2Fflyfisherman%2F%3Fp%3D1898Scientific Anglers The Classic 280 System X is a two sided (with a center leaf) waterproof box with 280 fly…»
Super Slim Box
June 22, 2011 • 1892161 commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F2011%2F06%2F22%2Fsuper-slim-box%2FSuper+Slim+Box2011-06-22+18%3A53%3A42Jeff+Simpsonhttp%3A%2F%2Fimomags.com%2Fflyfisherman%2F%3Fp%3D1892Orvis Tom Rosenbauer is a master small-stream fly fisher who owes most of his success to reading the water correctly,…»
1600 Series Box
June 22, 2011 • 1883687 commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F2011%2F06%2F22%2F1600-series-box%2F1600+Series+Box2011-06-22+18%3A46%3A20Jeff+Simpsonhttp%3A%2F%2Fimomags.com%2Fflyfisherman%2F%3Fp%3D1883C&F C&F has had small-size boxes for years, but the new 1600 Series is the first waterproof version with five…»
Professional Guide Box
June 22, 2011 • 187721 commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F2011%2F06%2F22%2Fprofessional-guide-box%2FProfessional+Guide+Box2011-06-22+18%3A42%3A22Jeff+Simpsonhttp%3A%2F%2Fimomags.com%2Fflyfisherman%2F%3Fp%3D1877Umpqua This bombproof, water-resistant box has see-through lids on both sides and a two-sided center leaf with seven rows…»
River Camo Box
June 22, 2011 • 1867102 commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F2011%2F06%2F22%2Friver-camo%2FRiver+Camo+Box2011-06-22+18%3A39%3A27Jeff+Simpsonhttp%3A%2F%2Fimomags.com%2Fflyfisherman%2F%3Fp%3D1867Montana Fly Company River Camo aluminum boxes are available in regular camo, river rock, brown trout, and rainbow trout…»
Patagonia Rock Grip
June 9, 2011 • 128771 commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyfisherman.com%2F2011%2F06%2F09%2Fpatagonia-rock-grip%2FPatagonia+Rock+Grip2011-06-09+21%3A37%3A20Ross+Purnell%2C+Editorhttp%3A%2F%2Fimomags.com%2Fflyfisherman%2F%3Fp%3D1287New for 2011, Patagonia’s ecofriendly boot is made of a synthetic leather upper, sticky rubber sole, polypropylene insole, glued rubber…»
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