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| Graham Owen has carved out one of the most unique jobs in all of fly fishing: he ties ultra-realistic flies for Hollywood movies. His flies have been featured in everything from Adam Sandler's Grown Ups to Angelina Jolie's upcoming movie Salt. Don't miss this intriguing interview! |
We spent the rest of the night hashing out what we'd do with the hard and soft goods side of the industry - much like this thread - to make fishing more comfortable and more personalized for women. You guys have numbers and their buying power on your side; you get the benefit of fit and comfort in your gear in return.
My friend and I ran through the usual suspects: waders, shirts, sunglasses, and other pieces of technical gear that, even when ostensibly designed for women, just end up being slightly scaled down and often pastel-ed versions of the gear designed for the boys. We concluded that in reality, it would be pretty easy to make us happy. Designers simply need to focus on truly cutting gear for women. Leave the pastels at home, by and large, and make us gear like they make it for the guys: technical, tough, well-fitting, and not pink or purple.
In reality, of course, it's not always profitable for companies to design entire lines of gear for women. We understand this. Sometimes, though, pieces of gear can find themselves positioned in the unisex sweet spot. I've recently been fishing two different pairs of Costa Del Mar sunglasses that manage to accomplish just that: Costa's Cheeca and Wingman models.
Continue reading " Gear Review: Costa Cheeca and Wingman Sunglasses (For Ladies!) " »
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L.L. Bean is one of the largest outdoor companies in the world, but when it comes to fly-fishing, they try to act like a small start up. And with abundant hunting and fishing opportunities right out the back door of their Freeport, Maine, headquarters, it's amazing these guys get anything done at all. Sometimes being a large catalog company can create head-scratching conundrums (like wondering whether you're asking enough for your products). At the end of the day, though, there's a reason for the company's 100 years of success: old-fashioned quality. |
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Kyle Kosovich is the owner and head guide at Longboat Outfitters. Using antique plans and space-aged materials, he built a unique, structurally modern but historically accurate version of the classic White River jon boat (also known as the "jack boat"), which he currently uses to guide the Missouri Ozarks. From 1940s-style multi-day floats, complete with gourmet campfire baking, to modern tailwaters such as the Norfork, this is a boat--and a style of fishing--that can do it all. |
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Seth Vernon is a well known guide in the Carolinas, as well as a fly tackle rep. Don't miss his step by step guide to getting up to speed on redfishing, from tackle and tactics to the differences between the Carolina and Louisiana fisheries. |
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Chris Schrantz is one of the owners and production managers for Boulder Boatworks, one of the most innovative driftboat companies working today. Don't miss his detailed and knowledgeable explanation of drift boats--an entirely new topic for the Podcast. |
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Tom Rosenbauer is the host of the Orvis Fly Fishing Podcast and the author/editor of many of Orvis' well-known Guides. Don't miss his unique perspective on the state of the modern media industry, and his intriguing look into the Google-like culture on the Orvis campus (arguably the best place to work in all of fly-fishing). |
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Columbia Sportswear CEO Tim Boyle inherited his company unexpectedly while still in college; within a year he and his mother (also new to her job) had cut the company revenues in half. Today Columbia is the world's largest outdoor clothes company. Don't miss Tim's incredible story, touching on everything from hats to the world's first fishing vest to escaping from Adolf Hitler. |
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Fly fishing has many celebrities, but none are more talented than Dave and Emily Whitlock. Whether it's crafting fine art, stocking world-record brown trout (literally!), or teaching an entire generation not only how to cast, but how to enjoy fly fishing to the fullest, you don't get any closer to fly fishing royalty than the Whitlocks. Tune in for this special episode (our seventieth!) |
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In 2005, outdoor writer Steve Rinella won a tag lottery, and began one of the last true wilderness adventures possible in the United States. Don't miss his thrilling and informative tale of a bison hunt at the foot of Alaska's Wrangell Mountains almost gone badly wrong. Big bears, bigger rivers, hypothermia, and above all the will of Man--both Rinella's, and the many who came before and who quite literally shaped the animal we call buffalo. If you like the podcast, you'll love his book: American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon. |
