Spey lines are fascinating creations if you know anything about the history of fly line design. The first Spey lines, meant for use with a two-handed rod, were braided silk and were woven on complex helical braiding machines in the 19th century. Those lines were assembled a lot like backing/core …
TIME ROLLED BACKWARD as my wheels rolled north. When I left my home down south, it was earliest spring. Turkeys blasted the woods with their gobbles, searching each other out on a carpet of May apples, the dogwoods above them bursting with white flowers. But not here, not in Ohio. …
S TINGING NETTLES, it turns out, look a whole lot like mint. I figured this out the hard way when I ripped a fistful of them out of a Hampshire sheep pasture along England’s southern coast and mashed them to my nose expecting the smell of wintergreen. My English …
Slumberjack is not exactly known as an apparel company. I’ve used one of their sleeping bags for twenty years, and it is still absolutely going strong. So when I got wind that Slumberjack of all companies was getting into the camo apparel market, I was a little surprised. Frankly, I …
Look, we’re here for the fishing, right? Not the five star lodging and certainly not the fine dining. And that means sometimes we have to compromise. Not every fishing camp is the Hilton. So with that in mind, here are five places I can more or less recommend that you consider (maybe) …
THE DOLLAR IS STRONG, airfare prices are decreasing, and there has never been a better time to engage in some angling travel. …
Mousin’ by mothership, on Argentina’s Río Paraná. [Story by Zach Matthews / Photos by Zach Matthews & Rebecca Shaneyfelt] THE MOUSE LOOKED FRIGHTENED. …
Headhunting for big trout in the heart of Patagonia. T HE WIND IS NO JOKE. That’s the first thing they ought to …
CATCHING LARGER FISH is why we go fishing. No matter what water we may be casting into, from the tiniest brook trout stream to …
New for 2018, the Simms Dry Creek Z lineup of radio-welded waterproof bags are getting a cool facelift. Long popular with photographers …
I’m not sold on the value of rubber-soled wading boots, even the newest Vibram ones. I still buy felt-soled boots because I …
This thing sort of falls into the category of ‘Stupid Pet Tricks’ for your drift boat. Vedavoo started making these ultra-swank drink …
NOTE: The Ten Tips Series is an ongoing project which builds upon past installments. This explanation is intended for anglers who are …
Turkey hunting is awesome, except when it is miserably hot outside. Which, down South, is about half the season. The worst days …
Fly line backing is not sexy (usually). It’s pretty basic stuff: a thin strand of braided Dacron or similar polyester product, meant …
Fly Rod & Reel Magazine has partnered with Thomas & Thomas and is sending a 9-foot 7-weight Solar rod around the …
You’ve got to hand it to the marketing people, because “Ninja Suit” is exactly what this thing ought to be called. Basically …
Here’s a weird stocking stuffer idea for Christmas: the Yeti Yerba Mate kit! It’s an off-menu combo item, if you will, but it …
It’s a lanyard. Little kids make them at Sunday School; ultimately it isn’t that different from a string, right? Sure, all of …
There are approximately one million different flasks on the market, and they all have the same problem: the opening is too small. …
American-made, time-tested, the Woodman’s Pal ($75) hearkens back to an earlier age. Its steel is thick and will hold an edge through …
S tanding on the prow of a 12-foot-long johnboat, wielding a trident and a waterproof car headlight (both on long poles), I …
A friend once “punked” me by yanking on my fly line. It was a crisp February morning just before dawn, and we …
OUT WEST, the summer months are high season. In June, July, and even August, you want to be on the Madison or …
Voormi is continuing to expand into different sectors of the fly fishing market, now (for the first time) taking their wool-based product …
