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 multiple brush-clearing expeditions. It’s branch hook is perfect for your deer stand or for trimming limbs around the campfire. Where this compact little machete/axe hybrid really shines, however, …
S tanding on the prow of a 12-foot-long johnboat, wielding a trident and a waterproof car headlight (both on long poles), I helped to systematically slaughter 127 fish, a couple of which approached the state record in size and age. This was all perfectly legal, but I still feel a …
A friend once “punked” me by yanking on my fly line. It was a crisp February morning just before dawn, and we were tossing searching casts for striped bass on Georgia’s Lake Lanier. When my buddy grabbed my line, he meant to shock me into thinking I had a bite. …
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 …
Lots of new fly fishing companies crop up yearly, and most of them don’t make it. Not for lack of love or …
It’s a good question, right? For most outdoorsmen and women, Yeti has been one of the strongest innovators of the last ten …
When the GoPro first came out in 2004, it was less of a technological innovation and more of a conceptual one. At …
I was asked recently to provide some gift suggestions for a new fly tyer, and it caused me to take a look …
Voormi is one of several brands to come along in recent years touting the amazing powers of wool/synthetic blends. Many of these …
There’s a lot of craft beer in the world these days. There’s even a lot of craft beer that donates part of …
B IG FISH. It’s why we fish, right? An old truism holds that new anglers just want to catch a fish, then …
I’ve been wearing Simms Guide waders since at least 1998. They were, are, and will almost certainly remain the absolute best waders …
I recently spent a week in Patagonia slinging huge flies for huge fish. While I landed quite a few, and unfortunately lost …
S INKING FLY LINES are confusing. This is such a source of interest (and in some cases angst) that this was the …
So, I know what you’re thinking. “Uh, Zach? That’s a purse. A man-purse. A ‘murse’, if you will.” And while I might …
Redington is in a weird space; it’s a Farbank property and makes some great gear, but it necessarily cannot cannibalize sales from …
R IGGING ISN’T SEXY. In fly fishing, casting gets all the attention (including recently in this space). But even if chicks do …
I TAUGHT MYSELF TO CAST, many years ago, using a tattered old blow-in flyer from a Fly Fisherman magazine and a whole lot of guess-and-check. …
Ten Tips is our ongoing off-season series for those snowy or rainy days when you’d rather be on the water, but you’re …
T he wind was ripping right along, so fast that if I’d been on the water, the whitecaps would have been tearing …
Rio’s UniSpey line is a relatively new design especially targeted at general purpose Spey casting and fishing. In a lot of respects …
I’ve now been reviewing outdoor equipment for over ten years–sometimes here, oftentimes in magazines. One of the things I’ve learned is the …
A TLANTA, YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND, is not a particularly good fishing town. We have a striped bass run, as well as …
M any outdoor product companies have a great origin story. Patagonia and The North Face (and eventually Black Diamond and ESPRIT) famously …
