Two years ago Scott Fly Rods’ chief designer Jim Bartschi to some extent took the world by storm with the release of the Radian freshwater series of rods. A culmination of years of work, Bartschi was quick to point out that there was no secret sauce, no groundbreaking new technology, …
The Thermarest NeoAir sleeping mattress was a revolutionary piece of tech when it was released four or five years ago. Able to withstand serious pressures and inflatable in approximately 12-15 breaths, it was the first camping mattress to provide more than two inches of loft (for side sleepers) while still …
Everyone knows Chaco makes great flip flops. I’ve used a very similar model to the Fishpond Flips above for years (I can’t …
The hardest thing about sunglasses is adding *function.* Form is everything; after all, for most people shades are nothing more than …
T HE INSIDE OF my Buff smells like socks. Five days into a Mexican flats fishing trip, with only the local graywater to wash …
F ly line rips the river’s surface like scissors sliding across silk as Michael McLellan propels his two-handed, Scottish-style fly rod …
My friends will tell you that I do as much hunting as I do fishing. Having come later to hunting, I’m not …
When I first received a Yeti Hopper soft-sided cooler to try out, I didn’t think I’d use it much. I was shocked …
W ild trout are unusual, especially outside the Mountain West. Many anglers around the country go months or years without ever casting …
Don’t miss my cover story in January 2015’s Arkansas Life magazine, a collaboration with the spectacular photographers of Hatch & Maas Collective, on hunters …
Lots of fisheries shut down altogether in the winter, but down South we’re usually lucky enough to be able to keep going …
I remember the first time I saw a Buff. I thought it was ridiculous. “You expect people to wear these stretchy bandana …
Sporting Classics recently named The Itinerant Angler one of its Eight Great Podcasts for Sportsmen.
The British e-magazine Eat, Sleep, Fish, asked for an interview about this website. It was fun taking a step back and …
T he waters below Beaver Dam, tucked into the Ozark hills northeast of Fayetteville, are icy even in the heart of summer. …
This knot is perfect for larger flies (size #2 through #5/0) with bigger tippet. The problem with heavy tippet is that when …
Every now and then a product comes along which is so good at being what it is supposed to be… and …
There’s a new player in the fly fishing market for sunglasses, which seems like something I end up saying every year. This …
This article originally ran in the Spring 2014 issue of Life Refined magazine. Today’s bamboo fly rod makers connect anglers to the history …
Note: This article originally ran in the September 2013 issue of Arkansas Life magazine. It has nothing to do with fishing. “WOOOOOOO. …
This article originally ran in the Angling Adventures 2012 issue of Fly Rod & Reel Magazine. All of us dream of adventure—the three-day …
