‘G3 Guide Jacket’ class=’ngg-singlepic ngg-center’ />I had the opportunity to purchase one earlier this season and have been testing it for the past two months in snow, rain, and heavy winds. One of the most notable functional features of this jacket is the Gor-tex membrane. This waterproof membrane is known by many folks as being [...]
“Dynamic Nymphing Tactics, Techniques, and Flies from Around the World” by George Daniel. With “Dynamic Nymphing” George Daniel ushers in the New School of subsurface fishing! Daniel is a young American angler with an impressive resume as a competitive angler, winning two US national championships and placing high in the world championships. Daniel demystifies techniques [...]
Being an avid reader and book collector I’ve recently acquired two new titles from the shop. I highly recommend: “Fly Fishing Tailwaters” by Pat Dorsey “Active Nymphing” by Rich Osthoff Not only are these books worthy of any collection, but if read and the techniques and strategies are employed on our waters, you should increase [...]
Korkers has introduced it’s first fixed-sole boot with the new Predator series. The Predator combines comfort, lightness, and an easy lace up system. Available from Fish Tales in Korkers “Kling-on sole” version (similar to vibram), the Predator is a great boot option. ($185.00) Korkers originally introduced the boa-lace system on it’s popular Guide boot series. The technology, which [...]
New to Fish Tales is the GoPro HD video camera. This waterproof, shockproof, mini video camera can be mounted on the side of a boat, bike, or worn on a head strap or helmet. Visualize yourself sight casting to tailing bonefish or rising brown trout and being able to record what you’re seeing – hands [...]
The new saltwater series from Scott received rave reviews at September’s Fly Tackle dealer show. I fished the S4S 8-wt last week at Turneffe Flats and can attest to it’s lightweight feel and easy castability. I’m not sure if it was purely the rod or my current affection for my new Tibor Riptide reel but I didn’t cast another rod [...]
For you reel collector’s out there we now have two of the hatch Collector’s Reels. Trout Compass 5 plus Into the Flats 7 plus Artwork by Lance Boen. Each of these reels is signed and number and production will not exceed 30 of each version. The reels feature a deep engraving process and come in [...]
I was doing laundry this morning during a much needed day off from guiding and remembered that one of my cool shirts was missing the top button — they come with a spare by the way. It’s sewn to the inside tag. I started to think about when I’d bought the and how this was the first thing [...]
In 2007 one of our guides brought this line of eyewear to our attention. He commented about how well he could see in these glasses. So they were on our “radar” when we headed to the Fly Fishing Retailer’s exposition in Denver that September. We were wanting to pickup a line of “cheater sunglasses” – sunglasses [...]
A couple of years ago, a friend turned me on to a fly reel manufacturer in Sweden who in the past had produced reels for Sage and Loop. After some research, I put an order together with some friends and we purchased a few for ourselves. To say we were impressed by their performance would [...]
