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Gear Review:  Stormshadow Rolling Carry-On By Jordan Taylor Why the Stormshadow Rolling Carry-On is My New Favorite Travel Companion: As a fly fisherman and self-proclaimed gear junkie, I’m always on the hunt for tools, gadgets, and equipment that will make my fly fishing easier, more enjoyable, and my trips smoother.  There’s something about being prepared (more…)

Merino Wool is a game changer! One of my best memories of Christmas was back when I was 13 and my mum and dad gave me a drab green, 100% wool British military surplus Wooly Pully sweater. It was far and away my favorite insulating layer in a duck blind or on the water fishing. (more…)

The Winston Pure Series is known as an accurate and delicate presentation style rod  with a wide range of lengths and weights to accommodate any small stream or lake.  This series of rods is well known for being the perfect dry fly and small nymph rod. The PURE 2 has taken the previous model and (more…)

Patagonia Luggage Gear Review  Black Hole® Cubes (3L, 6L, & 14L) Patagonia Travel Rod Roll Black Hole® Wheeled Duffel On my most recent trip to the Colombian jungle in search of peacock bass, I had a chance to try out the new Black Hole® Cubes in conjunction with my usual travel set up of the (more…)

What I’ve found after 30+ years working in fly fishing is that everyone says they have the most comfortable everything. “Our wading pants and tech sun shirts are the very best and you’ll want to wear them all the time.” I’ve heard that so many times I’m pretty numb to these exaggerations. I’ve worn so (more…)

The Simms G4 lineup was made for those days when Mother Nature throws everything at you.  Whether it is freezing cold conditions, a pouring monsoon, and even in a blizzard snow storm, you’ll be comfortable and protected from the elements in this set up. The G4 lineup has you covered – it’s the best of (more…)

When you set out to chase migrating fish, you better be prepared for a whole lot of heartache with an occasional pulse of adrenaline. Any given day Mother Nature will throw nasty weather at you.  Your buddies told you where to go, but the fish moved 20 miles upriver overnight. When you choose to play (more…)

Exciting Fly Fishing Gear for 2023 by Terry Jepsen As we inch forward in 2023 (always quicker than expected!), we thought we would share some of our favorite new products. The items listed below aren’t just stuff that we’ve seen in catalogs or on some mannequin, but rather items that we have personally field-tested and (more…)

Gear Review:  Skwala Sol Wading Pant & Sol Tactical Hoody Right before I hopped on a plane to Brazil to target some ridiculous jungle monsters, I received two new Skwala products to try out. I had heard great things about Skwala’s new waders, jackets, and cold weather layering pieces, but no one had tried out (more…)

Gear Review:  Skwala RS Jacket & Waders On a recent exploratory steelhead fishing trip to Kodiak Island, Alaska, I was fortunate to score a new Skwala RS Jacket and a pair of Skwala RS Waders to fish and put through their paces. I was a bit nervous about bringing two such essential pieces of equipment (more…)