Tag: Patagonia

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…)

“There is no such thing as bad weather, just bad gear…” As the summer fades to autumn and the anticipation of cooler weather grows we need to change gears when it comes to our equipment and clothing. Fall is the best time of year for anyone who loves the outdoors; days begin to shorten, nights (more…)

Summertime Fly Selections for Trout & Bass by Zach Thurman We are in the middle of trout season here in Northern California, and with the weather heating up the hatches are changing and have switched from the bigger bugs to caddis and mayflies throughout the region. With this transition the flies that are the most (more…)

Wading Staff by Pat Pendergast One of the most asked questions we get from traveling trout fishermen is whether they should bring a wading staff.  Our answer is simple and pragmatic – if you use one on your home waters, then bring one on your trip. Several years ago I was in Kamchatka, Russia, fishing (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: Patagonia Men’s Sandy Cay Pants by Eric Ersch Recently returning home from a week of sharing the flats and backcountry of South Andros with a group of top-notch guides and friends, I found myself laughing as I unpacked my clothes and tossed them into the washer. I’d packed three pairs of wading pants (more…)

We just finished our 2022 catalog, and in it you’ll find exciting new products, some of which we want to share with you in more detail here. This list is put together by people who have fished and used the equipment – hard core fly fishers and guides who use this stuff daily. Before we (more…)

Selecting The Right Wading Boots for Your Fly Fishing Needs We get asked all the time what wading boot is the best. This is a difficult question as each angler has a specific need or wading challenge, not to mention the different regulations or limitations by different countries and states on the types of soles (more…)

A couple of weeks ago I finally made it to Tanzania to chase Tigerfish with our group that was supposed to go in 2020. The extra year of waiting wasn’t so bad, but I was excited for the adventure as well as testing my mettle on the highly-touted tigerfish. You can view my travel report (more…)

Run From the Sun – Ways to Protect Yourself From The Sun While Fly Fishing Many of us remember the days of the sun gods and sun goddesses. Heck, your parents were probably part of that era, going shirtless during their fishing days or wearing only a bikini to make sure they soaked up as (more…)