Tag Archives: fly fishing lessons
Simms 2014 Wading Boots Change The Way You Wade
SIMMS HAS SOME EXCITING NEW IDEAS IN WADING BOOTS FOR 2014. The new Simms wading boots are truly redesigned from the ground up. The guiding principal in the new designs is based on the idea of proprioception. (Yes, I had to look that up) The idea...
The New Orvis, Sales Pitch or Substance?
HAVE YOU SEEN THE STICKERS THAT READ: PROUD NOT TO BE AN ORVIS ENDORSED GUIDE, REAL GUIDES SUPPORT REAL FISHING COMPANIES? Well, Orvis has. I was surprised to see the sticker at the Orvis headquarters in Manchester, Vermont, and even more surprised to hear Orvis executives...
Sunday Classic / Facebook, A Matter of Life and Death
Just What the Doctor Ordered Photo by Louis Cahill "Gone Fishing! Great way to start the New Year with a little father / son outing." That's what Harry Murray's Facebook status read on New Year's day. I was thrilled, and confused. You see, I had heard through...
Saturday Shoutout / Fishing Poet, The Things We Carry
MATT SMYTHE, AKA, THE FISHING POET HAS BEEN ON A BIT OF A SABBATICAL. He's back now. With this beautiful, introspective essay written on a receipt trip to the Tongass National Forest in Alaska. Matt's ride in the De Haviland Otter takes him not only the...
The TFO Mangrove Saltwater Fly Rod
WE CAUGHT UP WITH BRANDON POWERS FROM TFO AT IFTD THIS YEAR AND HE SHOWED US THE NEW MANGROVE SALTWATER FLY ROD. TFO charged Flip Pallot with designing the fly rod he wanted to put in his client's hands and the Mangrove was the result. A...