Category Archives: Fly Fishing Gear
GAS
By John Byron It’s a thing. Gear Acquisition Syndrome. GAS. The most you can use at any one time is one. One guitar. One fountain pen. One fly rod. But how many you have is N, where N is a much bigger number than one. That’s GAS. The concept...
The Winston Air 2 “Dark Horse”: Video
Winston makes a statement with the new Air 2 fly rod. IFTD was defiantly small this year. One of the upsides of that was, I actually got to cast some rods. Winston's new Air 2 floored me, and apparently everyone else as it took home the...
The New and Improved Simms G3 Waders: Video
You have to be careful when you update an industry standard like the G3 Wader. Fortunately, Simms knocked it out of the park. The new G3 waders take quality and design to the next level. I was, frankly, shocked at the look and feel of these...
New Orvis Fly Rods and Reels for 2022
Orvis has a whole bunch of new fly fishing gear for 2022. It was so cool to be back at the IFTD show this year and reconnect with everyone. A lot of manufacturers did not have new offerings this year, but those who did...
The Ultimate Cold Stopping Fleece Buff
MY FLEECE BUFF IS THE ONE PIECE OF GEAR I ABSOLUTELY CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT. That became all too clear to me when the temperature plunged into the single digits and I realized I had misplaced my fleece buff. It's my winter fly fishing equivalent of Tony...