Category Archives: Fly Fishing Gear
Understanding Fly Line Tapers and Diagrams
Buying a fly line doesn't have to be a leap of faith. For many anglers, fly lines and their characteristics are a huge mystery. They know that different fly lines cast differently and that some suit their needs or casting styles better than others but...
New Airflo Fly Lines For 2015
Airflo is always innovating fly lines. There are a bunch of new lines from Airflo this year. A little something for everyone. New Super Dri skagit heads and running lines for steelheaders. Two new single hand lines specificly for Atlantic salmon. A new competition euro-nymphing...
The Tacky Fly Box
By Justin Pickett IT’S BEEN QUITE SOME TIME SINCE THERE HAS BEEN ANY KIND OF ADVANCEMENT IN THE FLY BOX. From the wool patches and Wheatley fly boxes of older times. To the eventual march towards foam lined plastic and other gadgets like Fishpond’s Sushi Roll, and...
Rising Tools, The Best Value In Fly Fishing
There are few products in fly fishing that I'm as excited about as Rising tools. Everything these guys make is clever, well designed, rugged and flat out cheap! Their nippers, for example, are the best I've ever used. Better than $100 nippers and they cost...
New X-Series Reels From Nautilus
Nautilus raises the bar one more time with this new offering. Rumors have been flying for a while now about a radical new trout reel from Nautilus. The X-Series reels are certainly radical. Unbelievably light and yet totally ridged. The frame of the reel is a...