Category Archives: Gear Reviews
The Fishpond Thunderhead Fishing Pack Reviewed
Every couple of years a piece of fly fishing gear comes along that makes me wonder how I lived without it. The Fishpond Thunderhead pack is one of those brilliant designs. It makes you wonder if the folks at Fishpond will ever run out of great...
Umpqua’s Bandolier, Just What You Need
By Louis Cahill The more I fish, the less I want to carry, and the Bandolier fishing pack from Umpqua makes it easy to carry just what you need and nothing else. The bandolier is one of Umpqua’s new Zero Sweep packs, which feature slick, anti-snag design....
The Winston B3 Plus, Is this A Turning Point?
I have loved Winston fly rods since I cast one for the first time, but this is something completely different. I just got my hands on a Winston B3 Plus 11 weight and took it to the Florida Keys for tarpon. I only own a couple...
Sage One Elite Review
Sage takes its award winning ONE, One better. It's an interesting task, to take a fly rod which has been called the best ever made and make it better. Apparently Sage rod designer Jerry Siem felt like a challenge because he's done just that. Before...
New Peak Tying Vise Gets Things Under Control
Remember when you were a kid and you saw something on TV and you just had to have it? Of course you do. Who are we kidding, fly anglers never grow out of that. That's exactly what happened when I saw a video of Pat Coen...