Category Archives: Gear Reviews
RIO Slick Cast Coating and Technical Trout Fly Line: Video
By Louis Cahill Here's an unboxing and video review of the new RIO Slick Cast Coating and Technical Trout fly line. When I do product reviews, I generally test a product for months before writing the review. That insures that the review is thorough and thoughtful, but it...
Riversmith River Quiver: REVIEW
For more than two decades I’ve done it the exact same way. Rise before the sun, chuck my waders, boots, and gear in a big plastic tub, and then toss my rigged-up rods inside the cab of my vehicle. The long, bumpy, unkempt roads of the...
3 Dynamite 4 Weight Rods for Small Stream Fly-Fishing
By Louis Cahill Spring is right around the corner and that means trout fishing on small streams, but what’s the best fly rod for the job? It’s been a really wet winter here in the Southeast and it shows no sign of drying up any time soon....
Umpqua Mini Lt Fly Boxes
By Bob Reece While some people love large fly boxes, others prefer a reduced footprint. In acknowledgement of this, Umpqua has created their line of Mini UPG LT fly boxes. These downsized homes for your flies are the perfect complement to their larger counterparts. For the time that...
Simms G3 Guide, River Camo Waders: Review
New features and tech in the Simms G3 Guide waders make them some of the best I’ve ever used. In thinking about how to write this review, I’ve decided that it needs to be two reviews in one. There are some big upgrades in the new...