RIO InTouch Fly Lines

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LESS STRETCH = BETTER PERFORMANCE This year RIO has expanded the use of its Connectcore technology to a host of new lines, including the very popular RIO Gold. While the technology its self is not new or groundbreaking, it's expansion into more lines is a great...

The Echo SR Switch, Trout Spey Gets Serious

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I love chasing trout with two-hand rods. If you haven't figured this out yet, I'm a total fly rod nerd. Switch rods are somewhere near the top of the list of stuff I geek out about. I only need the flimsiest of excuses to start Spey...

Saturday Shoutout / Nat Geo on Killing Cormorants

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Should U.S. Government Kill Thousands of Birds to Save Salmon? I generally down on killing thing, but I'm willing to make an exception for these guys. This is a topic I've struggled with for some time. I've thought about writing on it many times but have never...

Hoo-Rag The Better Bandana

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The most comfortable sun protection I've found, and maybe the coolest. Hoo Rag took on the established big dogs in the sun protection gear market just a few years ago. They have grown quickly and now I see them everywhere. I'm not surprised. Hoo Rag's commitment...

Go Slow Mo Fo

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By Jeff Hickman Ask any Spey casting coach or steelhead guide what they find themselves saying most often during the day and most likely it's the words, "slow down". I have often joked about just getting a tape recorder to say it for me on repeat. But...