Tag Archives: fishing
Quality Gear From Finn Utility
ONE OF THE MOST DISTINCTIVE NEW GEAR MANUFACTURERS WE SAW AT IFTD THIS YEAR WAS FINN UTILITY. Finn offers a line of traditional fly fishing packs, cases and luggage with a heavy emphasis on quality. The video doesn't do them justice. When you touch a piece...
How To Become A Badass Angler
THERE WAS A TIME WHEN I WAS A BAD PHOTOGRAPHER AND A BAD ANGLER. I got to thinking about this the other day when my brother called to tell me that Leon Townsend had died. I hadn't thought of him in years. Leon was the man...
Sunday Classic / The Albright Knot
The Albright Knot is a great knot for attaching a metal bite tippet to your leader. It can also be used to attach the leader to the fly line or any time you are attaching materials of very different size or stiffness. Here's Capt. Joel...
Saturday Shoutout / Weird, The Secret Lives of Fish
I AM NOT EVEN GOING TO OFFER UP AN EXPLANATION, rationalization or even a critique for these wonderful and twisted works of art. I'll just say that I love them. Especially the ones I 'kind of' understand. And I call myself a fishing photographer? So for today,...
New Spey Products From RIO
FOR 2014 RIO HAS TAKEN ON REINVENTING THEIR SPEY CATEGORY OF LINES. With new offerings in Scandi and Skagit heads as well as a couple of new running lines it's an impressive undertaking. The driving goal for RIO's redesign is to simplify Spey lines and make them...