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The New Orvis, Sales Pitch or Substance?
HAVE YOU SEEN THE STICKERS THAT READ: PROUD NOT TO BE AN ORVIS ENDORSED GUIDE, REAL GUIDES SUPPORT REAL FISHING COMPANIES? Well, Orvis has. I was surprised to see the sticker at the Orvis headquarters in Manchester, Vermont, and even more surprised to hear Orvis executives...
Saturday Shoutout / Fishing Poet, The Things We Carry
MATT SMYTHE, AKA, THE FISHING POET HAS BEEN ON A BIT OF A SABBATICAL. He's back now. With this beautiful, introspective essay written on a receipt trip to the Tongass National Forest in Alaska. Matt's ride in the De Haviland Otter takes him not only the...
Sunday’s Classic / 4 Reasons Waterfall Plunge Pools Can Hold Trophy Trout
There's few things I love more than fly fishing a small stream and stumbling upon a steep vertical waterfall, that has a deep plunge pool at its base. Waterfalls like the one pictured above are pretty rare on small streams, but if you're lucky enough...
The TFO Mangrove Saltwater Fly Rod
WE CAUGHT UP WITH BRANDON POWERS FROM TFO AT IFTD THIS YEAR AND HE SHOWED US THE NEW MANGROVE SALTWATER FLY ROD. TFO charged Flip Pallot with designing the fly rod he wanted to put in his client's hands and the Mangrove was the result. A...
Bahamas 2 Fly Free special
IF YOU'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT MAKING A RUN FOR THE BAHAMAS TO DO A LITTLE BONEFISHING, NOW IS A GOOD TIME. The Bahamian board of tourism has extended its "2 fly free" program through June 30th 2014. This is a great way to save some serious...