Rio has just announced a new line of sinktips for Skagit-style spey casting called ‘Rio MOW Tips’. The tips are mostly 10 feet long, and they combine different lengths of floating and sinking sections to allow for more consistent fishing and casting performance while fishing sinking sections of various lengths. Problems MOW Tips Solve Sinktips…
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Gear
Want Some Deneki Gear?
We’re working on a project to sell various kinds of gear with our logo on our website. Before we go investing millions of dollars into Deneki gear that nobody wants, we figured we’d just come out and ask what you’re interested in. It’s real easy – just weigh in below and let us know –…
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Simms G3 Guide Pant Review
We like waist-high waders. There are plenty of situations in the world of angling where chest-high waders are overkill. If you’re fishing out of a driftboat or wading a shallow stream, you’re probably never going to wade in water deeper than your waist. Compared to chest waders, pant-length waders are cooler (temperature-wise, we mean), more…
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Mr. Hankey
Jeff Hickman knows rainbow trout. He spent a bunch of years guiding at Alaska West, and during that time he came up with a really popular mouse pattern called Mr. Hankey that’s now available from Idylwilde. Jeff now combines his Larimer Outfitters guiding with conservation work with the Sierra Club’s Hunter and Angler Heritage Program. He…
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Veverka’s Mantis Shrimp – From Its Creator
One of our go-to flies on South Andros Island has always been Bob Veverka’s Mantis Shrimp. We were pretty excited a couple of weeks ago when we got a response to one of our email newsletters from…Bob Veverka. We immediately began twisting Bob’s arm for some information about the design and construction of his fly,…
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Chubby Chernobyl
One of our go-to flies at Chile West is the Chubby Chernobyl by Idylwilde. Depending on the color and size that you’re fishing, this giant dry fly might imitate an ant or a Cantaria beetle or a stonefly. We catch a lot of trout on Chubby Chernobyls, but we also love them as the dry…
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Airflo Skagit Compact – From The Source
Tom Larimer is more than a good buddy of ours – he’s one of the top handful of guides in the Northwest, and he also hosts a couple of trips each year to Alaska West and BC West. Tom also happens to have worked directly with Tim Rajeff at Airflo on the design of their…
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Streamer Fishing with Bass Weights
If you’re fishing streamers with the goal of specifically targeting bigger trout, you know that getting your fly to sink is a really important part of the equation. Weighted flies, split shot and sinktips are all popular options for getting your fly down, but they’ve each got drawbacks. Weighted flies don’t provide options for adjusting…
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Fishing Knots You Need
Ask 5 angling professionals which 5 knots are most important, and you may very well get 25 answers. In our humble opinion, here are the 5 knots you need to know for fly fishing, in priority order. Non-Slip Mono Loop. For attaching any sub-surface fly to your leader, this is our go-to knot. It’s extremely…
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Dry Out Your Gear: Universal Fly Fishing Tips
Today’s Universal Fly Fishing Tip is one that most anglers know, but few actually follow through on. After a day or a week or fishing, make sure you dry out your gear well. Gear that gets stored wet gets nasty. Waders stink, rod socks mildew, flies rust and backing turns black. When you’re done with…
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