The Sage 1090-4 Xi3 is a really fast rod. Sage’s Xi3 series of rods are, of course, the update to their very popular Xi2 line of saltwater rods. We’ve written about other rods in the Xi3 line in the past. In general the Xi3s are faster and lighter than their Xi2 counterparts, and they tend…
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Gear
Tube Fly for Barracuda
If you’ve hung around our blog much, you know that lots of different flies work for barracuda on South Andros. Today Matt Hynes walks us through tying instructions for a ‘cuda fly that comes from a slightly different angle – it’s tied on a tube. Barracuda Tube Recipe Hook Stainless saltwater hook, size 2/0 to…
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Simms Headwaters Sling Pack Review
When You Want A Sling Pack If you’re fishing for bonefish or steelhead or salmon, you don’t need to bring 42 different gizmos out on the water. You need a fly box, a few spools of tippet, your pliers and maybe just a few other gadgets. You’re also going to spend most of your time…
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What’s Your Favorite Steelhead Rod?
Way back when we had some great discussion on our blog when we asked folks what their favorite rods were to use when fly fishing for trout and bonefish (err, not at the same time, of course). In fact we felt like we learned enough that we should write up some conclusions for each, which…
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Spey Tech Alert: Rio Skagit MOW Tips
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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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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Dean River Steelhead Fly Selection
Dean River. Steelhead. Fly Selection. George Cook – Northwest Angling Luminary. Video. If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader, click here to see the video on YouTube. More Gear for BC West Tom Larimer’s Steelhead Rig Sage 7126-4 TCX – The Death Star Polyleaders