A bunch o’ reels. The next few reviews wrap up our coverage from the 2009 Fly Fishing Retailer show. Thanks for checking it out! Over the next few months we’ll be putting a lot of the gear we’ve seen to work, and we’ll follow up with some more detailed reviews. Bruce Chard does a really…
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Fly Fishing Retailer Day 2 – Redington, Buff and Smith
A big guy with a little rod. We’re almost done with our coverage of Fly Fishing Retailer. Here’s the rundown on what we liked from Redington, Buff and Smith Optics. We’ll have one more gear post from FFR this afternoon. Redington Minnow Anything that helps get kids into fly fishing is a great thing in…
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Fly Fishing Retailer Day 2 – Sage and Rio Highlights
Guys casting rods inside. Our coverage of the new gear at the Fly Fishing Retailer show continues this afternoon. If you’re getting tired of the ‘new gear’ posts, don’t worry – we’ll be back to our normal posting schedule on Sunday. This morning we got our detailed walkthrough of the new lineup from Sage, Rio…
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Fly Fishing Retailer Day 1 – More Cool Gear
This is a new piece of gear that you’ll hear more about soon. This morning we continue our coverage of the Fly Fishing Retailer show with a couple more new product updates for our first day. Titan Rod Vault We spent some time this afternoon checking out the Titan Rod Vault. This product falls into…
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Fly Fishing Retailer Day 1 – Simms Roundup
Early afternoon fun in the Simms booth. Greetings from Fly Fishing Retailer in Denver! We’ll be posting a couple of times a day this weekend with reports on the new gear that’s being released at the show. We’re wrapping up our first afternoon – so far we’ve had a short walkthrough of the show floor…
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Fly Fishing Retailer – One Week Out
Cutting edge flies for silver salmon – possibly on display at FFR. Maybe. Photo: Cameron Miller A week from today we’ll be headed to Fly Fishing Retailer, our industry’s one big annual tradeshow. Fly tackle manufacturers, their equipment reps, fly shop owners and the whole cast of characters in the fly fishing industry will all…
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The Flyfish Journal
Right where it belongs – on the coffee table. Photo: The Flyfish Journal We’re pretty fired up about a new addition to the fly fishing media world, and believe it or not this one’s not a web site. It’s not quite appropriate to call it a magazine either – The Flyfish Journal is a super…
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Week-Long Trips at Chile West
A big ‘un from Chile West. Due to popular demand, we’ve added a new program to our offerings at Chile West for our 2009/2010 season. In addition to our 10 night/8 fishing day program that covers a wide swath of Chilean Patagonia, we’ve added a 7 night/6 fishing day option for those anglers who have…
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TV Shows At Alaska West
Bruce Chard isn’t our only celebrity angler this year. Photo: Cameron Miller We’re going to be famous! We’ve got a crew from InterMedia Outdoors/Barrett Productions at Alaska West this week, shooting two TV shows that will show on the Sportsman Channel in the second quarter of 2010. Breaking the Surface showcases the angling exploits of…
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Fly Fishing Retailer – We’ll Keep You Posted
Standing around, talking about gear – it’s what FFR is all about. Photo: Cameron Miller Each year during the fall, fly fishing equipment manufacturers, reps, distributors and dealers gather in Denver for Fly Fishing Retailer. ‘FFR’ is a 3-day industry trade show that serves as the launch pad for pretty darned near all new equipment…
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