Fishing guides are creatures of habit. We have the same routine every morning, put on the same clothes, walk into the lodge and make the same cup of coffee and usually eat the same breakfast. That’s how the day starts. Throw a wrench in that program and you’ll probably not like how it goes. When…
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Angler Awareness // DamNation
The month of May welcomes us with a similar uncertainty that we have been feeling since March. We hope that you and your family are all staying safe and healthy as the world continues to fight this terrible pandemic. With most of the country still in some sort of stay at home order, we have…
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New Film : Artifishal
NOTE: If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader, click here to see the video on our website. We are in the business of protecting wild salmon and steelhead. When you go into your local grocery store and buy a “Wild Caught Salmon” what does that really mean? Are you unknowingly contributing to…
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Finding Fontinalis – Full Feature Release
Last spring, the good folks at Patagonia, along with generous sponsors (Far Bank Enterprises, YETI, and Costa Del Mar), presented the fly fishing world with a condensed cut of their film, Finding Fontinalis, for the 2016 Fly Fishing Film Tour. The film told the story of one of the oldest recorded fishing world records in history, a…
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Patagonia Tropic Comfort Hoody II – Why We Like It
In many ways, fly fishing for bonefish is wonderfully simplistic. A quality pair of flats boots, rod, reel, a spool a tippet, and a handful of flies is all the technical gear you really need to do damage on the flats. However, as far as we’re concerned, when fishing in tropical locations, clothing is gear….
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Gear Repair Tips from Patagonia
They say if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.. But what if it IS broke? Well then yeah, fix it, right? Sure, that may sound simple enough, but many of us are quick to replace our old gear or outwear, before it’s really even approached it’s lifetime. Heck, we’ll admit we’re just as at fault…
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We Love Puff.
We’re just going to come right out and say it: the recent proliferation of synthetic Puff options in baselayers is a welcome change from that heavy, sweaty old fleece we used to lug around in our drybags. And while there will always be a place for the legendary, highly fashionable Simms Guide Fleece Bib –…
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