reviews
RIO Skagit iShort Heads
Short head, slow swing. If you follow the progression of Skagit-style spey lines on our blog at all, you know that we've been pretty excited lately...
RIO Skagit Max Review
Shorter, easier, more forgiving. RIO has just started shipping the Skagit Max, their newest Skagit-style shooting head. The Skagit Max replaces the Skagit Flight as RIO's...
Sage 7126-4 METHOD Review – The Lightsaber
Our proving grounds. We recently spent a week at BC West fishing Sage's new 7126-4 METHOD spey rod. We loved it, we named it, and now...
Fishpond Westwater Rolling Duffel Review
Ready to roll. If you travel long distances to fish, you know this scenario all too well. You pack for your trip. You head to the...
Sage ONE Switch Rod – 8116-4 Review
Test rigs. When we heard that the switch rods in Sage's ONE lineup would be 11'6" long, we got pretty excited, for two reasons. Rods north...
Simms Slick Jacket Preview
Looks normal here, but read on. We recently got to check out a new jacket from Simms called the Slick Jacket. It's designed for steelhead and...
Simms Coldweather Shirt Review
Your new best friend. The Simms Coldweather Shirt is not an incredibly technical piece of fly fishing gear. It's a simple, well-designed and constructed, ultra-comfortable shirt...
Hatch Backing Review
Your next backing. Photo: Lucas Carroll At the International Fly Tackle Dealer show last year we got to play with some new backing by Hatch that...