Greenfish is a new company that messages “catch and release” to consumers with gear worn by anglers and other supporters. Products include casual clothing such as t-shirts, beanies, caps, visors and sweatshirts, along with other accessories. The company, founded by…
Hardy & Greys once again is sponsoring the U.S. Youth World Fly Fishing Team, which will compete in Slovakia at the 9th Youth World Fly Fishing Championship August 3 through August 10. Read the extended entry for the full press…
“‘If you’re using a heavy sink tip and trying to roll it … it’s much easier using two hands to apply that leverage to create enough energy to turn over that heavy sink tip and deliver that fly to its…
Yesterday RIO Products introduced a new fly line designed for distance-casting competitors. The RIO Gold Tournament Line has a 75-foot head and conforms to AFTMA specifications for standard WF5 floating line distance competitions. “Now that casting competitions are becoming more…
The days when choosing a strike indicator meant simply deciding which knot to use to attach your yarn are long gone (though yarn still lives). Putty, balloons, plastic “bobbers,” and all manner of foam stick-ons are on the menu at…
“MOW Tips are based on the type of sink tips that Skagit maestros Mike McCune, Scott O’Donnell and Ed Ward have designed and used for years. Not only are the MOW tips exceptionally easy to cast, but they also give…
Columnist Dave Souza itemizes his fly rod collection and along the way offers some excellent advice about the best all-around rods for various species of fish. “With fly rods now made from size 1 through 18, you can attempt to…
Our sources at G.Loomis tell us that a multi-year effort to come up a better combination of graphite material and epoxy resin chemistry has resulted in a brand new line of extremely light fly rods. The rods — to be…
Alaska started with a ban on felt soles in southeast Alaska and now will be the first state to ban them statewide. “Starting in 2011, felt-soled wading boots are prohibited in southeast Alaska, and as of Jan. 1, 2012, they…
Tibor Reel Corporation reels have now been used in the setting of more than 700 world records – more than any other fly fishing reel manufacturer world-wide. Tibor is a family-owned business whose made-in-the-USA fly reels are known for their…
