Category Archives: Gear
Hatch Reel’s Custom Shop
Hatch’s Bad-Ass Custom Reels I’ve been fishing Hatch reels for four or five years now and other than one minor glitch with a prototype I’ve found them to be super-reliable and about the best looking piece of machinery you can … Continue reading
Ex Officio’s Nio Amphi Shorts
Badest Shorts in the Land OK, it’s still April and the weather forecaster is calling for six-to 12 inches of snow today with temperatures starting at 37 and falling to the mid-twenties by afternoon. I’m watching wind-driven snow fly by … Continue reading
Fishpond’s Yellowstone Wader Duffel
Massive Gear Storage from fishpond Last September, after the Fly Fishing Retailer trade show in Denver, I wandered west to Carbondale where Kara Armano from Backbone Media put me up at a local bed and breakfast. She also delivered a stack … Continue reading
SIMMS G3 Wading Pant
Major Comfort With a Northwest upbringing it shouldn’t surprise you to learn that I’m a deep-wading guy who’s elbows are usually settled about one inch above the waterline. So, when the new breed of “half-waders” came out I scoffed a … Continue reading
Simms’ Dry Creek Day Pack
A hard-core pack with rain protection Let’s say you’re in southeast Alaska and you’ve borrowed a john boat with a jet outboard. It’s May and the salmon smolt are headed out of the creeks to the estuaries and there are … Continue reading
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Starbucks Via Instant Coffee
Having been raised in Seattle I always root for the hometown boys; that makes me a fan of Olympia Beer, Boeing jets, the Screaming Trees, Mike’s Hard Lemonade, the Sounders and, formerly, Starbucks coffee. My problem with Starbucks,
Fishpond’s Dakota Carry-On
Don’t think that Fishpond’s new Dakota Carry-On is just for overhead rod storage during commercial plane flights. Instead, this solidly built case is equally adept at keeping gear safe and handy while drifting down a river or flying in a … Continue reading
Winston’s Dream Stick
Winston’s Boron II-MX Hell yea, I can throw that! Recently, I was standing on the banks of Washington’s Skagit River, lamenting the merit of my spey cast. In contrast, three seasoned guides traded off with Winston’s new Boron II-MX switch … Continue reading