Okay, I get it…Trico’s are small. They’re difficult to cast and even more difficult to see once on the water. But they definitely work, in a big way! The Benefits of Late Summer and Autumn Fishing Late summer and autumn is one of my favorite times to cast a fly. In my mind, the two […]
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The longer anglers spend on the water, the more valuable they find sunglasses. Where novice anglers may consider all sunglasses to be the same, knowing the differences in something like lens color can be a phenomenal tool that allows you to land even more fish than normal. So, whether you’re deep-sea fishing, fly fishing in
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Very few aspects of fishing are predictable. As anglers, we’re never able to exactly know when the fish are going to bite, what they want to eat, and where they’re located. Another unpredictable aspect of fishing is the light conditions. While the forecast may say one thing, anglers are used to weather quickly changing and
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So, you want to start tying your own flies? Welcome to the start of the addiction, a healthy one at that. First off, a point to make is that you will never have enough hooks, threads, or materials, and there will always be something you don’t have and think you may need. In many instances,
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When I first went fly fishing, I felt embarrassed by my lack of knowledge. Learning about single-hand vs. double-handed rods, switch rods vs. Spey rods, and other considerations was overwhelming since I only had experience with spin reels. However, there’s no need for you to go through the same embarrassing situation that I experienced. By
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Coming from a spin fishing background, when I first started fly fishing a lot of things were difficult for me to understand. One of those tricky questions was the difference between a parachute fly and their similarly named and patterned counterparts. Friends and fellow anglers could tell me something about the structural difference between an
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The Renzetti brand has been around for over fifty years and, as such, is one of the leading boutiques fly tying vise and tools manufacturers in the USA. Starting out of a single-car garage, this family, the Renzetti’s, had a vision and goal to make what they deemed a true rotary vise, and born was
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The Regal vise is a joy. It is a simple, robust, easy-to-use vise that is fast becoming a popular choice amount fly tiers. This small family-run business knows how to make vises and is on its way to the top. With a pro team and all the Regal vise is one of the USA’s staples
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Peak Fishing is a division of Peak Engineering and Automation. Peak fishing was started almost 20 years ago out of the need of owner Al Schultz who wanted to create affordable fishing equipment locally. Born was the Peak Rotary fly-tying vise. The Peak is the perfect vise to get started on or to have as
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Any medical professional will often jump at the chance to tell you about the importance of UV protection. UVs are ultraviolet rays that are produced by the sun. When overexposed to these rays, skin and other exposed parts of the body can be harmed. For skin, the harm comes in terms of sunburn. For eyes,
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