Winters in Florida – A Scott Meridian Fly Rod Review SHOP SCOTT MERIDIAN FLY RODS The winter migrations are heavy in Florida: birds, manatees, turtles, fish, and retirees. The latter being the majority of my relatives from my mother’s side. Most of my aunts and uncles have second homes in the Sunshine State to retreat from…
New 2016 Goods From Umpqua Feather Merchants Umpqua Feather Merchants has been a staple in the fly fishing industry for some time now. Historically know for flies and fly tying goods, Umpqua has branched out in the past few years to carry a whole host of other fly fishing products that have made a mark…
Sage MOD Fly Rod Review First, the new 2016 Sage fly rods were announced. Then, we had the chance to give a few of these rods a wiggle and sling some line. (Read our impressions here) And then, our Sage rep (out of the kindness of his heart) sent us a Sage MOD 590-4 to…
New Rods From Sage and Redington – First Impressions You may remember that over a month ago, Sage announced the release of their new family of fly rods for 2016. Well our Sage and Redington rep stopped by a few days ago with a couple of new rods for us to cast. You can read…
Sage Circa Fly Rod Review – Pride and Prejudice It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fly rod must be in want of a rising trout. When I first fished the Sage Circa; truthfully I will have to admit that I felt a little bit like Mr. Darcy when he…
Howler Brothers Horizon Hybrid Pants Review SHOP HOWLER BROTHERS We recently started carrying Howler Brothers here in the Duranglers shop. If you have never heard of Howler Brothers, the short of it is that Howler Bros make fly fishing and beach lifestyle clothing. When I first heard of Howler Brothers, my initial reaction was: “the clothes…
Duranglers Rising Net Review Let me tell you a little story about at net. Nets with stories are better nets anyway. Rising Fly Fishing Tools Before I get into the story, first let me quickly tell you about Rising Fly Fishing Tools. Rising is a unique fly fishing company that builds and supplies a whole host…
Fishpond Headgate Tippet Holder Review The other day I got my hands on the Headgate Tippet Holder from Fishpond. New for 2015 and made of strong annodized aerospace aluminum; this little gadget at first glance reminds me of a carabiner. Call it a tippet carabiner. This thing is leagues above my old tippet-T, which the Headgate immediately replaced.…
Fly Tying With EP Fibers – Not Just for Saltwater In the Saltwater fly fishing world, Enrico Puglisi (EP) and his fly patterns have a stranglehold on everyone’s mind and fly box. I was late to the party. I scoffed at the thought of these synthetic fibers fishing anywhere close to natural materials, the likes…
Scott Spey Rod Review and a Demo Day With Scott Rods A few days ago Frank Smethurst (of fly fishing film fame as well as our local Scott Fly Rod rep) stopped in town to give us a demo of some Scott two handed rods. We assumed this would be an opportunity to check out…
Hareline’s Baitfish Emulator Flash Hareline’s Baitfish Emulator Flash is a material we started carrying in the shop this past year. Baitfish emulator flash was created with a nice mix of differently textured thin mylars with a specially treated edge for winding. It was designed to make quick baitfish patterns by tying in the material and giving…
Kyle’s Simms Headwaters Guide Hip Pack For the past year, Kyle has been using the Simms Headwaters Guide Hip Pack for all his fishing outings. The Headwaters Guide Hip Pack is very unique in it’s design. It really just kind of looks like a box attached to a belt…and even somewhat “badonkadonk”. However, it is extremely…
Fly Boxes: What We Like and Why We’ve been seeing a lot of guys in the shop gearing up for the tying season. We are too, especially during Duranglers open fly tying nights. But where do we put those flies when they have been tied? The amount of box choices can seem daunting. If you are…
Sage Salt vs. Sage Method [button title=”Shop Salt” link=”http://duranglers.com/shop/fly-rods-sage-2/sage-salt-fly-rod/” color=”green”] [button title=”Shop Method” link=”http://duranglers.com/product/sage-method-fly-rod/” color=”green”] The ‘best’ salt water rod. Does such a thing exist? If you were ask 100 saltwater anglers, you would get 100 different answers. It is a subjective discussion. Tom took off last week to the Caribbean to chase…
Some may ask “Why would I need a niche fly line? My current fly line works just fine.” Well, niche fly lines are not for everyone. That is why we have called it “niche” fly line. However, a sand or lob wedge could be considered a “niche” golf club. You don’t need it, but they are…
Kyle and I have been throwing around the idea of getting a lot more fly tying here on the Duranglers’ blog. We have had a few installments, but are hoping to dive headfirst into the fly tying blog underworld this fall and winter. Until then, here are (in our opinion) the 5 Best Fly Tying Blogs…
Corqs Strike Indicators have become one of the more interesting products we are carrying this fall. Made out of cork, these indicators are a throwback to the old style cork bobber that many remember from their childhood. We here at Duranglers were skeptical at first…I mean it’s just another indicator right? And it is made of…
I recently had the opportunity to head out and shoot a short promo video with Jon of Left Coast Media for the soon to be available Ross Animas Reel 5/6. What better place to test this reel out than on the river for which it is named: The Animas. With its rough and tumble riffles…
Sage Accel and Sage Salt Review [button title=”Shop Sage Salt” link=”http://duranglers.com/product/sage-salt-fly-rod/” color=”green”] [button title=”Shop Sage Accel” link=”http://duranglers.com/shop/all-water-fly-rods/sage-accel-fly-rod/” color=”green”] This past Friday, our Sage sales rep was in the shop showing us many new offerings for the 2015 season. Among those offerings was the Sage Accel and Sage Salt family of rods. If you remember back in June, we…
Patagonia Foot Tractor Wading Boots Review [button title=”Shop Foot Tractors” link=”/product/patagonia-foot-tractor-wading-boot/” color=”green”] If there is one memorable thing about fishing the Animas (besides the brown trout), it is the wading. The wading can be tough. Really tough actually. Through the lower town section, boulders within the river depths range from “ankle rollers” to “SUV…
Sage Salt Fly Rod – First Impressions [button title=”Shop Sage Salt” link=”http://duranglers.com/product/sage-salt-fly-rod/” color=”green”] When a new rod comes on the fly fishing scene, there tends to be a lot of hoopla surrounding it. With marketing and ad campaigns up the wazoo, it is hard to tell fact from fiction. Well, as I write this (6/13/14); the…
Almost 30 years after it’s debut, 2014 is seeing the re-release of the Ross Gunnison Heritage Series Fly Reel. This reel is considered by many to be the best fly reel ever made. We at Duranglers still keep a Gunnison 3 in service for our 6 weight demo rods…and it still fishes and fits exactly…
Scott Radian Review The Scott Radian. Much has been said and written about this rod. Most (if not all) of what is being said is positive. Very positive in fact. Winner of the IFTD “Best of Show” 2013: the industry has spoken: this rod is all that it claims to be. The “Fast meets Feel”…
