If you read our Sage SALT R8 ‘First Impressions’ blog, then you probably picked up on the fact that we like this rod, so just know we were a little biased towards the positive when setting out on our various ventures. However, parking lot and grass casting can only tell you so much about the…
We recently had the opportunity to once again, head south in search of Golden Dorado in Argentina with Set Fly Fishing. We have been looking forward to this trip for a few years now thanks to COVID, and we were ready to get back. Due to drought conditions and low water, the protected Iberá Marshlands…
Hot damn! What a trip. After months of waiting, we were finally able to get back down to Xcalak, MX to do some much-needed saltwater fishing. This crew was a great mix of anglers. We had a first-timer all the way to guys with decades of experience in the salt. 3 of our anglers caught…
If there is one thing I’m sure most fly fishers have noticed during the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s that a lot of our favorite fishing waters have been more crowded than in years past. With more people opting to travel domestically than internationally, coupled with more and more people spending time outdoors to stay socially distanced,…
To some, winter fishing is “off the table”. It all comes down to how bad you want to feel the tug of a mighty brown trout hunting for that winter meal. Don’t get me wrong, a lot of anglers would rather be chasing tails on white sand beaches somewhere close to the equator, but chasing…
“A few extra layers for the run across the lake.” This is not an understatement. Though the temps are pushing into almost 50, any run in a boat in winter bites any exposed skin with a swift cold burn. Like using the canned air to dust off your computer just a bit to long. Yet…
You know the drill: load the family vehicle full of, kids, snacks, skis, jackets, helmets, and everything else imaginable, chug some coffee and power through the 13 hour drive for the annual spring break vacation! A full week on the slopes full of ski lessons, chapped lips, overpriced lodge burgers, and wondering where your friends…
From time to time, we like to drop some tips on Instagram, but we decided to formalize it! We are calling this series “Your Daily Tip” where a few times a week, we will hit you with a little fly fishing knowledge… There are a world of things that go into preparing for a saltwater…
By Lee Pillaro There are days that can be measured in hours, others that can be measured in dry fly eats, and still more that seem to not be measured at all. These days exist all at once, never beginning and never ending. For me, most of these immeasurable days come in October. Colorado is…
We recently hosted a group of anglers to Christmas Island through Christmas Island Outfitters this past February. Christmas Island is a remote atoll in the Pacific ocean that lies about 120 miles north of the equator. Target species are bonefish, trevally, triggerfish and a myriad of other species. We experienced everything Christmas Island had to…
“Don’t postpone joy.” This phrase is somewhat of a mantra for a few who joined us on our recent trip this past December to Costa De Cocos in Xcalak, Mexico. It’s a quaint statement that can be applied to many situations in life. Postponing joy actually seems to make a lot of sense for those…
Fish for Golden Dorado with Duranglers, the most ferocious freshwater predator! There is very little dispute among the international angling community that the golden dorado of South America is the hardest fighting freshwater fish on the planet. The Dorado, (Salminus Maxillosus) gets its name from it’s bright gold color. The aggressive nature of the dorado…
2018 Fly Fishing Resolutions 2018 is here. It’s a weird vibe, if I am honest. I don’t think I was ready for it. It’s easy to think of it as another year gone, but it might be better to think of it as having another year to look forward to. Another year to plan. Another set…
Redington Find Your Water: Alpine Rises The new Redington Find Your Water episode has dropped. Aptly named “Alpine Rises”, this video contains some beautiful shots of the Rocky Mountain backcountry, high mountain cutthroat trout, and our shop friends Ben and Anna fishing dry flies to their heart’s content. What is not mentioned is that this…
Exploring New Water: The Best Part of Fly Fishing This past weekend, my wife hit me with the “GTFO and go fishing” card for Father’s Day. She is my good woman. Piece of advice for the unmarried: when the wife says go fishing, you go fishing. I was fortunate enough to join two good friends, Matt…
Taylor Edrington: The Arkansas River: North America’s Longest Gold Medal River Taylor Edrington, owner and guide with Royal Gorge Anglers, did a presentation on the Arkansas River on night one of our 2016 Fly Fishing Festival. His presentation, titled “The Arkansas: North America’s Longest Gold Medal River”, was a huge success with our customers and…
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…
Crazy Mike’s Postcard From The Northwest Mike packed his gear and headed Northwest a week ago to bum around northern California and southern Oregon. He wanted to let us know that he had hooked 3 in 3 days, and landed his largest this morning. If he were to have actually written us a postcard, it…
Laguna Madre With Derek Duranglers employee Derek recently took a dude’s trip to Laguan Madre in South Texas to escape the frigid temps of Durango. Hang outs were maximized and friendships solidified as the fishing stoke was high. Despite the cold weather, fish were caught and good times were had in the salt.
Animas Lunch Report – 8/11/15 –2015 Dos Mosca Recap With most of the past week’s talk focused on the Animas this past week, we didn’t want to gloss over our yearly fly fishing tournament benefiting the local chapter of Big Brothers, Big Sisters. For those that don’t know, Dos Mosca of course means “2 fly”.…
Tarpon Diaries – Lessons and After Action Report If you have not gathered from my previous posts, this was my first time fly fishing for tarpon. In all actuality, this was my first true saltwater fly fishing trip (I wouldn’t count casting into the Southern California surf for a few hours a true saltwater fly…
Tarpon Diaries, Day 6 – Bus Bergmann Our guide, Bus Bergmann, has been a Florida Keys flats guide for the better part of thirty-five years. Starting his guiding career in Alaska as a wilderness float trip guide (and river pioneer) and acquiring a steelhead guide position on the Babine River in British Columbia, Bus is…
Tarpon Diaries, Day 5 – Break Him Down Tarpon have a term that I have not heard with any other fly fishing quary. This term came about because the stakes are so much higher with tarpon on the fly. The size of the fish, coupled with the travel involved, compounded by the limited number of shots you…
Tarpon Diaries, Day 4 – Silver Ghost Tarpon have been called silver kings. Kings of the flats some say. They may be kings to some, but to me they are ghosts. Slipping in and out again like a wisp of wind. By the time I see them and have a shot, it is too late. It…
Tarpon Diaries, Day 3 – Silver King Within the first 40 minutes of the day we have shots at 3 strings of about 8 each. Happy tarpon. After that, very little showing. We see them break from far off, but they turn and miss us. The light is flat and we can’t see a thing. …
