Sage SALT R8 Fly Rod Review
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…
Hot damn! – Mexico Trip Report
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…
Scott Sector Fly Rod Review – IFTD 2019
The Scott Sector fly rod is the hotness for 2020. Winner of the Best in Show award AND Best New Saltwater Rod award, it is no surprise that the Sector…
Sage PAYLOAD Fly Rod Review from IFTD 2019 Review
We shot this quick Sage PAYLOAD fly rod review video while we were at IFTD this past fall, but it has been a rod we have had some good on-the-water…
Your Daily Tip: Preparing for a Saltwater Fly Fishing Trip
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…
2019 Christmas Island Recap
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…
Duranglers 2018 Xcalak, Mexico Trip Report
“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.…
Saltwater Season
Saltwater Season What constitutes “Saltwater Season”? For some, there is no season, it’s year round. Some like Camp Walker. Our friends over at Sage put together this incredible video about…
Dubbing Loop Shrimp Fly Tying Tutorial
Dubbing Loop Shrimp Fly Tying Tutorial The Dubbing Loop Shrimp is a fantastic saltwater pattern when you need something quick. Ideal for bonefish on the flats of Belize, the Bahamas,…
Thursday Motivation: Mental Baby Poons
Thursday Motivation: Mental Baby Poons Is Thursday slogging along? Take a minute out of your day to recharge with this ridiculously sweet video from RepYourWater and Livit Films featuring some of the…
Rob and Andy’s Excellent Florida Adventure
Rob and Andy’s Excellent Florida Adventure Up on the Redington blog today is a the story and recap of a trip Rob and I took to Florida this past March.…
Fly Casting Double Haul – A How-to Video
Fly Casting Double Haul – A How-to Video Do you have a saltwater trip planned for the winter and are concerned about busting out the big stick? Are you thinking…
Winters in Florida – A Scott Meridian Fly Rod Review
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…
Laguna Madre With Derek
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…
Tarpon Diaries – Lessons and After Action Report
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…
Tarpon Diaries, Day 6 – Bus Bergmann
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…
Tarpon Diaries, Day 5 – Break Him Down
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…
Tarpon Diaries, Day 4 – Silver Ghost
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. …
Tarpon Diaries, Day 3 – Silver King
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…
Tarpon Diaries, Day 2 – The Deck
Tarpon Diaries, Day 2 – The Deck Rocking in the waves, loosing my balance. Standing on the deck thinking I am going blind. Strain my eyes to see something. Nothing. …
Tarpon Diaries, Day 1 – Planes Trains and Automobiles
This past week, I was fortunate enough to fill a spot for four and a half days on John’s tarpon dates in the Florida Keys with master guide Bus Bergmann.…
Fly Tying With EP Fibers – Not Just for Saltwater
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…