Gearhead: New Products for Summer Angling
The fly-fishing industry traditionally holds its trade show and announces new products in the fall, but buying patterns…
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The Paper Hatch
Vince Wilcox’s Naturally Artificial Signature Flies: Learn to Tie the Best-Selling, Most Effective Patterns By Vincent Wilcox. Published…
Gearhead: What’s All the Fuss About Fiberglass?
Okay, let’s get the disclaimer out of the way: I build and sell a limited number of fiberglass…
The Paper Hatch
Matching Hatches Made Easy: 10 Steps to Catch More Fish By Charles Meck. Published by Stackpole Books, 2012;…
Gearhead: Boots,Waders,and Other New Gear
As I write this, I hope it’s premature to complain about the driest winter in decades and what…
Gearhead: What’s in a Name? Private-Label House Brands
Back in the day, whenever that was, but let’s call it prior to 1990, there was a significant…
Gearhead: Rods and Reels for 2012
New fly-fishing products have traditionally been introduced in the very late summer or early fall. Lately, driven in…
Gearhead: Rods for Steelhead
Mid-September makes it official: autumn has arrived. From where I sit, it’s about time. I have nothing in…
The Paper Hatch
Tying Flies with CDC: The Fisherman’s Miracle Feather By Leon Links. Published by Stackpole Books, 2010; $24.95 softbound.…
Gearhead: Above the Grip
Last issue’s “Gearhead” covered only some of the components that go into turning a blank into a rod.…