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TFO Pro III Fly Rod Combo Pack | Product Review
TFO Pro III Fly Rod Combo Pack Product Review TFO Pro III Combo | Intro/Description: The TFO Pro III package is a fly-fishing combo package including rod, rod bag, reel, floating fly line, backing, leader, and reel-on-rod hard case. Specifically, … Continue reading
TFO Special Delivery Plus Floating Fly Line Review
TFO Special Delivery Plus Floater Floating Fly Line Review With floaters being the number one type of fly line used on our BC Interior stillwaters, it’s nice to see, and test, new technologies/ideas/brands as they come up. We are happy … Continue reading
TFO LK Legacy Fly Rod Review
TFO LK Legacy Fly Rod Review The new TFO LK Legacy series fly rods replaces the BVK in paying homage to TFO’s founding rod designer Lefty Kreh. The manufacturer describes the LK Legacy as “the ultimate “big water” trout … Continue reading
Osprey Fly Box – Flies of the Pacific Northwest | Book Review
The Osprey Fly Box Flies of the Pacific Northwest Book Review I finally got the chance to sit down uninterrupted, something that doesn’t happen much lately, and read through the Osprey Fly Box’s latest publication: their 50th anniversary edition of … Continue reading
Chatwin Heirloom Crucial Knife Set Review
Chatwin Heirloom Crucial Knife Set Review I am not a chef, but I really like to cook. I especially like to cook from “scratch” and do as much by hand as possible. I’m not especially knowledgeable about different qualities of … Continue reading
TFO Pro 2 Fly Rod Combo Pack | Product Review
TFO Pro 2 Fly Rod Combo Pack – Product Review – Description: The TFO Pro 2 fly rod combo pack includes a rod, rod bag, reel, floating fly line, leader, and reel-on-rod hard case. The purchase price currently listed on … Continue reading
Togens Nymph Tip Floating Fly Line Review
Time for a floating fly line review! This one on the Togens Nymph Line floater. Togens describes their Nymph Fly Line as follows: This line will take your fishing to the next level. Using a braided core with a smooth … Continue reading
North Arm Kermode Fillet Knife Review
North Arm Kermode 6″ Fillet Knife Review I spend as much time fishing as I possibly can. Although I release a fair amount of my catch, a significant portion of my fishing is for the purposes of putting food on … Continue reading
Trout School – Lessons from a Fly Fishing Master
Trout School Lessons from a Fly Fishing Master AKA – The Mo Bradley Story 🙂 Trout School – Lessons from a Fly Fishing Master, is written by Mark Hume. In it Mark passes on what he’s learned from his countless … Continue reading
Togens Hook & Bead Mat Review
Togens Fly Shop Fly Tying Hook & Bead Mat Review Who knew something so very simple could be such a help at the tying bench! Have been working with the new hook and bead mat from Togens Fly Shop and … Continue reading
Polarized Sunglasses | Costa Caballito & SmartBuyGlasses
Polarized Sunglasses Review Costa Caballito from SmartBuyGlasses The term “artificial fly” is generally described as a type of fishing lure constructed with furs, feathers, thread or any of very many other materials, tied onto a fish hook for the purpose of … Continue reading
Togen Curved Nymph Hook Review
Togen Curved Nymph Hook Review UPDATE (Jan 2023) … They say that all good things must come to an end, and unfortunately this has become the case with the Togen Curved Nymph hooks. 🙁 Like our stuff? Subscribe by Feed … Continue reading
Fly Fishing the Amazon | A Fly Fishing Products Review
[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Amazon Fly Fishing Products Review A Fly Fisherman & an Amazon Gift Card * be sure to check out even more cool products on our Recommended Amazon Fly Fishing & Related products page! 😉 I’m sure that everyone … Continue reading
Hill People Gear Connor Pack Review
Hill People Gear Connor Pack Review – Quality, Fit, Function & Fishing – Over the years I’ve purchased and tested many different hunting back packs, and then used them for everything else. So with each new pack I went through … Continue reading
Scientific Anglers Cold Water Intermediate Fly Line Review
Fly Line Review Scientific Anglers Cold Water Intermediate Intermediate (slow sink) lines have their niche within the arsenal of the Stillwater angler. Although some shallow water situations can be reasonably managed through the use of either a floating or intermediate … Continue reading
Boat Master Waterproof Duffel Review
[embedit snippet=”gas-auto-responsive-link-ad-minimalist”] Boat Master Waterproof Duffel Review Water Proof Dry Bag Review The early BC southern Interior spring had been upon us for some time. A few months prior, when the first of our lakes had begun thawing, I earnestly … Continue reading
Togen Fly Reel Review | ZSRA | Size 5/7
[embedit snippet=”gas-auto-responsive-link-ad-minimalist”] One of the great things about living in the Southern Interior of BC is the multitude of fly fishing opportunities available. Of course, when opportunities abound, so does the gear. But in a market with a lot of … Continue reading
BC Fishing App (fishin BC) Review
Downloaded this BC Fishing App (Fishin BC by EPW Labs) the other day and have been playing around with it since. Tons of very good waterbody information for BC fishermen & women including detailed stocking charts and a log that … Continue reading
Hardcore Frogz Fly Wallet Review
[embedit snippet=”gas-auto-responsive-link-ad-minimalist”] Hardcore Frogz Fly Wallet Review Well the home office sent me a package earlier this spring and wanted me to do a field test. Holy crapite an assignment! When I opened the package I found a gorgeous fly … Continue reading
Best Fly Fishing Boats for BC Interior Stilwaters
[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Best Fly Fishing Boats BC Interior Stillwater Boat Options [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] British Columbia is a beautiful spot for fly fishing with plenty of rivers, lakes and ponds to take advantage of. As far as stillwater fly fishing for … Continue reading
Surplus Herby’s BC Fly Rod Combo Deal
[embedit snippet=”gas-auto-responsive-link-ad-minimalist”] Surplus Herby’s Fly Rod Reel Line Combo Dragonfly Kamloops Fly Rod Reel & Line Save BIG money with Surplus Herby’s new “flyguys” BC fly rod combo – rod, reel & line fly fishing package! This fly rod combo … Continue reading
MOBY Kamloops Trophy Series Fly Fishing Nets
MOBY Kamloops Series Fly Fishing Nets MOBY Kamloops Trophy I’ve been doing this fly fishing thing for quite some time, and have used almost every type of landing net out there, but it wasn’t until the spring of 2011 that … Continue reading
Little Jet Sled River Boat Review
[embedit snippet=”gas-auto-responsive-link-ad-minimalist”] Little Jet Sled River Boat Review Explorer Industries 14′ Little Jet Sled River Boat … AKA MY NEW BOAT! 😀 Well I thought I’d do a little write up on the new addition to our family. It might … Continue reading
Monomaster Waste Line Storage System
[embedit snippet=”gas-auto-responsive-link-ad-minimalist”] MonoMaster Waste Line Storage System Monofiliment Recycling Tool Once and a while an idea comes along that seems to simple to work so good. The truth of the matter is that most good ideas are just that; simple, effective and they … Continue reading
Pack Rat Custom Boat Rack Review
[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Pack Rat Custom Boat Rack Review TDC Manufacturing (Kamloops) Well it took a while but I finally admitted that it was time to sell the old fishing truck of 20 years in lieu of an newer extended cab … Continue reading
Kamloops Custom Fly Rods
[embedit snippet=”gas-auto-responsive-link-ad-minimalist”] Kamloops Custom Fly Rods …by Paul Patterson If you are looking for a custom fly rod to handle the trophy trout in the best fly fishing lakes in the BC Interior then look no farther than Kamloops Custom Fly Rods – … Continue reading