The original Orvis Co. fly fishing school - believed to be the oldest in America and possibly even the world - is to be rebuilt, according to Orvis spokesman James Hathaway.
2007 is the Wild Trout Trust’s 10th Anniversary and, to mark the event, this year’s Draw features some truly wonderful prizes – five in total with values ranging from £100 to £2,625.
See inside for full details and a ticket application form.
Back in August, John Bailey was lucky enough to be at the famous Royalty Fishery on the Hampshire Avon. Here he talks to fishery manager Dave Burgess on behalf of our Fish & Fly Plus members.
Long-time Fly Rod & Reel editor Paul Guernsey resigned from his position as editor and associate publisher recently, according to a letter we received from the magazine staff this week. It seems former editor Jim Butler and associate editor Jim…
I was chatting with Ray Schmidt, owner of Schmidt Outfitters, one of the oldest fly shops in the Michigan area, yesterday, and he had a lot of good things to say about the new boot-foot wader from Simms. According to…
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From Bonefish on the flats, to Snook in the mangroves and Marlin offshore, Frontiers saltwater destinations will guarantee you a fishing trip you will never forget. With locations in the Bahamas and Venezuela to name a couple, you’ll also come back with that quintessential tan too!
From a CBS Sportsline Article projecting what might be found in a sports almanac from the year 2057 listed under the heading Extinct Sports Leagues:
“Fishing For Pit Bulls (FFPB): Introduced in 2015, no one believed league founder Michael Vick that it was a good idea to stock lakes with pit bulls. Vick’s excuse that he thought dogs could survive underwater for long periods of time fell on deaf ears. “
Regular readers will know that we are busy preparing for this weekend’s trip to Denver, Colorado where we will be taking part in this year’s Fly Fishing Retailer show. By taking part we pretty much mean that we will be wandering the rows and rows shiny new fly fishing gear and gadgets mouths ajar all the while drooling like Bill Belichick in the video camera section of a Circuit City store.
In our haste to pack our travel rod we almost forgot to bring you this month’s gear deals from our valued affiliate partners.
Any angler worth his salt can spend at least $75 at Sierra Trading Post and thereby obtain free shipping. Remember we make it far too easy for you to shop “the Post” by devoting several hours of our computer programming trolls time to listing all of their fishing related items in our FlyFishMagazine.com Deals on Gear Page. This month we suggest that you pay special attention to their deals on waders. Find what you want then come back here and use the coupon above for the free shipping.
Put your math skills to good use as Joe’s Sporting Good’s gives you a couple of different options this month. You may get free shipping off your order of $99 or more or 15% off your entire order. Choose wisely grasshopper!
Word on the hill is that those politico types are lobbying hard to put big time taxes on your favorite smokes. Two words - “Stock Up.”
As always, we thank you for shopping through our affiliates. We know you have many choices when you are looking for things to hide from your significant other and we thank you for supporting our blogging habit. Watch for more details about our coverage of the Fly Fishing Retailer Show in tomorrow’s posting.
