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Gratuitous fly fishing post for the evening (UPDATED)

You can be gratuitous too I’ve had a pretty darn good September so far. For some odd reason more than a few folks have been abnormally kind to me – I hardly deserve it, but I’ve had a chance to do some...

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To you I bequeath my (still lively) Simms Freestones

In retrospect they probably had plenty of life left in them on my own feet. But last season I picked up a new pair of wading boots, and had recently begun feeling like a selfish bastard for having...

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Korkers Streamborn Wading Boots – One Year Later

[singlepic id=153 w=100 h=75 float=left]I bought a pair of Korkers Streamborns in early April 2008, and have not used another boot since. While I’m often accused of being a cyberfisherman [definition:...

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Winding up the month of July

The next couple of weeks are going to be fun… Alex Landeen hits Colorado today. We’re going to be fishing like madmen, and probably drinking with similar fury. Scouts were sent out to check conditions,...

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Weinbrenner Rubber and RailRiders Extreme: The perfect wet-wading combination

We’ve seen a lot of unexpected weather in Colorado as of late. Rivers have stayed marginally above normal as a result, and I’ve kept my waders on. Some carping conditions have been decent for wet...

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Fly fishing hacks: self-studded rubber-soled wading boots

As much as I like those Weinbrenner wading boots I picked up a few months back, the fact remains they have rubber soles. Rubber soles just don’t grip like felt, but with the latter quickly going the...

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Tallying the score for my fly-fishing year (2009)

I’d planned on fishing Christmas day, but with high temps expected to climb no higher than the teens I’m likely to bag it. Hence, my fly-fishing year is over, and this year-in-review comes a few days...

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Sold on Simms Vibram

I’m not going to endorse the “studies” being touted which suggest felt soles are evil (and frankly, I think those engaged in the outcry should be ashamed because of the weak show they’ve put on). I...

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Works even better with a wading boot

If your guiding clients are game for a fancy lunch and you don’t have a corkscrew handy … No excuse now when the menu includes cheese and pâté. Nevertheless, thank goodness beer cans and whiskey...

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Supplemental wading traction

The kicks arrived and the contemplation began. How to make them just a bit stickier, but without raising the primary traction clear off the pavement. On flat rocks they’d perform like ice skates...

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Image may be NSFW.
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Gratuitous fly fishing post for the evening (UPDATED)

You can be gratuitous too I’ve had a pretty darn good September so far. For some odd reason more than a few folks have been abnormally kind to me – I hardly deserve it, but I’ve had a chance to do some...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

To you I bequeath my (still lively) Simms Freestones

In retrospect they probably had plenty of life left in them on my own feet. But last season I picked up a new pair of wading boots, and had recently begun feeling like a selfish bastard for having...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Korkers Streamborn Wading Boots – One Year Later

[singlepic id=153 w=100 h=75 float=left]I bought a pair of Korkers Streamborns in early April 2008, and have not used another boot since. While I’m often accused of being a cyberfisherman [definition:...

View Article


Winding up the month of July

The next couple of weeks are going to be fun… Alex Landeen hits Colorado today. We’re going to be fishing like madmen, and probably drinking with similar fury. Scouts were sent out to check conditions,...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Weinbrenner Rubber and RailRiders Extreme: The perfect wet-wading combination

We’ve seen a lot of unexpected weather in Colorado as of late. Rivers have stayed marginally above normal as a result, and I’ve kept my waders on. Some carping conditions have been decent for wet...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Fly fishing hacks: self-studded rubber-soled wading boots

As much as I like those Weinbrenner wading boots I picked up a few months back, the fact remains they have rubber soles. Rubber soles just don’t grip like felt, but with the latter quickly going the...

View Article

Tallying the score for my fly-fishing year (2009)

I’d planned on fishing Christmas day, but with high temps expected to climb no higher than the teens I’m likely to bag it. Hence, my fly-fishing year is over, and this year-in-review comes a few days...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Sold on Simms Vibram

I’m not going to endorse the “studies” being touted which suggest felt soles are evil (and frankly, I think those engaged in the outcry should be ashamed because of the weak show they’ve put on). I...

View Article

Works even better with a wading boot

If your guiding clients are game for a fancy lunch and you don’t have a corkscrew handy … No excuse now when the menu includes cheese and pâté. Nevertheless, thank goodness beer cans and whiskey...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Supplemental wading traction

The kicks arrived and the contemplation began. How to make them just a bit stickier, but without raising the primary traction clear off the pavement. On flat rocks they’d perform like ice skates...

View Article
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