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Rock Creek

The fishing is always great at a confluence

by Spencer Durrant - Wednesday, Sep 9th, 2020

Photo: Spencer Durrant

Lander Crook tried in vain to free his flies from a tree. I stood upstream 50 yards or so and watched, slightly bemused, while he twisted and pulled his fly rod in directions I don’t think it was ever designed to go. But Lander has been my best friend since we were both five years old, so when it was apparent the flies weren’t coming out of the tree, I waded downstream to offer friendly advice.

“Don’t catch the tree,” I said, grabbing his leader and breaking it off with a snap. “Leader and flies are expensive – especially since I tie all your flies for free.”

Review: Simms Taco Wader Bag

A simple, affordable, and wonderfully functional piece of gear

by Colin K. Breck - Wednesday, Sep 9th, 2020

Image credit: Simms Fishing

The Simms Taco Wader Bag is one of those pieces of gear that, the moment you're introduced to it, you find yourself wishing you owned. It is also one of those pieces of gear that, despite its utility, you're assuming you'll go on living without once you see the price tag.

It's time to stop teaching '10 o'clock and 2 o'clock' fly casting

There is no one-size-fits-all casting stroke

by John Juracek - Thursday, Sep 3rd, 2020

Photo: John Juracek

While visiting the shop recently, I learned that one of my young colleagues, recently back from college, would be teaching an even younger group of students how to cast a fly. I’ve always found my friend’s enthusiasm for fishing contagious, his willingness to help others admirable. Since I’d worked with him in prior years on the principles of casting, I thought perhaps the moment was right for a brief refresher.

Review: Redington STRIKE fly rod

Redington's new Euro-nymphing specialist strikes a chord

by George C Costa - Wednesday, Sep 2nd, 2020

Photo: Chad Shmukler

I like nice things. Shiny, new, spangled things. Who doesn’t? Sometimes those nice things are expensive, sometimes they’re not. But my favorite shiny new things are those that allow me to spend less and get more. The Redington STRIKE Euro-nymphing rod, one of the newest addition to the Redington lineup, is a perfect example of how to do just that.

Scott intros the Centric, its new flagship freshwater fly rod

After 8 years, Scott is replacing its award-winning Radian

by Chad Shmukler - Tuesday, Sep 1st, 2020

The new Scott Centric fly rod (photo: Scott Fly Rods).

After 8 years, the widely coveted flagship of Scott's freshwater lineup, the Radian, has a successor. Its replacement, Scott's new Centric, is the product of 18 months of development and is built on all new tapers, a bevy of new technologies and new components.