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Review: Skwala Carbon waders

Stellar, innovative performance at a reasonable price

by Spencer Durrant - Thursday, Jul 14th, 2022

Photo: Spencer Durrant

In my previous reviews of Skwala gear, I’ve made no attempt to hide how much I love what this company is doing. They’re new, as of 2022, with just a few products. But a number of the items they have on the market are head-and-shoulders above much of their competition, and I particularly love what that means for anglers. When one company sets the bar this high, the rest will try to become the top dog. For us anglers, that means we end up with better gear.

Review: Montana Brothers Rodworks 904 and 904L fly rods

Every so often a fly rod comes along that’s a step—or three—above the competition

by Pat McCabe - Thursday, Jul 7th, 2022

Photo: Ken Takata

There are some fantastic fast-action rods out there. Rods that excel at throwing heavy flies through a stiff wind on a saltwater flat, or launching a weighted nymph and indicator, or slinging a three-fly Euro-rig. However, if you enjoy dry flies and rising trout; if the sheer pleasure of casting a fly rod is part of the reward, then you must check out the new Montana Brothers Rodworks 904.

Results of the night game

If you’re standing in the right place at the right time, you might get a shot at one of the biggest trout in the river

by Tom Davis - Tuesday, Jul 5th, 2022

Photo: Tim Schulz

I saw the light from the other guy’s headlamp bobbing through the trees so I waited until he was within hailing distance. He’d passed me earlier in the evening—I was already standing in the water by then—enroute to his spot a bend or two downstream.

“How’d you do?” I called.

“Not great,” he said. “A couple of small ones.”

We fell into step on the narrow trail leading out to the parking area, our headlamps coring the dark.

2023 Fly Fishing Show dates announced

The popular consumer-facing industry show returns for an expanded 2023 schedule

by Hatch Magazine - Saturday, Jul 2nd, 2022

A.J. Gottschalk shows off gear at The Fly Fishing Show in Edison, NJ (photo: Chad Shmukler).

After the coronavirus completely spiked the 2021 Fly Fishing Show season, the 2022 show schedule went off mostly as planned, with the exception of the postponement of the Marlborough, Massachusetts show from January to April. This year, organizers are no doubt hopeful that the 2023 show schedule will proceed as planned, without any interruptions from new variants or case load spikes. The 2023 slate of venues was released earlier this week, with the show making scheduled stops at familiar locations across the country.

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