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G. Loomis, Greys, Plano take 'Best of Show' honors at ICAST 2021

This year's attendee favorites from the ICAST show in Orlando

by Hatch Magazine - Monday, Jul 26th, 2021

The G. Loomis NRX+ T2S fly rod (photo: G. Loomis).

Since the two trade shows that represent both the conventional and fly fishing sides of the fishing industry parted ways a couple of years ago, ending their longtime joint exhibition, the largest showing of the year's newest fly fishing year no longer occurs each July in the steamy clime of central Florida. Instead, the bulk of the fly fishing industry will gather this October in Salt Lake City to show off its new wares.

A fishing guide's new normal

Ever-warming water is changing more than just the fishing

by Spencer Durrant - Friday, Jul 23rd, 2021

Photo: Spencer Durrant

My phone’s weather app told me it was still 92 degrees outside.

At 8pm.

In June.

In Salt Lake City.

I leaned back on my couch, mulling over my options. A few hours prior, I’d finished my hardest-ever day of guiding. The fish wouldn’t move for anything, and my clients—brand-new to fly fishing—had a tough time fighting the wind.

The clients caught a few fish, eventually, but that tough day was a symptom of a much larger problem.

Montana enacts dramatic fishing closures due to dwindling streamflows, excessive heat

Many of Montana's most iconic rivers are now closed or restricted to anglers

by Chad Shmukler - Wednesday, Jul 21st, 2021

Photo: Pat Clayton

The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) announced yesterday a dramatic slate of fishing closures and restrictions which impacts some of the state's most iconic and sought out trout water, such as the Yellowstone, Madison, Beaverhead, Gallatin, and Missouri rivers. The closures come in response to dangerous and worsening river conditions, the result of historically low stream flows and high water temperatures, which threaten the survival of the state's trout and other fish species.

G. Loomis introduces new NRX+ T2S fly rods

Steve Rajeff's latest creation is aimed at performance-seeking saltwater anglers

by Hatch Magazine - Tuesday, Jul 20th, 2021

Photo: G. Loomis

G. Loomis recently announced the addition of a new series of rods to its celebrated NRX+ family. Dubbed the NRX+ T2S, the five new additions are all 8'10" in length and are aimed at what G. Loomis calls "apex saltwater anglers." If you're not sure what an apex saltwater angler is, that's okay. What you can be sure of is that when Steve Rajeff and the folks at G. Loomis introduce a new rod, it's always worth paying attention—especially when the rod in question has the letters "NRX" in the name.

The shooting

From around the tree, a rangy arm protruded, and in the man’s hand was what looked to us like a small cannon

by Chris Hunt - Thursday, Jul 15th, 2021

Photo: Patrick Feller / cc2.0 modified

My little brother and I slipped our 17-foot aluminum canoe into the flat water of the Sabine just as the sun poked over the beech trees and hit the river. The quiet of the East Texas dawn was primal, and a heavy mist floated above the surface as we dipped our paddles into the river and pushed our way into the subtle current.