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Korkers outs new tactically-inspired River Ops wading boot

A bevy of new and existing tech combine in Korkers' latest wading boot

by Hatch Magazine - Wednesday, Mar 3rd, 2021

Photo: Korkers

Korkers is one of only a handful of brands in the world of fly fishing that seems intent on continuous innovation. It seems that rarely does a year go by where Korkers hasn’t found and managed to bring to market a meaningful new way to improve the fit, comfort, function, or durability of wading boots—the one piece of fishing gear that probably takes more abuse than any other.

Fly fishing and wind: What to do when it blows

Tips on how to adapt your fly angling on days when the wind kicks in

by Todd Tanner - Tuesday, Mar 2nd, 2021

Photo: Dave McCoy

“Come Fairies, take me out of this dull world, for I would ride with you upon the wind and dance upon the mountains like a flame!” — William Butler Yeats

I don’t care where you live, or which fly rods you use, or what species of fish you like to chase. There’s not a fly fisher alive who wants to wake up in the morning and hear these three words.

“Damn, it’s blowing.”

Wind is a serious problem for anglers. The more it howls, the harder it is to cast. The harder it is to cast, the harder it is to fish effectively. That’s just the way it works.

When the Kenyan rains allow

Rainbow trout in Kenya's Aberdare National Park

by Shane Townsend - Monday, Mar 1st, 2021

Photo: Shane Townsend

“We shouldn’t be fishing this time of year,” John says as I lay my rod in the 4 x 4.

He’s right.

Desiccating drought and an unforgiving equatorial sun have set in and left the soil gunpowder dry. The thirst is indifferent and unyielding in its abuse. People suffer alongside dying animals in the talcum remnants of the maize crop. Farmers pray. And, the traditional rainmakers of the Luhya tribe work in secret. But the rains just won’t come. So, Kenya’s Gura – normally Africa’s fastest river – will give us uncharacteristic access to remote rainbows.

Gear we love right now: February 2021

What's working on (and off) the water

by Hatch Magazine - Thursday, Feb 25th, 2021

The Smith Caravan MAG sunglasses with ChromaPop Bronze Mirror (installed) and ChromaPop Ignitor (spare) lenses (photo: Chad Shmukler).

Fly anglers are overloaded with gear choices—rods, reels, boots, waders, lines, packs, bags, boxes, vests, apparel and more. It seems harder and harder to know what's worth coveting and what's worth ignoring. Gear reviews are a great way to explore in-depth what might be right for you, but not every piece of gear is suited to a full-length review and, even if it were, there's simply too much of it to get to. With that in mind, we periodically showcase what's working for us right now, to hopefully offer more helpful feedback on gear that's worth a second look.

The long list of things we don't know about bonefish just got shorter

New study reveals remarkable details about bonefish spawning behavior

by Chris Hunt - Tuesday, Feb 23rd, 2021

An Abaco Island bonefish (photo: Chad Shmukler).

The first time I ever hit the tropical flats — armed with my finely tuned small-stream trout cast — I didn’t catch a single bonefish. Not one. But my failure started me on an odyssey that will likely never end. Chasing bones on the flats, from the Bahamas across the Caribbean to the Mayan Riviera, might be my favorite fly fishing pursuit.

And damn my luck for it.