Articles

Patagonia introduces new, ultralight Forra wading boots

Built in the epicenter of technical footwear manufacturing, Patagonia's new wading boots aim to be agile, lightweight, dependable performers for years to come

by Hatch Magazine - Thursday, Aug 17th, 2023

Photo: Bryan Gregson.

For the last decade or so, Patagonia has been on an ongoing mission to build the perfect wading boot. Or, perhaps better put, the perfect wading boots. This calling has led to a number of Patagonia partnerships with venerated bootmakers with long running pedigrees, such as Wolverine and Danner. Those efforts have brought us notable innovations, such as use of now-ubiquitous aluminum bars for wading traction, which it’s fair to say Patagonia was the first to push in a serious way with its Foot Tractor line of boots.

The Tarpon King

Belizean Guide John Moore has helped anglers land thousands of tarpon

by Chris Hunt - Sunday, Aug 13th, 2023

Photo: Camden Spear.

Maybe it’s my own creeping seniority or the aching knees, chronic back pain and the general disdain for that morning “warm-up” period — you know, that time it takes to find a limp-free gait from the bed to the bathroom — but I’m starting to appreciate older things these days.

First, older things are still around because they’re worth having around, right? They’re of value. They function. They serve a purpose. They work.

Great balls of fire

When all else fails, throw the dog in

by Richard Wilson - Tuesday, Aug 8th, 2023

Photo: J. Plenio.

Sweet memories: The high-summer days as July drifts into August. Cole Porter’s lazy, hazy, crazy days as time sprawls soporific in the warming sunshine. The beer and wine are on ice and all gently fusing in the company of old friends.  A river burbles nearby while an occasional splashy fish shows mid-river. What could be better?

Invasive brook trout return to Soda Butte Creek

The National Park Service will once again apply piscicide to kill all fish in the creek in another effort to rid Soda Butte of nonnative species

by Chris Hunt - Saturday, Aug 5th, 2023

Fisheries biologists on Soda Butte Creek (photo: NPS).

One step forward, two steps back. In what has to be a disappointing development for fisheries managers in Yellowstone National Park, non-native brook trout are once again swimming the waters of Soda Butte Creek.

Pages