No compromise. When it comes to saltwater gear, there is absolutely no room for shortcomings — especially if you travel thousands of miles for shots at fish. And for experienced saltwater anglers, it’s easy to recognize what gear is going… Read More ›
Patrick Duke is an accomplished artist, guide, and angler who has chased fish all over the globe. In an episode of The Venturing Angler Podcast, Patrick chats with Tim Harden about his art, his guiding on the Gunnison River, and… Read More ›
Ascension Bay, Mexico is home to some of the best flats fishing in the world. In an episode of The Venturing Angler Podcast, Dick Cameron of The Palometa Club in Punta Allen discusses the incredible fly fishing of the region…. Read More ›
Paula Shearer is an angler and guide on the Bow River in Canada whose passion for fly fishing is tough to match. In an episode of The Venturing Angler Podcast, Paula chats with Tim Harden about the Bow River and… Read More ›
Permit are a tough game that demand the most in an angler’s skills and ability. In an episode of The Venturing Angler Podcast, Tim Harden offers Five Tips for Fly Fishing for Permit. To check out the podcast, please click… Read More ›
Fly fishing for permit is a tough game, and having just returned from a trip to the Palometa Club in Ascension Bay, Mexico, I’ve spent some time reflecting on what I’ve learned from pursuing permit on the fly. With that,… Read More ›
When I saw a photo of my friend trekking along a river well off the grid in Alaska with a YETI Hopper Flip 12 slung across his back, I was suspicious. This was an inconvenient photo op, I concluded. And… Read More ›
When asked if I wanted to review the new Nomad Emerger net from fishpond, the first thing that came to my mind was the challenge of reviewing, of all things, a net. Wouldn’t it seem that there is really little… Read More ›
I’ve got problems. And worth noting, the origins of and solutions to my problems are both fly fishing. In short, fly fishing is an obsession. This obsession controls my lifestyle, my finances, and maybe the majority of my thoughts. I… Read More ›
Corazón – Official Trailer from The Fly Fishing Film Tour on Vimeo. Fly fishing film enthusiasts have been treated to a generous offering of films from Off the Grid Studios over the last couple of years. And the crew behind… Read More ›
Last winter I purchased a 7-weight Sage ONE Switch rod. From surf perch on the California coast to the rivers and creeks of the Tongass National Forest to Trinity River steelhead, this was going to be a go-to rod for… Read More ›
Justin Miller of The Fly Shop is one of the world’s greatest experts on fly fishing in Kamchatka. In a new episode of The Venturing Angler Podcast, Tim Harden and Justin discuss fly fishing for aggressive trout in Eastern Russia,… Read More ›
Admittedly, I am a performance tee junky. In fact, I may only wear a cotton t-shirt a few times every year. Both casually and on the water, I am also a bit particular about what shirts I wear because after… Read More ›
Big Nasty. The name alone demands attention to the new InTouch Big Nasty line from RIO Products. And as someone whose primary focus is on-the-water performance with less of an emphasis on industry standards and norms, I couldn’t wait to… Read More ›
I don’t like wearing gloves. Is that a good starting point for a review of a pair of gloves?! Even when steelheading in frigid waters in a cold downpour, I’ll do anything and everything I can to avoid wearing gloves…. Read More ›
On Saturday, Confluence Films premiered and released PROVIDENCE — a film that has been long-awaited with much anticipation. It had been marked on my calendar for months, and I felt no shame about expressing my high level of enthusiasm. The… Read More ›
Let’s start by calling it like it is. There’s no shortage of mediocre fly fishing books out there, and more often than not, new titles mirror books that have already been written. Unfortunately, books that take on a new subject… Read More ›
Earlier this year, I found myself discouraged when trying to find a Redington PREDATOR rod for a trip to Central America only discovering that it was sold out. A great rod at a perfect price point, I worried at the… Read More ›
