I like the Frog's Fanny, but that little applicator brush gets to be a pain in the * when applying on the water. As for gels and shakes, never had a lot of luck with them. Additionally, I think that Rayfound posted a year or so ago that he purchased fumed silica in bulk at Home Depot. Is this produ...

Surprised so many like their flies :? I mostly tie my own but last year made an emergency order for an unexpected trip. Nearly every Adams had the eye glued over which led to lots of cussing on the stream. Then the H&L Variants floated like rocks. The quality of materials was less than worthy a...

This would be bad news. Hopefully just switching suppliers, updating inventory system, or something like that.

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Honestly, even I can't recommend my own blog anymore... i just don't have the time to write anything.

Honestly, I don't think that trout eat in streams by scent - pretty sure its mainly visual - other fish are obviously different. A scent might help with getting them to look though - tough to say. Personally, I do not think it would work, and only a scientific, double-blinded study would prove to me...

Not going to lie: The huge land-mines from grazing activities are not exactly welcome backcountry additions.

Thanks for coordinating Jim.

John, I would still do a recon there. Like Bob said, you would be surprise how resilient trout can be... I completely agree. It doesn't need many to survive to repopulate within a few (3-5 likely) years. I haven't heard of many fish populations being eliminated from too much water. Not saying its i...

I cannot get out of the habit of using my teeth.

I would say that in MOST fishing conditions, that part above the water appears mainly in silhouette, color mattering very little. Under some conditions I could see color being more of a factor, but overall I think the color of the fly that sits IN the water is far more crucial that the color which s...

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Thanks for the insect repellent tip....leaving on Tuesday for 3 days backpacking in Eastern Sierra. Karen is looking very sporty with the full range of sun protection. How I remember baking myself for 16 hours a day back in the surfing days of my youth! Jim, not to be negative, but if the skeeters ...

What's funny to me is - and I'm only speaking for myself here ... I'm still not seeing the entire true "need" for a large arbor reel on an ultralight rod (and if I'm not mistaking, that reel is listed as an ULTRA LARGE arbor? What? How big is ULTRA LARGE and what is it?). The most hard li...

Yep, DROID's don't do so well in the water. As a result, I lost my entire phone directory. So, if you gent's whom I had numbers for would be so kind as to PM with your phone #, I'd appreciate it. Thanks! Curtis Curtis, if you had your contacts tied in with google, you should be able to just sync th...

cheapo boots are terrible if they get wet. Many even have pieces inside which are carboard/hardboard like material which disintegrates.

Carry a pair of knock-off crocs for your stream crossings and keep your feet dry. I have had merell's and timberland boots, both have served well.