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Rambling Review – REI Half Dome 2 HC NOTE: This is the original REI Half Dome 2 HC tent. It has since been redesigned by REI (and for what reason, I have no idea.) Why: It started as simple drive across country and the need for an additional tent. There are so many options for […]
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My mom is in town visiting from the icy Northeast. As we toured around city, we swung by the Salt River below Saguaro Lake. I have always had a love/hate relationship with this stretch of water (actually more just hate), but it’s close proximity made for a quick hour on the water getting my rusty […]
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Arizona Fly Fishing: Sustainability When most people think of Arizona, fly fishing is not the first thought that springs to mind. Although rattlesnakes and saguaro cacti are the typical icons of this great state, I would like to draw attention to another section of wildlife. Fish. Arizona has some of the most rugged and beautiful […]
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It was one of those days. I am usually the guy up hours before the sun, driving with a cup of hot coffee and a purpose, trying to be the first one at whatever creek I am fishing. The long work week and an even longer Friday night, found the sun already peaking its head […]
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Rambling Review – Temple Fork Outfitters Lefty Kreh Finesse Series 7’9” 3 weight Why? I first fell into fly fishing through a bubble and a fly, but shortly after, I inherited my grandfather’s old 5 weight Fenwick. After 6 months or so on Arizona’s small streams, I started looking for a small stream rod that […]
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Rambling Review – The Orvis River Guard™ Ultralight Wading Boot with EcoTraX Soles Why? I recently upgraded my felt soled Henry Fork II wading boots which were completely devoid of felt from the miles of walking that I had put on them. I found my way back to Orvis and upgraded to the new River […]
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While I wait for the waters up north to calm down and return to a fishable state, I thought I would brag a little on how kind Christmas was to me. So in order to hold myself over until the next time I hit the water or the cactus strewn hillsides, here is a brief […]
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My break has been filled with shotguns and fly rods and even though our usually clear skies are gone and replaced with rainclouds, I have been busy with some smaller projects. After my furled leader performed flawlessly on a blustery day at Oak Creek, I decided that I had to have some more. So I […]