Initial Review: Cabela’s $29 Wind River Fly Reel

Cabela’s new line of Wind River fly reels caught us by surprise. Like an underdog prize fighter, the Wind River fly reel couldn’t possibly be a contender in the economy fly reel market could it? It’s claim to fame, as far as we’re concerned, is that at least part of the reel is machined. It’s [...]

02.15.2012 Read More…

Fly Fishing Gear: 5 Budget Buys

Sage. Winston. Simms. Great names in fly fishing. Also, some of the most expensive lines of gear you can buy. Nothing wrong with buying top-quality gear if you can afford it and if you want to spend that much on stuff to help you catch fish. But for most people, owning the very best of [...]

02.14.2012 Read More…

5 More Budget Gear Ideas

When I was making the list of the 5 Budget Gear picks the other day, I came up with alot more ways to save money than I could use for one post. So, here are a few more “budget” gear items that really useful – without the sting of spending a fortune. Most of these [...]

02.14.2012 Read More…

Dear Mr. Rowe…

Dirty Jobs. It’s probably my favorite television show on the air right now. It could easily be my favorite show of all time, if it weren’t for a little number called Alf. Ok, I’m kidding – although Alf was sensational, he most certainly was no Mike Rowe. So I’ve been thinking long and hard about how I [...]

02.14.2012 Read More…

This twitter thing…

Thanks to many good folks in both the fly fishing and hunting world, the OwlJones Twitter feed got it’s 1000th Follower today. Brandi Rose (@11BrandiRose11 ) from Ohio was our 1000th outdoors lover to click the follow button. We’re sending Brandi a voucher for an all expense paid fly fishing trip to New Zealand! Ok, [...]

02.13.2012 Read More…

Long Term Observations: GSMNP and Brook Trout

Jim Casada is a long-time angler of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a respected author and more. When he speaks, people listen – and with good reason. Today I ran across something worth listening to from Mr. Casada over on Little River Outfitters’ forum. Please note his observations regarding the return of colder water [...]

02.13.2012 Read More…

1000 Followers Give-Away

It looks like today or tomorrow we’ll hit 1000 followers on Twitter. When we do, we’ll be giving away a new fly reel and a few more items to celebrate. If you’re not following us on Twitter, you can still get in on the give-away by doing so now. I’ll make it super easy, too. [...]

02.13.2012 Read More…

2012 “MONSTERS of FLY TYING” Swap

So, here’s how it all came about… I ran across a Twitter tweet mentioning me, Grant Bench from Outsmartingfish.com and Mike from Dub the Thorax. (who also suggested the name for the swap!)  Basically, someone said “jump” and I said ” how high?” ( You had me at “fly swap”) Tonight then, thorax-breath said we should do [...]

02.10.2012 Read More…

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