Inquiring Minds Want to Know

Back about six weeks ago we chimed in on the discussion swirling after Simm’s announced their decision to soon begin direct sales and further restrict sales channels for their dealers; we quoted what we and many others thought was a great piece written by Jerry Lappier of The Trout Shop in Craig, Montana. Jerry took [...]

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Now and again, if you’re painstakingly attentive and even a bit lucky, you’re bound to catch a fly fisherman being honest about something. I’ve actually seen it happen, though upon writing the sentence above, I’m immediately prompted to note that a point or two of clarification is in order. The odds of this newfound burst [...]

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If the list were ‘the greatest innovations / inventions of all time’ it would be a piece of cake…. The wheel. Penicillin. Beer. Velcro. The miniskirt. The chicken pot pie. But what about the greatest innovations or inventions in the world of fly fishing? We’re doing a bit of research for a project and are [...]

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This email rolled in yesterday from reader KM…. …I’ve got a consulting gig lined up and will be in Big Sky for a few days in mid June. Unfortunately my schedule is really busy that time of year and I’ve only been able to carve out one day to fish. Where would you go if [...]

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As the Simms execs sat around their board room table in Bozeman discussing the bombshell they were about to drop on their specialty fly shop ‘partners’ a few weeks ago – that Simm’s would soon be competing with fly shops in direct sales – you have to wonder what sort of fallout they expected. Even [...]

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Way back in October, waxing eloquently about What is Probably the Best Riverside Shitter in the World, we warned you this deadline was coming. Three more days and the door to your 2012 Smith River float closes until next January. Permit applications to float Montana’s Smith river must be postmarked by the 15th – that’s [...]

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Les Voyageurs Sans Trace–Fun, Retro Trailer from Ian McCluskey on Vimeo. From Ian McCluskey on Vimeo – “Here’s a fun trailer for our new upcoming full length documentary, ’Les Voyageurs Sans Trace,’ a quest to rediscover the 1938 French kayak expedition down the Green and Colorado Rivers.”

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