Decent review of top commercially built drifters via Fly Fisherman, read it here. Still love a wooden boat…
Boats
OPB recently published a very nice feature covering the ongoing use of classic wooden McKenzie drifters on the rocky Rogue – read it here. Having built three and owned two of these fine boats over the years, I’m biased as hell, but I’d still argue to the bitter end that nothing rows like one of […]
Kick the Stick from Matthew and Company on Vimeo. More on Stik Boats. More on the Ultraskiff. I could see chasing redfish on the coast out of either of these rigs…
Writing over at Oars.com, Tyler Williams has recently posted a damned nifty piece about Powell’s first descent of the Grand Canyon; read A Look Back at the Legendary First Descent of the Grand Canyon here. Well worth your time for the vintage pics (from Powell’s second expedition two years later, no images were taken on […]
Nifty build out of Helena – makes you long for summer days on the Big Blackfoot, don’t it? Via Wooden Boat People.
A nifty Rapid Robert build out of Beaverton, once again via Wooden Boat People.
A recent shot of a blue beauty on the Clark Fork by uber-talented builder/guide Gregg Maddock out of Idaho; via Wooden Boat People.
Salt Marsh 1444 from Cameron Cushman on Vimeo. Ran across this nice quick review a couple of days ago – sweet looking boat…
What a beauty; via Wooden Boat People and the shop of uber-talented builder Gregg Maddock out of Wallace, Id.
The Madison River Foundation is cranking up their annual Clackacraft drift boat raffle now, with the winner to be drawn during their upcoming Ennis Fly Fishing Festival event 1 September. You don’t have to be present to win and can buy as many tickets ($10) as your heart desires online right here.
Another look at that lovely Clark Fork Drifter in Tim Ruch’s Oregon shop (via Wooden Boat People).
The new marketing tease for Blue Sky Boatworks has our attention as we’ve been shopping for a pair of fishing oriented boats to use inshore along the Texas coast and bay system. You have to like how Jackson Kayaks has gone about developing a new boat design that just might be the one that upends […]
Now that’s a boat shop. A bird’s eye view of Tim Ruch’s Oregon shop via Wooden Boat People.
Nifty cooler frame for the drifter, via Wooden Boat People once again.
Gig Harbor Watersports / Gig Harbor Fly Shop is hosting a stop on the Reel Paddling Film Tour on the 20th at the Blue Mouse Theatre – details here.
