Gear

The Kudo Awards

Kudos ('k(y)a-dos) [Greek kydos; akin to Greek akouein, to hear] award, honor; prestige Yes, "Kudos"... a word that makes anglers hunger for the finest fly tackle, for the true stories of great fly-fishers who are larger than life-and also for a certain chewy candy bar that is not half bad

A Pile of New Rods

  • By: Ted Leeson
  • , Buzz Bryson
  • and Jim Reilly

Plus, RIO's Nymph Line, Hollander's reel & two intriguing gadgets

Driftboat Fishing: The Ins And Outs

  • By: Buzz Bryson

Plus, are guides allowed to yell?

Bats: Catch-and-Release

  • By: Buzz Bryson
  • and Paul Guernsey

Plus, an all-around rod selection; and choosing wader styles

Hot Topics

  • By: Buzz Bryson
  • and Paul Guernsey

Heat damage; The high cost of fishing gear; Getting kids started

Re-Discovering the Wool Fly

  • By: David Rini
  • Photography by: Richard Procopio

Get ready to pull the wool over the eyes of every trout you meet

Airports and anglers; Do barbless hooks help?; Plus, Professor Buzz has homework for you...

  • By: Buzz Bryson
  • and Paul Guernsey

A couple of years ago [March, 2002], John Gierach wrote a brief piece for FR&R about flying with fly-fishing gear in the wake of the terrorism-inspired safety precautions. At the time, Gierach-and the magazine-promised an update as soon as things became "clearer, and more uniform airport to airport and

Awards: Last Year in Review

Angler of the Year-Ted Williams "... expresses well-informed and well-reasoned anger over the assaults on fish and fish habitat, and he does it better and more eloquently than anyone else." --Paul Guernsey Readers' Choice-Sage XP Rods "When anglers at both extremes can find happiness with the very same

St. Croix Rods

Value and performance with a "Made in the USA" label

Maintenance Check

  • By: Paul Guernsey
  • and Buzz Bryson

Caring for reels, waders & fly lines