December 2011
It's nice when you can look back at the year and get all nostalgic reminscing about the last year before the ball drops. 2011 was a year of extremes for the Montana fly fisherman from the crazy run-off and flooding to incredible summer hatches continuing through september. We said goodbye to local legends like Syl Nemes and Tex Tucker while we also welcomed new faces like Ty and Sara's baby "Jameson" and my black lab "Trutta". Just wanted to say thanks to all the fishy bums...
Got a chance to demo the new Patagonia aluminum bar wading boots yesterday to see if they really live up to the hype. I figured what better place to put them to the challenge than the moss and slush covered river rocks of the Lower Madison. At first I was definately skeptical of a boot that closely resembles tap dancing shoes but since Patagonia has been field testing them for about a year now they must have something right. The benefits are noticed immediately upon...
Patagonia has been working on a breakthrough wading boot design over the past few months and will have their new Rock Grip Boot and river crampon available Jan 1, 2012. The Press release:
"Inspired by the mountaineering crampon but adapted for the river, the River Crampon (MSRP $199) is the fishing industry’s most innovative traction device for wading. The performance is derived from soft, malleable aluminum bars which are riveted to a burley, stainless steel adjustable frame...