Fishing made easy

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Just a reminder that there is a boat and fishing show this weekend at the fairgrounds in the MB&T merchant building. Or is it called Expo Center now, think it is.
Price is only $5 to get in, and the show will be there on Saturday and Sunday. Doors will open and close the same […]

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In my last installment, I covered the independent fly rod builders who are probably providing the lion’s share of modern fiberglass rods to this small-but-interesting market.
(You can read Part I here, and Part II here)
Today I take a look at a few of the larger companies building glass, though I use the term “larger” […]

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The other leader in flasher technology here in the states is MarCum Tech.  MarCum like Vexilar, is based out of Minnesota.  The interesting tidbit here is that the owner of the company is 1/2 of the brother team that founded Thorne Bros.  Its one of my favorite online muskie stores, and a real joy to […]

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Fly fishing the Upper Sacramento River in winter isn’t always about the bugs.
In the middle of a gray, snowy winter, the phrase “making hay while the sun shines” acquires a patina of meaning that simply doesn’t exist on your average warm, summer day.
I don’t know if an itch to […]