Fly-fishing News: YETI Collab Backpack, Tim Schulz Book Review and Swinging Flies for Atlantic Salmon

Fly-fishing News: YETI Collab Backpack, Tim Schulz Book Review and Swinging Flies for Atlantic Salmon

From YETI and their new pack partner from Montana: “Meet our first collaboration with the pack experts of MYSTERY RANCH, the Bozeman™ 27L Backpack.”

Ken Baldwin of Sports Illustrated writes about Stocking Stuffers for Fly Anglers. “Stocking stuffers should not be a throw-away gift, but instead, well thought-out and useful to the fly angler in your life…”

Hatch Book review: Tim Schulz’s A Cast Away in Montana. “Schulz captures the seemingly small interactions between anglers that lead to large truths and insights. For example, in ‘Doing the Right Thing,’ Schulz finally makes it to Montana only to accidentally leave his credit card at the first fly shop he stops at…”

Great conversation with George Anderson, owner of Yellowstone Angler in Livingston, Montana, on the Mill House Podcast. “He is known for his success in competitive fly fishing, winning top honors at the Jackson Hole One-Fly in 1989 and 1990, setting records for the number of trout caught using his signature George’s Rubber Legged Brown Stone nymph…”

Flylab founder Kirk Deeter writes about the fate of the fly shop in the new world of direct-to-consumer (DTC) marketing and commerce: “For some of the largest brands in fly fishing, the direct sales strategy can’t be hidden anymore.”

Some good tips about swinging for steelhead and how much water you should be covering, depending on the time of year: “a balance between being thorough and efficient.”

To celebrate Hooké’s 10th anniversary, founder Fred Campbell ventured to the Causapscal, Patapedia and Restigouche rivers in search of Canadian Atlantic salmon. “Everything has to align in Atlantic salmon fishing…”