TEXAS FLY FISHING NEWS & ADVENTURES
IFTD Wrap Up of Retail Winners
2017 IFTD Show Winners
We all know how these fly folks like to sell stuff, right? Well every year they get together and find new ways to entice the fly public into what are now called, “upgrades” to the great stuff they/we already have. By now, we would think a fly rod has reached the apex of quality and craftsmanship, BUT NO, there are always new improvements to be made! And here the show winners are …
A complete listing of the winners and categories is below:
Men’s Wading Boots: Orvis — Ultralight Wading Boot
Men’s Waders: Simms Fishing Products — G3 Wader
Men’s Outerwear: Simms Fishing Products – G3 Guide Tactical Jacket
Men’s General Apparel: Simms Fishing Products — SolarFlex Armor Shirt
Women’s Waders: Orvis — Women’s Ultralight Waders
Women’s Outerwear: Orvis — Pro Wading Jacket
Women’s General Apparel: Simms Fishing Products — Women’s BiComp LS Shirt
Women’s Wading Boots: Korkers, LLC — Women’s Dark Horse Boot
Accessories Under $100: Fishpond, Inc. — Quickshot Rod Holder
Gift Items Under $100: DeYoung Studios — DeYoung Gift Wrap
Fly Rod — Freshwater: Scott Fly Fishing — The G Series
Fly Rod — Saltwater: Sage Fly Fishing — Salt HD
Reel – Freshwater: Abel — SDF (Sealed Drag Fresh)
Reel – Saltwater: Nautilus Reels — GTx
Fly Line — Freshwater: RIO Products — IT Single-Handed Spey 3D
Fly Line — Saltwater: RIO Products — Direct Core Flats Pro
Leader / Tippet: RIO Products — Big Nasty
Fly Hooks: Stealth Fly Products — Stealth Hooks & System
Fly Tying Vices & Tying Tools: TMC Magnetic Bobbin, Fine — Umpqua Feather Merchants
Fly Tying Materials: Fair Flies — Composite Brushes
Youth Product: Redington — Minnow Outfit
Fly Pattern — Freshwater: Flymen Fishing Company — Double Barrell Bass Bug
Fly Pattern — Saltwater: Umpqua Feather Merchants — Chicone’s Tuscan Bunny
Fly Box / Storage System: Umpqua Feather Merchants — UPG HD Mag Midge Fly Box
Eco-friendly Product: Fishpond, Inc. — Submersible Backpack
Luggage (Bags, Backpacks): Fishpond, Inc. — Grand Teton Rolling Bag
Entertainment / Education: Stackpole Books / Lyons Press — Orvis Fly Fishing Guide
Chest Pack / Vest: Fishpond, Inc. — Submersible Lumbar Pack
Boat / Personal Watercraft: Creek Company — T. Rex 9.8 Mini Drifter
Monday Morning Sidewalk ON The Pole
Welcome to the Sidewalk
Good Monday Morning to those who see the good in a Monday morning! I am guiding on Lake Ray Roberts as you read this, so you’ll have to let me off the hook (so to speak) for this short greet and go.
I hope you are also WATCHING the YouTube broadcasts that seem to be coming out with a little regularity – ON FRIDAYs. I am starting to enjoy the process of assembling those, and still looking for ways to be more efficient and accurate with the information provided on those Friday Texas Fly Fishing Reports. Do you have suggestions?
I’ve gotta let you go – catch-and-release – so I can pick up a client on the dock this morning. Thanks for reading, and we can get caught up soon!
If you are a Snapchat user, let’s connect with that app! I think you would search for texasflycaster on the Snapchat app.
Friday Texas Fly Fishing Report
The Texas Fly Fishing Report
I figured you needed a little relief from my turtle head, so this YouTube broadcast is audio only – for your listening enjoyment. There are a couple of spots mentioned – gleaned from all the places I watch and read (remember last week’s post?).
You never know, this particular report could easily end up as a podcast on iTunes in the future? I tried to do a SnapChat on the water the other day, and I have no idea how that works – obviously! If you are a SnapChat person, maybe we can be “snappy” friends or whatever it is that’s required to make that idea go … Periscope is better right out of the box – I KNOW THAT for sure.
Have a great weekend as usual, and ALWAYS KNOW BEFORE YOU GO fishing anywhere in Texas!
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