Flylab
Flylab, Andrew Steketee, Cliff Watson, Dawson Eliasen, Will Rice, Kirk Deeter, Tim Romano, Andrew LuterFly-fishing insight: gear, travel, news, culture, the craft etc.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Daily |
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| Issues | 192 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 6 days ago |
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A Fly Rod is Easy to Copy–Trust Isn’t
I’ve sat across from a lot of fly-fishing founders who light up when they talk about their product. The graphite modulus. The taper action nobody else has dialed in yet. The wader laminate they spent two years sourcing. The reel machining t...
The Disappearance of Stanley Bain
The Grassy Cay Lodge under construction. Photo credit: courtesy of Chip Bates
After Argentina, my travels bounced me around to different locations pursuing all kinds of fish–bonefish, permit, tarpon, snook and just about anything else I co...
Gear Roll-up: Chile’s Remote Aysén Region
The Echo Streamer X, Airflo fly lines, Skwala Thermo gear and a pile of sunglasses.
A few weeks ago I had the immense privilege of visiting my friends, the Barreto family, at their lodge, Magic Waters Patagonia Lodge. Tucked into Chile’s w...
Food for Thought, or Thoughts on Food?
By John Juracek
While midge fishing the other day I was reminded–as I always am when engaged in this pursuit–of just how much trout like eating midges. Or at least it seems that way because when midges are available trout always seem to ta...
Castwork: Kea Hause
Glenwood Canyon is a metaphor for Colorado at the dawn of the 21st century. Ancient layers of sedimentary rock and Precambrian granites rise up in rusty walls and dirty-gray outcroppings, nearly 1,800 feet above the canyon floor. Below, the...
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Fly-fishing insight that matters: gear, skills, news, travel.
I'm a founder at Flylab and the former editor of The Flyfish Journal and MidCurrent. Co-author of Castwork and Tideline.
all men die, few ever really live
Fly fisherman fancies himself a philosopher.
Will Rice | Creator, Writer, Producer - a freelance journalist whose work has been featured in The Denver Post, The Drake Magazine, The Flyfish Journal, Flylab, Fly Rod & Reel, Saltwater Fly Fishing, Outside Magazine, Fly Fusion, and Angling Trade.
Author, editor and angler
Tim is the founder of Angling Trade, the former managing editor of Fly Fishing Trade and the former photo editor of The Flyfish Journal. He also runs THE small boat marketplace (smallcraftsales.com) and has been reviewing fly-fishing gear for years.
Founder of Rio Chato Investments. We back early-stage outdoor recreation and lifestyle brands — the kind of companies building gear and experiences for people who'd rather be outside. Steamboat Spring, CO.
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