Recent content by Chris Bellows

It’s not a work around of the rules. The head over lines a 5 weight. Of course, most fast action 5 wts are actually more like true 6 or 7 weights.

Another vote for Katadyn Be Free filters but the Sawyer filters work great but I would use cheap Smart Water bottles instead of a bladder.

Got two brand new boat fenders for $5. Perfect timing as I was picking up a boat a week later.

Don't know how hot it is where you are casting but the heat may be having an impact. I know in my fishing in the last month, when my cold water lines have been sitting in the hot sun on a boat deck or in my fly line tamer for a bit the first couple casts feel terrible and the line will actually...

Also, I know it’s not bulk but RIO just came out with a Musky Outbound with a 30 ft t-27 head (810 grains) on an intermediate running line.

My last trip the bass were acting like musky. Following the fly until turning away and disappearing into the depths. Wish I had some foam damsel patterns as I saw a couple pop out of the weeds to eat on the surface.

You can buy 500 ft spools of every RIO T line on their website. Presume any shop that carries RIO could order them for you as well.

Iceland Norway Canada - would be tough fishing the big river without crossing the border on the river. Also, Toronto has great concerts. Been all over but I'm not interested in the tropical fishing and for the species I enjoy the US and Canada have all I could ever want in a lifetime. I...

Bucktail Polar Flash Saddle hackle Schlappen UV Cure resin

Most of our smoke on the East Coast, including currently, is from fires in Ontario.

Went out recently to try to catch a new species to me. Fished a T-14 shooting head on a 8 wt with crawfish patterns drifted along the bottom. Didn’t take long to get the first grab. Decent fight. The pattern remained the same as we sporadically hooked fish in the lumpy water churned by west...

This one was a bit better. Wish I could have landed the two I saw swipe at the fly that were monsters.

Western NY trophy

I was in the general area you’re heading to and I was only focused on musky as my goal was to get my first one on the fly and we have amazing smallmouth fishing in WNY. I was tempted listening to how good the smallmouth fishing is and how trouty they can be (the amount of dragon and damselflies...

Yep, upper and lower Niagara, Niagara Bar on Lake Ontario (which is very ocean like), Lake Erie, and the lakes up to 13000 acres that are stocked with musky.