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If you've shopped for lithium batteries lately, you already know the story: there are about a hundred brands you've never heard of, all promising the same 4000+ cycles, the same built-in BMS, the same "marine grade" everything, at a fraction of what the big names charge. The cynic, or perhaps...

Poling for Carp: A Keys Tool on a Columbia River Boat There's a picture floating around in most fly anglers' heads of what a push pole is for. It involves a poling platform, a flats skiff that costs as much as a house, water the color of a swimming pool, and a guide named something like "Cap'n...

Dry Year, Hot Water: What the 2026 PNW Snowpack Could Mean for Us PNW Anglers. It rained last December. A lot. If you were anywhere near a river, you remember; the Yakima went into historic flood, slides closed roads, and we ran a 10-page PNW Flood Watch thread trying to keep tabs on it all. So...

This is a collaborative article between Evan B and @clarkman The "It’s Too Cold" Excuse Most of the fly-fishing world spends February and March doom-scrolling river flows, waiting for the first hatch, the next "big drop" on the steelhead rivers, or whining about how the bass and carp are "off...

Echo Fly Rods Launches the Overcast Series Designed by Tim Rajeff and Flip Pallot WOODLAND, WA — Echo Fly Rods announces the release of the new Overcast series, a purpose-built saltwater fly rod designed in collaboration between Echo founder Tim Rajeff and legendary angler Flip Pallot. “Who...

I want to start this review off with a caveat - I'm literally over a year late in making this review. Why, you might ask? Well, on its maiden voyage, we learned in the first mile of the float that the bladder had a leak. That wouldn't be the end of the world, except that we both forgot the...

VANCOUVER, Wash., 15 Feb 2024 – In response to the growing popularity of center access indicators, ECHO Fly Fishing proudly introduces the Center Lock Strike Indicator. Over the past few years, center access indicators have gained traction among fly fishermen, appreciated for their casting...

CONTACT: Hogan Brown, Alluvial Marketing, hogan@alluvialmarketing.com Brad Davidson , Rajeff Sports, brad@rajeffsports.com ECHO Fly Fishing Releases The Eight Four Rod Line for 2024 VANCOUVER, Wash.,– ECHO FLY FISHING has designed the Eight Four Rod line with ambush predators in mind...

Spring in Oregon might just offer the most variety of any of the seasons when it comes to fly fishing opportunities. Most of the fisheries happening during the first three months of the year are still happening in some capacity, and several more are coming to life. No matter which region of...

I had put myself "in line" to be notified of when the long time out-of-stock Outcast Clearwater boat was available for purchase. I was given the expectation they'd be available early 2023... But I got an email in the fall of 2022. I was not financially prepared for such a move, because that's...

This is the first of what will be a quarterly article on helping you know what fly fishing opportunities are potentially worth checking out. While each state, Oregon especially, has a lot of area to cover, we hope to give you a general idea of fisheries that are worth exploring at the very...

From ECHO: VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 8 – ECHO Fly Fishing’s original Boost fly rods are renowned for their crisp, fast action and balance of power and precision. Updated for 2023, the new Boost Fresh series is designed to help anglers who possess an aggressive casting stroke and are looking for...

I had a lot of rockfish, lingcod and cabezon to experiment with this year, so have been messing around with a few different ideas. I think I've dialed in something that is going to be a mainstay in my rotation here. General idea: I cut the meat in to roughly 1-2" chunks. Each gets coated in...

Proper fish handling techniques are simple and can be applied across species. The more techniques you employ increases the likelihood that released fish will survive to spawn (or be caught again). Keeping sportfish populations strong begins with individual fish. Minimize fight time. Exhausted...

I always struggle with the response, because this is a flawed question. As a flawed person, often my response isn't ideal. But you're ok to ask it, because you likely don't know enough at this point to know the right question to ask. And that is ok! Learning is a big part of the fun of this...