Troutrageous! Fly Fishing & Other Nonsense
A fly fishing and tenkara themed blog about trout, pop-culture, and my daughter Lilly. Philadelphia born and raised, living in Northeast Florida.
Haven't done one of these in a while. Actually haven't watched many fly fishing videos either, so I've got more than a few videos to list today! In my ongoing homage to the now discontinued Orvis News blog (R.I.P., the old URLs don't even work anymore) and its Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival posts, here's this … Continue reading T! Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival 10.24.25
Whether you know it yet or not, I'm guessing the landslide of "fly fishing press" will be coming in short order regarding Yvon Chouinard, Craig Mathews, and Mauro Mazzo's latest book, "Pheasant Tail Simplicity: Recipes and Techniques for Successful Fly Fishing." So folks at Patagonia, consider this some additional free advertising you didn't even ask … Continue reading Pheasant Tail Simplicity
Stumbled upon the brand Wicked Fly Rod & Reel Co. over the weekend when a teaser video for a new three-weight model popped up in my YouTube feed (courtesy of Midcurrent). https://youtu.be/wvB4wa6kbRM?si=dOU1SoF8vSFBA7Wf They've been around since 2017, so I'm just slow on the uptake I suppose. That said, I really dig that minimalist logo. Based … Continue reading Wicked Fly Rod & Reel Co.
I wrote a bit about fly fishing brand collaborations on Friday, but it occurred to me that I never mentioned the recent partnership I personally participated in with a fly fishing brand. At least I never mentioned it here on the Troutrageous! mothership, even though I might have called it out elsewhere. Jason Klass of … Continue reading Hot Spot Futsu Kebari
Brand & product collaborations are all the rage, we've seen Coors & Ross Reels, Nike/Drake & Abel Reels, even Supreme & South2 West8 tenkara gear in recent years, just to name a few. One of the latest is the "Dead on the Water" collection, brought to us by Simms & legendary jam band, the Grateful … Continue reading Dead on the Water | Simms x Grateful Dead