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Gorge is finally wringing out from an extended spring. Flowers
and greenery has taken up its annual residence below the blanketed
peak of Mount Hood. Summer brings a new, lively anticipation to
our fishing pursuits. As temperatures rise, so too, does the beat
of our angling hearts here in the Columbia basin.
Summer = Great trout and Steelhead angling. Epic
Salmon Fly hatches fan into great Mayfly and Caddis activity out
on the Deschutes. Boasting 3000 fish per mile the Deschutes is home
to a hard-fighting, gorgeous strain of Rainbow Trout. For anglers
willing a chance to hook one of their, larger sea- run cousins,
Columbia River tributaries are starting to receive the start of
Summer Steelhead runs. This is a giant run of fish that are ready
and willing to inhale flies. Not to be overshadowed, the coming
months are ripe with fine Smallmouth bass fishing on the Columbia.
Early summer is a fine time to strip leeches and poppers for these
reckless fish. Area lakes also offer up some fine angling opportunities.
Stop on by the shop here in beautiful Hood River.
We are happy to nurture a solid foundation to your fishing adventures.
The clouds have parted. It is a fine time of year to get that fly
in the water….
July Update
The New G. Loomis NRX Fly Rods
Greg Darling and I just returned from the ICAST fishing trade show
in Las Vegas, NV. We attended G.Loomis’s launch of their all
new NRX series of fly rods! These rods are amazing! We had a chance
to spend a lot of time on the casting pond casting the whole series
of NRX rods. We were very impressed with how light these rods were.
The 10’ 7 weight felt like a nine foot six weight rod. Steve
Rajeff has spent the last five years designing this series of rods,
he mastered every rod model in the series, so they were dialed in
for each rods expected use.
Here is a quote from G. Loomis: NRX is the culmination
of what we have been doing at G.Loomis since day one. We have been
continually striving to build the best rod on the planet. Laminates,
resin, mandrels, components and the know how you expect from us.
These new NRX rods look like nothing we have built before. They
feel better than anything we have built before. We aren’t
talking about a little better here or a little lighter there –
What we are saying so there is no confusion... “This is the
Best Fly Rod Ever Built!” Period!!
We have been chosen to be one of 10 fly shops in the world to launch
the new G. Loomis NRX fly rods. August 13th @ 8:00 pm our store
will reopen to help G. Loomis launch the NRX series. Come join us
and G. Loomis staff to see and have the chance to purchase the new
NRX rods before any other anglers can.
At 12:00 am on August 14th our website will launch the new NRX
series and they will be able to be purchased and shipped worldwide!
Check
out the Video
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