Fly Fishing Colorado

The Bank Robber I had been reading about the new Bank Robber fly rod from St. Croix Rod Company. This rod series was designed by St Croix rod engineers with Kelly Gallup’s advice and help. Kelly Gallup is a famous outfitter, designer of flies such as the Butt Monkey and Zoo Couger and owner of a [...]

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The St Croix Imperial 9 ft 7 wt 4 pc fly rod is one of twenty freshwater models not counting the four switch rods. I stopped by my friend Steve Johnson’s Royal Stevens fly shop at Girard and Hampton Ave in Englewood, CO for my test drive. Rod Characteristics The new redesigned imperial series is [...]

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The Orvis Hydros Fly Rod is the little brother to the Orvis Helios fly rod. It is second lightest fly rod I have found in my reviews. See the Comparison Table below. The Hydros I tested was a 9 ft 6 wt 4pc  9.5 tip flex fast action rod. This particular rod had a nice [...]

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Orvis Helios 9ft 5wt 4pc Fly Rod Review The Orvis Helios Fly Rod is advertised as the lightest fly rod on earth. So far in my comparisons, that is true. See the Comparison Table below. This fast action fly rod will sling 75 feet of line with no problem. But you must adjust your casting [...]

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Clearwater II 9 ft, 6 wt, 4 pc Reviewed Imagine for a moment a fly rod that casts like a high priced rod, is light weight, has a nice line feel, is beautiful to look at and won’t break your wallet to purchase. Such is the Orvis Clearwater II fly rod 9 ft 5wt mid-flex 7.5 I have [...]

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