The Patagonia brand of fishing apparel makes a welcome return to the fly fishing arena in the UK this year as you will have seen from our own news items on Fish and Fly recently. One item inparticular which could be of interest is their Sticky Sole Wading Boots (page 44). With felt soles already being banned in New Zealand waters and concerns across the USA about the spread of invasive species, for both practical and moral reasons, we should all perhaps be considering switching to this type of wading boot when it comes time to buy a new pair of boots. Price - £105.00 (Also check out their layering systems - more on which will be coming soon on Fish and Fly!)
With a top name like Bill Drury on board at Sportfish you can bet that the new range of Speyworks salmon lines designed by the man himself will do exactly what they say on the box! With a choice of floating (£59.99) and switch tip lines (£99.99) available give them a cast at the Winforton and Reading stores and see what they can do for you.
Sometimes the small gadgets and gizmos are the ones that can be most useful and one I spotted is on page 107. Sportfish have brought out their own double zinger for £6.99 with the standard 20" of rot proof retractable cord but obviously allowing you to attach two devices instead of just the one.
Great blog! I've never heard of Patagonia but it seems like a very interesting brand. I'll have to be sure my stepfather knows about this...im sure he would be crazy in love with it :)
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