Urban Angler Moving Uptown

Today is Urban Angler's last day at their 206 5th Avenue address. They will be reopening  uptown at 381 5th Avenue on May 31st.

I still remember the first time I saw the Urban ad of some dude holding an absolute monster of a fish on the inside cover of one of my fly fishing mags. At the time I was brand new to the fly fishing game and that image forever changed my perspective on what was possible with fly rod and reel.

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AFFTA Offers Group Commercial Liability Insurance for Guides and Outfitters

If you're a guide or offer guiding services you now have another reason to become an AFFTA member.

AFFTA has just announced a major new member benefit for fly fishing outfitters and guides, as well as retailers that offer in-house guiding and outfitting.

Beginning this month, AFFTA members in all 50 states who make a living guiding and outfitting clients will now have the opportunity to purchase commercial liability insurance as a group at a special industry discounted rate. Through this new AFFTA program, the annual premium for an independent guide is only $400.00. This comprehensive policy will include $2 million in aggregate coverage with $1 million of coverage per occurrence. Outfitters who employ guides will be able to pay the $400 annually for their own coverage, and can then add their guides to the policy for only $175 each (with the same amounts of coverage).

Get more details HERE.

Masked bandit breaks into fly fishing company

In this case we are talking about a masked bandit committing a brazen crime by breaking and entering into a local fly shop. When the perpetrator was first confronted by Plumas County’s finest, he barricaded himself inside and refused to surrender.

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Umpqua gets major nod for new product line

Umpqua has earned some media props for one of its recently launched pack styles.

Umpqua Feather Merchants, with headquarters in Louisville's Colorado Technology Center, recently won a Field & Stream 2013 "Best of the Best" award for its Ledges 500 Waist-Pack.

LINK (via: The Daily Camera)

2013 8-Weight Challenge

Trident Fly Fishing has pulled together an in depth review of a fair cross section of the 8 weight reels on the market. They utilized a pretty high tech testing device, as well as other subjective data so you can draw your own conclusions.

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Yellowstone Angler 2013 Wader Shootout

James and George Anderson have dialed up an incredibly thorough soup to nuts review of the current crop of waders on the market.

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