What cha looking at son? @promontoutdoors homey Weston rocking the DRYFT Adrenalines with a nice Montana ‘bow in hand.
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Montana fish porn – ‘bow
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Ultra-lite Minimalist Xtreme wading system
Coming soon. The Ultra-lite Minimalist Xtreme wading system. For those extreme hot days on the water when clothes are just too much.
Olympic Peninsula Steelhead trip
We headed out to the coast last week to scratch that steelhead itch that so often strikes in early spring. With limited options within the state this time of year, heading west to the coast is about as good as it gets when a steelhead trip feels right. Here is a photo blog of our short two day trip.
The fish pictured above came with a story. After the strike, she bolted downstream straight at my fishing buddy who was working the run downstream, nearly wrapping around his legs and sending him scrambling for the bank. At the same time the extra fly line I had laying at my feet cleared the guides with alarming speed and looped around the reel, jamming tight. I sprinted downstream to keep from breaking off, at which point the fish turned around and charged back upstream straight at me. The change between running downstream and switching directions and running backwards back upstream was just too much and resulted in a nice fall backwards, frantically stripping line to keep tight the whole way down. Landing in about a foot of water, I kept my rod tip high and managed to keep tight to the fish before scrambling back to my feet. Once back up I managed to untangle the line from my reel, and after a few more spirited runs was cradling this beauty for a quick photo shoot before the release. Having my waders and wading jacket strapped tight saved my bacon, and kept water from flowing into the tops of my waders. Aside from a damp wrist, I stayed completely dry even after taking a swim in a rainforest river.
That’s coastal steelhead on the fly. Hope you enjoy the photos from our trip.
Photos by @fsheroutofwater
Thanks for reading. -Nick
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DRYFT Primo Wading Jacket promo video
Almost as epic as the music.
Original DRYFT Boat shirts and beanies in the shop
The Original DRYFT Boat shirts are back – in black with white and grey with black. Tri-blend material makes this the most comfortable shirt you’ll own. Scope them in the shop.
Then, just in time for winter pickup a DRYFT beanie and keep your dome warm and your stoke level up. Available in black or grey.
Happy Holidays
Happy Holidays to all of our customers, readers, friends and families!
We’ve been hunkering down a bit lately, due to inventory shortages, but will be introducing some more shirts, hats, and new waterproof products in 2014. Long lead times, factory backups, and high sales demand put us out of stock on most sizes and way behind on getting the most popular sizes back in. Look for new shirts and hats in January, and waders and more coming in March/April.
A huge thank you to everyone for your patronage, and for following DRYFT Fishing gear as we continue to grow and expand. Happy Holidays to all!
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Psssst, S13 CHSR Large-Long and Extra-Large are still in stock. So for all you big guys out there, take a peek as they are on sale for $179 until we get more sizes back in stock.
What an epic catch
BAM, nailed this Washington Bonefish right out of the gate. What an amazing trophy…sooooo sick.
With such a disapointing strong start to the day, we expected to get into some coho. It was not to be as they were playing hard to get.
Dryft Fishing – S13 Adrenaline Wader Review
August flyfishing, salmon and trout – a DRYFT Fishing Waders short – #DRYFTculture
Musky fishing – 5 Steps to Addiction
Musky fishing agenda, Step 1: learn how to cast the size huge flies needed to successfully catch a musky. Outcome: Fail.
Step 2: After paying the price in blood, this low 30″ fish came out to play. Small for a musky, but still a big mean looking fish. Keep your hands away from those jaws. Outcome: Great Success! Big thanks to the Warmwater Rambler guide service for putting us on the fish.
Step 3: Lose a monsterous beast with a gaping maw like an alligator. This is what the angler and the guide look like after losing a possibly 50″ fish. How was it lost? The beast bit straight through 80 pound flourocarbon. Sounds hard to believe, but it happened.
Step 4: Finally figure out how to cast without hooking your friend.
Step 5: On day 2, get on the water at 5:30am and touch nary a fish all day. That’s Musky fishing. Musky fishing is hard. There is no other way to put it. And now we see how the addiction begins – always looking for that bigger, better fish.
