It happens. To all of us. Somedays more than others. And it’s frustrating. Your fly gets stuck in a tree or brush behind you, or across the river on the other side. With a regular fly rod and reel, you generally yank it pretty hard or snap your line and can…
Did you know that there are between 300,000 and 400,00 moose and 260,000 reindeer in Sweden? This interesting country shares borders with Finland, Denmark and Norway and while Swedish is its main official language (only since 2009), the country has 5 other official languages: Finnish, Yiddish, Sami, Meankiell and Romani.…
When I was a kid, there was a pond in the woods about a quarter mile from our house. My friends and I lived at that pond every free moment we had to spend. In the parlance of a ten-year-old from Massachusetts, the pond was wicked cool. In truth, the…
There are a lot of tenkara line options out there for tenkara rods. In the past, Zen offered many. They all had their pros and cons. Here’s a quick review of the tenkara line options and why we created our Zen Floating Line. Furled Tenkara Lines Furled and tapered…
A few days ago I had a chance to spend most of the day fishing with Dennis on the Arkansas River tailwater below Pueblo Reservoir. The day was warm for mid-January, the water was beautiful, and we had plenty of time to talk. Dennis and I have much in common;…
