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Daiwa J-Braid Braided Line is a complete line up of high quality 8 carrier braid made of the finest materials from Japan. 8 Strands of tightly woven fibers makes for a perfectly round profile. The result is a much stronger, softer and smoother line that is more sensitive and farther casting. J-Braid is one of the best quality and value braided lines on the market. Watch the video below to learn more or purchase the Daiwa J-Braid Fishing Line online here. Hi, guys. Pete here for Daiwa Corporation USA. I'm here with North 40 talking about J-Braid. Last year, we came out with J-Braid 8, which has been extremely popular, super smooth, long casting line. Eight strand braid has always shined on spinning tackle. We just crushed it, knocked it out of the part with J-Braid 4 now, which is actually a four strand braid, which is a little bit stiff...

I spent the majority of my guiding career on Montana’s Clark Fork River, driving from my home in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho, to St. Regis, which is the first place this big, wide and mostly flat-surfaced gem comes into view. Sometimes I would make this trip 100 times between late spring and late fall. To do so I had to commit to a 95-mile drive each way. Needless to say, this river has a spot in my heart. The Clark Fork begins near Anaconda, Montana at the confluence of Warm Springs and Silver Bow creeks, and continues downstream about 200 miles before flowing into Idaho’s Lake Pend Orielle. Through its length this river offers great trout fishing, although populations diminish downstream from the Flathead River confluence at Paradise, where warm water species, including smallmouth bass and pike, take over. Along its length the Clark Fo...

Spinach and early greens are a sure sign of spring, but finally harvesting fresh asparagus makes my heart happy. Asparagus produces its bountiful stalks once the soil reaches 50 degrees Fahrenheit. This continues until hot weather causes the plant to produce beautiful fern-like foliage. My asparagus patch is now in its third year and I am looking forward to serving it several times a week as soon as the weather warms. Perennial event A native of Europe and Asia, settlers brought asparagus to North America in the 1700s and planted it in their early gardens. These early gardeners typically planted crowns, but asparagus does reseed and, subsequently, naturalized in areas throughout the country. A wild patch of asparagus is a treasured—and guarded—secret for the finder. Fortunately, it’s equally easy to raise your own asparagus at home...

Lightweight and handcrafted, Danner Men’s 8” Waterproof Gritstone Work Boots give your feet support and protection on the job, with an improved fit. Rugged-tough-durable, these boots feature waterproof full-grain leather and triple stitching. The oil-and-slip resistant outsoles meet OSHA safety standards, while the Danner 610 can be worn by all foot shapes; meaning you’ll be sure-footed and comfortable on your feet all day long. Click the video below to learn more or buy your Danner Gritstone boots here. Hello. My name is Lee Mishke and we're at the Mid State Show. I'm with Danner and Lacrosse Footwear and I want to tell you a little bit about the Gritstone Boot, new from Danner. Gritstone takes kind of the Danner heritage to using the stitch down construction where the leather comes down, is flared out and actually sewn all the wa...

The Fly Project’s Crust Nymph features a slim profile that imitates two of North America’s most prominent mayfly nymphs—the blue-wing olive and the pale morning dun. The BWO version has a dark thorax and the PMD comes in a lighter shade. The Crust Nymph features both old-school natural materials and new-age synthetic goodness melded to perfection. The natural materials include a wood duck tail, biot body, and translucent cdc wing. The synthetics feature a copper bead and an ice dubbed thorax. This is not your daddy’s Pheasant-Tail. These flies can be fished alone or in tandem. Try them at anytime pre or post hatch between now and the end of summer. The BWO versions works best from March through May; the PMD style comes into its own in May and builds in June and July. Late season PMD and pale-evening dun activit...

This is one of my favorite patterns to match green drake adults. It’s pretty versatile and works well for me in riffled and flat waters. I like a little bigger fly for rougher water, but when the fish are sipping drakes in a favorite tailout, this one gets the job done. Two things really stand out on this fly. First is the profile it presents to fish—it sits just like the real ones and has a killer silhouette. Second, it consistently rides wing-up on almost every landing. The fly is tied so that it won’t tip over on its side once it lands. When the fish are keying on fully emerged perfect duns, that trait pays off. And, when the fish have a chance to really look over your pattern (think Henry’s Fork) this pattern can be the deciding factor between rejections and takes. This really is a great picky fish pattern. If you are getting...

Lochsa River Pre-runoff is one of the best times of the year to fish trout in Idaho and Montana and this timeframe occurs before the heavy angling pressure arrives in summer. Unfortunately, water conditions fluctuate almost daily so you have to be ready to hit the water when the getting is good. Last week the getting was probably good on the Lochsa River because water conditions were near ideal and the air temperature had risen slightly. Today, with rain having hit our area and rivers on the rise, with more rain to follow, it’s anyone’s guess what the river looks like. Be sure, however, when the rain stops the river should drop again and there will be bugs moving about, meaning blue-wing olives and maybe some skwala stoneflies. Watch the flow and the weather and if you have free time this month and the window looks promising hit the ...

Coeur d'Alene River Flow is 3,640 cfs at Cataldo and with the recent cold weather this has helped the river drop, which is a good thing.  But the colder weather also meant slower hatches. Right now we are looking at rain and more rain over the next week. That means the river should rise. The temperature is supposed to climb as well, so this may spell much bigger rivers by next week. I'd suggest getting out this week if you have a chance. If we get any hatches they will be short-lived and midday to later in the day as this is when it will be the warmest out. There are a few skwalas out as well as Nemouras. March brown mayflies and blue-winged olives too. The grey drakes should be showing up as well. Nymphing and streamer fishing will most likely be better than the dry-fly activity but you never know. The flows are still pretty big for w...

It seems like Groundhog Day around these parts. Every week we wake up to more snow and more winter weather. The Mo has been flowing in the mid-6,000 cos range and running around 38 degrees coming out of Holter. This time last year it was in the low-4,000 range and 41 degrees. Conditions will change soon with even more water, but hopefully some warming temperatures. On the days when people have been able or willing to fish, the fishing has been great. Low angling pressure and hungry fish have contributed to fine results. I’ve seen some larger than average rainbows and browns lately. We may not have spring-like conditions yet, but the fish are ready for spring and they are eating like they mean it. Ice Out Lakes—Some small leads have opened up at Holter Lake recently and some fish were caught in open water. We are getting really close....

Esox lucius, pike, northern, jackfish, gator, or water wolf. Whatever you call these streamlined fish, they are a ruthless predator. Though they attack a fly, lure or bait, I prefer to feed them a fly. Big pike on fly tackle are a blast. Takes in shallow water can be explosive and fish from 25 inches to 40-plus inches are regularly landed. When compared to the average size of trout, these pike are giants and ultra-fun to fight on a fly rod. We know pike and get a lot of questions about how to set up for pike fishing on the fly. Chasing pike is a bit different than chasing trout. You can catch smaller pike on a standard trout setup, but for serious pike fishing, you’ll need an 8 or 9-weight rod to throw the big, meaty flies pike love to crush. Pike flies are often constructed with long, magnum-size rabbit strips, like the Alter's Pike S...

 Hi, Simon Gawesworth from Rio Products here, talking to you about one of my favorite rivers in the world, the Missouri. The mighty MO. I love this river to death, and I like it because you can do everything in it. You can streamer it, dry fly it, you can nymph it, you can soft tackle it, I'm an addict. So, it's a great versatile river in the way that you can just fish all different tactics. So, I'm here really to run through very quickly what the best lines are for that type of fishing. Best (RIO) Streamer Lines for the Missouri River If you're a streamer angler, then we have a line called a Streamer Tip. That is a perfect line for hitting the banks when you're drifting down. It's got a very short sink tip. These are only 10 feet long, so you can cast to the bank, make three strips, pick it up again because it's a short sink tip. You ...

The Storm Arashi Cover Pop Fishing Lure travels with minimal forward movement to maximize the time your lure spends in the strike zone. This hard bait emulates prey struggling on the water’s surface, making it the ideal lure for target fishing as it works close to laydowns, docks, rocks and anywhere else bass would hold on. The aerodynamic shape and extra tail-weight provide increased casting distance and accuracy and allows the lure to enter the water tail first with minimal splash and sound. The Rotated Hook Hangers nest the hooks close to the body for improved action even with the larger hooks while VMC® Black Nickel hooks with flash feather teaser tail seal the deal. Watch the video below to learn more, or buy the Cover Pop here. Hey guys, Jacob Wheeler here at ICAST 2017, here in the Raffle booth. Want to talk to you about one o...