Tag: Pit River Comapny

Quick Tip: Walk Softly and Carry a Fairly Big Stick

Last Sunday my friend and I bushwhacked to the upper reaches of the Big Thompson River headwaters in Rocky Mountain National Park. It's a very remote canyon with no trail whatsoever with choking dead-fall, massive plunge pools and loose rocks. Needless to say it's not the most easily accessed water to fish. Getting around is tough, but the reward is worth...

New Gear: A Quieter Wading Staff

The folks over at Pit River Company have developed a wading staff that they claim will help you scare less fish due to the fact it's made out of wood and tipped with rubber. Some of the other features of the staff are it's T-shape, which can be used for retrieving flies from trees. There's also a 30 inch ruler inscribed on the side for fish measuring. We...