fly fishing equipment Print Reviews

Here’s the Written Word. Almost all of us at Leland Fly Fishing Outfitters live, breathe, eat and sleep fly fishing, and, it’s safe to say, fly fishing equipment. It’s what we love to do.

	Sage ONE Fly Rods: Sage's ONE fly rod offers exceptional tracking with virtually no lateral or torsional movement, resulting in astonishing casting accuracy that is unparalleled in the fly fishing marketplace.

Sage TXL-F Fly Rods: Sage's latest offering of small stream, light line fly rods gives anglers the sensitivity and confidence to fish small water, and the performance to create tight loops in close quarters.

Winston Boron II-MX 1090-4: The Boron II-MX is the third fly rod series to use the Boron II and in my opinion it is the best, but then again I love saltwater fly fishing. I decided I’d give the 10weight 9-footer a go while tarpon in the Keys, one word, IMPRESSIVE...more



Simms 3XDRY Solarflex Shirt: After several days of tarpon fly fishing in this shirt I found while it felt slightly different slipping over your head, it worked wonderful in the hot sun of the Florida Keys. It wicks moisture quicker than cotton and it dries much faster so you stay cooler....more


Hatch 9 Plus: Cutting edge design, impeccable machining and powerful drag is how I would describe the Hatch 9 Plus fly reel. Its alternating stacks of stainless steel and Rulon disc are the bases for the reel and along with stainless one way bearing gives you big fish stopping power and

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Sage 590 ZXL: Enter the Sage ZXL 590 fly rod, a rod which I put through as many paces as a day of fishing would allow, from fishing tiny dry flies in a feeder creek I could jump across, to throwing nymphs with plenty of added split-shot into... more


G. Loomis StreamDance Fly Fishing Rods: The all-around series, if you can only own one series, or the most versatile fly rod series. The StreamDance brings you the best of all that is good in fly rods and gives you every advantage you need ...more


G. Loomis WhisperCreek Fly Fishing Rods:
If you like to sneak up on your trout like Wile E. Coyote, but without the calamity, then you need one of the new G. Loomis WhisperCreek Series Fly Rods. These special-purpose fly rods are designed for short, yet accurate casts with soft

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Scott X2s Fly Fishing Rods: Designing a fly rod series that meets every anglers casting stroke is near to impossible, even for a company that has been designing fly rods for more than 30 years like the folks at Scott Fly Rods. However, Jim Bartschi and his group of designers and expert field

                       testers... more


G. Loomis NativeRun Fly Fishing Rods: The Pacific Northwest of the US is steelhead and salmon fly fishing at its finest. This region and fishery has spawned phenomenal fly anglers, like Steve Rajeff, Steve Choate and Gary Loomis. In fact this fishery started a quest to define and build

                       the best steelhead rod... more



Simms Women's Gore-Tex Waders
Learn about what makes these the finest, most breathable and comfortable women's wader you can buy... more


The Abel Super 5N Fly Fishing Reel: This may very well be the finest backcountry trout reel ever made. Rugged, large arbor design and a huge, flawless cork disc drag for landing large trout with a 5 or 6 weight rod ... more

Simms G4 Guide Wader: My old fishing buddies in their Red Ball waders laughed at me years ago when I bought some of the first breathable Gore-Tex waders. Coming from the old school of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” and a pride in not spending anything on their fly   fishing gear...more