Airflo Rangefinder Distance - Product Review



Recently, I lined up my single handed steelhead rod with a Airflo Rangefinder Distance ridge fly line, and the line gets a major thumbs up. I went fishing at a location for steelhead that is smaller, but wide enough to swing some flies here and there, but it is mainly a Thingamabobber game. A great place to test out a floating line; especially since you can throw overhead casts, roll casts, nymphing presentations, and swinging with some weighted flies. I was wondering how this line would preform with its "turnover factor" with indicators and the weighted flies.

It turns out that the line is super smooth with its casting, yet it throws aggressively and it throws with authority. I found it turned over flies and the Thingamabobber really well, and the mending was very easy with the line since it has a really long head (65'). When swinging, it turned over weighted flies very well, and it did so while roll casting or overhead casting. Mending was a piece of cake with the long head, and the running line handled well. The 18 foot rear taper makes turning those heavy flies and wind resistant nymphing rigs over with ease. The front taper is long enough for a super soft laydown; yet it is short enough to flip some heavy weight over also.

This is a wonderful all around floating fly line that would be an excellent choice for a the Northwest steelheader, a lake angler that like using floating lines for many of their applications, or someone who like to throw lots of line for their given quarry.

If you would like to order a Airflo Rangefinder Distance Fly Line Click Here.

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Winter Trout Fishing 2/19/2011

On Saturday 2/19/2011, we had a little time to get away to a spring creek outside of the Sunriver area while visiting Bend, Oregon. Right when we arrived, the hatch was starting up with good numbers of black midges. The fish were up and on them with a full on surface feeding session. We caught a nice amount of fish on dry flies, as the surface frenzy commenced for a couple of hours. The roads were nasty on the drive over from Bend, but the intermittent snow showers kept the hatch going, and the catching was relatively easy for a spring creek.

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Hunting Reviews for KillZone Layout Blind

The KillZone layout blind combines function, comfort, and value for the waterfowl hunter. The best way to get to know our products is to hear what other hunters have to say about them. Take a look at these reviews from KillZone customers on the Lay ‘n Slay hunting blind. Lay ‘n Slay Hunting Blind Reviews [...]

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3-Sided Panel Ground Blind for Turkey and Deer Hunting

Want concealment without lugging a full ground blind into the woods? A 3-sided panel blind may be just the answer. A panel blind is one of the most portable blinds available. At only 10″ x 1″, it’s small enough to fit in the pocket of your turkey vest for hands-free carrying. What can you use [...]

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Support your local Urban Fly Fisher!

It is my birthday today (Easter Monday) and it is a nice chilled out day with the family. I plan to do some  urban fishing tomorrow with Theo Pike and then some non urban stuff on Friday all going well.

Reader numbers have jumped in the last month or so ? probably [...]

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Another MN Bass Closer Passes

This past weekend the bass fishing season closed in Minnesota and for most inland waters does not open until end of May.  I did not get out on the Bass Closer this year, had too many other things to juggle, but did have a brief bass fishing outing on Lake Bartlett in Arizona earlier in the week, where i caught some of these monsters pictured below.....

As a tribute to the Bass Closer, here is a video of last year's bass closer and here is a post from 2009 to check out as well.

Finalized my Fantasy Fishing picks for Beaver Lake, working on getting Beaver and Bassmaster Classic prizes out still, trying to get caught up, be patient.  My Picks:
Brent Ehrler
Stetson Blaylock
Greg Bohannon
Randall Tharp
Ray Scheide
Glenn Browne
Bryan Thrift
Andy Morgan
Robbie Dodson
Shin Fukae

Want to hear the breakdown, listen to the podcast coming soon at http://twincitylimits.podbean.com

Take is easy all!

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McKenzie River Trout Fishing - Thumbs Up!


Last Thursday, I had the opportunity to guide a super awesome guy from Japan named Seiji. He came to the United States for a fly fishing vacation, and I was fortunate enough to be his guide for his very first day of fly fishing in the states. Seiji had never been to the United States before, nor had he ever fished here for our wonderful trout. He was super excited to get out and experience it all, and I was ready to christen his trout catching experience on the lower McKenzie.

We got on the water, and the weather seemed to be one of those days where everything was threatening, but we ended up lucking out. More or less, most of the threatening squalls swirled around and just missed us all day. We ended up getting rained on hard for about 10 minutes towards the end of the day, and the sun took over to dry us up after that cell passed us.

The fishing started out slow, but Seiji persisted to probe his subsurface offerings into likely lies hoping his luck would soon change. He had a huge fish hook up, as the rod thumped and throbbed down with a serious bend. The fish ripped some line, and bucked the rod hard. I was anticipating a huge rainbow, but the fish gave itself a long distance release. Seiji looked heartbroken at the moment, but I reassured him that it would not matter in the long run; since I had confidence we would redeem that pig of a rainbow sometime during the day.

We fished hard, and the fishing was remaining to be slow for what this time of the year should be providing for action. It was time for lunch, and time to regroup. Lunch was interesting for me to experience; since it was Seiji's first time having an "American" lunch. He commented on how good our vegetables and produce are; being that Japan does not grow many of the things we have here in the states (we import a lot of produce to Japan), and he also really enjoyed things like the chips & salsa. He loved his gourmet sandwich, and he was stoked on his experience so far for the day. He commented to me several times about what a wonderful time he was having out there. Now I was just hoping for the hookups and landings to pick up, and that was the only (and most important) variable I was really wanting to change for this given day.

As luck would turn out, the fishing immediately turned around right after lunch time. Right away, Seiji hooked a nice sized rainbow, and it jumped and threw the hook. Then right after that, the hookups started to come with some serious consistency. It finally got to the point where the fishing was where I like it to be. I was able to call the fish when Seiji presented the fly into the spots. We were crushing rainbows more or less where they should have been holding. I would say, "Seiji, put your flies into that deep green slot on the left side down below that riffle....", and when he put them in there, I would see the indicator dunk down, and he would rip the line tight with a lively trout on the other end. Seiji was having a blast, and I was utterly stoked to see how good of a time he was having.

The fishing was good for nymphing with a golden stone and a possie bugger dropped about 3 1/2 feet off of a Thingamabobber. Swinging wet flies also worked well, and we caught fish on the shallower drop off shelf spots with a downstream 45 degree cast. The flies that worked that day were a beadhead peacock and partridge softhackle with a red yarn butt (size 10), and a size 10 Royal Coachman Wet. We fished them tandem with the softhackle on the end of the leader, and the Royal Coachman Wet about 3 feet up on a dropper tag hitched off of the leader. No topwater opportunities on this day, but we had very good nymphing and relatively good wet fly swing fishing.


It was really a special day to be a part of someone's first experience in another country. I really enjoyed guiding someone who was so stoked on everything ranging from the scenery to the fish to the food. Guiding someone from a foreign place helped me to really appreciate how good we have things here in Oregon. Seiji commented on everything from the nice bountiful trout to the large open space we live in to the great produce we have here. He let me feel really good about where I live and what I get to experience where I live. We truly live in a wonderful land!



If you are interested in booking a trip for trout on the McKenzie River, or any of our other trout fishing destinations call us at (503)-639-6400 or email us at travel@kman.com.

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Huge Sale At Sportsmans Warehouse

Sportsmans Warehouse is having a huge Clearance Sale, just before hunting season! Most of what I saw on sale was camping gear, but heck, a sale is a sale and who doesn't need more camping gear? LOL Hurry though, this special sale ends SOON!. They're also running a special on their other products. Anymore, this [...]

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Hunter Mike Roux Puts KillZone Blinds to the Test

What happens when a nationally known hunter takes a KillZone blind into the field? Hunter Mike Roux reports on his success with the 360 KillZone Blind and the 2 Shooter Chair Hunting Blind: “The 360 KillZone blind performed great in the field. It is convenient and easy to carry and goes up quickly. The 360 [...]

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