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As winter draws nigh, many anglers set the rod by the door and call it a season. But some don't. If you're the kind of fisherman who keeps an "ice line," then you already understand the importance of keeping warm.
Traditional layering wisdom focuses on the importance of using only synthetic fabric: after all, if you put a pair of cotton long johns on under even the most expensive polypropylene shell, you're still going to be wearing a sponge by the end of the day. However, thanks to some new (old) technology, we now need to add an important caveat. Not ALL organic fabrics are verboten for layering. In fact, wool is one of the best baselayer fabrics known to man.
The secret lies in the natural protective qualities of the wool fiber, specifically thanks to a compound called lanolin . Lanolin is a natural fatty wax that sheep exude to keep their coats waterproof. As a result, wool fiber--like polypropylene--is highly resistant to water absorption. And that means, if you weave the wool in an appropriate structure, it'll create some serious wicking effects.
That's where SmartWool picks up. Though best known for their high-end socks, SmartWool actually offers an entire line of wool baselayer products. SmartWool's Men's Midweight Zip-T ($70; pictured) (and accompanying Midweight Bottom) are both made of jersey-knit (as in, like a t-shirt) 100% Merino wool. They're actually machine washable, which is convenient, but thanks to wool's natural anti-microbial properties, washing them isn't something you're forced to do with every wear. Practically, that means you can spend a week in the bush and not come back smelling like Bigfoot.
SmartWool has a huge lineup of baselayer and midlayer products (especially compared with most fly fishing companies, which obviously tend to focus on other things). With Christmas coming, whether your list includes socks and stocking caps or high-end apparel, SmartWool is worth checking out.
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Prime time for fly fishing Pioneer Press table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7 style=vertical-align:top;trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbr /div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1 //divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNF14ARp96L40xrIBYUhHCraOlDZogamp;url=http://www.twincities.com/ci_19888735bPrime time for bfly fishing/b/b/abr /font size=-1bfont color=#6f6f6fPioneer Press/font/b/fontbr /font size=-1It#39;s a foot-long brown btrout/b, tastefully mottled and fittingly lit by sunlight glowing off snow at the bottom of a ravine in southeastern Minnesota. We#39;re not ice bfishing/b; we#39;re bfly/b-bfishing/b a stream narrow enough for a good athlete to leap across./fontbr /font size=-1 class=p/fontbr /font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dNVz8Y0sv0kJQ0Mamp;ned=usnobrb/b/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table |
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Hendee: North Platte River good spot for trout fishing Omaha World-Herald table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7 style=vertical-align:top;trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbr /div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1 //divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNEwD_VMMpF32Ys1zpBQ2GS3aPNtLAamp;url=http://www.omaha.com/article/20120204/SPORTS07/702049818/1001bHendee: North Platte River good spot for btrout fishing/b/b/abr /font size=-1bfont color=#6f6f6fOmaha World-Herald/font/b/fontbr /font size=-1Heinitz is a 35-year veteran of guiding bfly/b-bfishing/b anglers in drift boats on more than 32000 miles of river across the West. He is the owner of North Platte Trouters. The two-year-old company offers bfly fishing/b and scenic boat btrips/b on Wyoming#39;s North b/b/fontbr /font size=-1 class=p/fontbr /font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dmMtj1mKJDtmXzMamp;ned=usnobrb/b/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table |
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When it comes to trout fishing ... theres more than one way to drift a nymph Pittsburgh Post Gazette table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7 style=vertical-align:top;trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNG_nMvnTAOcuQEZkdREVogfvQnsPQamp;url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12036/1207980-358.stmimg src=//nt1.ggpht.com/news/tbn/nZYK2k9EcYupAM/6.jpg alt= border=1 width=80 height=80 /br /font size=-2Pittsburgh Post Gazette/font/a/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbr /div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1 //divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNG_nMvnTAOcuQEZkdREVogfvQnsPQamp;url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12036/1207980-358.stmbWhen it comes to btrout fishing/b there#39;s more than one way to drift a nymph/b/abr /font size=-1bfont color=#6f6f6fPittsburgh Post Gazette/font/b/fontbr /font size=-1By John Hayes, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Nymphing on Spring Creek, US national bfly fishing/b champion George Daniel casts toward the shoreline on a January morning near Bellefonte. In his first book, Daniel urges bfly/b anglers to match techniques with b/b/fontbr /font size=-1 class=p/fontbr /font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=de_3ZwUKIr99P6Mamp;ned=usnobrb/b/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table |
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Ice-fishing festival gets assist from cold weather | Outdoors The Seattle Times table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7 style=vertical-align:top;trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNHEf06XL2zAS1Jo6jaKaKSOpxx24wamp;url=http://www.timesleader.com/sports/Mild_weather_not_as_nice_as_ice_02-05-2012.htmlimg src=//nt3.ggpht.com/news/tbn/U_2N3WbYJPqcgM/6.jpg alt= border=1 width=80 height=80 /br /font size=-2Wilkes Barre Times-Leader/font/a/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbr /div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1 //divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNEGMcYYQB3fZWf4hgIsoKq95-_PCgamp;url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/othersports/2017426360_outn05.htmlbIce-bfishing/b festival gets assist from cold weather | Outdoors/b/abr /font size=-1bfont color=#6f6f6fThe Seattle Times/font/b/fontbr /font size=-1Added Stice: quot;We have good ice coverage on both lakes (elevation 3700 feet), and people have been out bfishing/b already.quot; Daily limit is two fish for those in the derby. Most btrout/b average 12 inches, with some weighing up to 4 pounds./fontbr /font size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNF8CQ5t2DgOVW_BjJyiqMeFTe2lxQamp;url=http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20120205/SPORTS01/702059916/-1/sportsArea lakes offer winter btrout/b opportunities/afont size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrWatertownDailyTimes.com/nobr/font/fontbr /font size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNHEf06XL2zAS1Jo6jaKaKSOpxx24wamp;url=http://www.timesleader.com/sports/Mild_weather_not_as_nice_as_ice_02-05-2012.htmlMild weather not as nice as ice/afont size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrWilkes Barre Times-Leader/nobr/font/fontbr /font size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNEZ1J82jHhSpoiwxTtJ2bcr5NQVmgamp;url=http://globegazette.com/news/iowa/iowa-fish-report/article_10741bca-4fbd-11e1-9388-0019bb2963f4.htmlIowa Fish Report/afont size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrMason City Globe Gazette/nobr/font/fontbr /font size=-1 class=p/fontbr /font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dLcKRCWT4dD2sjMqx1kFJMoht7afMamp;ned=usnobrball 4 news articlesnbsp;raquo;/b/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table |
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Winter trout season is well under way Tbo.com table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7 style=vertical-align:top;trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbr /div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1 //divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNGOS4SHf1BcKzkVeXGjARcFBX_0Rwamp;url=http://www2.tbo.com/sports/outdoors/2012/feb/05/spsporto2-winter-trout-season-is-well-under-way-ar-355275/bWinter btrout/b season is well under way/b/abr /font size=-1bfont color=#6f6f6fTbo.com/font/b/fontbr /font size=-1COM | Staff GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and bfishing guides/b. Today: Bill Miller. The winter btrout/b season is well under way, with good catches coming in up and down the Suncoast./fontbr /font size=-1 class=p/fontbr /font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dw2v-yT5dAqoB1Mamp;ned=usnobrband morenbsp;raquo;/b/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table |