RIO Products Releases the Bonefish QuickShooter Line

Posted on January 7, 2013 by rioproducts

January 2, 2013 (Idaho Falls, Idaho) – RIO Products, manufacturer of fly lines, leaders and tippet material, is excited to introduce an award-winning fly line for bonefish. The new Bonefish QuickShooter won the award for the Best New Saltwater Fly Line for 2013 at the annual International Fly Tackle Dealer Show (IFTD) in Reno.
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Tips for Tailers, By Jon B. Cave

Posted on December 27, 2012 by rioproducts

Gamefish that inhabit saltwater flats are famously skittish and even the slightest disturbance will almost always send them packing. That’s especially true when those fish are tailing in water barely deep enough to cover their backs. In that situation, there’s no leeway for an errant cast, a hasty pick-up, or a noisy presentation.
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Fishing The Hang, by Phil Rowley

Posted on December 20, 2012 by rioproducts

Just about every stillwater fly fisher has experienced a vicious swirl, felt a solid tug or seen the flash of fish as it attempts to pounce on your fly just as you raise the rod to cast at the end of the retrieve. Prior to this last minute interest, all was quiet during your retrieve, causing you to ask, “Why the last second interest in the fly?” The answer is simple. Two things occurred during the rod lift. Your flies changed speed and direction as they accelerated toward the surface. This action triggered a flee response, and as a predator, the trout instinctively charged the fly. This is no different than a dozing cat pouncing on a length of string as it is pulled past or a hapless hiker deciding that sprinting away from a bear is a wise tactic.
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RIO Products Releases iMOW Tips

Posted on December 14, 2012 by rioproducts

RIO Products Releases iMOW Tips

December 3, 2012 (Idaho Falls, Idaho) – RIO Products, manufacturer of fly lines, leaders and tippet material, is excited to introduce a mid-season launch of a new series of sink tips for the Skagit and Spey angler called iMOW’s (“Intermediate MOW’s”) .

The new iMOW tips are based on RIO’s hugely successful MOW tips but built to have a better depth transition between the floating head and the fast sinking tip. The tips are built with an intermediate back section that helps create an even presentation of the fast sinking tip and allow for perfect depth control and the utmost in strike detection.

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Bolivia Gold, by Cathy Beck

Posted on December 6, 2012 by rioproducts

Bolivia Gold- by Cathy BeckThe Tsamine Indian family stares at us as we float by in our dugout canoe on Bolivia’s Secure River. It’s not a threatening stare by any means but I wonder what they make of all of this, a white blond women casting a fly from a dugout canoe trying to catch a Golden Dorado. They also are fishermen, but their fishing is done with a bow and arrow and I soon learn that they are very proficient at it. We are surrounded by beauty in this jungle of jungles, the river reminds me of a favorite river on the South Island of New Zealand with deep pools and quick runs where I expect to see a double digit brown rise to a foam beetle pattern. Bird calls accompany us as Toucans fly overhead and just this morning we saw the fresh tracks of a jaguar. This is far more than a fishing trip; this is an adventure at best.
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Fishing a Trico Spinner Fall, by John Barr

Posted on November 29, 2012 by rioproducts

RIO Products - John Barr - Fishing a Trico SpinnerThroughout the country on many rivers Trico spinner falls offer some of the most consistent and predictable dry fly fishing we have. Many rivers will start seeing Trico activity almost daily starting in mid-summer and continuing into the fall. Trico duns hatch very early or late in the day and although the hatch can provide good fishing the light is often poor. The life of the adults spans just a few hours, during which time they transform into the reproductive spinner stage, mate, lay eggs and die, floating down the river as the spent winged spinners. What is often referred to as a Trico hatch is actually the spinner fall.
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