Review : Greys GR80 9' 5wt 2020-02-28 | T-and-Co Since the early 2000s the British company Greys has established itself as one of the most famous manufacturers in the fly-fishing industry. Like the previous and unanimously esteemed GR70, its new GR80 series offers a wide and eclectic range of...
Building a Euro Nymphing line (1/2) : fly line and leader 2020-02-27 | T-and-Co Last time we went through the selection of the rod for euro nymphing. Now, let’s talk about how to build the line properly. If the leader’s configuration for dry fly fishing is an issue that attracted much attention, it seems that the debate isn’t...
Review : Thomas & Thomas Contact 10' 3wt fly rod 2020-02-17 | T-and-Co The contact series from the American company Thomas & Thomas has a new 10’ #3 for the 2020 season. We wanted to check the versatility declared for this reference and here are the results :
How to choose a fly-fishing rod for Euronymphing ? 2020-02-16 | T-and-Co “What is the best nymphing rod available at the moment?” This question is coming back very often on Trout & Co inbox. Our answer is always the same: “There is no best rod, they are all very different and each one of them will have its pros and...
Review : Vision XO 9' #5 Medium 2019-10-28 | T-and-Co After introducing several Vision models from the Nymphmaniac series, let's move on to the top-range XO series dedicated to all fly fishing techniques. The first XO presented is a classic 9 '# 5 for dryfly fishing and sight fishing :
Review : Cortland MKII 10' 2wt and 11' 2wt 2019-08-28 | T-and-Co After becoming one of the most renowned fly line manufacturers in the world, the American company Cortland began to design euronymphing gear a few years ago : these techniques are in full development in the United States, under the impetus of...
Review : Thomas & Thomas Contact 10'2 2wt fly rod 2019-07-09 | T-and-Co The Thomas & Thomas Contact series has been developed by Joe Goodspeed for modern nymphing technics. After presenting the famous 10'8 #3 (see the review here), here is a focus on the shorter model, even more specific, the 10'2 #2.
Review : Maxia SX4 10'8 2wt 2019-05-16 | T-and-Co In 2019, Maxia is coming back with its new SX series. Still designed and manufactured in Spain, the SXs are in line with the MX rods in terms of fields of use: they target modern nymphing approaches, dropper, as well as those who practice dry...
Review : Vision Nymphmaniac 10' 3wt fly rod 2019-04-01 | T-and-Co Vision is a Finnish brand specialized in fly fishing which offers a very complete range of products dedicated to river, sea or lake techniques. It is now present in more than thirty countries and continues to innovate: it has begun to design...
Review : Draga Tormes Nymph 11' #3 2019-02-02 | T-and-Co The young Spanish company Draga was created by two brothers, David and Raul Gutierrez Leralta, who saw the evolution of fishing techniques for 3 generations in the family fishing shop, based in El Barco de Avila (Castilla Leon). With this...