Skills & How-To

Using Isopropyl Alcohol to Find Leaks in Waders

This trick only works for any product that uses Gore-Tex as the waterproofing membrane. Have a mysterious sometimes occurring leak in your waders? Try this. Reverse your clean and dry waders. They must be completely dry. At this point, you can do one of two things. Treat the holes immediately (still wet with alcohol) with Aquaseal by dabbing it on in a circular motion with your fingers, pushing the Aquaseal into the hole to fill it. When using Aquaseal you need to let it cure for at least

6/15/2017Nome Buckman

Layering

It may be cold, but winter is still the time when a lot of folks go fly fishing. It isn’t always fun to continually break the ice out of the guides on your fly rod, or have your legs get numb because they’ve stood in the water for hours while you cast, but the rewards of a gorgeous Steelhead, a late-run Salmon, spawning Char or big, migrating Arctic Grayling sure can make it worthwhile. Most winter anglers know how important it is to do what is called “layer-up” before heading outside. Howeve

12/15/2015Cecilia Pudge Kleinkauf