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Brian McGeehan on Fly Fishing in Central Patagonia

Brian McGeehan leads annual hosted trips to Patagonia and is the owner and outfitter of Montana Angler Fly Fishing in Bozeman, MT. He has been guiding fly fishing trips in Montana and Colorado for 18 seasons. Montana Angler offers trips to both Chile and Argentina and works with a variety of lodges in South America.

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Guest Blog: Peter Patenaude’s Maine Bird Hunting Tips

Peter Patenaude, a registered Maine guide, has been a Filson advocate for over six years. His blog Boot & Canoe, focuses on traditional skills and Maine’s outdoor heritage. Peter shares six tips to a successful partridge hunt.

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Rhon Bell’s Late Season Maine Camping Trip

Maine-based Rhon Bell of Backwoods Plaid, takes Filson along for a late season camping trip navigated by bush plane. This remote access provides access to moose, top notch salmon fishing and memories with friends that will endure a lifetime. Late season camping offers a special attraction for every outdoor lover. Vibrant peak-colored leaves of fall

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George Hickox on Raising Outstanding Bird Dogs

George Hickox has a passion for developing bird dogs and has trained and campaigned National High Point Champions, numerous Field Champions, and has garnered over 100 field trial placements. He is also the Hunting Dog Editor for Shooting Sportsman Magazine, writes training columns for Pointing Dog Journal ,Retriever Journal, has written numerous dog training articles

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GUEST BLOG: Dick and Joanie Go Fishing by Judith O’Keefe

During the summer I worked part-time at a local fly shop, The Fly Fisher’s Place. This shop, like many counterparts all over the country, is open for business, but they aren’t there just to sell flies and book guide trips. These shops provide not only a place to buy fishing tackle and get the latest

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10 Shooting Tips for Waterfowl

1. Practice As the saying goes, practice makes perfect. Above all other tips, just get out and shoot in the pre-season. Find a clay skeet shooting range and go after shots you might see while on the pond (crossing, incoming, etc.). Ask an instructor at the range for advice or take a lesson. Begin on

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Filson in the Field: Bob’s Sustainable Ranching in Wyoming Story

Bob’s Sustainable Ranching Story – Filson in the Field Video, Wyoming from Filson on Vimeo. Bob Taylor, with the help of his wife Maggie and their daughter, Marisa, raise organic, grass fed, Black Angus beef cattle on Lonetree Ranch in Lonetree, Wyoming. An accomplished veterinarian (and one time host and focus of Animal Planet’s Emergency

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GUEST BLOG: To Yakutat, Alaska, for prehistoric pike By Gary Lewis

Gary Lewis is the host of Adventure Journal and author of John Nosler – Going Ballistic, Black Bear Hunting, Hunting Oregon and other titles. This time he shares his insight on traveling to Yakutat, Alaska, for prehistoric pike. The last time I was here it was with no gun, no GPS, no map and no DEET. Last year’s

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Best Summer Fishing Locations

4 favorite summer fishing locations across the U.S.

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Baiting Tips for the Filson Fisherman

Everything you need to master the art of fish baiting right here in this handy list. Pre-Baiting Pre-baiting is a technique to entice more fish to the area you plan to cast you line. The goal is to get fish comfortable with feeding so that when you do throw in your hook bait, the

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GUEST BLOG: Fishing Fiasco by Judith O’Keefe

Judith O’Keefe is ready for summer fishing! But with any fishing or planned trip, there always seems to be a few surprises that you don’t expect. After reading this, you’ll appreciate any of your future fishing trips that go smoothly. Some days are just like that, and when it’s all said and done, you just

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Filson Archives: Loggers’ Coat and Laced Breeches

How about this one? Straight from the pages 21 and 22 of an old Filson catalog it doesn’t get more vintage than this. Read more about Filson history here.

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5 Tips To Improve Your Fly Fishing Catch Rates

Brian McGeehan has been a fly fishing guide for 17 years in both Colorado and Montana and owns Montana Angler Fly Fishing in Bozeman, MT. A fisherman’s job is never done, when it comes to fly fishing there is always more to learn. Brian helps us improve our catch rates just in time for summer

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Filson Archives: Better Outdoor Clothes

Today, we took some time to dig through our archives and stumbled upon this gem. Our favorite line of the day, “Because through that experience we have learned thoroughly the requirements of the outdoor man, whether at work or at play”. These words still speak true to our goals and missions to provide the best for

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Scott Linden: Water, water everywhere … but what about birds?

Scott Linden of Wingshooting USA is a dear friend of Filson who has taught us many shooting tips and lessons in the field over the years. Scott helps us find more birds by scoping out their water sources in today’s lesson. Birds need water. Not much, and not necessarily from the “usual suspects,” but almost

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GUEST BLOG: Ben Smith, Prepare For Out-of-State Fishing Trips

While we all have wonderful fishing holes, rivers and lakes in our hometown states, but sometimes it’s nice to get out and see what else is out there. And we can tell you, there is a whole lot. Ben Smith of Arizona Wanderings helps you prep for an out-of-state fishing trip with the buddies. Safe

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GUEST BLOG: JT Van Zandt, The craft of boat building

John Townes Van Zandt returns home to Texas after a successful film festival tour with the fishing documentary “Low and Clear” and picks up where he left off in building the pristine “Sea Dart” fishing boat. What a wonderful and exciting experience it has been to take our movie “Low and Clear” to multiple film

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Gearing Up For Turkey Season with Ben Smith

Ben Smith of Arizona Wanderings is gearing up for the opening of Arizona Turkey season on April 27th. It’s much more than packing up the truck and the buddies and heading out on the hunt. Ben helps us all prepare for the season with these expert packing tips so we can take home the prize winner.

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5 Tips to Maple Sugaring

You do not need to invest a lot of money to make maple syrup. Tap spouts, pails, an old cooking pan and a fire pit are all you need to be on your way to running your own operation.

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5 Favorite Places to Camp with Jeff Thrope

Jeff Thrope of outdoor lifestyle blog, Cold Splinters, is always on the road looking for the next adventure and oftentimes the adventure finds him. His love and adoration for the great outdoors has made him the avid hiker and camper he is today. For those of you looking to load up the car and head

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4 Tips To Tying Flies

As we prepare for spring fly fishing season we turn to Ben Smith of Arizona Wanderings for the expert tips on tying flies. We’re ready to get out on the river. Anybody else? There is no substitute for standing in the middle of the creek, watching a bushy dry fly float through the current, but tying

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Converging: Low & Clear from the eyes of co-director Tyler Hughen

Tyler Hughen, Co-director of the documentary Low & Clear, shares with us a special moment as his dreams come to life on the big screen at True/False film festival. We fell in love with Low & Clear from the minute we set eyes on the trailer because it speaks a language that all fishermen know, understand and

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GUEST BLOG: Dennis Lynch, The Kentucky Trifecta

One form of “exotic “ wagering at the racetrack is the Trifecta. This is where you have to pic the top 3 finishers in a race in the order in which they cross the finish line. I like the tri’s at the track but my favorite Trifecta is actually one I invented this winter and

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Terry Wieland, Clothes for Backcountry Hunting

Terry Wieland serves as the Shooting Editor of Gray’s Sporting Journal and over the years has taken his expertise everywhere from the Alaskan Rockies to the mountainous rainforest of Admiralty Island. Regardless of where Terry finds himself, he realizes that in order to survive a backpacking trip you must have a few essential items. And

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5 Ice Fishing Tips from Rhon Bell

Rhon Bell of Backwoods Plaid, treats every cold morning in Maine with the same excitement and enthusiasm as Christmas morning. He knows that with the company of a good friend, some warm food and a few cold beers he can bear the cold and catch his 17-inch prize waiting on the other side of the ice. Reaching inside

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Shed Hunting Tips for Bone-Heads!

Oh, the excitement that deer season brings with it each and every year, isn’t it great? Peter Fiduccia of Woods N’ Water Press knows it all too well, and do you know how he keeps that thrill and anticipation running all year long? Shed hunting. Shed hunting dates back to our earliest ancestors. Cavemen collected

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Filson Food: Southwestern Venison Chili Recipe

There’s no better way to spend a cold winter day than to cook up a delicious, warm meal made straight from the yield of your recent hunt. Especially when it’s Super Bowl Sunday! Mark Huelsing from Sole Adventure, is no stranger to this idea and with his Southwestern Venison Chili, we have a good feeling

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GUEST BLOG: Judith O’Keefe, Winter Fishing Tips

Judith O’Keefe has fished many places and can fish with the best of them. But when she is looking for some fishing advice she turns to her local fishing outfitter Dave. We all enjoy going into fly shops, whether it’s our local shop or a destination shop while we’re on a fishing trip. One of

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GUEST BLOG: Laura Schara, A Dad and His Daughters’ Pheasant Hunt

As a child, Laura Schara loved to join her father on his pheasant hunts and the memories she made on these adventures still serve as a few of her fondest ones. That’s why when presented with the opportunity to join her dad and sister on a pheasant trip to South Dakota; she couldn’t have been

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GUEST BLOG: David Drewry, Sea Duck Hunting the Pacific Northwest

Captain David Drewry is on the water more than he is land. As the owner and operator of Peninsula Sportsman, David shares his love for waterfowl hunting in the Northwest with others for a living. Waterfowl hunting is a passion that only those that are drawn to it will truly understand. What often

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