The Way of the Trout from early in the Scientific Anglers time period was a collaboration with Trout Unlimited. It opens with an angler on a woodland stream who has just landed a large rainbow trout. It turns out the angler has previously hooked and lost this fish. Now that he has landed it, he takes the time to admire the fish as it recovers and reflects on the fish’s life and hazards it survived.… Continue reading
Fly Line Durability Testing One of the main features Scientific Anglers fly lines have over their competition is durability. Bottom line, Scientific Anglers lines simply last longer. This is due to several things, the most important being the addition of AST Plus. This is not a coating that can wear off and needs to be re-applied. AST Plus is an additive to the line which slowly migrates through the line to its outer surface constantly… Continue reading
Sonar Titan 3D (Triple Density) Video Scientific Anglers R&D Manager, Josh Jenkins, presents the various versions of the Sonar Titan 3D taper and features. These lines are made two sizes heavy (use your designated line size) on the versatile Titan taper. It also has the Shooting Texture incorporated into it. This allows minimal false casts to shoot line for distance. The short head gives quick, easy turnover of large flies. The primary feature of the… Continue reading
Scientific Anglers Sonar Series fly lines are all designed to fish below the surface. They were designed by hard-core anglers to cover a complete range of situations and fish flies through the whole water column. These lines are fully featured having AST Plus for increased slickness and durability, Sonar technology for controlled sink rates, SA-ID, and Welded Loops. Temperature rated cores and coatings are used to maximize performance in various situations. Sonar Titan Sink-Tip Video… Continue reading
Bass in the Forest features Leon Martuch, one of the founders of Scientific Anglers fishing with Dick Kotis, a professional angler from Fred Arbogast Lures in Akron, OH. They are fishing in the then newly-created Toledo Bend Reservoir on the Texas Loiusiana border. Toledo Bend began filling in 1969. Based on this and looking at the boats and equipment, this is likely from the early 1970’s. The overall theme of this is bass fishing, but… Continue reading
Filmed in the mid-1960’s, this video actually has two segments to it. The first takes place in southern Colorado and the second in northern New Mexico. Each is focused on family camping and fly fishing for trout. One can speculate that it was filmed to promote fly fishing as a family activity. The first segment is on the Pine River in southern Colorado with a family from a local ranch and is hosted by… Continue reading
From 1985, this video features Rick Hafle, an environmental scientist with a masters degree in entomology, and all-around fly-fishing pro. Hafle was also the co-author of the book, Western Hatches. When viewed as part of the entire SA Mastery series videos that focus on fly fishing for trout, Anatomy of a Trout Stream is a great fit and addresses a number of items not covered in the Borger or Swisher videos. This video focuses more… Continue reading
Despite being released in 1987, both of these videos are still a great learning experience for any serious steelhead angler. For the beginner they are a great introduction to the traditional methods of targeting these fish. The veteran steelheader will find watching them is an excellent refresher for their next adventure focusing on migratory rainbows anywhere they are located. Both of these were filmed at various locations in the Pacific Northwest, British Columbia’s… Continue reading
Released in 1983 Fly Fishing the English Way was one of the earlier videos of the Scientific Anglers Mastery Series. For the American fly angler, it provides an interesting look at the English view of fly fishing. There are plenty of tweed jackets and funny-looking hats to fit the stereotype of a British angler. We have to wonder how accurate this still is today? Appearances aside, a number of the basic principles… Continue reading
For Scientific Anglers, fly fishing is a passion. It's something we live and breathe day in and day out. Every fly line that we produce is the joint effort of a group of dedicated people and we love what we do. SA is built from tiny pieces of all of us. This is who we are. Continue reading
