on 9/11 I was owner of Rising Trout Outfitter fly shop. I remember sitting in my office that day and watching the news on the PC. Shortly after the crisis started, people started to come to the fly shop. Everyone was friends. If you have a local fly shop, and...
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Posted November 20th, 2011 by Jordan Ross |
The Swift Osprey, a rival to the Wenonah Fusion
Small Boats and Canoes for fly fishing. In my quest to offer our followers the full Adirondack Experience, I want to take an entire year to focus on the options in the market for small canoes that can be used for trekking the wilderness in search of wild trout and small streams for brook trout to fish with a fly rod. The first segment of this journey will begin to expose you to the boats that are already out in the market. Then we will begin to discuss what makes a Canoe, its anatomy and different features you should look at when deciding to buy a Canoe for Fly Fishing or Photography. ...
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Posted March 27th, 2011 by Jordan Ross |
The Spitfire - The Boat and its' Maker. Elbridge Gerry Ricketson was an Adirondack guide-boat maker of significance in the late 1800's of whom very little is known. About 1872 Elbridge began working as a guide for Paul Smith at his new hotel on Lower St. Regis Lake, NY. By 1879 his boat building operation was in full swing and it is estimated that he produced between 8 and 12 guide-boats per year until about 1890. Ricketson enjoyed a reputation for very high quality work and sold mostly 'sporting' boats used by the many great-camps that were built in the northern Adirondacks during that period. Of his entire output just 3 documented examples of his work remain. Of these, the Spitfire is the only 'church boat' known to exist....
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Posted January 3rd, 2011 by Jordan Ross |
On my last trip to Sanibel Island I stopped in at Panga Marine to meet Rob the owner of Panga. I was instantly impressed. Here is some info on his skiff. I love the look of these boats. And best of all… they work!!! and...
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Posted December 28th, 2010 by Jordan Ross |
Original plaque
The Old Town Canoe Company purchased the Carleton Canoe Company in 1909 and continued to manufacture the Carleton models until the 1920s. Old Town added a fourth digit to Carleton’s three-digit format and started with the 1700 series. Since this canoe...
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Posted September 5th, 2010 by Jordan Ross |
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Posted August 24th, 2010 by Jordan Ross |
Welcome to the new JP Ross Boat house. Thanks to the the great work at Quadsimia, this new page is up and running in only a mater of days. Thanks Rob…
As some of you know the only item in the world that I love as much or a...
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Posted August 23rd, 2010 by Jordan Ross |
The Panga & JP Ross Brand Collaboration
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Posted April 1st, 2010 by Angela Moonan |
Panga Marine ~ Sarasota, FL
The innovative Panga Skiff. Sarasota, FL >Brand Collaboration in the works with JP Ross Fly Rods & Co.
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Posted March 28th, 2010 by Angela Moonan |
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