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Over the past few years we've had several requests to offer our reels in a variety of different colors.  While solid colors do not appeal to us, we are interested in offering new colors on the spindles and paint fill.  So this year we're introducing Clear/Black into our line up of reels...

A few weeks back we were contacted by Tate Cunningham who is the drummer for the Nashville based band SafetySuit, and an avid fly fisherman.  It turns out that Tate spends a fair amount of time on the road (no surprise) and when he's not drumming he's fly fishing.  He sent me a few...

 In an effort to promote and display our reels in the most stylish way we've introduced the new Hatch POP display.  30 of these have already shipped worldwide and more are being made as I write.  Keep an eye out for these at your local fly shop.  

Hatch 9 Plus Reel  Hatch 9 Plus reel In this day and age, where it seems that reel manufacturers are making reels lighter and lighter, it is refreshing to find at least one reel company that understands the importance of reel weight There are a few out there that have such solid...

 Just wanted to say thank you to all of you who attended the Fly Fishing Show in Somerset this past week.  The turnout was great and we are always happy to talk to existing and potential Hatch customers. 

Just wanted to write a quick note to say thank you all for your support in 2009.  We wish you and your families our best this holiday season.  See you in the water in 2010.

Dates: November 19 - 22 Many of you may or may not know that Hatch co-owner Danny Ashcraft and his sons Jesse and Adam race in several off road events throughout the year. Their team is appropriately titled Ashcraft Racing and they are currently in the final preparation stages for the years...

Hello everyone!  Well it looks like this year we're going to do the same two Fly Fishing SHows we always do.  We'll be in Somerset, NJ on Jan. 22,23 & 24 and Pleasanton, CA on February 26, 27 & 28.  One East Coast and one West Coast show.    You can learn more...

 If you haven't had a chance to watch the video below then take a few minutes out of your life to witness something pretty spectacular.  This video was sent to me by some friends in Bozeman and it will no doubt make the rounds amongst fly fisherman in the months to come....

Import from Argentina flies in to win One Fly Event was first fishing contest ever for pro brought to Jackson by local team Double Digits. print page | send as email | email editor By Brandon Zimmerman, Jackson Hole, Wyo. September 16, 2009 Rance Rathie...

I must admit that when we signed for the FFR in Denver this year we were a bit skeptical about dealer turnout, and the prospect of hearing endless tales of doom and gloom.   However, we were met with optimism and enthusiasm for the 2010 season. I was encouraged by all the positive...

YETI Blog Hatch Fly Reels   On a recent trip to San Diego, we paid a visit to our good friends at Hatch Outdoors.  Hatch makes some of the highest quality, most innovative and down right coolest fly reels available. Founder and CEO John Torok set out to make a premium reel...

The new Hatch web store is officially OPEN... Of course you can't buy our reels online but you can pick up our latest apparel offerings.  I guarantee you you're not going to find cooler angling inspired casual gear than this.  Check out the first four hand drawn offerings including the...

Congratulations to Capt. Justin Rea and Greg Vincent on their recent win at the Del Brown permit tournament.  And oh yeah, they're both Hatch Pro Staff members.   Jul 30 2009 The 2009 Del Brown Tournament Author: Capt. Mark Krowka It wasn’t terribly long ago that...

It's taken a lot of time and energy to put up our new web site and web store but it's finally done.  Those of you who visited the old web site know what a nightmare it was to navigate.  For those of you new who never got a chance to visit it then consider yourself lucky.  To make...

Check out the latest issue of This is Fly!  If you haven’t heard of the this web pub than you’ve been missing out.  Killer design and meaty content make for one hell of a good read. Paris is a badass. www.thisisfly.com.

So here’s a great new web pub put together by Todd Moen and some guy named Brian O’Keefe.  You might have heard of em’.  To say that Brian knows his way around a fishing rod or a camera is an understatement. Here’s another great example of outside the box thinking,...

Just got back from a 3 day trip to the Keys.  Hurricane whoever was spinning around in Cuba and threw a bunch of heavy clouds and rain into the region a few days too early.  Basically, I missed my window.  However, that did not Capt. Justin Rea and I from having one hell of a...