With the Samurai System, starting with a kayak paddle held in both hands, one can: while standing in a kayak, after sighting a fish, stow the paddle quietly acquire the fly rod in the casting hand, and make a 40 foot or greater fly-cast (whatever length you feel safe to keep in the stripping bucket) … More The “Samurai” System, “Slow is Smooth and Smooth is Fast”
Seven seconds from sight to the cast that caught the fish. Talking about the Samurai system doesn’t seem to always get my message across, so this weekend I put my new GoPro to work to try and capture the system in action. Its hard enough solo fishing with a fly rod in a kayak with … More See the Fish, Catch the Fish
Just got back from a two-day fly fishing trip to the LA marsh targeting bull redfish. It was cold and super windy both days but we did manage OK, thanks to guide Miles Larose. The first day we managed three reds apiece with one of my buddy’s redfish being a nice bull, his first, below: … More November Bulls, A Tag Team and A Feral Wharf Cat
As my two tarpon trips are over for the year, I’m back to practicing for an upcoming redfish trip in November. Understanding your application and using the right equipment is important. Tarpon come by quick and they spot the boat quickly (eyes oriented up). So being able to cast to them before they see the … More Head Shot
I have experienced a couple of things lately that I just wanted to pass on. One is the Mill House podcast. I just have to say that I think Andy Mills is doing a wonderful job capturing these interviews with fly fishing greats. These people won’t be around forever, but thanks to Andy we will … More Two Things
I know my friends want to hear about my tarpon trip last week, but it was not much to write home about. I knew it could be hit or miss when I booked it, but Apalachicola was the closest place I might still find some tarpon in August. The tarpon population starts to get thin … More Apalachicola Tarpon Trip
I made a trip to the marsh with Magnolia Fly Fisher Mark (right) this past Monday, 5/22/23. We had initially planned on Thursday but the weatherman, my constant antagonist, predicted windy weather. Our guide suggested Monday and we made calls and shuffled things around to work the trip in on Monday. True to form, the … More Borrowed Luck
Recently I went down to my neighborhood ponds and stayed into the last 30 minutes of daylight. I started noticing fish breaking the surface, obviously feeding on something hatching. I was trying typical bream killers and poppers but the bream would have nothing to do with my offerings. Mosquitoes were biting me so I naturally … More Selective Bluegill
Just this week I happened to bump into a video by Paul Arden on changing the grip during the cast. The maneuver is called the “Grip Shift” although there is what I suspect is a misspelling in the video’s title, “Shift” is spelled “Sniff”. I like Paul’s videos, I think he does a good job … More Another Casting Tweak
I’m really stepping in it with this position but I can’t help it, fly fishing in the U.S. is missing out on the single best single hander’s innovation since the double haul. I have been watching for the last couple of years for this glaring hole to be filled here in the U.S. but no, … More The Glaring Hole in Fly Casting
First day – Chris – 4 white bass, 1 gaspergou, Glen – one shortnose gar, one alligator gar and one channel catSecond day – Chris – 4 white bass and one long nose gar, Glen – three white bass
The Far Side comic strip by Gary Larson was always my favorite. The strip had a really unique sense of humor and I miss it to this day. Well, recently I learned how to get to the “far side” too, with a cast. Jeff Ferguson, an MCI and FFI Casting Board of Governors member gave … More The Far Side
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