I was in a big name fly fishing company’s shop the other day and I noticed on the counter an expensive fly rod laying there surrounded by a few leaders and some fly line. The customer making the purchase walked up and laid a very high end reel on the counter by the rod. I … More Straight Talk about Casting
My Jack Crevalle trip is coming up soon so I have been practicing in what I call “skiff” or “rodeo” mode. To accommodate the fast fish, I modified my personal “Samurai” system with some tweaks. My poor personal bucket is the prototype and it catches heck. Its ugly but it works, all custom for me. … More “Samurai” Bucket Tweaks and Tips
It seems like everything I do depends on an index. From hunting the rut to when the bulls move into the marsh, there’s always a “best time to go”. If you have a lot of money to spend on your pastimes I guess you can pay your way past the need for studying “when” to … More The “Zen of When”, Again
Well true to my word here is an update on my “musings” about heading to the river for one more shot before the river rose too high. I wanted to see the river at VB 24.5 hoping that a little higher water after the river had been fairly stable might put some fish on the … More “River Musings” Postscript
Well I mentioned in a previous post about the H3D testing at Orvis and that I thought I could do 120 feet with it. Last week at a meeting at Orvis I checked out an 8 weight to cast. Other club casters got out on the lawn with me to cast it and as things … More H3 Test Postscript and River Musings
The Baton Rouge fly fishing club, Redstick Fly Fishers, invites the surrounding clubs from LA, MS and AL to come to fish with them every year. For many years this gathering was known as “Grand Isle Weekend” and Grand Isle was the host area. In past years at GI everyone stayed at a motel/resort on … More RSFF “Leeville Weekend”
Well I promised a postscript to my post “Jetty Time on the Mississloppy”. I apologize, I started an update and then something happened to it before I published so I am now just getting back to it. The conditions were beautiful: The fish were pretty much absent. I knew I was in trouble when I … More Jetty Time Postscript
I had a favorite uncle, from New York of all places. He met my Dad’s sister during WWII. I don’t know the story but I guess he was maybe stationed at Camp Shelby which is near my hometown. As I understand my aunt was a real “dish”. Many a Northern boy has fallen for the … More Jetty Time on the Mississloppy
Change of direction casts, at least the ones recommended by FFI and the casting instructors are all really what I call “river casts” or single-handed Spey casts. They are fine for short casts wading in clean water, but they aren’t really helpful when you are sight fishing on a skiff, which is what I do. … More Galway Cast with a Twist
I have lived near the Barnett Reservoir for decades, but never really caught any fish until a club member (Nathaniel) turned me onto the Mayfly hatch. I didn’t have a clue but his photos of fantastic catches of bream, catfish and bass gave me new interest and he was kind enough to take me and … More Hexapocalypse Now! (with Killer Bees!)
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