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
Myself and a couple of club members made our first DIY, kayak, redfish trip of the year. Had a good time but the fishing wasn’t good, primarily I think because the tides have changed to a high tide in the mid-day. It happens this time of year. I picked a day when there was a … More Nobody from Mississippi Fishes Like That
My brother Don, owner of Breambugs.com, was at the Sowbug Festival recently and bumped into a fly fishing/kayak podcaster, Shawn Seabaugh of Kayak Flyer. Of course I am a big fan of Don as he is my big brother. Don is the oldest of four brothers and I am the youngest. I have spent my … More Podcast: Don Davis of Breambugs.com Interviewed on Kayak Flyer
The second Sweetwater Classic is set for March 11/12. This fly fishing tournament, put on by the Gulf Coast Council of the Fly Fishers International, is a small but fun tournament. Thanks to my attendance to Gulf Council events over the years, I have met many of the members of other clubs in our council. … More Sweetwater Classic – More than a Tournament
I am challenged when it comes to catching crappie (white perch). I keep working on new and better tactics in the hope they will help me overcome my lack of talent. As a result, I have developed a repertoire of fly fishing tactics that I think are helping. Most of those tactics have been shared … More Wool/Yarn Indicators for Crappie
I remember 9-11 2001 so distinctly. It was a beautiful September day, not unlike tomorrow will be… Well, I hope nothing happens like it did then. In light of current events, I can’t really be optimistic. But I’m living my life, in spite of current events… and the current people running things… Postscript: Had a … More Nine Eleven Coast Trip (postcript)
May has arrived, the days have gotten warm and muggy, the moon is waning towards a new moon on the 11th. All of those things have my senses on high alert for the first Mayfly hatch at the reservoir. To most local fishermen, the hex hatch at the Rez is a puzzling mystery. I have … More For a Bug on a Windshield We Wait…
This weekend my son and I spent a beautiful cool day rambling the swamps looking for turkeys, hogs and deer sheds. It was a great day even though we saw and heard no turkeys and our only hog opportunity was the result of getting busted and having to watch them run off through the thick … More Dragonfly Encounter
I never liked using dumbbell eyes on an EP crab. The eyes just get in the way of the crab body build. I mean its OK and all, the crabs with dumbbell eyes are fine but I also just don’t like using up my dumbbell eyes, of which I never have enough of, on a … More EP Crab w/o Dumbbell eyes
I’m on a kick just tying well-known patterns. They will go in my box for my own use. Bissett’s Mud Bug is another pattern, like the Louisiana Toad, created by a well-known Louisiana guide and sold by Orvis at the local Orvis store and online, below: Here’s mine. Maybe I clipped it too clean, but … More Bissett’s Mud Bug
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