I recently watched a video by Simon Gawesworth on Single Handed Spey casting. I was really impressed with his casting and just had to wonder if the line he was recommending would help make my own single handed spey casts smoother and maybe even longer. Simon does casting for RIO products and he was recommending … More RIO Has a Winner with Elite Single Handed Spey Line
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’ve become interested in single-hand spey casting. The Spey casts are just more arrows in the quiver of a single-hander. There’s always some situation of minimal back cast room or need for an efficient change of direction, for example. To help understand the casts better I’ve started watching two-handed Spey casting videos. I found a … More Poke’n Fun
Recently I was looking through some issues of the FFI’s Fly Casting Journal “The Loop” (Fall 2020), and found an article by casting instructor Jody Martin, about a roll casting tool. The entire article can be found at: https://www.flyfishersinternational.org/Portals/0/Documents/Casting/The%20Loop/2020.NOV.LOOP.pdf?ver=fLJtHZ73o-zU_KtghOpYGQ%3d%3d The issue with doing roll casts on grass is there is no anchor for the fly … More Roll Cast Practice/Instructor Tool
I made a trip to the Little Red River in Arkansas last week with my favorite people, my wife, son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter. We had a great time, I caught two really nice rainbows, 18 inches or better at Cow Shoals and with a guide we caught quite a few stockers, including a nice brown. … More TRC and Me
Chubby Checkers created “The Twist”, but I really don’t care for it much, especially in my fly line. Twist in fly line makes for numerous problems, especially for those of who cast long, shoot line, use stripping buckets and basically just want to make trouble free casts and avoid the dreaded “spaghetti monster”. So where … More Better Twist Management for Better Fly Casting
On a business trip out West it just so happened I was staying at a motel in Boise with a large pond behind it with a jogging/biking trail running between it and the Boise river. I had my flyrod with me me for just such an opportunity and I took advantage the next day when … More TRC for Safety
I can’t attribute this saying to anyone in particular, but I have heard that “weeds are just plants no one has found a use for“. When someone discovers a medicinal use, aroma, stink or flower for a weed, the weed gets a name. A lot of our fly casts found their way into our … More Get your Roll Cast Out of the Weeds
Have you ever needed to roll cast 60 feet or better with a heavy, weighted fly? I have and I couldn’t do it. I was bonefishing in Andros. We had fished flats all day, having a good day on the flats, when I noticed the guide was pushing me toward a point which had deeper, … More Tongariro Roll Casting for Stillwater
When I was a very small child I went along on a family fishing trip to the gravel pit lakes of Glendale Mississippi. The Glendale lakes near Hattiesburg were my Dad’s favorite fishing lakes apparently and now I just have to wonder about my name which is Glen and my cousin’s name Dale, as my … More Peace with the Perch
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