I watched the first episode of a television series about a ranch in Montana.  I won’t mention names or include pics because I am not familiar with the vagaries of copyright law.  They call Montana the “Blue Sky” state.  Well I am calling “Blue Sky” on a particular scene which had cowboys successfully fly fishing … More Horseback Fly Fishing, Mayfly Hatch on Rez, FCS

I created the “Samurai” System for kayak fishing but soon found out that it is for skiff fishing too. Of course I bank fish with it also.  Basically  I don’t go fly fishing without it.  I might practice on the lawn without it but if I’m fishing, I have it. My old system is looking … More Just for Skiffs

Originally posted on Mountains to Marsh:
I wanted to take a moment to profile one of the more unique fish found in Southeast Louisiana – the shadow bass (Ambloplites ariommus).  In Louisiana they are only found in the sandy creeks that drain the Florida parishes – you won’t find them anywhere else in the state.…

I made another visit to the MS River  this weekend with my son and a buddy’s son.   The gauge at VB was 19.4 which is a little too low, but there were three nice roils through the rocks other than the notch. The white bass weren’t home but some stripes were present, my friend’s son … More Another Adventure on the Big Muddy

A British government agency used an Internet contest to name one of their new scientific vessels.   It is no surprise then that the clear winner proposed by the public was “Boaty McBoatface”.  Serves the agency right for being lazy and phoning it in.  True to their word the government agency actually named it that.  Meet … More Tidey McTideFace

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

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