What’s better than catching a tarpon? Catching two! I’m gonna leave a lot of details out because I am not worthy, I’m just the angler, but yes, I did finally catch my tarpon and not long after that I caught another one. We jumped several which promptly broke leaders, threw flies, broke welded loops, broke … More Tarpon Journey Update
I just got back from my most recent attempt at placing my hand on a tarpon. Every trip I make I seem to get a little further down this road. I’ve seen them, gotten them to look at my fly, follow my fly, eat and spit my fly, hooked them and then broke the leader, … More My Tarpon Journey
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
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
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
I just saw this blurb in an “Advocacy Update” email from the Coastal Conservation Association, MENHADEN REDUCTION FISHERY OPERATIONS LIMITED TO ONE-MILE FROM COASTAL SHORELINES, EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2022. I think we still have a long way to go in protecting our Mississippi coastal fisheries, but this update is near and dear to my heart. … More Jackson County Now in the One-mile Exclusion Zone
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