"Samurai" Fly Shop

It was an early start, left Jackson at 2:30AM to meet our guide at the ramp before daylight.  As dawn broke we were headed to the flats with slick seas. It was a beautiful morning, the kind you dream about.  The photo below is our guide standing ready with the teaser rig.  Fish were already … More Post “Gordy” Jack Crevalle Report

Hurricane “Gordy” is long gone, this morning the sun has peeked out and, to quote “Annie”: The sun’ll come out Tomorrow Bet your bottom dollar That tomorrow There’ll be sun! Annie was an optimist and had no previous dealings with weathermen, obviously. Anyway, hopefully Gordy’s surge left some marsh tuna to play with “tomorrow” and … More Lordy, Lordy, Goodbye Gordy

I had a Jack Crevalle trip planned this past weekend but the Gulf of Mexico kept acting up.  High water, wind, rain, clouds. When the guide calls to cancel, you know it’s not good.  I have to say though, I really like having a guide that will just call a bad day a bad day … More Delta Combo Saves the Day

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

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

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