Common carp and grass carp are two similar but very different fish. I have a book on carp flies beside me and it gives a disclaimer that the book is full of flies for common carp, not grass carp. It makes clear that beyond the physiological and behavioral differences between grass carp and common carp, … More Early Spring Grass Carp Bite
I sent a system to one of my favorite Louisiana redfish and Jack Crevalle guides, Miles Larose. My buddy Rusty Hook booked a trip but I couldn’t make the trip with him and Miles had just received the “Samurai” System I had shipped him. He put it on and was wearing it with rod in … More “Samurai” System for Guides!
The foam and pvc chips are flying in the shop. One “Samurai” System is headed to the San Diego Fly Fishing Club to be given away at their June fundraiser, one to Texas and several will be headed to the Sowbug Roundup in March where the “Samurai” Fly Shop will be working with our … More Busy Spring Ahead for SFS
Fly fishing is the Rodney Dangerfield of fishing because the push-button folks just don’t know any better. But then, stripping buckets are the Rodney Dangerfield of FLY fishing, because most fly fishing folks don’t know any better, in my opinion. Fly line management seems to be ignored by almost everyone except saltwater fly fishers and even … More From Inside the Stripping Bucket
Made a quick trip down to Louisiana to fish with good friend “Rusty Hook”, who prefers to remain anonymous. Rusty was fishing all week but work would only allow me to fish one day and I picked the middle of the week to help accommodate by business schedule. It had been windy and cold on … More Super Blue Blood Moon Bulls
The Mississippi Gulf Coast was once a tarpon fishing destination. Reports of people catching fish off piers were common as were sightings of great schools of tarpon, which inspired one old timer to say they “were so thick you could walk from Biloxi beach to Deer Island on the backs of them”. That might be … More Good Things to Come Byme-By!
I managed to squeeze in a trip to Louisiana to fish with what I consider one of the best saltwater fly guides in LA, Miles Larose, @Shallowsouth. I got the call after one of his fly-in clients had to cancel due to Harvey’s effect on air travel or maybe he got nervous due to all … More Hello Jack Crevalle!
Well it pays to be on the “do call” list when the weather is bad. Destination fly fishers can’t fly or won’t fly and after the client cancels the guides go to the “do call” list of local fishermen that don’t have to fly. Luckily I am on it and I already had been watching … More Goodbye Harvey Hurricane, Hello Jack Crevalle! (postcript added)
After spending quite a lot of time in front of the Hula hoop casting, or attempting to cast loops through it, I think I need to qualify some of my statements in my previous post when I first started. I said I found the easiest way to get a loop to pass through was throw … More Hula Hoop Practice Notes
The Gulf Coast Council of the FFI is having its 4th Annual Fly Fair in Ocean Spring MS on September 16. It’s a great opportunity to meet and hang out with fly fishing people from our Gulf Coast states. There will be well known fly tyers, casting instructors, auctions, raffles etc. And the venue is … More Gulf Coast Combo
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