In July I caught a bad flu, not the manmade one, just one the doctor called “the crud”. I developed a fever and cough on the July 4 weekend and I’m just now getting over it so during July the reservoir bream had a hiatus from me frothing up the water with my flyrod. I … More Mayflies are not just in May
Steve mentioned the “gar rodeo” in his last email and I think the river is predictable enough now to provide the August 7 date so it’s time to come forward with some details. “Gar Rodeo” is the term I use when I go to the river targeting striped fish but then only catch gar. The MS river is so … More Magnolia Fly Fishers Gar Rodeo
“The best time to go fishing is whenever you can!” This is the refrain I often hear when I talk about planning a saltwater fly fishing trip for redfish. I try not to eye-roll but sometimes I can’t help it. When it comes to tides and planning a fly fishing trip most folks are thinking … More The Method to My Madness
I long for the really well written outdoor stories of Zane Grey, Hemingway, William G. Tapply and others. For the same reason I miss the well-written and produced outdoor TV shows like Walker’s Kay Chronicles and Spanish Fly. When my son called and told me I had to watch Das Boat which is a fishing … More MeatEater’s “Das Boat” is Breath of Fresh Air
Last week I treated my son to a redfish tip to pay him back for his treating me to a couple of guided trips in Arkansas and Tennessee. We were fishing out of New Orleans and the weather of course was not cooperating, threatening skies, no sun, etc. At first light we ran around looking … More Father-Son Redfish Trip
Recently I was at the reservoir casting to bream eating mayflies and the water was just a few inches below the top of my waders. Normally I keep my elbow pretty low and bring it back on a plane, rolling my shoulder with it to “keep it on a shelf”. Being in water that deep, … More Some Casting Notes
The fly fishing weekend formerly known as GI or Grand Isle Weekend has returned. Out of the ashes the Phoenix rises. Hurricanes, venue issues and plandemics have conspired to seemingly keep the event infinitely cancelled but just last week we got the call. In 2017 it was issues with scheduling our venue that put the … More Leeville Fly Fishing Weekend Returns
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
May has arrived, the days have gotten warm and muggy, the moon is waning towards a new moon on the 11th. All of those things have my senses on high alert for the first Mayfly hatch at the reservoir. To most local fishermen, the hex hatch at the Rez is a puzzling mystery. I have … More For a Bug on a Windshield We Wait…
I love this Reverse Parachute Mayfly. The one above was tied by me (not very well) using the video below, by Barry Ord Clarke. I didn’t have any “swimming nymph” hooks so I had to just bend a Tiemco 200R hook, it’s a number ten. It really needs to be on a wider gap hook … More Reverse Parachute Mayfly
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