I’m just now finding out about the “Bob Ross Party”. (I don’t get out much.) Initially started for kids painting parties, the Bob Ross party has been adapted for adults for, I guess, COVID relief, not to mention politics. As I understand attendees often imbibe their favorite beverage to Bob’s calming voice and soothing little … More The Bob Ross Fly Tying Party
I hope everyone’s fishing is going well. I can’t get anything going myself. Booked a marsh trip for June, really looking forward to that because local fishing has sucked. Finally hooked into a few bream, including this nice one below. It’s about time. I think the bait fishermen have mostly cleaned them out of my … More On a Few Fronts…
This weekend my son and I spent a beautiful cool day rambling the swamps looking for turkeys, hogs and deer sheds. It was a great day even though we saw and heard no turkeys and our only hog opportunity was the result of getting busted and having to watch them run off through the thick … More Dragonfly Encounter
I never liked using dumbbell eyes on an EP crab. The eyes just get in the way of the crab body build. I mean its OK and all, the crabs with dumbbell eyes are fine but I also just don’t like using up my dumbbell eyes, of which I never have enough of, on a … More EP Crab w/o Dumbbell eyes
I’m on a kick just tying well-known patterns. They will go in my box for my own use. Bissett’s Mud Bug is another pattern, like the Louisiana Toad, created by a well-known Louisiana guide and sold by Orvis at the local Orvis store and online, below: Here’s mine. Maybe I clipped it too clean, but … More Bissett’s Mud Bug
I was a big fan of Jose Wejebe and his show Spanish Fly. We lost a great fisherman when he was killed in an ulralight plane crash. My only complaint with his show is that he did not do a lot of fly fishing shows. It is no surprise then that my favorite show was … More Louisiana Toad
The Kwan fly, a long-time popular redfish fly, started with the popular Kwan crab fly, characterized by the long, tan colored tail usually made with craft fur or EP fibers and usually having bars on it like a fish, made with a marker. Also characteristic is some orange included on the crab to represent the … More Ambassador of Kwan
This information was found at https://gulfcoastcouncilffi.org/2021/03/18/suncatch-challenge-coming-april-1st/ on the Gulf Coast Council’s website. Suncatch Challenge coming April 1st Posted on March 18, 2021 by Catch Cormier Do you love catching bluegill, redears, warmouth or other sunfish species on fly rod? If so, the Suncatch Challenge is for you! The Suncatch Challenge is an initiative by the FFI Gulf Coast … More Gulf Coast Council Suncatch Challenge
Over the weekend I made a little trip up to the North part of the state and a little way into Tennessee to do a little fishing below PickWick dam, which the guide told me is Kentucky Lake. Unfortunately the water was high and muddy due to all the rains and we only caught a … More Kentucky/Pickwick Lake Trip
Crappie fishing is just getting going good but the striped fish are also about to get started. White bass are primarily only found in Mississippi in rivers that connect to the big river of the same name. Unfortunately, here in Central MS we have fewer options for white bass than the northern counties with the … More Stripes are Next
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