My favorite fly tyer is Barry Ord Clarke. He’s just about perfect in his tying and in his instructions and I’ve learned quite a few new things from him, like Wally Wings for example. So in planning for an upcoming workshop on crappie for our club, I was thinking to myself “What would BOC tie … More Dog Nobbler for Crappie
I want to pass on a tiny bit of information that I know is true about casting that I have failed to hear from in-person instructors or found in the myriad of literature and videos on casting that are on the Internet. Believe me, I have scoured the Internet for it and can’t find it. … More The Casting Tip You Probably Never Heard
“I will tell you the answer to my question. It is this. The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are not interested in the good of others; we are interested solely in power, pure power. What pure power means you will understand presently. We are different from the oligarchies of the past … More Nineteen Eighty Four
Chubby Checkers created “The Twist”, but I really don’t care for it much, especially in my fly line. Twist in fly line makes for numerous problems, especially for those of who cast long, shoot line, use stripping buckets and basically just want to make trouble free casts and avoid the dreaded “spaghetti monster”. So where … More Better Twist Management for Better Fly Casting
On a business trip out West it just so happened I was staying at a motel in Boise with a large pond behind it with a jogging/biking trail running between it and the Boise river. I had my flyrod with me me for just such an opportunity and I took advantage the next day when … More TRC for Safety
Catching the mayfly bite at the Barnett Reservoir requires teamwork. I am lucky to have a coworker that travels the Trace in the morning and I have asked, no, begged him to let me know when he sees mayflies on his way to work near the reservoir. This week I got a text from him … More As Luck Would Have It
I can’t attribute this saying to anyone in particular, but I have heard that “weeds are just plants no one has found a use for“. When someone discovers a medicinal use, aroma, stink or flower for a weed, the weed gets a name. A lot of our fly casts found their way into our … More Get your Roll Cast Out of the Weeds
I got an email today that MDEQ is going out for bids for 3 acres of intertidal reefs at Bang’s Bayou and 6.5 acres of subtidal reef at Point-Aux-Chenes Bay. In other words, ground zero identified in the MDEQ portal project 4248 which I entered in November of 2014. Don’t get me wrong, I am … More Project 4248 Area Goes out for Bids
Have you ever needed to roll cast 60 feet or better with a heavy, weighted fly? I have and I couldn’t do it. I was bonefishing in Andros. We had fished flats all day, having a good day on the flats, when I noticed the guide was pushing me toward a point which had deeper, … More Tongariro Roll Casting for Stillwater
It’s almost been five years since I entered project 4248 in the MDEQ portal proposing to protect and restore the MS Point-Aux-Chenes shoreline and “possibly” the Grand Battures. I have been trying to make noise, though I admit I’m not very good at this sort of thing. My most recent attempts at funding a study … More Will Consider
"Samurai" Fly Shop 