I had business in Ridgeland late yesterday and afterwards I took the opportunity to stop by Red Dot road which is a jetty with a road on it which protects the main harbor. There were a handful of trucks so I had no trouble finding a spot. I took up a spot before sundown and … More Crappie Fishing Heating up at the Rez
We were very disappointed when the snow and ice from the recent storm put the kibosh on our Crappie workshop and first fly fishing club meeting of 2021. Looking on the bright side, I am sure the fishing would have been pretty poor Saturday due to the cold water and the good news is that … More Making the Best Of It
Between Covid and now the cold I’ve been doing some tying. As i sit here, extreme cold and a wintry mix of ice and snow are falling outside and it’s only expected to get worse so I’m making an effort to put some flies in the box. Borski Redfish Slider I was stir crazy and … More Cabin Fever Tying
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
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