Author Archives: Louis Cahill
The Tacky Fly Box
By Justin Pickett IT’S BEEN QUITE SOME TIME SINCE THERE HAS BEEN ANY KIND OF ADVANCEMENT IN THE FLY BOX. From the wool patches and Wheatley fly boxes of older times. To the eventual march towards foam lined plastic and other gadgets like Fishpond’s Sushi Roll, and...
Sunday Classic / The River Is Full Of Want
By Louis Cahill "I DON'T DESERVE THAT FISH. I DON'T DESERVE THIS DAY ON THIS BEAUTIFUL RIVER. I DON'T DESERVE TO FISH WITH THESE GOOD MEN." I wade out into the rushing water of the Dean, farther than I should. The cold of the water grabs me...
Saturday Shoutout / S.C.O.F. 17 DTH
SCOF is back with the 17th issue of southern fried goodness. #17 is chocked full of attitude with dangerous smallmouth floats, permit videos, redfish flies and lots more. Still my favorite online mag. If you're not a SCOF reader, get with the program! GET SCOFED HERE! More...
Rising Tools, The Best Value In Fly Fishing
There are few products in fly fishing that I'm as excited about as Rising tools. Everything these guys make is clever, well designed, rugged and flat out cheap! Their nippers, for example, are the best I've ever used. Better than $100 nippers and they cost...
Faith and Steelhead
by Tim Harris I just returned from my first real steelhead trip to the Deschutes in a couple of years. I had to miss out all of last two summer seasons due to illness though I did manage a few days last winter where I actually...