Author Archives: Louis Cahill
The Reach Cast: Video
The reach cast can be the difference between catching fish and not. All too often you find yourself casting across fast water to a rising trout on the far bank. It's a classic set up and one that can make you crazy. You land your...
This Year IFTD Is More Relevant Than Ever
You know the old Chinese curse, may you live in interesting times? These are certainly interesting times in the fly fishing industry. The business landscape seems to change under our feet faster than we can react. In just the last week we've had news of Sage...
Cicada Fly Patterns – 4 Gink & Gasoline Favorites
You don't have to be an expert fly fisherman to find success fishing a cicada hatch. It's probably the least technical hatch I've ever fished. All you need to do is get yourself a good cicada fly pattern and fish it on waters where the...
Is Flats Fishing In The Bahamas Over?
I don't mean to be alarmist but I just finished reading a draft resolution for new Bahamian flats fishing regulation and I'm shocked and heartbroken at what it says. I've been bonefishing in the Bahamas for some time now. Over a decade anyway. Twice a...
Sunday Classic / 8 Common Fly Line Mending Mistakes
I SPEND THE MAJORITY OF MY TIME TEACHING FLY CASTING WHEN GUIDING MY CLIENTS, BUT THE ART OF MENDING FLY LINE IS A CLOSE SECOND. A perfect cast can quickly become obsolete if you don't understand the concept of mending fly line. When mending...