The Tao of Permit

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By Louis Cahill What does it take to be a good permit angler? At the park it was a beautiful day. Three days in a row I had taken my nine weight Helios 3, my snow saucer and my dog down the hill to the long promenade...



Saturday Shoutout / Oregon Done

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50 fish in 50 states, like George Thorogood with a fly rod. I had the pleasure of fishing with Neil and Chris Thomas on the Deschutes. You couldn’t ask for a nicer or more enthusiastic couple of folks to share a run with. Neil and Chris...



Atonement 

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By Louis Cahill The following was written for, and originally published in, Southern Culture on the Fly. It was the mid of summer, and the old people said they could not remember one hotter. The man’s work was hard and honest. He toiled like a revenant with...



Sunday Classic / The cutthroat and the sweet sixteen

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"HE IS OUR LEGACY. HE WAS LEFT HERE FOR US BY A LOVING FATHER, IF YOU BELIEVE IN THAT SORT OF THING, AND ONCE HE IS GONE WE WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO REPLACE HIM." My friend Gary Lacey did me a disservice while shooting clays...



Early Riser

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By Justin Pickett Many people respond with bewilderment and even cringe when they realize how early I’m willing to rise “just to go fishing.” I smile and attempt to explain, but it just isn’t possible for those who have never experienced the predawn hours, like I have,...