Author Archives: Louis Cahill
TO FISH IS TO HOPE
By: Becca K. Powell PEOPLE SAY THAT THERE IS HEALING IN THE CAST; THAT STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF A STREAM IS BETTER THAN ANY THERAPY OR SHRINK’S OFFICE OUT THERE. AS FLY ANGLERS, WE KNOW ALL TOO WELL THE TRUTH IN THIS STATEMENT. After a...
The Road To DIY Bonefish
If I live to be a hundred, I'll never forget the first bonefish I caught on my own. I can't tell you how rewarding it was to wade a flat and feel like I knew where the fish would be and when. To have all the...
Matching the Hatch With Streamers
By Louis Cahill Imitation and presentation, even with streamers. It was a bluebird day and we were launching the boat about 9 AM. No need to get moving any earlier with the chilly morning and the generation schedule. We’d run shuttle and be on the water at...
Light Where You Need It
The sun has dipped below the horizon and the evening chill is in the air. You've got maybe thirty more minutes to fish if you push it. The hatch is on and you can hear fish rising all around you as you struggle in the waning...
Little Things Matter: On The Water Tippet
By Bob Reece Successful anglers are built out of sounds habits. Those habits focus not only on the large aspects of fly fishing but also on the small. Within the realm of those petite practices is being aware of the status of your tippet when you’re on...