Author Archives: Louis Cahill
Rev Up Your Double Haul During Practice!
By Justin Pickett Practice your casting. Practice your casting. Practice your casting! That’s what any good flats guide will tell you prior to stepping foot on the bow of his or her boat. And if you’re smart, you will do just that. After all, you didn’t spend...
Fishsicles
Kent's eight weight is bent double, the big steelhead finally within range of the net. We're in a tough spot. This fish has taken us downstream as far as we can go. We're backed up against a bridge with a deep hole on one side...
Don’t Go Fishing Without Your Bullets
By Louis Cahill Air rifle pellets make cheap and effective weights for fly-fishing. The thing I love about fly fishing is, there is always something to learn. I would have never thought of this simple fly fishing life-hack if I hadn’t fished in Argentina. Imported fishing gear...
Cahill’s Glass Shrimp
A few years back, on a trip to Andros South in the Bahamas, I had a day when I was just tagging along with some friends shooting photos. Not having a rod in my hand and fishing being a little slow I found myself reverting...
The Articulated Aggravator and Dubbing Loop Platen
By Herman deGala As with most of the flies that I design I was trying to solve a problem when I created the Articulated Aggravator. I was looking for a fly that was different from what I was already fishing for smallies, amongst the riprap of a...