Author Archives: Louis Cahill
Saturday Shoutout / Stranger Things
This new streamer pattern from Andrew Grillos gets the job done. I’ve known Andrew for about a decade and I learned pretty quickly to pay attention to what comes out of his fly box. Patterns like the Hippy Stomper, Party Animal and Bob Gnarly are epic...
Cataract Surgery Update And Smith Optics Giveaway
By Louis Cahill I’m half way through the process of replacing my eye’s natural lenses and doing well. Here’s an update and a fun way for you to win a pair of Smith Optics fishing glasses. First, let me say thanks for all of the well wishes...
Bonefish Beginner
By Bob Reece After twenty five years of fly fishing for freshwater species, I recently threw my first casts into salt water. As is always the case, hindsight is 20/20. While I had plenty of success, there are several things that I wish I would have done...
Sunday Classic / 3 Tips For Fly Fishing Kung Fu
WE ALL KNOW THE CHINESE PHRASE KUNG FU, BUT FEW OF US KNOW IT'S TRANSLATION. KUNG = ENERGY AND FU = TIME. TO PUT ENERGY INTO ANYTHING OVER TIME IS TO DEVELOP KUNG FU. I love to teach fly fishing. I do it every chance I...
Saturday Shoutout / Orvis On Demand
The Orvis Guide To Fly-Fishing is now streaming on demand on Amazon Prime. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a more clear and thorough tutorial on fly fishing. Host Tom Rosenbauer strikes an amazing balance of covering both basic and advanced techniques in a way that...