Author Archives: Louis Cahill
Horsehair Worms
By Dan Frasier You’re actually fishing worms Tall waiving grass alive with thousands of hoppers and a stiff breeze. No setting can more quickly raise a flyfisherman’s heart rate. The promise of errant leaps by the insects causing aggressive and splashy rises by the fish can make...
Sunday Classic / Some Days It’s All About the Twitch
Some days trout need more than just a well placed fly in their field of vision and a drag-free drift to persuade them to eat. When you're working water that you're certain holds trout, and a standard drag-free drift isn't getting the job done, try...
Saturday Shoutout / Oregon Done
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...
New Winston Fly Rods for 2018: Video
2018 Brings two new offerings from R.L. Winston, the Pure and the Salt Air. These new rods hit both ends of the fly fishing spectrum. The Pure is a new offering for small stream, light line anglers. It replaces the B3LS and is available in 2...
Don’t Keep Staring in One Place if You’re Seeing Nada
My recent trip to the Bahamas, fly fishing for bonefish, I got a chance to work out a bunch of kinks in my flats fishing. From the help of my buddies, the helpful staff on hand and the fantastic bahamian guides, I eventually got to the...