Author Archives: Louis Cahill
Saturday Shoutout / African Tigers
It’s hard to imagine anything more exciting than chasing tiger fish in the wilds of Africa. Just the wild beauty of the place and the remoteness of the rivers is enough to be excited about. Add to that an aggressive apex predator eager to crush a...
Bruce Chard’s Double Haul Drill
Today begins a special five part video tutorial on building blinding line speed. Line speed is the most important component in successful salt water fly fishing. There's plenty of finesse involved but line speed is the cost of admission. If you can't build the speed...
Don’t Cut Corners With The Spey Rod
Rounding the corner is one of the most common problems in Spey casting. Anglers who are learning to spey cast will often rush the casting stroke. They will start forward with the rod without finishing their sweep. By rounding the corner at the end of the...
Nymph Fishing, There’s Nothing Wrong With It
By Kent Klewein It seems like every where I look, I see blog posts all over the place chastising and bad mouthing nymph fishing. I hear comments claiming nymph fishing is nothing more than mindless fly fishing. That watching indicators floating down the river all day is...
Orvis Recon 10ft 3wt Review
By Justin Pickett I never leave the house without a ten-foot rod. Big water. Small streams. No matter the size of the water, I have found that a versatile ten-footer can serve me well in a multitude of situations when fishing for trout. This past year Orvis...