Author Archives: Louis Cahill
G&G Christmas On The Fly Contest Winner!
Thanks to everyone who participated in our “Christmas On The Fly” tying contest! We had some great submissions and, after narrowing it down, we have our winner! I think we saw just about every kind of Christmas décor used in some creative ways, but we...
Sunday Classic / Rudolph The Red Nosed Key Deer
THIS PHOTO WAS CAPTURED EARLY THIS MORNING AFTER A FLYING KEY DEER MADE AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING IN BIG SPANISH CHANNEL. It has been widely rumored that the little buck was aiming for Big Pine Key but missed due to too many holiday eggnogs. The deer was...
Saturday Shoutout / #sendhanktheh3
Hank Paterson, world renowned fly-fishing expert and guide. Travis Swartz is the funniest guy in fly fishing. I’ve always loved the Hank Peterson videos and him new “product reviews” are just awesome. You’ll get where this is headed pretty quickly as Hank reviews the Orvis nippers...
Be Stealthy Like A Czech Nympher
I'm not afraid to admit I'm not a big fan of Czech nymphing. I'm not an aficionado of the popular three-fly nymph rig either. It's not the right rig for fly anglers that lack discipline or are daydreaming fly casters. Furthermore, a freshly tied rig can...
Sunday Classic / The CDC Blood Midge
MIDGE PATTERNS CAN BE REMARKABLY EFFECTIVE FOR TROUT. Depending on how you count them there could be over a thousand species of midge. That's a lot of choices for the discerning trout. There are almost as many choices for the angler and a midge obsession can...