Author Archives: Louis Cahill
8 Common Fly Line Mending Mistakes

I spend the majority of my time teaching fly casting when guiding my clients, but the art of mending fly line is a close second. A perfect cast can quickly become obsolete if you don’t understand the concept of mending fly line. When mending is...
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...
