Author Archives: Louis Cahill
How to Stop the Dreaded Fly Fishing Birds Nest
Does this look familiar? Just about every angler has created this tangled artwork at some point, some more than others. I'm pretty good at untangling knots because I get more practice than the average angler from my guiding, but even this one required me to break...
Passing the Torch
There is nothing more rewarding, for an angler, than teaching their kids to fish. Well, perhaps watching your son become an accomplished and personable young man and, if you happen to be one of the top flats guides on the planet, seeing that young man follow...
Sunday Classic / Gold Nugget
I'm a big fan of that Gold Rush TV show filmed up in Alaska. I don't know what it is about that show but I'm hooked. Go ahead, call me dumb for wasting my time watching it, I'm just dying to see one of those...
Saturday Shoutout / Argentina Calling
Excited doesn’t come close to expressing how I feel about my upcoming trip to Argentina. In February of 2018 I’ll be taking one of the most exciting fly fishing trips of my life. The Argentina double header. Four days floating the famed Rio Limay in Patagonia,...
Cool New Gear From Vedavoo
We’ve come to expect rugged, innovative fly fishing gear from Vedavoo. This year’s offerings do not disappoint. Scott Hunter came to IFTD with some of his coolest creations yet, including an updated, modular Mammoth pack, the Damsel, designed for women anglers, and a Beast pack made...