Author Archives: Louis Cahill
The Wife And The Mistress
By Ethan Smith A lesson on accuracy and line speed in saltwater fly fishing via infidelity. Note: The following is a bit of "local wisdom" from a Belizean guide. It is intended for educational purposes only. It’s premise is largely chauvinistic, misogynistic, and generally in bad taste....
Lowcountry Meets The Louisiana Marsh
By Owen Plair I could see this monster redfish laid up, just waiting for a fly. As a full-time redfish guide in South Carolina, over the years it has been kind of hard for me to justify spending money to travel and fish the Louisiana marsh for...
Watching Your Fly Line Tells You If You’re Fishing
When fly-fishing in saltwater, if your fly isn't moving, you’re not fishing. This is one of those ideas that’s dead simple in principal and damned complicated in practice. For a fish to see your fly as food, it must have the right action, but there are...
The Finer Points of the Ready Position
I'VE TALKED ABOUT THE READY POSITION BEFORE BUT IN TEACHING THE BONEFISH 101 PRIMER ON OUR TRIP TO ANDROS SOUTH, IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT SOME OF THE FINER POINTS BEAR REPEATING OR AT LEAST MORE THOROUGH EXPLANATION. A good ready position is vital in making...
Haunted Dreams
She was surely the largest bass I would have caught on a fly, I thought to myself as I studied her every move. Taking notes of her general attitude and behavior towards the other fish around her. I stumbled upon her while walking the banks...