Author Archives: Louis Cahill
Are You Actually Presenting The Fly?
There is nothing more important, in fly fishing, than presentation. How’s yours? The word presentation has been woven into the fabric of fly fishing lingo since the first fly fluttered to the surface of the water. We use it so often, and without thinking, that it’s...
You went fishing where?
By Jesse Lowry Slovenia! Who the hell goes fishing in Slovenia? That’s the typical reaction I get when I start talking about my fishing trips to this little gem of a country that most people couldn't point to on a map. I've been fortunate enough to visit Slovenia...
You Can’t Go Home
William S. Burroughs, in his essay "Dinosaurs" wrote, "biologically speaking the one direction you can't go is back". He was, of course, making a social comment but I was reminded of that idea while fishing the other day with a good friend. Joel Dickey was up...
Keeping it Clean
By Bob Reece WINTER HAS ARRIVED IN MY HOME STATE OF WYOMING. FOR ME, THIS SIGNALS THE START OF MY “TYING SEASON”. AS A FIRST STEP ON THIS FIVE MONTH JOURNEY, I FOCUS ON THE CLEANLINESS OF MY TYING DESK. This may be a sore...
Catching Trash and Trout
By: Alice Tesar Robbie and I headed down stream on a remote creek in Wyoming and passed the only other angler we would see that day. He was headed the opposite direction, having already fished the holes we were headed to. He seemed unsteady walking but opted...