Author Archives: Louis Cahill
Sunday Classic / Realistic Flies Are Worthless Without Movement
Worthless may be a little overboard, but there is some truth behind it. Every year new fly tying products burst onto the scene that are specifically designed for making our fly patterns look extra realistic. I’ll be the first to admit many of them are...
Saturday Shoutout / Terrace Chrome
Maybe it's because I love steelhead so very much. Or maybe it's because I just got home from a steelhead trip and wish I was back there. For whatever reason this beautiful film on wild steelhead of British Columbia really hit home. It's soulful and beautifully...
GoPro Hero 4 Session, The Next Generation
GoPro gets smaller and better. GoPro cameras are quickly becoming standard equipment for a lot of anglers. Their compact size, simplicity and rugged, waterproof design make them perfect fishing cameras. It's no wander they are showing up on rivers, lakes and flats everywhere. The new GoPro Session,...
3 Tips for Swinging Flies for Trout & Other Species
A couple weeks back, for one of my Saturday Shoutouts, I showcased a great fly fishing article on MidCurrent titled, Beyond the Swing by John Likakis. It was a fly fishing techniques piece packed with tons of information about the how-tos of swinging flies. It's...
Sunday Classic / Rookie Mistakes Cost Fish
IT'S SUCH A SIMPLE THING TO CHECK YOUR FLY. It's 6:45 in the back country of the Florida keys. It's mid summer and the water is like glass. I can feel the sweat running down my neck and legs. I'm trying to be as quiet as...