Author Archives: Louis Cahill
Trout Are Not Smarter Than People, But They May Be Smarter Than Me
I HOPE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO FEELS THIS WAY. Everybody gets their ass handed to them once in a while and I'm certainly no exception. The latest installment came just last week. I was in Colorado and mentioned to a friend that I'd never...
Sunday Classic / Fight Big Fish with the Butt Section of the Fly Rod Not the Tip
IF YOU FLY FISH LONG ENOUGH AND PAY YOUR DUES, IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL YOU HOOK INTO A GIANT FISH AND EXPERIENCE DEFEAT. I've always loved the saying, "It's always the big ones that get away", like it provides anglers a viable excuse...
Saturday Shoutout / Wild Reverence
WILD REVERENCE "THE PLIGHT OF THE AMERICAN WILD STEELHEAD" This film by Shane Anderson chronicles one of the most sought after fish on the planet and the severe decline of wild populations with hope and solutions for a wild future. If chasing wild steelhead is not your...
New Orvis Fly Rods for 2015 Offer Innovation And Value
THE GUYS AT THE ORVIS ROD SHOP HAVE BEEN ON A ROLL FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. Some of my favorite rods of late have come out of that shop, including the Helios 2 and the Superfine Glass. For 2015 Orvis has a couple of...
Fly Fishing: Don’t Turn Your Cheek, Pay it Forward
By Kent Klewien The other day I had the opportunity to guide a client who previously had put down his fly rod for many years. As he put on his waders and boots, and I began rigging the rods, he told me that many of his...