Author Archives: Louis Cahill
Getting the Big Picture On Brook Trout
By Jason Tucker I recently read an article on brook trout, about what beautiful delicate gems they are. It’s true for a lot of us that brook trout are a small, colorful, feisty reward for a day’s fishing. They are often some of the smallest fish we...
Making Single Turn Trim Bands the Painless Way
Have you ever seen a fly rod with elegant single turn trim wraps? It’s a subtle and beautiful look and not easy to do well. At least not the old fashioned way. I’ve done a lot of them and there is usually profanity and heartache. Matt...
All That Glitters
By Louis Cahill About once a year I get an email from the editor of a fishing magazine saying, “I heard you have photos of golden trout.” The answer is yes, but better than half the time the question is completely wrong. There seems to be a...
Working a Steelhead
I had the opportunity to watch my friend Jeff Hickman work a shy Steelhead the other day and his effort was exemplary. Swinging flies for winter steelhead is a game of numbers, very small numbers. It's a given when chasing winter fish that there may be...
Bob Stays Out Late
Bob isn’t a quitter, even when he should be. Maybe there will be a hex hatch…where’s my truck? See more of Bob and the angling art of Andrea Larko on Etsy....