Author Archives: Louis Cahill
Leader 911
When leader emergencies happen, will you be ready? I know a lot of anglers who only carry enough tippet to change out flies. That's a great way to get caught with your pants down. I saw it happen just the other day. I was bonefishing with...
Fingers Crossed
By Steven Brutger FOR MONTHS WE HAD OUR FINGERS CROSSED. Eying snow reports and talking to the few who had been in the mountains, we were cautiously optimistic. Despite a big snow year we had a shot at hitting it right. A few days too early and ice...
The Two-Rod Bonefish Solution
By Louis Cahill Saltwater fly-fishing is condition dependent, and conditions often change without warning. That’s why I carry two fly rods. Your strategy for presenting a fly to bonefish can change radically depending on conditions. Bonefishing is always challenging, but not always for the same reasons. That’s...
Lighting The Way
By Bob Reece I leaned forward to check the UV coat that I had just applied to my finished fly. The quick searing pain in my fore head reminded me that I had come too far. This was the last straw for me, the desk...
Yellowhammers and Specks
"I thought you might like these," my brother Tom holds out an old yellowed envelope. "I found them going through some of Pete's things." William Starling Cahill, who preferred to be called Pete, was my Grandfather and the man who taught me to fly fish. He's...