Author Archives: Louis Cahill
Six Tips for Better Bonefish Hook Sets
SO YOU'VE FOUND A BONEFISH AND FED IT? DON'T BLOW THE HOOK SET. The hook set is the decisive moment. The moment when most bonefish are lost or landed. Considering how much effort goes into finding and feeding a fish, it's wise to have the skills...
Hell and High Water in North Carolina
I made a couple of trips, handing water up the stairs to Kathy and was back in the kitchen when the room went dark. I looked up and the nine foot windows were covered by water. By Louis Cahill I haven’t made a big deal...
John Gierach, A Remembrance
The first lesson John taught me was how to kill a chicken with a stick. It was far from the last. It was October fourth when I found out John had passed. Exactly one week after I had nearly died myself in the flood waters...
DIY Bahamas Bonefish, with the Family
PERHAPS THE MOST TECHNICAL FEAT IN FLY FISHING IS COMBINING A FISHING TRIP WITH A FAMILY VACATION. Leaving the wife or girlfriend behind, with or without a number of restless kids, while you slip away for a little fishing almost always ends in, what my brother...
5 Tips To Stop Breaking Off Bonefish
By Louis Cahill If you're breaking off bonefish, there's probably and easy fix. Someone asked me not long ago about losing bonefish due to tippet breaking. It happens to the best of us but there are only a couple of ways for it to happen and each...