Saturday Shoutout / Mysteries Internal, Splitting Cane
Splitting Cane I have Made Bamboo rods for nearly fifteen years and I have never heard the process described so beautifully. Erin Block deserves a great cane rod. Louis Cahill Gink & Gasoline www.ginkandgasoline.com hookups@ginkandgasoline.com Sign Up For Our Weekly Newsletter!
Read More »Bug Sampling Courtesy of Home Depot
Man, I love my $2 paint strainer from Home Depot. I’m a big believer in aquatic bug sampling on the water. It has saved the day for me guiding numerous times. Eighteen years ago, Angling Designs won a tackle dealer show award for its “Quick Seine Net“, specifically designed for instant bug sampling on the water. It’s an ingenious product, but I can’t use it because it won’t fit over my big guide net. Searching for a fix, I found myself standing in the paint section at Home Depot staring at a 5-gallon paint strainer thinking, “this should work and it’s only 2 bucks”. I’ve carried this inexpensive piece of gear on the water with me ever since, and I love it. Keep it Reel, Kent Klewein Gink & Gasoline www.ginkandgasoline.com hookups@ginkandgasoline.com Sign Up For Our Weekly Newsletter!
Read More »The Freak
When your looking for that little something extra to motivate that big Bonefish, you may be looking for The Freak. Bruce Chard shows you how to tie this crazy looking but very effective fly. Louis Cahill Gink & Gasoline www.ginkandgasoline.com hookups@ginkandgasoline.com Sign Up For Our Weekly Newsletter!
Read More »‘Nuff Said
My Posts have been pretty wordy of late. You all deserve a break! Here’s a cool Steelhead photo. ‘Nuff said? Louis Cahill Gink & Gasoline www.ginkandgasoline.com hookups@ginkandgasoline.com Sign Up For Our Weekly Newsletter!
Read More »Sunday’s Classic / Tandem Streamer Rigs Catch More Trout
Louis Cahill with a nice Roaring Fork Brown Trout fishing a Tandem Streamer Rig. There’s no doubt that Louis and I are both hardcore streamer junkies. We never leave home without our streamer boxes packed full. One thing we do a little different from some streamer fishermen on the water is fish a streamer dropper rig. Quite often we’ll tie on a nymph dropper off the back of our big gaudy streamer to increase hookups. Big fish are smart, especially during the busy season when their getting pressured, and they can sometimes get a little gun shy eating big streamers. If you’re on the water and you’re getting a bunch of chases or short strikes on your streamer, try tying on a dropper nymph. It will serve two purposes. First, it will be less intimiating to spooky trout. Secondly, it will often tempt a trout to eat that has turned off your streamer at the last second. Case in point, last year Louis and I were on the Madison River streamer fishing with very little luck. Instead of giving up on the streamer bite, Louis tied on a size 10 golden stonefly nymph dropper and began putting on a clinic. Every fish ate the golden stone like it was candy and he brought numerous twenty plus inch fish to the boat that day. Experiment with tandem streamer rigs on the water. You don’t have to just use a nymph dropper either. You can also try trailing a smaller streamer in the lead or dropper position. Fishing two streamers with contrasting colors is a popular choice of ours as well. Multiple flies are usually better than one, that’s our take on it at least. Keep it Reel, Kent Klewein Gink & Gasoline www.ginkandgasoline.com hookups@ginkandgasoline.com Sign Up For Our Weekly Newsletter! … Continue reading
Read More »Saturday Shoutout / Fly Talk, TFM, and Hammertime
This weeks Saturday Shoutout provides you with three interesting reads for the weekend. We hope you enjoy, we sure did. Top 10 List for “Rudest” trout rivers for Fly Fishers in America by Kirk Deeter Kirk Deeter is a fly fishing guru and amazing writer, but what really sets him apart from the other talented writers out there, is his uncanny ability to look at everyday life and find a way to relate it to fly fishing. Case in point, he takes a recent poll done showcasing the “Top 10 rudest cities in America”, and flips it into a fly fishing version of his own. Hats off to you Kirk, you never fail to amaze me. The Fiberglass Manifesto Cameron Morteson’s blog, The Fiberglass Manifesto (TFM) has generated a huge following the last couple years. His success doesn’t surprise me though, if you’re fortunate to meet him, you’ll see he’s one of the most genuine and friendly trout bums out there. Here’s why I follow TFM myself, and encourage you all to follow him as well. First, TFM is a great blog for staying up to date on the latest fly fishing products and/companies coming on to the scene. Second, he finds talented professionals in the industry that the everyday angler may have not heard of, and take the time to introduce and showcase them. It’s a unselfish stand up thing to do to propel the industry. Lastly but not least, The Fiberglass Manifesto is obviously a great place for fiberglass rod lovers to learn more about fishing fiberglass rods and the ins and outs of their construction. Hammertime – “This is Fun, Right” by Bruce Smithhamer Bruce Smithhammer is the High Country Flies, fly shop outfitting manager, veteran fly fishing guide, fly fishing magazine contributor, and blogger for Buster … Continue reading
Read More »Looking Forward for Gink & Gasoline
We just had our 6-Month Anniversary at Gink & Gasoline, and Louis and I have been blown away by the huge amount of support and feedback we’ve received from our readers and professionals in the industry. It seems like it was just yesterday that I stumbled upon Louis for the first time, fishing one of my secret honey holes swinging a mouse pattern. I’ll never forget seeing that surprised look on his face, like he’d just been caught with his hand in the cookie jar, fishing trout water that was already claimed. He just couldn’t help himself after overhearing from a friend a week prior, that I’d landed a legendary brown trout in that very spot, skating a big rodent pattern at dusk. That worried look on his face ended quickly, once he realized I was actually rooting for him to get a big smash and grab of his own. Since then, five years have gone by, and we’ve become best of friends. We’ve spent hundreds of days fly fishing the Southeast and traveling the country burning gasoline, emptying numerous bottles of Gink on our dry flies, and making new friends. We’ve taken our mutual love for fly fishing and found a common purpose. Our goal being, to spread the word of fly fishing and encourage more anglers to give it a try. We believe in core values that stress the importance of angler camaraderie and ethical fishing practices, of which, we feel are pertinent for sustaining our resources and growing our sport longterm. Although our journey has just begun, we’ve got a clear vision of where we’re headed, and we welcome all our fellow anglers to become a part of the Gink & Gasoline community. With your help we look forward to providing great content for many years to come. Cheers … Continue reading
Read More »Metal Studs Aren’t Just Good For Traction in Water
I’ve just found another reason why I love my metal studded wading boots. They work great for climbing trees and retrieving my clients flies. I also just found out I’ve officially become a fat ass, and that branch I was grabbing onto was a poison ivy vine. Keep it Reel, Kent Klewein Gink & Gasoline www.ginkandgasoline.com hookups@ginkandgasoline.com Sign Up For Our Weekly Newsletter!
Read More »Sunday Classic / Tory’s Mellow Cast
The notorious Tory Bevins, bonefish guide at Andros South, has his own way of doing things. And it usually works. I have the utmost respect for these Bahamian guides. They are self made fly fishers and as perfectly adapted to their environment as the fish they pursue. Tory’s mellow cast cuts the wind like a bullet. Let bonefish guide Tory Bevins teach you to cast to Bob Marly. Louis Cahill Gink & Gasoline www.ginkandgasoline.com hookups@ginkandgasoline.com Sign Up For Our Weekly Newsletter!
Read More »Saturday Shoutout / 3 Big Names
It’s kind of been a big week for fly fishing sites. There’s too much great stuff hot off the virtual press to cover in one post but here are three that will keep you plenty busy. Southern Culture on the Fly, SCOF to it’s friends, has it’s second issue out. Southern Fly Fishers are a unique bunch so it’s fitting that SCOF would be one of the freshest voices in The Fly Fishing Media. Hats off to our southern brothers in arms. SCOF is a great read. Kent and I are proud to be featured. Bloodknot Magazine is in good standing and likely needs no introduction. The new issue is of particular interest as it focuses on fly fishing blogs. There is some great content by some truly creative fisher folk. Again, I’m proud to be included. Anglers Tonic has long been one of my favorite sites. Greg Thomas, also at the wheel of Fly Rod and Reel as editor, offers up a tonic of fishing lifestyle on and off the water. Greg is a great writer and photographer and always has his finger on the pulse of the industry. Anglers Tonic has just been redesigned with the goal of making it livelier and more spontaneous. I liked it before, I love it now! Louis Cahill Gink & Gasoline www.ginkandgasoline.com hookups@ginkandgasoline.com Sign Up For Our Weekly Newsletter!
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