Category Archives: Fly Fishing Tips & Technique
The Beginner’s Advice on Casting for Bonefish
John Byron, The Bonefish Beginner Just finished three week in the Bahamas chasing big bonefish with Louis Cahill, proprietor of this blog. Great trip, hampered only by my inability to cast well to good shots. I got slightly better, learned a few things, but frustrated myself far...
Fly-Fishing: The Stop
By Louis Cahill There is nothing more important about a fly cast than how it ends. There are a lot of moving parts in a fly cast. Plenty of things have to be done right for everything to go perfectly. That being said, you can get away...
Fishing New Water
By Jason Tucker The time has come in my life where I want to expand my horizons. I want to light out, free myself from the confines of my routine, my local area, my set habits. It’s true that there are still many rivers, runs,...
A Powerful Fly Cast Is All In The Thumb
PICTURE YOURSELF GRASPING A BROOMSTICK AND DRIVING IN A TACK WITH YOUR THUMB. I get the opportunity to work with a lot of anglers who are making the transition from freshwater fly fishing to saltwater. Not surprisingly, most of them struggle with generating the casting power...
10 Tips For Targeting Rising Trout With Terrestrials
One of my favorite times of the year to fly fish for trout is when I'm able to target rising fish with terrestrials. It's always a breath of fresh air when I'm able to leave the nymph box at the truck in exchange for my terrestrial...