Keep Your Flies Below Your Eyes

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By Justin Pickett The dense canopies of the southeastern streams that I grew up on have groomed my casting stroke over the years. Favoring function over style, I adopted a low, sidearm casting stroke that has served me well over the years. For my clients that haven’t...



The Incredible Ethical Egg

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By Herman DeGala When I started fly fishing years ago, I was told that fishing egg patterns was indicative of questionable angling ethics. What I discovered was that it was not so much the flies themselves, but how they were used. I don’t fish to spawning...



Fly Fishing, Always Have a Plan B

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Just about every fisherman out there is familiar with the saying, "never leave fish to find fish." I live religiously by this common sense fishing advice. It's saved my butt many days on the water guiding, and keeps me from straying away from productive water...



Spring Fishing on Tributaries for Wild Trout

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Several of our blog followers on numerous occasions have asked Louis and I if we ever catch small trout? Jokingly, they mention, "All we see are trophy size fish in most of the pictures on the blog". I assure you all, we catch plenty of...



4 Tips for Getting a Better Picture of Your Trophy

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WAY BACK BEFORE WE HAD DIGITAL CAMERAS, I CAN REMEMBER HOW EXCITED I WOULD BE RACING TO THE CLOSEST ONE-HOUR PHOTO STORE TO GET MY FILM DEVELOPED. The anticipation of waiting to review my big fish photos was almost as fun for me as catching the...