Category Archives: *Recycle
Gullywash
It is no overstatement to say that tasty alcoholic beverages are an important part of Bahamian culture and I'm a firm believer in the old adage, "When in Rome do as the Romans do." With that in mind, whenever I'm in the Bahamas I try to...
Don’t Be a Sleep at the Wheel When Fishing Egg Patterns
Egg patterns are a staple in my fly fishing and guiding. Stocked trout are suckers for them, but even wild trout will gladly snack on them if you correctly put it in front of them most of the year. Several different egg imitations and sizes are...
Line Marking Shorthand
I'M TOLD THAT LEFTY KREH CAME UP WITH THIS, BUT I LEARNED IT FROM MY FRIEND RICK WHORWOOD. It's a great idea, who ever thought of it. As fly lines get unspooled and respooled it easy to lose track of exactly which line is which. This...
Has Distance Casting Hijacked Rod Design?
EVERY TIME I VISIT A FLY FISHING TRADE SHOW AND WALK BY ONE OF THOSE 100' CASTING PONDS FILLED SHOULDER TO SHOULDER WITH ANGLERS ALL TRYING THEIR BEST TO LAND THEIR FLY ON THE FAR END OF THE CASTING POND, I ASK MYSELF, "IS THAT...
Don’t Gink it, Sink It
Ever been on a trout stream during a blanket hatch and no matter how many times you drift your floating imitation over the rising fish, it's ignored? I've experienced this frustrating situation many times on the water. When this happened in the past, I used to...