Category Archives: Saltwater Fly Fishing
How Louis Got His Groove Back
IT'S HARD TO OVERSTATE THE IMPORTANCE OF CONFIDENCE IN FLY FISHING. IT'S OFTEN THE SPECIAL SAUCE ON SUCCESS. I squint into the sun. My eyes burn from sweat and sun screen. I take a few deep breaths and puff them back out. I stretch my neck...
The Salt Water Quick Cast
One of the most crucial skills in salt water fly fishing is shooting line. Everything happens quickly on the flats and the angler who can put his fly on a fish sixty feet from the boat with only two false casts will have a distinct advantage. It's...
Fly Fishing: Respect Thy Tarpon Guide
I respect tarpon guides a great deal. As a trout guide, I run into many of the same struggles they do on the water, but tarpon guides have to deal with managing them at the extreme level. They spend their days on the water guiding...
South Andros, A Love Story
I love the Bahamas. It hits me about this time every year. Just about the time I start pulling out the polar fleece and looking for my fishing gloves I start thinking about Andros. I love the cold weather, it’s not that, it’s just become...
Save Your Saltwater Flies
Have you ever put a saltwater fly back in you box while it was still wet from fishing? If you have, you know the heartache of finding a bunch of your best patterns ruined by the salt you locked in there. It's no fun. If you're...