Category Archives: Saltwater Fly Fishing
4 Tips For Stocking Bonefish Flies
If you're planning your first bonefish adventure it's really important that you stock your saltwater fly box with a well rounded selection of fly patterns. Although bonefish aren't known for being super selective feeders, stocking the right flies and knowing which pattern to fish in different...
The Redfish Wiggler
MY BUDDY PAUL PUCKETT IS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS BEAUTIFUL PAINTINGS OF FISH AND HIS FUNNY RENDERINGS OF CELEBRITY'S HOLDING FISH. What you may not know about Paul is that he's a redfish junky. So much so that he recently moved to Charleston SOuth Carolina to...
The Masters of Hyperbole
"ARE THERE JUST A BUNCH OF LIARS AMONG US?" Hyperbole (hahy-pur-buh-lee) noun - An obvious or intentional exaggeration. An extravagant statement or figure of speech not meant to be taken literally, as in "to wait an eternity." Christmas or Thanksgiving, when I was a child, were about...
Tarpon On The Four Weight
LET ME BE CLEAR ON THIS...I AM NOT A DUMB ASS. WELL, AT LEAST NOT A BIG ENOUGH DUMB ASS TO TRY AND CATCH A TARPON ON A FOUR WEIGHT. But I did buy a new four weight reel the other day and a ten weight...
Keep It Clean, With A Clearing Cast
I've heard salt water fly fishing described as long periods of boredom punctuated by brief periods of panic. I don't know that I find staring at miles of gorgeous flats boring but I've felt that panic a time or two. It's a stalking game and when...