Category Archives: Saltwater Fly Fishing
Situational Awareness and Flats Fishing
Fly-fishing saltwater flats requires many specialized skills, but none are as important as situational awareness. Trout anglers revel in taking their time, analyzing the feeding patterns of fish and planning a successful presentation. That’s a luxury saltwater anglers can’t often afford. Things happen quickly on the...
Twelve O’clock, Forty Feet
By Jason Tucker I STAND IN WHITE-SNOW SAND AND WATER, THE SUN SHINING WEAKLY DOWN FROM A BLUE SKY MUTED BY HAZE HIGH IN ANOTHER ATMOSPHERE REMOVED FROM THE ONE I BREATHE, SCANNING BELOW ME AN ATMOSPHERE LIKEWISE FOREIGN, SEARCHING FOR SHADOWS WHICH THEMSELVES SEARCH FOR THE SCUTTLING,...
Putting Your Rod Tip In The Water Can Be A Game Changer
EVERYONE WANTS TO CATCH BIG FISH BUT LEARNING TO OUTSMART THEM TAKES SOME DOING. Big fish often hold a PhD in fly selection and presentation, but any experienced angler can tell you that getting them to eat your fly is only half the battle. Getting them...
The Two-Rod Bonefish Solution
By Louis Cahill Saltwater fly-fishing is condition dependent, and conditions often change without warning. That’s why I carry two fly rods. Your strategy for presenting a fly to bonefish can change radically depending on conditions. Bonefishing is always challenging, but not always for the same reasons. That’s...
Bonefish Flats Revealed
IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW YOUR OPPONENT, AND TO THAT END IT'S GOOD TO KNOW HIS NEIGHBORHOOD. When we look at a bonefish flat we tend to perceive it as two- dimensional. It's right there in the name, flat. The truth is, it's far from flat. The...