Category Archives: Saltwater Fly Fishing
Better Casting for Bonefish
By John Byron, The Bonefish Beginner Tons of great advice out there on how to cast a fly rod. Tons more on how to catch bonefish. These two streams of good information come together in the universal charge you read over and over again: hey dummy, practice your...
Top 10 Redfish Flies
THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF REDFISH PATTERNS FLOATING AROUND OUT THERE. All the way from Florida to Texas anglers and tyers are hard at work designing patterns to fool redfish. Most of them imitate the crabs, shrimp, and baitfish that make up the majority of the redfish...
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...
2020 Bonefish School Update
By Louis Cahill The most rewarding part of my job, by a measure, is working with anglers to help them become effective and self-reliant saltwater anglers. It’s become a kind of calling and every year it gets better. I guess what I mean is, I get better...
Don’t Get Mad, Get Even
Five long years had past since I'd last set foot on a flats boat in the Florida Keys. My previous trip I had left the keys vowing to not return until I was a more capable saltwater fly fisher. A few things were in my favor...