Category Archives: Saltwater Fly Fishing
deGala’s Grass Shrimp
By Herman deGala Let's size up a shrimp pattern for saltwater. A compadre of mine asked if I could fashion a grass shrimp that was 3 to 4 times larger than my mysis shrimp so that he could chase redfish in his native Texas on the Gulf....
The Virtues of a Sidearm Cast in Saltwater Fly Fishing
SOMETIMES YOU'VE GOT TO COME AT A PROBLEM FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE. I'm a sidearm caster by nature. I think it's in my DNA. I threw a baseball sidearm when I was a kid and I've cast a fly rod that way for as long as...
The V Grip Haul
IN THE LAST VIDEO OF OUR ULTIMATE LINE SPEED SERIES BRUCE IS GOING TO TURBO CHARGE YOUR DOUBLE HAUL BY APPLYING THE "V GRIP" TO YOUR LINE HAND. Again, this is seriously advanced technique and it's going to take practice. However, if you can master and...
When your fly is there, be aware!
I've touched on this before but it occurs to me that the subject needs more attention. Quite possibly the most important thing in fly fishing is situational awareness. That is, knowing what your fly is doing in relation to it's surroundings. Surroundings like current, structure, light,...
Guide’s Eyes
By Jesse Lowry Seeing bonefish can be a tall order for first-time flats fishermen, even those with well trained trout eyes. First off, there can be a lot of water to cover and you don’t have the benefits you generally would on a trout stream;...