Category Archives: The Hot Ticket
Fight Big Fish with the Butt Section of the Fly Rod Not the Tip
If you fly fish long enough and pay your dues, it's just a matter of time until you hook into a giant fish and experience defeat. I've always loved the saying, "It's always the big ones that get away", like it provides anglers a viable...
Help The Florida Keys Angling Community Recover From Irma
Images of the lower Florida Keys after the devastation of Hurricane Irma tell a bleak story. The image above is a spot which may be familiar to many anglers. The former site of the marina at old Wooden Bridge. Now a trash-strewn vacant lot. Scanning the...
New Rods, Reels And Kits From Echo
Quality fly-fishing rods and reels at real-world prices, that’s Echo. Some very cool offerings this year from one of my favorite fly fishing brands. New kits for beginning anglers come with rod, reel, line and case for $250. New switch and spey models in the Swing...
How to Stop the Dreaded Fly Fishing Birds Nest
Does this look familiar? Just about every angler has created this tangled artwork at some point, some more than others. I'm pretty good at untangling knots because I get more practice than the average angler from my guiding, but even this one required me to break...
Passing the Torch
There is nothing more rewarding, for an angler, than teaching their kids to fish. Well, perhaps watching your son become an accomplished and personable young man and, if you happen to be one of the top flats guides on the planet, seeing that young man follow...