Category Archives: The Hot Ticket
Peanut bonefish, shifting baselines and Florida’s water crisis
By Sandy Moret The flats of Islamorada and Florida Bay once boasted some of the finest bonefishing on our watery planet, due to the lush seagrass that held tons of delicious bonefish cuisine like shrimp, crabs and toadfish galore. Toadfish were a major part of the...
Protect Yourself From Lyme Disease
2017 Promises to be a record year for Lyme Disease, here’s what you need to know to be safe. Changes in the environment and patterns of human population have created a paradise for mice in parts of the US. Their populations have exploded and with them...
Why Aren’t We Talking More About Angler Positioning?
Countless fly fishing articles have been written about matching the hatch, setting up your rig correctly for the water your fishing, and how to cast tight loops. It's very true these are all areas in your fly fishing game you should always have covered, but...
The Orvis Helios 2 One-Piece 5-Weight Review
By Louis Cahill It’s trout season and if you are looking for a hot new trout stick, I have good news. The Orvis Helios 2 has proven to be one of my favorite fly rods in every weight I have fished. I own a handful of them...
Graphite VS Fiberglass With Tim Rajeff: Video
What’s the difference between graphite and fiberglass fly rods? Most fly rods, these days, are made of carbon fiber but a generation ago fiberglass was king. Today glass rods are making a strong resurgence, and with good reason. There are some benefits to fishing a fiberglass...