Category Archives: The Hot Ticket
The Permit Story
By Louis Cahill Stop me if you’ve heard this one, and if you’ve spent any time fly fishing salt water, you have. I was talking with my buddy Bruce Chard yesterday. Thank God for living vicariously through my friends! Since I’ve been dealing with multiple eye surgeries,...
Glass or Graphite, What’s Right For You?
When choosing between graphite and fiberglass fly rods, it’s smart to consider where and how you fish. I got an email the other day from a reader. Here’s an excerpt: “I am looking at a 7wt predominantly for trout and smallmouth here in Tennessee. I currently have...
DIY Emergency Boat Anchor: Video
Have you ever lost your boat anchor during a day on the river? If you haven’t, you probably will. Or at least you’ll forget to bring it one day. It can make for a pretty frustrating day of fishing but it doesn’t have to be. There’s...
Destination Fly Fishing On The Cheap
Everyone wants to fish like a rock star, but not everyone has the budget. Fortunately you don’t have to have deep pockets to have big fly fishing adventures. While storied Atlantic salmon rivers and Christmas Island my stay off the list, there’s plenty of awesome fishing...
Reach, Don’t Rip!
One of the most common areas of needed improvement that I see with many anglers is line management. In fly fishing, line management is a big piece of the puzzle, and to be consistently successful you must improve upon these skills and develop good habits. One...