Bruce Chard’s A.M. Express, A Great Fly For Baby Tarpon

2 comments / Posted on May 29, 2020 / by Louis Cahill

CATCHING BABY TARPON IS ABOUT AS FUN AS THE LAW ALLOWS. Even a baby tarpon is a hell of a fish. These little guys are all fight and haven't learned all the tricks of the grown ups. A thirty pound tarpon offers all the excitement of...

Dickey’s Mighty Mantis

1 comment / Posted on March 28, 2020 / by Louis Cahill

I WAS, FRANKLY, A LITTLE SHOCKED WHEN JOEL DICKEY DECIDED TO SHARE THIS FLY WITH US. I have fished Joel's Mighty Mantis for years and I can attest to its mojo. Friends, this fly works. It's the most productive bonefish fly I have ever fished and...

Rob Smith’s Musky Sucker

3 comments / Posted on October 24, 2019 / by Louis Cahill

Rob Smith is nothing, if not colorful so when I asked him to tie a fly for my readers I expected something bodacious, and I got it! Rob likes his fish the way he likes his mustache, big and scary. He’s our local authority on...

Sunday Classic / Bruce Chard Ties The Gnarly Bandit

1 comment / Posted on June 30, 2019 / by Louis Cahill

SIMPLE IS OFTEN BEST. Our good friend Captain Bruce Chard is back today to prove it. Fishing guides need effective flies that will put their clients on fish but don't take hours to tie. Bruce calls these kind of flies,"guide flies." These flies have all of...

Sunday Classic / Bruce Chard’s A.M. Express, A Great Fly For Baby Tarpon

No comments yet / Posted on September 16, 2018 / by Louis Cahill