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Sunday Classic / Traditional Old-School Nymphs Catch Trout, Don’t Forget It
GREAT ISN'T GREAT ENOUGH, OR IS IT? Every year, I spend quite a bit of time scouring the interweb and flipping through numerous fly company catalogs, all in the effort to stay up to date with the latest new fly pattern creations. Many are just variations...
Don’t Keep Staring in One Place if You’re Seeing Nada
"IT'S VERY RARE THAT ANY TWO PEOPLE, MUCH LESS A GUIDE AND CLIENT, WILL SEE EYE TO EYE" My recent trip to the Bahamas, fly fishing for bonefish at the wonderful Andros South Lodge, I got a chance to work out a bunch of kinks in...
T&T’s Solar, The Power And The Glory
Thomas and Thomas's Solar saltwater fly rod is the one I've been waiting for. I'm on the bow of a flats boat in the Bahamas. Norman Rolle is so on the platform and my buddy Murphy Kane is standing by with the video camera. We are...
Sunday Classic / Don’t Fly Fish With One Arm If you Have Two
BETTER HIGH-STICKING TECHNIQUE Now that I've got your attention, let's talk about how important it is when high-sticking a fly rod to always utilize both of your arms during your drift. Perfect line management while high-sticking, often boils down to managing inches of fly line and...
4 Tips to Being a Better Guide
By Cameron Rhodes WHEN I TELL PEOPLE THAT I AM A FLY FISHING GUIDE, THEIR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE IS USUALLY: “COOL! YOU GET TO FISH ALL DAY AND MAKE MONEY DOING IT!” When I start to explain what my day consists of, they change their perspective a little....