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“Do It Yourself Bonefishing” by Rod Hamilton, Reviewed
IT'S EVERY ANGLER'S DREAM TO CATCH BONEFISH ON THE FLATS BY THEMSELVES. That may not be completely true, but if it sounds right to you, maybe you should pick up a copy of Rod Hamilton's new book, "Do It Yourself Bonefishing." It's certainly a step in...
How Louis Got His Groove Back
IT'S HARD TO OVERSTATE THE IMPORTANCE OF CONFIDENCE IN FLY FISHING. IT'S OFTEN THE SPECIAL SAUCE ON SUCCESS. I squint into the sun. My eyes burn from sweat and sun screen. I take a few deep breaths and puff them back out. I stretch my neck...
The Salt Water Quick Cast
One of the most crucial skills in salt water fly fishing is shooting line. Everything happens quickly on the flats and the angler who can put his fly on a fish sixty feet from the boat with only two false casts will have a distinct advantage. It's...
Save Your Saltwater Flies
Have you ever put a saltwater fly back in you box while it was still wet from fishing? If you have, you know the heartache of finding a bunch of your best patterns ruined by the salt you locked in there. It's no fun. If you're...
Fly Fishing The Yucatan
By Rod Hamilton Standing beside our overheated car, an hour north of Cancun, my three-week fishing adventure to the Yucatan was off to a rocky start. Weeks of preparation and planning had gone into this trip and with military precision three of us were going to explore...