Fly Casting Problems Are Sneaky

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IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH YOUR FLY CAST IT'S PROBABLY HAPPENING BEHIND YOUR BACK. Do you know what your loop is doing when you're not looking? It could very well be mucking up your forward cast. Tailing loops, collapsing lines and fizzling forward casts can...

Ready Position Video

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The ready position is the most fundamental skill in saltwater fly fishing. Saltwater fly fishing has been described as, "long periods of boredom punctuated by brief periods of panic." That can certainly be true. I personally never find it boring and with a good ready position...

Tight Line Presentation Video

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In fly fishing slack is always a bad thing. One of the most common mistakes I see anglers make, when flats fishing, is presenting the fly with slack in the system. If your fly doesn't have a lifelike look, it's just another piece of trash to...

Why Don’t Saltwater Anglers Use Nets?

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It is just some kind of macho thing? That's a question I got from a reader a while back. It's a good question and it raises an even better question. As saltwater anglers, should we use a net? First off, it's not accurate to say...

How Do Hosted Fishing Trips Work And Is It Right For Me?

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  By Louis Cahill I promise you, this is not going to be a sales pitch but a full disclosure. A good friend of mine suggested I write this article. A good friend who, as it happens, I met on a hosted fishing trip. It’s...