The Bahamas is a State of Mind

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There's nowhere I love to fly fish more than the Bahamas, but it isn't all about the fishing. I guess I've always been a cultural voyeur. Whenever I travel I can't be satisfied just being on vacation. I have to try and immerse myself in...

The Wife And The Mistress

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By Ethan Smith A lesson on accuracy and line speed in saltwater fly fishing via infidelity. Note: The following is a bit of "local wisdom" from a Belizean guide. It is intended for educational purposes only. It’s premise is largely chauvinistic, misogynistic, and generally in bad taste....

Holding Your Bone

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I WATCHED MY SHARE OF GUYS FIGHT TO GET HOLD OF THEIR FIRST BONEFISH AND I REMEMBER BEING THERE MYSELF. IT'S PRETTY PAINFUL FOR EVERYBODY CONCERNED INCLUDING THE FISH. They aren't trout and nothing will bring that hone for you like trying to tail one. Landing...

Friends Don’t Let Friends Fish Muds

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"THIS IS THE KIND OF BONEFISHING THAT RUINS YOU. THE KIND OF FISHING THAT IMPAIRS YOUR ABILITY TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS." The sky is a perfect robin's egg blue. Reflections of the morning sun dance on the underside on the mangroves giving the bright green...

Shutter Speed for Freezing Action

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THINGS HAPPEN FAST IN FLY FISHING. Line whistles through the air, fish leap out of the water, guides swoop in with the net. It's fun to capture these moments of action with the camera but often we fail and end up with a shot that is...