There is nothing nicer than to be able to cast a small dry to an unsuspecting brookie on a small stream. The sheer beauty of their environment is enough to get me out casting a fly. When you lift a beautiful brook trout out of the water revealing the white-tipped fins and marbled backs. […]
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We all love catching fish on fly rods and reels. Most of us cut our teeth on trout as kids and have never stopped chasing these beautiful fish. I remember my grandfather teaching me how to fly fish, I couldn’t have been more than 7/8 years old. The tackle and gear were minimal those days,
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One of my favorite things to do is to drift around in my float tube, fish, think, or just be. Whatever the mission, it is really fun to do and a very relaxing way to fly fish. I say relaxing, but if you have found the fish in a column or there is a hatch
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Fly fishing for striped bass is fantastic! They are the perfect example of an estuary fish to target on the fly. Striped bass is one of my favorite species to target on the fly. Yeah, sure, they have a notoriously ‘Tough to catch’ reputation but let me tell you when you find the fish, and
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Fly fishing for tarpon spans from the Bahamas along the southern coast of North America, Florida, Houston all the way to Ascension Bay, Mexico. All those mangrove-style muddy waters are loved by Tarpon and the fly fishers who chase them. It’s important to have your fly box filled with flies proven to work in the
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Whether you are sprinting across beach sand to make that cast or standing on the bow of the skiff sight fishing, Snook are a great species to chase on the fly. So, they aren’t tarpon or a bull red, but any angler that has fished for Snook will probably tell you they would choose a
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A Redfish is a Redfish, no matter if you are in Texas, Florida, or Virginia. Yes, there are a few minor differences, but they feed and act in the same way for the most part. No matter if you are chasing them in the muddy mangroves or off a pier amongst some weed banks, if
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Snook, many may turn their heads when we mention this species as they are often a bycatch or a ‘just want to feel the bend in my rod’ species on a slow tarpon or redfish day. I, for one, love targeting Snook on fly and don’t think there are very many species that can be
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There is something mystical about fly fishing for spotted seatrout. These sliver slabs that start in the open water leave us for some time to venture out into the open ocean, only to return bigger, stronger, and more aggressive. If you were lucky enough to grow up near a spotted seatrout body of water, you
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Many anglers have a love-hate relationship when targeting Spotted Seatrout with a fly rod. The early mornings, ice-cold water, and sometimes treacherous conditions are enough to make most stay in bed. I, for one, am always amped to get some time off work and plan a speckled trout mission. Guide Tip: Spotted seatrout and Speckled
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