Baby tarpon react to a hook like their oversized parents; they try to put as much air as possible between themselves and the water. However, they are far more accommodating. When fishing for adults, a great day is 5 fish jumped and 1 landed. With babies, jumping 15 and landing 5 is definitely not out [...]
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The One that Got Away
What would fishing be without “the one that got away?” Much better! I hear you – but there’s something good about losing a nice fish, too. Actually, there are a few good things about losing the big one, right? For starters, we know he’s still in there. Somewhere in that big bend or deep cove, [...]
A Day To Remember
I felt it in the air the night before. Like fish under the spell of the moon, I could feel it: tomorrow would be a great day, one of those days when it all comes together…the steady temps of the week before, the moon, the warming late winter water and a powerful longing of fish [...]
Hypertension Hole
Maybe it’s just me, but I have this problem with a certain fishin’ hole that has it in for me. It’s just a little run, no different from a thousand other little runs I’ve fished. One low-hanging tree limb complicates the cast a little, but not too much – and the fish that live there [...]
Carp Invading the Back Forty
When the spring is wet and prairie rivers are high, I’ll stop my car where they spill over their banks. If I’m lucky, I’ll spot some carp. Flooded fields and ditches are usually the best. Carp can be tough to catch but the ones cruising these places seem particularly ravenous. It’s all sight fishing – [...]
On Friendship and Fishing
It’s been said that each day spent fishing is not deducted from a man’s life. I don’t know who first uttered those words, but I’d like to thank him. I might even buy him a beer, because that fellow, whoever he was, at least makes us all feel a little better about leaving the wife [...]
South Florida Nightlife on the Fly
Late last week, I had to take a last minute business trip to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. With meetings scheduled both day and night, I would be lucky to leave the hotel during the entire three day stay. There was one opportunity for fun, on the last night of my stay. Given the last minute nature [...]
Catching the Spring Creeks Off Guard
Should a Woolly Bugger kind-of-guy celebrate March Madness in Paradise Valley at a BWO hatch? I used to look forward to a week of skiing in Montana at the end of every March. And somewhere along the line, probably as I passed through Livingston - with the sun shining and the Yellowstone River underneath the [...]
Humbled by the King!
The Silver King. In my extremely humble opinion this fish is the epitome of saltwater fly-fishing. Of course I am talking about the Tarpon. These unique mysterious fish are simply breathtaking. I recently had an opportunity to travel to the Florida Keys to fish for Tarpon and these are my thoughts about the experience. Now [...]
Barlows and Bamboo
In my right pocket on most days, I am carrying a knife. It isn’t a particularly lethal blade even though its carbon steel can be honed enough to shave the hairs from your arm clean as a babies bottom. The craftsmanship is what you would expect from a mass produced circa 1975 hardware store pocket [...]
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