"Tonight you have learned the final and greatest truth of the Ninja: that ultimate mastering comes not from the body, but from the mind. " -Splinter from the 1990 motion picture "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Sometimes it pays to think outside of the box. Most topwater flies used for bass mimic insects or frogs, but …
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With the day off for Mardi Gras, some unseasonably warm weather for February, and an itch to explore some new water, I planned a lengthy day-trip to southwest Louisiana. The plan was to head to the spillway below the Toledo Bend dam, and then back through the Calcasieu District of the Kisatchie National Forest before …
I’ve been doing a lot of streamer tying during the cold months and watching a lot of tying videos on YouTube. There’s less fishing to do, so I’ve been filling up the fly boxes. One style of streamer I haven’t tied yet is a Gamechanger, even though I’ve had the materials on hand for a …
Its only early February, but we've had a 5 day warming trend with highs almost touching 80 at the end of it. So with the warmest weather of the year the sunfish in the urban creeks are finally getting active. Earlier in the year when the temps were only getting up to 70, I would …
Continue reading Late Winter or Early Spring? Urban Creek Action
The Smoke Wagon is a relatively simple streamer pattern, especially in the catalogue of Kelly Galloup designed flies. It only requires a few materials: marabou, ice dub, hook and thread. I added some lead wire to mine because I plan on fishing it with a floating line, but you can omit that, or add a …
Cold Water January and February can be tough months for fly fishing in Louisiana. Cold water and short days mean that I usually just wait for a warm day and head to a local pond on my lunch break to see if anything is biting. If the weather is especially good on the weekend, I'd …
This is going to be a "recap" style post, to look back over my fishing trips throughout the year, document the best catches, most effective flies, methods, and equipment used, etc. Hopefully you've enjoyed the blog in its first year, and I'm looking forward to making it even better in 2023! Freshwater 2022 was definitely …
The last week of November 2022 provided a great day of sight fishing in the marsh. Chris and I spent cyber Monday paddling shallow flats and chasing redfish. He has a great account of the trip up on his blog: https://fatfingeredflytyer.com/birthday-redfish/ The conditions were great and we both caught good numbers of redfish, and I …
Feeling the last warm-water fly fishing opportunities dwindling for 2022 before winter sets in, I made an impromptu trip back up to the Ouachita Mountains to target Smallmouth Bass. The last trip I made up there was pretty successful (for a first-timer to the area, and targeting a new species) and I was hoping that …
Low Water in the Creeks South Louisiana is currently going through quite a dry spell, with no measurable rain in the Baton Rouge area for the last 30 days! The early part of the dry spell made for some good creek fishing opportunities, but the last time I checked out the Comite it was full …
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