With the summer rains subsiding and a clear day in the forecast, I decided it was time to drag the kayak back down to the marsh. I hadn't been fishing down there much this summer, as the summer usually brings high and dirty water, making for less than ideal sight fishing conditions. I wasn't expecting …
This is a streamer pattern I've been tying and fishing a lot lately, mostly for Spotted Bass in the sandy Florida Parish creeks. It is basically a double Complex Twist Bugger, with dumbell eyes and an Laser Dub head. It's relatively easy to tie, and has a ton of movement in the water. I've caught …
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Introduction to Belize We made it back down to Ambergris Caye in August after going last year for our Honeymoon in October. It is such a fun place, we had to go twice in less than a year! Ambergris Caye feels like an island, but its actually a peninsula and has a land border with …
Part 1: Introduction and first fishing session I’ve always enjoyed tying large articulated streamers, but haven’t really had a go-to use for them near home. Usually when I think big articulated streamers, I think of trophy trout or smallmouth bass, neither of which are an option in Louisiana. I’ve often heard of Spotted Bass being …
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In addition to fishing some high altitude lakes, I was also able to hike and fish some high country streams in Colorado this summer. I made two separate day trips, hitting two different fork of the St. Vrain river. Both trips were easy hikes, with the creeks running right alongside the trails for the most …
Indian Peaks Wilderness - Mitchell Lake and Blue Lake Distance hiked: 5.5 miles, Elevation gained: 815 feet The first outing of our trip was up to the Brainard Lake Recreation Area in the Indian Peaks Wilderness area, with the ultimate goal being to catch a cutthroat trout from Blue Lake. Of the four main lakes …
The Hot Head Damsel has been my go-to subsurface fly for the last few years. I started out using the Orvis produced version (https://www.orvis.com/hot-head-damsel/5E4G.html) and then once I started tying my own flies, it was one of the first flies I tried to master and make my own. I believe the success I've had with …
Background In search of new species of fish to catch and new places to catch the, I have spent a good deal of time researching and traversing an often overlooked part of Louisiana. The Florida Parishes are located between the Pearl River and the Mississippi River, above lakes Pontchartrain and Maurepas, and below the 31st …
The weather is hot, and so is the fishing on the creeks. I made it out for a quick session recently and caught my biggest Spotted Bass of the year, as well as two Channel Catfish. That’s my first time catching multiple catfish on one trip, and I’ve managed to catch 4 so far this …
Since I've been able to do alot of creek fishing so far this year, and have been catching plenty of spotted bass, recently I've been trying to make things more interesting by trying to catch one of the most elusive panfish species, the Shadow Bass. Ben Roussel has a great write up on these Rock …
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Down South Fly Fishing 