Smallmouth Bass. I became really interested in smallmouth after hearing them talked about on a few podcasts I regularly listen to. They all talked about how aggressive they are and how hard they fight, how they are a native species in most places they are fished for, and how they are a great fly rod …
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Southeastern Louisiana, north of Interstate 10/12, has some nice sandy bottom creeks that can be alot of fun to wade fish for spotted bass. Due to the sandy bottom, they need about a week without rain to clear up enough to allow for successful fly fishing. I have only recently discovered this fishery, with my …
With low winds and full sun forecasted for a Saturday late March, I loaded up my kayak and headed to Leeville, Louisiana. I had a good trip down there in 2020 right after getting my kayak, but hadn’t been back to that same area since. Hurricane Ida ran right up Highway 1 in August of …
“Go small or go home” Sometimes it’s nice to change things up. Recently, while out fishing with Chris (www.fatfingeredflytyer.com), he hipped me to one style of warmwater fly fishing that I hadn't really tried yet: micro-fishing, or fishing specifically for smaller fish by using smaller flies. I have caught tiny fish before, using small-ish flies …
This year I am going to document every species of fish I can catch with a fly rod, as part of the Red Stick Fly Fisher's 2022 Jambalaya Challenge. I was inspired to do so by last year's competition, and by the top 2 anglers: Chris (fatfingeredflytyer.com) and Ben (mountainstomarsh.com), who each caught over 40 …
Front Range, RMNP, Upper Poudre Canyon After having to cancel a March 2020 trip to Colorado due to the start of the global covid outbreak, we finally made it out west in early July. I was able to target some new water, including a stream in Rocky Mountain National Park, a local creek that runs …
Down South Fly Fishing 