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 …
Continue reading Bogue Falaya Paddle and Wade – Hunting for the Shadow Bass
The month of May has been very warm and very dry so far, meaning that the local creeks are prime for some top water action. With some rain in the forecast next week I figured I better make one more trip before the water gets high and dirty. I’ve been tying up a bunch of …
The warm and dry spring of 2022 in Louisiana has put all of the sandy rivers in the Florida parishes in good shape. The USGS water gauge on the Bogue Chitto was showing the lowest level in the last year, so I thought it would be a great opportunity to do a kayak float fishing …
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 …
Continue reading Arkansas Smallmouth Trip Report – April 2022
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 …
Down South Fly Fishing 