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 …
When the sun, the wind, and the water conditions all line up in fall or winter in the Louisiana marsh, fly fishing for redfish can be outstanding. These days don't come very often, probably only a handful of days feature the combination of sunny skies, low winds, and clear water that are required for an …
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 …
Down South Fly Fishing 