I received this email from Youngki Min: “I bought a rod weighs around 2.9 ounce and it is 9 foot 6 wt rod. Do you think that I need to get reel that balances the rod? People do not agree about this issue. Among reels designed for 6 wt, their physical weights of reels seem vary. Some […]
I think the Blood Knot was so named because most people sweat blood when trying to tie it. Actually this knot isn’t hard to learn, and it’s a great connection between pieces of mono. The Blood Knot is thinner in diameter than a Surgeon’s Knot and hangs up less in weeds. But if there’s more […]
I has been another very busy week. Our first volume in the Fly Fishing Series, entitled, Fishing the Film is at the printers and we’ve been proofing and approving. llast approval will be today and then off to the presses! In the meantime, I am getting ready for a fishing excursion to Canada to try […]
I arrived in Alltentown on Thursday evening so I could teach a Bible study Friday morning from 8-10 at the Asbury Methodist Church for a group of 25-27 men. We had an excellent study. I spent the remainder of the day fishing the Little Lehigh. The fish were on and I managed 9 landed out […]
I will be in Allentown, PA, this weekend to present one-day seminars at the Little Lehigh Fly Shop on Saturday and Sunday, September 11, 12, 2010.. There may still be an opening. If you’re interested see more at Little Lehigh Fly Shop Events. It will be a great time on the banks of the river.
There’s a reason that I don’t advocate float tubing in deeper areas on ocean flats. It’s called sharks. And the ol’ bayou? Well, it’s called gators. My friend, Dr. Gary Eaton sent these along as a reminder to all those who fish in gator country–stay in the boat.
It was an invitation that had been several years in my fulfilling. Dave Graebel had graciously invited me to fish his King Creek Ranch in Colorado a number of times, but speaking engagements, writing assignments, and other work related projects had blocked my way, until now. Nancy and I had a clear spot on the […]
The general lack of material on this blog for the past couple of weeks is due to a fishing trip to Colorado where I was out of phone service range and out of internet connection capability. I was not inactive, but the lack of communication connections meant that my blog had to be inactive. I […]
I asked Terry what flies he was using for muskies and he told me that he was using the patterns of my old friend, Bill Sherer. Bill has long been on the forefront of designs that employ not only size and movement but also the use of the acoustic footprint as well. Predator fish that […]
I am currently working on volume 3 in the Fly Fishing book series. This volume is entitled, Long Flies. By long flies I mean bucktails, streamers, strip flies, collared flies, buggers, muddlers and divers, tube flies, film flies like poppers and sliders, techno flies, and others. Their developmental history is not only fascinating but highly […]