Fly Casting - Accuracy Above All
Fly fishing and fly casting - Accuracy above all. With Joe Mahler “Now, drop it in there again, but this time a quarter-inch to the left.” I had just placed my fly in a doormat-sized opening in t...
The Fly Rod-breakin’ Blues - Joe Mahler
At one time or another in every fly fisher’s life he will find himself quietly looking down at a broken rod. That sinking feeling. Maybe it was a favorite, or maybe it’s the night before a bonefish...
It is the end of the fishing season in Patagonia Argentina. Two of my buddies, Marcos Hlace, Diego Soto and myself decided to fish for the mighty migratory trout at the upper Limay River, a must to...
Fly Casting - Sharpen Your Shooting
Double your line length in a single cast without false casting Any fly fisher knows that stripping in and lengthening – or “shooting” line – is part of the fly-fishing process. Understanding how an...
Every fly fisher should own at least one decent glass fly rod
I received my first-ever fibreglass fly rod from the kind folks at Epic Fly Rods (the new Reference 580 FastGlass) and spent a few great days on the river getting it to know it.
How to Cast Tight Loops - Fly Fishing & Fly Casting
Casting tight loops are is actually pretty simple in theory. Line and loop shape are primarily dictated by the path the fly rod tip takes during the cast and after the stop. The line does not follo...
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