Fishing

Refreshing: When Fish Act Like Fish: For at least a year now, I’ve harped on how pressure is changing the way trout behave on many trout streams. Some are similarly frustrated and agree, while some yawn saying deal with it and the fish are still there so who cares?  I get both sides, and don't … Read more about REFRESHING: WHEN FISH ACT LIKE FISH

Maybe it is the end of the summer trout season and I’m getting crusty, or perhaps I’m just noticing the obvious that the culture of this sport is seemingly going to hell. The latest inspirations for these thoughts include seeing 3 people with different sized cameras taking a photo of a modest 16” … Read more about The Embarrassing State of Modern Fly Fishing

Atlantic Salmon are a fish everyone wants to catch. They are known for being strong, resilient fish that continue to make it despite various environmental and self created challenges we place on the fish by commercial fishing, catch and kill mentalities in certain waters, and invasive species we … Read more about Atlantic Salmon: Addressing the Issue of Limited Feedback and a Non-feeding Fish.

Summer fishing conditions brings everything to a lull. In most places you can’t fish, and in the places you can fish the crowds and repetitive nature found on these pressured waters makes you mentally check out at some point. You are fishing to pets that have been pounded day in and day out since … Read more about WHEN THE LIGHT STARTS TO FADE: CAPITALIZING ON THE INITIAL TRANSITION FROM SUMMER TO FALL CONDITIONS

I’ve written extensively, whether it be a core theme of an article, or just a sidebar, about thinking outside the box and testing theories for yourself when it comes to this sport. I think it is important, and increasingly so every year as I seek a bigger rush to replace the déjà vu that is catching … Read more about Good Information: One Nugget at a Time

Timing a trip to a place you’ve never been before, or even spent a limited amount of time but know little about, is a tough decision. Often, you look up prime time and realize there are two choices. The safe and consistent fishing, or the risky but potentially exceptional fishing. In heading west … Read more about THE RIGHT TIME TO GO WEST

This past May, I had a wedding to attend in Playa Del Carmen Mexico and felt it was wrong breaking my cardinal rule of boarding an airplane without a fly rod with me. To rectify things, I did some research and came to find the southern part of Mexico near the Belize border had some remote and unique … Read more about FLATS FISHING IN CHETUMAL BAY MEXICO: REMOTE. AUTHENTIC. LOTS OF PERMIT.

There is a reason that each gamefish is respected. Trout are respected for the places they are found and for their good looks. Golden dorado and other exotic species like peacock bass are respected for their predatory nature and the violent strikes. And permit are respected because they are a smart … Read more about HOW GOOD ARE YOU? A QUESTION THAT ONLY PERMIT CAN ANSWER