Does this sound familiar? You’ve been making long casts, but then decide to make a series of short casts, leaving a pile of line at your feet. You see fish blowing up bait near the shore. You bomb out a long cast, but instead of the fly heading to
Water ... It’s all around us. It makes up 70% of our bodies, flows through our homes and businesses every day, and sustains us. But for me, my local river is much more than a drinking water source, it’s my life. Over the past nine years, the Chattahoochee River
9,500 People diagnosed with skin cancer everyday in the United States 1 in 5 Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime 178,560 Number of new cases of melanoma that will be diagnosed in the United States this year 9,320 Deaths attributed to melanoma this year 11,
Fly Tying? You want me to tie a fly? No way. I can’t even darn socks. I knew I had enrolled in a fly fishing school, but I never thought about the fly tying aspect that would accompany my studies. School started and there I was, my instructor persuading
We’re beyond excited for our incredible June Roadtrip Adventure!! We’ll be hosting 4 ladies' nights along our journey! We’d love to connect with as many anglers as we can as we drive through a city near you! Invite your friends and join us virtually or in
This fly is probably the most popular bonefish fly ever created, and for good reason. The pattern is simple to tie and easily adaptable for many fishing situations. Varying the size, weight and color of this fly can represent anything from small shrimp to little baitfish, and be fished effectively
Freshwater mussels (Unionidae) are of extreme importance to an aquatic ecosystem’s function and health. Probably the most well-known ecosystem service that mussels provide is ‘cleaning up the water.’ They are filter feeders; meaning they get their nutrients from straining small organisms and particles out of the water. Some species
We’ve all experienced it. You put a new line on your favorite fly rod and, just like that, your cast falls apart. It’s not you, necessarily. It’s the line. Pairing the right line to the setup is key. Pairing the right line to the conditions – also key.
My non-fly fishing friends just don’t get it. Why do all the pictures on my Facebook page contain a fish? Haven’t I caught all the fish I need to catch? Why do I travel the world just to catch fish? And then they say, “You look so happy
Long before I ever picked up a fly rod, I was hauling fish on the decks of commercial fishing boats, off the coast of Maine, as the onboard scientist for a commercial fishery-style survey evaluating groundfish (Atlantic cod, Atlantic halibut, haddock, hake, etc.). I was 22, a graduate student at
When I started fishing by myself, my dad gave me a can of bear spray. I laughed, thinking he was showing a little too much concern over an animal that had no great presence in my area of the world. “The best kind of friendships are fierce lady friendships where
I fished a little from time to time with my father; trips where the lunch and company were better than the catch. Out by the lake I found the peace I had been missing. I didn’t really understand that at the time. But as I grow older, and wiser,