Here’s a quick-and-dirty casting tip from Capt. Lucas Bissett of Lowtide Charters in southern Louisiana. Whereas most casting practice focuses on long casts, Captain Lucas knows . . .
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5 Questions with Capt. Sally Ann Black
Tucked in the bottom corner of the Lone Star State, Baffin Bay is home to trophy-size seatrout and redfish, drawing anglers from around the country. (Not to be confused with Canada’s Baffin Bay, thousands of miles to the north.) Capt. Sally Ann Black has . . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tips: How to Strip Set
Setting the hook on saltwater species–or when you’re fishing a streamer for any big fish–requires a hard strip set. The bane of saltwater guides around the world is the dread “trout set,” in which . . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tips: Fly-Fishing for Redfish 101
The latest how-to video from Ben Sittig, a.k.a Huge Fly Fisherman, is one of his most informative yet, as he walks you through all the basics of fly fishing for redfish. He brings on a couple of experienced guides to lend an air of . . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tips: How to Fish Streamers in the Fall
Fall is a time when many anglers get excited about casting big, meaty flies to trout that are gorging before the long winter. Here’s a very useful video from Sean Visintainer of Washington’s Silver . . .
Read MorePodcast: Selecting Flies for Saltwater, with Capt. Tuck Scott
This week’s podcast is a discussion with Capt. Tuck Scott, head guide at Bay Street Outfitters of Beaufort, South Carolina. Tuck gives us solid tips on choosing flies for saltwater inshore species, concentrating on redfish . . .
Read MoreVideo: “Every Hour,” the Healing Power of Fly Fishing
Jessica Callihan wears a lot of hats. She’s a fine artist, the creative director of DUN Magazine, a fly-fishing instructor, and a public speaker. She’s also a Navy veteran, who was injured while training to become an aviation electrician. Like most vets, she’s . . .
Read MorePodcast: Fishing the Texas Coast for Redfish and Trout, with Dave Hayward
Photo by Irene Kato
This week I talk to someone I have wanted to interview for a long time, about a subject that is long overdue—fly fishing the Texas Coast for redfish and speckled trout. Dave Hayward, manager of Swan Point Landing Fly Shop, was in a past life an Orvis . . .
Read MoreVideo Tips: How to Prepare for a Guided Saltwater Trip
Capt. Lucas Bissett of Lowtide Charters is back with a couple of short videos that will help any angler preparing for a guided trip on saltwater. Although Lucas guides for redfish in the . . .
Read MoreClassic Video: My Old Man No. 4—Anchor Point
With Father’s Day fast approaching, Yeti has produced a wonderful series of short films about outdoorsmen and -women to celebrate the holiday. The video above features guide . . .
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