Recently, our friend Alvin Dedeaux of Orvis-endorsed All Water Guides in Austin, Texas, posted a three-part series of videos on how to get started fly-fishing for bass. In Part III, he gets to the heart of the matter, discussing the . . .
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Video: How to Fly-Fish for Bass, Part II–Gear
Recently, our friend Alvin Dedeaux of Orvis-endorsed All Water Guides in Austin, Texas, posted a three-part series of videos on how to get started fly-fishing for bass. In Part II, he delves into what gear you’ll need to get started . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Fly-Fish for Bass, Part I
Recently, our friend Alvin Dedeaux of Orvis-endorsed All Water Guides in Austin, Texas, posted a three-part series of videos on how to get started fly-fishing for bass. He kicks things off by saying that many folks ask him why they . . .
Read MoreVideos: How to Catch Redfish on the Fly
Alvin Dedeaux of All Water Guides in Austin, Texas, splits his fishing and guiding time between the bass waters of Hill country and the redfish flats off the Texas coast. In this great three-part series, he shares a ton of information that will help you . . .
Read MoreVideo: Alvin’s Favorite Redfish Gear
Alvin Dedeaux of All Water Guides spends a good part of each year guiding for redfish along the Texas coast, so he knows what works. Last summer, he made a video about his Favorite Bass Gear, and now he’s done the same for redfish. He goes through . . .
Read MoreVideo: The Magic of Redfish on the Fly
Here’s a gorgeous film from Costa that explores why fly fishers love redfish–from Chesapeake Bay to Florida to the Laguna Madre of southern Texas. Although the fish are the same, the angling subculture and techniques are often quite different. Along the . . .
Read MoreClassic Podcast: Fishing the Texas Coast for Redfish and Trout, with Dave Hayward
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 MorePro Tips: All the Gear You Need to Catch Redfish
Alvin Dedeaux of All Water Guides is back with another video to help you catch more fish. In this case, he’s covering the gear he uses to chase redfish on the Texas coast. He spends a lot of time in the salt, so he’s got the gear dialed in. From the rod and . . .
Read MoreClassic Pro Tips: 7 Keys to Catching River Bass
Written by Winston Cundiff, All Water Guides

River bass require a specialized set of skills and tactics that are very different from those of trout fishing.
All photos courtesy Winston Cundiff
I recently read a “how-to” article about bass fishing on the fly and watched an older video that put tournament gear fisherman alongside a fly guy in the Sacramento Delta. Both were very. . .
Read MoreTexas Fly & Brew Kicks Off a Return to In-Person Fly-Fishing Events
Fly fishers have endured a lost year, when it comes to in-person fly-fishing events, including the consumer shows that help to make the long winter bearable. But there are signs that things are returning to normal: on . . .
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