Monday, November 3, 2025

Why I Like Fishing With a 2 Wt. Fly Rod

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  As most of you know, I have always been drawn to light fishing tackle, whether it's my 7½-foot micro-lite rods or my 2-weight, 7½-foot...
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Tuesday, October 28, 2025

I Am Still Here

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  Hey everyone, I just wanted to check in. Cathey and I have been supervising a renovation project at our son's house, which started in ...
Friday, September 12, 2025

The Fall Popper-Action is Close On Smith Lake

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Jeff and I made an early morning trip to Smith Lake this past Thursday to test the top action for the bass and some giant bluegill. We were ...
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Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Fly Reel Review+Catfish On The Fly

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 Has anyone noticed the price of fly reels? Most of you know that I fish with the G-Loomis free spool reels, which cost between $150.00 and ...
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Sunday, August 17, 2025

50th.

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 Well, "as Ronald Reagan used to say," Cathey and I have reached a significant milestone in our lives: our 50th wedding anniversar...
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Saturday, August 2, 2025

The Spawn is Still On!!

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Cathey and I have become quite a team when it comes to fishing with Micro Light combos. One of the combos is 7 1/2- and the other is an 8-fo...
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Friday, July 11, 2025

**Giving Fly Tying a Try*

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  I’ve started my beginner lessons in fly tying, using YouTube as my instructor. In my last post on June 6, I began thinking about tying som...
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Wednesday, June 4, 2025

The Tungsten Bead Krystal Bugger

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  In the second week of April, I published a post discussing this small 1/16 oz. bugger while fishing for bluegill on a windy morning at Wal...
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Thursday, May 22, 2025

Explaining The Slow Bite, After 10AM

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 While fly fishing this past Tuesday in Ryan Creek on Smith Lake, I noticed the bite slowed after 10 o'clock. I also saw that the fish s...
Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Tuesday's Popper Action On Smith Lake

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  Tuesday was supposed to be a slow bite on Smith because two generators ran all morning, but the spotted bass and giant bluegill didn't...
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Monday, April 14, 2025

Back For More Bluegills+A Late Update

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Early Thursday morning was cool, with winds gusting around 20 mph. However, that didn’t stop me from heading back to Walker County Lake to c...
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Sunday, April 6, 2025

Two Mornings of Bluegill Madness

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I always look forward to the spring of the year because that's when I get to fish for one of my favorite species: the bluegill. This pas...
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