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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Saturday, March 15, 2025

Another Year Another Season

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  My fishing season this year started this past Wednesday. According to my official Accu weather amp, Tuesday and Wednesday would be the key...
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Sunday, February 16, 2025

Small Arbor Fly Reeds Verses Large Arbor Fly Reels

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 I have always been detail-oriented regarding the design of fishing reels and rods. Once I started fly fishing, attention to detail and desi...
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Tuesday, January 28, 2025

My 2008 Summer Fly Fishing Classes

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  I remember when I truly connected with fly fishing. It was the summer of 2008, right after I retired in August. Let me explain what I mean...
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Friday, January 10, 2025

Fly Fishing Bargains

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  Hi Guys Do you prefer to find fly fishing bargains at a local fly shop or online? Personally, I haven't seen many great deals at fly s...
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Thursday, January 2, 2025

Getting Your Fly Fishing Equipment Ready For Spring

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  I hope everyone had a great Christmas and a Happy New Year. It seems as I get older, the holidays come around faster. As I have said numer...
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Wednesday, December 18, 2024

The Wooly Bugger

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  If you are a fly fisherman, you have fished the Wooly Bugger at one time or another. It is one of the most effective and versatile flies i...
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Thursday, November 21, 2024

The Time Proven Caddis Fly

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I am often asked, at times, what is your all-time favorite surface fly to fish on the Sipsey Tailrace and Simth Lake during the Spring and S...
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Saturday, October 26, 2024

Using the Drag or Stripping Line to Land a Fish Fly Fishing???

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  Question: What is your favorite method of landing a fish using the fly rod? Are you stripping the fly line to bring the fish to the net or...
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Thursday, October 17, 2024

Epic Day Fly Fishing

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  This post follows up on the one I did a couple of weeks ago, which involved Jason's fishing trips to Smith Lake with me and our trip t...
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