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...
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...
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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Sunday, October 6, 2024

Some Fall Top Water Action

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  There is nothing like landing bass on top during October, especially if you are fishing with your son. Jason is home for a couple of weeks...
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Friday, September 20, 2024

My Forgotten Bluegill Web Page

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  Three weeks ago, I was following my afternoon routine of enjoying my afternoon coffee while scrolling through some of my old fishing folde...
Thursday, August 29, 2024

Waiting For CoolerTempertures

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  When is the best time to land fish using the fly rod? August stands out as the least productive month, particularly for warm-water species...