Category Archives: Fly Fishing in Salt Water

Seal Problems on the Pacific coast

Posted on August 23, 2020 by Ed Mitchell

Seal Problems on the Pacific coast A few posts back I briefly brought up the subject of wildlife management. Wildlife management is a contract between society and wildlife to find an reasonable balance. And in many cases it works well, … Continue reading →

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A YOY Sand eel Fly

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Ed Mitchell

Recently we took a look at tying sand eel flies. While digging through my fly tying material mess for that post, and believe me it’s a tangled mess,  I came across a young-of-year (YOY) sand eel pattern I used nearly … Continue reading →

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Dave’s Solid Gold Redfish

Posted on July 23, 2020 by Ed Mitchell

Now I know Dave’s a good angler, but this fish is something truly special. Man I think its solid gold!

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The Two-Handed Retrieve

Posted on July 11, 2020 by Ed Mitchell

The Two-Handed Retrieve: Last time we took a look at the widely used One-Hand “strip’ Retrieve. Now let’s look at an alternative method – the Two-Handed Retrieve. And why you should learn both. I first wrote about this type of … Continue reading →

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The Art of the Retrieve

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Ed Mitchell

The Art of the Retrieve: You matter how fine a fly you tie, with all the right colors, the best materials, the perfect shape, size and hook; no matter how well you cast even if you can layout a 100 … Continue reading →

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