Category Archives: Fly Fishing in Salt Water

How Fly Fishing Changed in my Lifetime: Part Three

Posted on May 21, 2018 by Ed Mitchell

How Fly Fishing Changed in my Lifetime: Part Three Alright, I’ve decided to take this discussion one more post down the road. Here goes. Part Three: Our fascination with “matching-the-hatch” had a profound effect on our sport, but overall the … Continue reading →

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How Fly-Fishing Changed in my Lifetime: Part two

Posted on May 16, 2018 by Ed Mitchell

How Fly-Fishing Changed in my Lifetime: Part Two Part Tw0: In the previous post I examined how the 70’s & 80’s” brought two significant changes to our sport. The first was a new and very deep fascination with aquatic macro … Continue reading →

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How Fly-Fishing Changed in my Lifetime: Part One

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Ed Mitchell

How Fly-Fishing Changed in my Lifetime: Part One Part one: A couple of night ago I was thinking back over my time in fly-fishing. Frankly there was plenty to mull over. After all I’ve been a student of the game … Continue reading →

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Will the Redfish Return?

Posted on May 7, 2018 by Ed Mitchell

Will the Redfish Return?    Well that has been the big question around here. Will them red dogs return and if so when? Yesterday I got some good new. Dave, the fish whisper, found a couple of reds on our locale … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare Wondereel 1898 EC – A Vintage Saltwater Fly Reel

Posted on April 14, 2018 by Ed Mitchell

Shakespeare Wondereel 1898 EC – A Vintage Saltwater Fly Reel    As saltwater fly-fishing bust on the scene in the mid 1970’s, anglers scrambled to find suitable saltwater fly reels. While there were a few high end reels available, mainly from … Continue reading →

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