Category Archives: Fly Fishing in Salt Water

Redfish on a fly : Casting at Circles

Went out early today hoping to find some tailing reds. Only saw one, and I never got a good cast to it. My bad. After that things went real dead. I poled around for an hour or so thinking my luck might … Continue reading

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Pompano are Powerful on a Fly Rod

Some species are inherently strong, well out of proportion to their size. Pompano are surely one of them. Recently I’ve had the good fortune to be catching a few pompano.  Man, for a small fish they can run, pull, dive, and change … Continue reading

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Good Tides, Great Weather, Lousy Fishing

Well, we just went through a string of good tides coupled with record breaking warmth. Beautiful, beautiful  days on the flats – air temps in the 80’s. How’s that for the middle of January? I figured conditions were ripe for … Continue reading

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Big Flies work on “Tailing” Redfish

In my waters, small flies are considered the right choice for “tailing” redfish”. For one thing, a small fly lands quietly, and mimics the small forage often found on the flats. But a big fly -one that pushes water- can … Continue reading

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Pig & Jig ? Making a Fly for tailing Redfish

In the last post I showed you a fly called the PG Pup. Essentially it is a Kwan with rubber legs. Why legs? I wanted to give the fly more action. Unfortunately the same frustrating problem seemed to exist.  I … Continue reading

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