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The True Cast – It’s all about the bread.
I just drove with my son, Paul, from Johns Island, South Carolina, to Baldwin, Michigan, so we could be at our family cabin for the opening of Michigan’s trout season. That’s kind of a family tradition I have sorely neglected over the past 20 years or so, but I’m now rekindling with Paul. I’m doing so because I fondly remember how important it was for me when I…
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5 things I’d tell my younger self about fly fishing
I once knew a young man who took up fly fishing to impress a girl he was dating and eventually grew so fired up about it, he fished all the time. Then he started writing stories about it. I think he turned out okay, but, ooh-la-la… if I could go back in time and tell him a few things I know now, here’s what I’d have to say: Try…
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The True Cast – “Sporting Clays” with a Fly Rod
Autumn leaves… blown off the trees… covering the river surface… kind of a bummer if you want to go dry-fly fishing, right? Well, when life gives you lemons, make some lemonade. With fly fishing, there’s always an opportunity to learn something and practice. This happened a week ago or so as I was fishing the…
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Casting Tip: Clean, Stretch and Practice.
Fair casts are made with decent fly rods. Good casts happen with good fly lines. Great casts come from both… and practice. A good, slick, straight fly line will do more for a mediocre fly rod than a fancy, expensive fly rod will ever do for a tattered, mediocre fly line. Clean the line with…
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