Chris O'Byrne
The Kit Lake Solace
The Kit Lake Solace is a flyfishing report for central Florida, in the spirit of Mark Twain, Jimmy Buffett and Garrison Keillor
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Chris O'Byrne
- Jan 22
- 5 min
Charles & Cecil
What is fly fishing? Charles and Cecil start a Beautiful Addiction.
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Chris O'Byrne
- Dec 31, 2022
- 1 min
The Kit Lake Solace
DECEMBER 2022 It was a month of muted celebration on Kit Lake, my home water in central Florida’s largemouth bass country. Bosses made...
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Chris O'Byrne
- Dec 19, 2022
- 1 min
Beads of Wisdom
Dropper Rigs Double Up Foots the Bill Sometimes anglers want a little more out of each cast. We might want to control the depth our fly...
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Chris O'Byrne
- Nov 30, 2022
- 1 min
The Kit Lake Solace
NOVEMBER 2022 It was a month of settling down on Kit Lake, my home water in central Florida’s largemouth bass country. Bright...
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Chris O'Byrne
- Oct 29, 2022
- 1 min
The Kit Lake Solace
OCTOBER 2022 It was a month of seismic change on Kit Lake, my home water, in central Florida’s largemouth bass country. Record storms and...
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Chris O'Byrne
- Sep 28, 2022
- 1 min
The Kit Lake Solace
SEPTEMBER 2022 It was a flipflopped month on Kit Lake, my home water, in central Florida’s largemouth bass country. For a while, the...
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Chris O'Byrne
- Aug 30, 2022
- 1 min
The Kit Lake Solace
August 2022 It was a head spinning month on Kit Lake, my home water, in central Florida’s largemouth bass country. Early in the month, we...
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Chris O'Byrne
- Aug 14, 2022
- 2 min
All The Best, Celebrating Lefty Kreh
Review of the book, All The Best
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Chris O'Byrne
- Jul 30, 2022
- 1 min
The Kit Lake Solace, July 2022
It was a month of turnaround on Kit Lake, my home water, in central Florida’s largemouth bass country. When he returned to the backdoor,...
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Chris O'Byrne
- Jun 27, 2022
- 1 min
The Kit Lake Solace
June 2022 It was a month of leisure and work on Kit Lake, my home water, in central Florida's largemouth bass country. Bosses needed help...
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Chris O'Byrne
- May 30, 2022
- 1 min
The Kit Lake Solace
May 2022 It was a month of moving on Kit Lake, my home water, in central Florida’s largemouth bass country. Bosses were moved. Employees...
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Chris O'Byrne
- May 30, 2022
- 2 min
OB’s Unicorn Clouser
Fish will attack a fly that sinks quickly when we stop stripping it in. And in happy times, they’ll blast throthe surface to grab a...
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Chris O'Byrne
- Mar 30, 2022
- 1 min
The Kit Lake Solace, March 2022
It was a month of casual work on Kit Lake, my home water, in central Florida’s largemouth bass country. I.T. departments blocked computer...
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Chris O'Byrne
- Feb 27, 2022
- 1 min
The Kit Lake Solace, February 2022
It was a month of multiple personalities on Kit Lake, my home water, in central Florida’s largemouth bass country. Like driving south to...
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Chris O'Byrne
- Feb 15, 2022
- 2 min
Fly Fishing Austin & Central Texas
By: Aaron Reed Reviewed by: Chris O’Byrne Part of an angler’s metamorphosis from hobbyist to addict is a tendency to look over the...
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Chris O'Byrne
- Jan 30, 2022
- 1 min
The Kit Lake Solace
This was a month of calm experimentation on Kit Lake, my home water, in central Florida’s largemouth bass country. We were pulled in one...
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Chris O'Byrne
- Jan 16, 2022
- 2 min
Charles and Cecil
Charles and Cecil teach fly fishing
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Chris O'Byrne
- Jan 1, 2022
- 1 min
The Kit Lake Solace, December 2021
This was a month of change in the medium term on Kit Lake, my home water, in central Florida’s largemouth bass country. Managers changed...
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