Chris O'Byrne
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
- 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
- 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
- Oct 21, 2021
- 1 min
Beads of Wisdom
Fly Fishing from a Paddle Craft In the previous article, we saw that kayak fly anglers can purchase enough gear to sink their boat. So we...
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Chris O'Byrne
- Jun 19, 2021
- 2 min
Caster Types and Rod Swipes
Different types of fly rods bend and unbend with different characteristics. Manufacturers use the word action to describe where on the...
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Chris O'Byrne
- May 20, 2021
- 1 min
Fly Size, Finger Size
A Simple Comparison When selecting a fly, we must take into account the shape, silhouette, and color of the natural creatures we are...
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Chris O'Byrne
- Mar 20, 2021
- 2 min
Trout Flies for Bass
You might already have a box of flies for largemouth bass
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Chris O'Byrne
- Mar 9, 2021
- 2 min
Fly Fishing Lessons
Like signing up with Arthur Murray before the party, or a morning with a ski instructor before going up the mountain, a good fly fishing sc
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Chris O'Byrne
- Feb 20, 2021
- 3 min
An Introduction to the Theories of…
an introduction to the theories of leading fly fishing instructors of the past will help us move forward with confidence
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Chris O'Byrne
- Jan 11, 2021
- 2 min
Beyond Straight Line Path
A Useful Adjustment Knotted leaders, broken leaders, lost flies, missed fish, and ugly casts. All of these dreaded fly fishing glitches...
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Chris O'Byrne
- Oct 9, 2020
- 2 min
Check For Success
Inattentiveness can cost us. In the same way pilots constantly search the skies, you should be regularly checking...
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Chris O'Byrne
- Jul 16, 2020
- 2 min
Rattle Clouser Minnow
An exciting addition to your flies
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Chris O'Byrne
- May 30, 2020
- 1 min
The Foam Spider, .22 Long
As we rediscover how fly fishing can help us deal with more important issues, we rediscover simple waters, tactics, and flies. Maybe we...
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Chris O'Byrne
- May 6, 2020
- 2 min
Wyatt’s Formula
The Next Step for New Anglers As novice fly anglers we carry boxes full of enthusiasm and positive thoughts. As we begin to develop, we...
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Chris O'Byrne
- Apr 20, 2020
- 2 min
The Beach, the Freezer, and the Lawn
The tug is the drug, and I go to the water every time I can to get my fix. But that isn’t as much as I would like. Plus fishing isn’t all...
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Chris O'Byrne
- Feb 26, 2020
- 2 min
Hare’s Ear Nymph
Underwater, mayfly nymphs who no longer crawl along the bottom but cannot yet fly, struggle to immerge from the shell of their immature...
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Chris O'Byrne
- Jan 29, 2020
- 2 min
Driving and Fishing
Watching is Key Recently, as I coached a client to think about her next fly cast, I directed her with the words of my long ago driving...
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Chris O'Byrne
- Jan 19, 2020
- 2 min
Changing the Bugger
Customizing the Universal Fly It can float for days, it can sink several ways, it catches big fish and small, The woolly bugger can do it...
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