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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...

Chris O'Byrne
Apr 20, 20202 min read


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...

Chris O'Byrne
Feb 26, 20202 min read


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...

Chris O'Byrne
Jan 29, 20202 min read


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...

Chris O'Byrne
Jan 19, 20202 min read


Sneaky Pete
Because of the aggressive strikes it provokes, the Sneaky Pete ranks as one of my favorite flies. I can’t start a day on a warm body of...

Chris O'Byrne
Nov 29, 20192 min read


The Elbow in the Fly Cast, 2
Let’s Get Moving You are ready to add distance to your fly cast once you can easily pick up and lay down thirty feet of fly line and...

Chris O'Byrne
Nov 19, 20192 min read


The Elbow in the Fly Cast, 1
A Different Thought “It’s in the wrist.” “Just like answering a phone.” “Hammer a nail.” And so on and so forth. As a new fly angler, you...

Chris O'Byrne
Jul 21, 20192 min read


False Casting, Lining It Up
Fly casters have certain advantages over spin and bait casting anglers. Because of the false cast technique, one advantage is their...

Chris O'Byrne
May 23, 20192 min read
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