Chris O'Byrne
The Kit Lake Solace, June 2021
This was a month of compromise on Kit Lake, my home water, in central Florida’s largemouth bass country. True summer finally settled in,...
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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 29, 2021
- 1 min
The Kit Lake Solace
May 2021 This was a month of flexibility on Kit Lake, my home water, in central Florida’s largemouth bass country. Florida’s spring heat,...
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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
- Apr 30, 2021
- 1 min
The Kit Lake Solace, March 2021
Fly fishing for largemouth bass and solace in central Florida
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Chris O'Byrne
- Apr 30, 2021
- 2 min
The Kit Lake Solace, April 2021
Fishing report and life update combined in world class FeatherWater
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Chris O'Byrne
- Mar 30, 2021
- 1 min
The Kit Lake Solace
Welcome to Kit Lake in Central Florida's bass waters.
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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 26, 2021
- 2 min
Field & Stream, 125th Anniversary Issue
Best Stories Ever Field & Stream magazine’s 125th Anniversary issue is a celebration, a great read, a touchstone of sporting literature,...
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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
- Feb 5, 2021
- 1 min
Robert Ruark
Robert Ruark was a master of sporting literature. His career as a syndicated newspaper columnist specializing in outdoor stories lead to...
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Chris O'Byrne
- Jan 18, 2021
- 1 min
Outfitters Day Fly Fishing Festival 2021
On January 9 2021 The Ritz Carlton, Orlando, Florida became a nexus for fly fishers. Outfitters, lodges, guides, fly tyers, boat...
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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
- Nov 11, 2020
- 2 min
Gifts to Get ‘em Outside
Before the end of 2020, we will pause to share gifts with one another. During this momentous year we’ve seen what being inside too much...
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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
- Sep 28, 2020
- 2 min
The Scents Of Angling
What scents take you to far away fly fishing trips?
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Chris O'Byrne
- Aug 29, 2020
- 3 min
Weighted Worries
Charles & Cecil help you to learn the clunky art of casting weighted fly lines
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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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