This was a month of hazy improvement on Kit Lake, my home water, in central Florida’s largemouth bass country. This third quarter of...

How to prepare to fly fish from a paddle craft.

This was a month of squeeze-in fishing on Kit Lake, my home water, in central Florida’s largemouth bass country. After the summer,...

Freshwater angling in central Florida

This was a month of compromise on Kit Lake, my home water, in central Florida’s largemouth bass country. True summer finally settled in,...

Different types of fly rods bend and unbend with different characteristics. Manufacturers use the word action to describe where on the...

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,...

A Simple Comparison When selecting a fly, we must take into account the shape, silhouette, and color of the natural creatures we are...

Fly fishing for largemouth bass and solace in central Florida

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Welcome to Kit Lake in Central Florida's bass waters.

You might already have a box of flies for largemouth bass

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

Best Stories Ever Field & Stream magazine’s 125th Anniversary issue is a celebration, a great read, a touchstone of sporting literature,...

an introduction to the theories of leading fly fishing instructors of the past will help us move forward with confidence

Robert Ruark was a master of sporting literature. His career as a syndicated newspaper columnist specializing in outdoor stories lead to...

On January 9 2021 The Ritz Carlton, Orlando, Florida became a nexus for fly fishers. Outfitters, lodges, guides, fly tyers, boat...

A Useful Adjustment Knotted leaders, broken leaders, lost flies, missed fish, and ugly casts. All of these dreaded fly fishing glitches...

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...

Inattentiveness can cost us. In the same way pilots constantly search the skies, you should be regularly checking...