Chris O'Byrne
The Kit Lake Solace
It was month of conclusions and commencements on Kit Lake, my home water in central Florida’s largemouth bass country. Like the pollen on...
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Chris O'Byrne
- Jan 28
- 1 min
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 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
- 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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Chris O'Byrne
- Dec 24, 2021
- 1 min
The Outing Before Christmas
‘Twas the day before Christmas and all ‘cross the pond the bass were hittin’ on top with jaws yawned. The stockings were hung in the boat...
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