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Charles & Cecil
What is fly fishing? Charles and Cecil start a Beautiful Addiction.

Chris O'Byrne
Jan 22, 20235 min read
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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...

Chris O'Byrne
Dec 19, 20221 min read
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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...

Chris O'Byrne
Oct 29, 20221 min read
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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...

Chris O'Byrne
May 30, 20222 min read
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The Kit Lake Solace
Bass fishing in April!

Chris O'Byrne
Apr 30, 20221 min read
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The Kit Lake Solace November 2021
The monthly report on fly fishing in central Florida

Chris O'Byrne
Nov 29, 20211 min read
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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...

Chris O'Byrne
Oct 21, 20211 min read
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The Kit Lake Solace September 2021
This was a month of hazy improvement on Kit Lake, my home water, in central Florida’s largemouth bass country. This third quarter of...

Chris O'Byrne
Sep 30, 20211 min read
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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...

Chris O'Byrne
Jun 19, 20212 min read
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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...

Chris O'Byrne
May 20, 20211 min read
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Trout Flies for Bass
You might already have a box of flies for largemouth bass

Chris O'Byrne
Mar 20, 20212 min read
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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...

Chris O'Byrne
Jan 11, 20212 min read
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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...

Chris O'Byrne
Nov 11, 20202 min read
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Check For Success
Inattentiveness can cost us. In the same way pilots constantly search the skies, you should be regularly checking...

Chris O'Byrne
Oct 9, 20202 min read
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