Chris O'Byrne
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
- May 30
- 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
- Nov 29, 2021
- 1 min
The Kit Lake Solace November 2021
The monthly report on fly fishing in central Florida
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Chris O'Byrne
- Oct 21, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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Chris O'Byrne
- Sep 30, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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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 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
- 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
- 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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