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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...

Chris O'Byrne
Feb 27, 20231 min read
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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

Chris O'Byrne
Jan 28, 20231 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
NOVEMBER 2022 It was a month of settling down on Kit Lake, my home water in central Florida’s largemouth bass country. Bright...

Chris O'Byrne
Nov 30, 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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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...

Chris O'Byrne
Sep 28, 20221 min read
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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...

Chris O'Byrne
Aug 30, 20221 min read
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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,...

Chris O'Byrne
Jul 30, 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, 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...

Chris O'Byrne
Mar 30, 20221 min read
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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...

Chris O'Byrne
Feb 27, 20221 min read
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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...

Chris O'Byrne
Jan 30, 20221 min read
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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...

Chris O'Byrne
Jan 1, 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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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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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,...

Chris O'Byrne
May 29, 20211 min read
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The Kit Lake Solace, March 2021
Fly fishing for largemouth bass and solace in central Florida

Chris O'Byrne
Apr 30, 20211 min read
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The Kit Lake Solace, April 2021
Fishing report and life update combined in world class FeatherWater

Chris O'Byrne
Apr 30, 20212 min read
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