Fly Fishing at Roaring River State Park – Cassville, Missouri
I’ve got a little spot for you…a secret, there is a little 4 mile stretch of Missouri water that is a real gem; springs from above pour cool water into the Roaring River and thus was born one of the four Missouri trout parks. The others are Montauk, Bennet and Meremac…all located in the central […]
Fishin And Fireworks
The July 4th weekend was one that I held in quiet anticipation for many days…for you see, I would be in Missouri, fly rod in hand, cool water running around my waders and tantalizing trout ready and willing to take a fly. School had ran long this year and when combined with many volleyball workouts, […]
The Magic of Fishing
“In my view, the people who fish do so because it seems like magic to them, and it is hard to find things in life that seem magical”, a quote by Howell Raines. I don’t know Howell but I do agree that fishing is magical; to place my finger on the main reason is still […]
Video – Catching A Smallmouth Bass
This video is of me landing a 16 inch smallie in a small southern Indiana creek. It was shot by my son, Harrison, who was along and also catching some good fish. This particular smallmouth was hooked on an Irish Jig; a fly that I tie in lime green and dark green just like the […]
Fly Fishing Tip – Smallmouth Nymphing
Have you been rejected lately? I have…I’ve been smallmouth fly fishing a lot and while I have caught and landed a good number of smallies…I have also been rejected, a lot, in fact at one point last week it felt like my junior year in high school all over again. I am a stripper; whoa, […]