The Drift - Fly Fishing, Fly Casting and Fly Rod Building

Bag of Tricks - Three Useful Fly Casts You’ve Probably Never Seen

Three Useful Fly Casts You’ve Probably Never Seen Fly rodders are among the most resourceful and innovative creatures on earth. If there is a shady nook in the mangroves, a fishy-looking eddy, or a...

How to Cast Tight Loops - Fly Fishing & Fly Casting

Casting tight loops are is actually pretty simple in theory. Line and loop shape are primarily dictated by the path the fly rod tip takes during the cast and after the stop. The line does not follo...

Trip Report: The Flats of Belize

Getting back on the water post-op…where physical therapy takes the form of jumping tarpon. Suffice to say, 2024 has not gone as planned. The year started off nicely on schedule, busy with photo s...

Casting Angles: The Tall and Short of it

Adjusting your height could be your secret weapon for fooling the toughest-to-reach fish. Fly casters come in all shapes and sizes, and they move in different ways. At a not so towering 5’8”, I h...

Pick Up Lines - Tips to Improve Your Fly Fishing & Fly Casting

Pick Up Lines – Joe Mahler. Like the first spoken words when meeting someone new, so are the first movements of a fly cast. Did the cast begin smoothly and effortlessly, or did it start with a sudd...