Hello everyone, hope your season is getting off to a great start! Over the next few weeks I'm going to post thoughts on how to be better prepared for the water and add success to your day. Now these blogs are expressed mainly for the novice or beginner fly angler, but can provide some review to the more seasoned fly angler. I will refer to everyone as a fly angler or just angler. Flyfisherman is for one sexist, and two doesn't encompass everyone who is already in the spor

Well it had been almost a year since the last time I was fly fishing on salt, so on this trip I wanted to be a little more prepared. This time the destination was the Keys, I only had one day so I wanted to maximize my options. Being on a budget, I started with the plan to DIY for Bones and maybe a ‘cuda cruising close to shore. So having some time (around work) to plan, and prepare. I started with checking out the web for places to go or blogs on DIY fly fishing in the K

1. CHECK YOUR KNOTS Look for old knots or “Wind(more likely casting) Knots” that can be weak. Replace Leader if it has knots in it or if it is too short. Always start the day with new tippit, don’t assume that the tippet you used last week is still good. If you lose your fly to a fish, look at the end. If it looks like a curly pig tail, the knot was not tied correctly. 2 REPLACE TIPPIT WHEN NEEDED Replace your tippit before it gets too short, minimum tippit length should n