Mike Hyde with the ladyfish of a lifetime on the fly by Long Key in Layton, FL! If there was ever a week to be a fly fisher in the Florida Keys, the week of May 16 to 22 was not it. As I write this, there’s an ongoing Small Craft Advisory calling for east
Author: David Hyde
Luck Favors the Prepared: Tackle and Gear for Islamorada
I’ll soon be getting on a plane to Miami International Airport, from where I’ll be renting a car to head to Islamorada, also known as The Sport Fishing Capital of the World. My father Mike and I will be flats fishing with Captain Chuck Schafstall, the guide assigned to us by Orvis Endorsed operation Florida
Tough as Nail Knots: Mental Toughness and Fly Fishing
If you want to catch more fish, think like an endurance athlete. A full day of fly fishing is a marathon, not a sprint. Mental exercises and techniques used by high-performing runners, rowers, cross country skiers, cyclists, and swimmers can be used by fly fishers too. Specifically, the two components of mental fitness that I
Salute to the Patriot Dry Fly
Thank you to In the Riffle for this YouTube video on tying the Patriot Dry Fly. The Patriot is my stuck-on-a-desert-island dry fly. If I had to pick a single dry fly as the only one I could use for a given day, it would be this one. Originally tied by Charles Meck in the