I lament the loss of fly fishing icon Flip Pallot earlier this year. If you haven’t read them yet, words from his family are available at flyfisherman.com, T. Edward Nickens writes about the man on gardenandgun.com, and hatchmag.com has a nice piece as well. For my tribute, I’d like to make the argument that The
Category: Tarpon
“On the Bow: Love, Fear, and Fascination in the Pursuit of Bonefish, Tarpon, and Permit” by Bill Horn
“On the Bow: Love, Fear, and Fascination in the Pursuit of Bonefish, Tarpon, and Permit” is a fantastic saltwater fly-fishing book written by Bill Horn and released in 2021. It is in the vein of the also fantastic 2020 release “Lords of the Fly: Madness, Obsession, and the Hunt for the World Record Tarpon” by
A Slice of Key Lime Humble Pie
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
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