Full disclosure: today is a day that comes around every year, and my family makes a big deal out of it. Consequently, I’m sharing some content from the Casting Across back catalog. But these are three great articles. They’re great because they touch on some of the most important parts of life and fly fishing. …
The vast majority of your dry fly presentations ought to be made upstream, with you standing slightly to one side of the fish. This optimizes your cast, your mending, and your hook set. But what if you can’t do that? What if there is a fish that is downstream, under cover, and slurping bugs off …
Back at the tail end of June, things were pretty dry in Virginia’s piedmont region. I was down there in July, and saw the low flows with my own eyes. Rivers and creeks weren’t dried up. But low flows and high temperatures are a perfect combination for stressing out coldwater fish. Add in the high …
While fly fishing might be my favorite way to enjoy the outdoors, it is hardly the only way I spend time in nature. Camping, hunting, and paddling are all fun on their own; but I also find ways to mix fishing into each of them. My favorite combo has to be fly fishing and trail …
Well, I’m breaking with tradition for this one. I’m not calling it “Fly Fishing Accusations XXX.” That said, there are some interesting segments in this episode. I get a little fired up about how people feel the need to police the fishing gear designed to solve problems. I also circle back to fallfish, tenkara, and …
Looking back on 300 podcast episodes, I am not surprised at which shows saw the most downloads. Everything is right in line with the kind of content that people love to ingest. These are, according to you, the “greatest hits” of Casting Across: 3 Steps for Introducing Fly Fishing If Casting Across does one thing …
Small stream anglers were some of the earliest western adopters of the equipment and techniques associated with tenkara. Collapsible rods and minimal gear fit right into the methods of those who like to move light and quick into remote places. Tenkara USA was on the cutting edge of introducing Japanese fly fishing to Americans. With …
300 episodes. That, my friends, is a lot of my digitized voice out there on the internet. Today I’m breaking free from my rigid, one-note format. I’ve got a guest. In fact, I have the most special of special guests. My wife of 21+ years. Her perspectives on nearly every topic are worth listening to …
Recently I spent an afternoon perusing used book stores in a local town. Along with the fatigue associated with bending over, craning my neck, and constantly shifting from reading vertically to horizontally, I noticed something else. There were a lot of intriguing fly fishing books. Twaddle aside, I appreciate and truly enjoy all angling literature. …
Not everyone does podcasts. I get that. And while the Casting Across Fly Fishing Podcast is a big part of what I do on here, there is a reason that written articles get the prime publishing days on the calendar. Still, I do think the podcast adds something special to the content of Casting Across. …
