This isn’t a review of the updated Redington Butter Stick. Because I’ve never held the rod.* But I received an email from Redington that made me want to pick one up. I get a lot of fly fishing industry emails, and I delete nearly all of them after reading the subject line. This one made …
Tag: Aesthetics
Just Say No to Fly Fishing InstaSpam
I use Instagram for Casting Across. It is a great way to promote the website, share the work of those I collaborate with, and see some amazing fly fishing pictures. I am not a professional photographer, and I am far, far from a professional marketer. There are strategies and techniques out there for gaining an …
Pictures Aren’t Worth 1,000 Words
Have you ever tried to take a picture of the night sky? A sunrise, with beams streaking through the trees? The moon reflecting on the ocean? Unless you use a high-end camera and posses a level of mastery, the results usually come out lacking. Blurry, dark, completely obscured. Far from capturing the moment, you’ve saved …
Rusty Flybox: Brookies
Brook Trout… And people think that the leaves are pretty in autumn! Maybe it is good that the fall colors of brookies are our little secret, otherwise every blue line and back trail would be littered with trout peepers. As it is, the deeper you get into the woods the more brilliant your surroundings and …
The Book Every Parent Who Fly Fishes Needs to Own
When was the last time you read a book that truly changed the way you looked at fly fishing? Perhaps an author explained a technique in an original, helpful manner. It could be that a fly tyer developed a pattern that you’ve employed to great success. Or, a narrative might have been so engrossing that …
Don’t Filter Brook Trout
I understand why bad pictures get the black and white treatment to make them more interesting. (I’m guilty of that.) I can tolerate people using Snapchat to make their faces slimmer and their eyes brighter. (I’m not guilty of that.) I’m opposed to using filters on brook trout. This isn’t some sort of crusade or …
Net Worth: Sealing the Deal in Fly Fishing
If you think about it, simply carrying a net while fly fishing is like a personal vote of confidence. By bringing it with you, you’re essentially saying, “today I am going to need this, because I am going to catch a fish.” This doesn’t necessarily mean that the net is the motivational speaker of fly …
Killer Angles: Blue Halo on Bending Fly Fishing
Ten years ago, you wouldn’t see many serious anglers fishing fiberglass fly rods. Ten years ago, you wouldn’t see anyone, let alone a “serious angler” fishing a day-glow neon fly rod. A lot can happen in ten years. Ten years ago, Blue Halo wasn’t a company yet. At that time, cofounder and current CEO …
Words of Water
In terms of a first cause, anglers are drawn to water because of the fish. The lure of hooking and landing trout or bass reels people into the outside. Once there, the enchantment of nature works its way quickly through the sporting pursuit and deep into the psyche. The result is an affinity for the …
Last Cast of the Week, 3/2/2018
Most Fridays on Casting Across are devoted to other people’s contributions in the fly fishing community. Articles, pictures, social media accounts, videos, podcasts, products, and more will be featured on The Last Cast of the Week. Today, I’m sharing items from Cheeky, Rep Your Water, and The Fly Fishing Show. If you’d like to be …