Fly of the Month: Smartt Minnow
A friend of mine named Chip Evans ties a fly he calls Chip's Fathead Minnow (featured in Sept. 2005 issue...
Casey Smartt
He was the Fly Fishing Editor for Texas Saltwater Fishing Magazine from 2002-2012. Born and raised in Austin, TX. He started tying flies at the age of 12 and got his first fly rod a year later. Casey spent his youth chasing fish on the Hill Country streams and Highland Lakes around Austin, and eventually graduated to saltwater fly fishing on the Texas Coast. He has an B.S. in Aquatic Biology from Southwest Texas State University and has had careers as a hunting & fishing guide and an environmental compliance specialist.
Tying Contemporary Saltwater Flies, by David Klausmeyer
Choosing the right book to learn how to tie saltwater fly patterns can often be confusing. Some books are merely...
Snap, Crackle, Pop
I broke my first fly rod back in 1979. It was an 8 ft. Garcia 6-weight, out of the package...
Fly of the Month: Art’s Shrimp
This month's fly is a simple but lifelike shrimp pattern that is a throwback of sorts to a time when...
Fly-Fishing the Texas Hill Country, by B.L. “Bud” Priddy
Well over a decade ago, a modest-looking spiral bound book on fly-fishing debuted. The book was Fly Fishing the Texas...
Dredging
Have you ever looked overboard as you crossed deep water and thought, "I wonder what's swimming around down there?" Maybe...
Fly of the Month: Craft Fur Minnow
Synthetic materials have opened the door to many new and effective fly patterns over the past 15 years. Synthetics have...
Fly of the Month: The Blind Chicken
For the past few years, Rockport fly fishing guide Billy Trimble has been tying a highly effective redfish pattern he...
Ken Schultz’s Field Guide to Saltwater Fish, by Ken Schultz
Have you ever pulled a mysterious fish into the boat or onto the beach?"Man this thing was unlike anything we...
Plan B
Prior to any fishing trip, most anglers formulate a game plan- we call it "Plan A." Plan A designates a...
