A few weeks ago I did a number of Redfish fly videos on some patterns I recently used while in Louisiana in February chasing Redfish. One other pattern I used, very successfully, was the Redfish Hammerhead. It is a variation on the regular Anderson Hammerhead that was developed in 2009 for chasing Great Lakes Carp. … Read more
The Electric Chicken is one of those flies I decided to tie and bring down to Louisiana this year just in case we had a day with clearer water and the fish were keying in on more color and movement. It is what is known as an “attractor” pattern. It does not look like any … Read more
The Kwan was originally created as a Bonefish fly and has also proven to be a great Redfish fly. Last year as well as this past February I took the Kwan down to the Gulf coast chasing Bull Redfish and it proved a very effective fly. It is not a difficult fly to tie but … Read more
I recently went on a Redfish trip down to Bayou Du Large in southern Louisiana with some friends. I took some of the flies I had last year and tied up some new ones as well, doesn’t everyone before a fishing trip? One of them which is a staple that I tied is the Estaz … Read more
Just finished the last bits of an article detailing the recent Louisiana Redfish trip. It's a quick read and worth the time if you are interested in maybe casting to some Redfish one day. Links to the guides and the accommodations are in the article. I also included many photos from the trip and a … Read more
Finally processed all the video footage from my recent Redfish trip. Unfortunately, the video from my DSLR did not turn out all that great. Most of it was out of focus. I did manage to get some great shots on my phone. I put them all in chronological order so you could get an idea … Read more
This is just a quick summary post about the trip to Louisiana for some Redfish. I will be writing a more detailed article in the coming weeks but I wanted to get something up to basically say what a wonderful trip it was! We fished for three days and Kevin and Steve of Indigo Guide … Read more
The day has finally arrived, headed to Houma, LA for some Redfish fishing. All the flies are tied, probably more than I need, and all the gear is packed. Taking 10 weight rods and fishing with straight 30 pound mono (about 3 – 5 feet in length) for leader and tippet. The information from Kevin … Read more
At least for this trip… this is the last batch of Redfish Hammerhead flies. When talking with Kevin Morlock (our guide) he seemed to think Chartreuse and a combination of Chartreuse and Purple would be very productive. These are setup the same way as the other Redfish Hammerheads (read about it here) and also have … Read more
Still getting ready for the upcoming Redfish trip on the 15th. In the midst of tying up some experimental Hammerhead flies. You can read the first post on the Redfish Hammerhead flies that explains how this “experiment” came about and see some of the other Hammerhead flies I have tied so far. Here I have … Read more
In preparation for my upcoming Redfish trip to LA I contacted our guide, Kevin Morlock about what flies to bring/tie for the trip. As usual, no specific patterns were given but lots of suggestions about the type of fly, action, color, weight and so on. However, he did focus on specific versions of the Hammerhead … Read more