Chris O'Byrne
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A New Beginning How can a fly angler get the vibration and light benefits of modern fishing’s all-time great spinner bait lure? Several...
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Chris O'Byrne
Nov 30, 20221 min read
The Kit Lake Solace
NOVEMBER 2022 It was a month of settling down on Kit Lake, my home water in central Florida’s largemouth bass country. Bright...
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Chris O'Byrne
Oct 29, 20221 min read
The Kit Lake Solace
OCTOBER 2022 It was a month of seismic change on Kit Lake, my home water, in central Florida’s largemouth bass country. Record storms and...
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Chris O'Byrne
Jul 30, 20221 min read
The Kit Lake Solace, July 2022
It was a month of turnaround on Kit Lake, my home water, in central Florida’s largemouth bass country. When he returned to the backdoor,...
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Chris O'Byrne
Jun 27, 20221 min read
The Kit Lake Solace
June 2022 It was a month of leisure and work on Kit Lake, my home water, in central Florida's largemouth bass country. Bosses needed help...
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Chris O'Byrne
May 30, 20222 min read
OB’s Unicorn Clouser
Fish will attack a fly that sinks quickly when we stop stripping it in. And in happy times, they’ll blast throthe surface to grab a...
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Chris O'Byrne
Oct 21, 20211 min read
Beads of Wisdom
Fly Fishing from a Paddle Craft In the previous article, we saw that kayak fly anglers can purchase enough gear to sink their boat. So we...
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Chris O'Byrne
Jun 19, 20212 min read
Caster Types and Rod Swipes
Different types of fly rods bend and unbend with different characteristics. Manufacturers use the word action to describe where on the...
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Chris O'Byrne
May 20, 20211 min read
Fly Size, Finger Size
A Simple Comparison When selecting a fly, we must take into account the shape, silhouette, and color of the natural creatures we are...
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Chris O'Byrne
Mar 20, 20212 min read
Trout Flies for Bass
You might already have a box of flies for largemouth bass
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Chris O'Byrne
Mar 9, 20212 min read
Fly Fishing Lessons
Like signing up with Arthur Murray before the party, or a morning with a ski instructor before going up the mountain, a good fly fishing sc
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Chris O'Byrne
Feb 20, 20213 min read
An Introduction to the Theories of…
an introduction to the theories of leading fly fishing instructors of the past will help us move forward with confidence
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Chris O'Byrne
Jan 11, 20212 min read
Beyond Straight Line Path
A Useful Adjustment Knotted leaders, broken leaders, lost flies, missed fish, and ugly casts. All of these dreaded fly fishing glitches...
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Chris O'Byrne
Oct 9, 20202 min read
Check For Success
Inattentiveness can cost us. In the same way pilots constantly search the skies, you should be regularly checking...
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Chris O'Byrne
Jul 16, 20202 min read
Rattle Clouser Minnow
An exciting addition to your flies
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Chris O'Byrne
May 30, 20201 min read
The Foam Spider, .22 Long
As we rediscover how fly fishing can help us deal with more important issues, we rediscover simple waters, tactics, and flies. Maybe we...
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Chris O'Byrne
May 6, 20202 min read
Wyatt’s Formula
The Next Step for New Anglers As novice fly anglers we carry boxes full of enthusiasm and positive thoughts. As we begin to develop, we...
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Chris O'Byrne
Apr 20, 20202 min read
The Beach, the Freezer, and the Lawn
The tug is the drug, and I go to the water every time I can to get my fix. But that isn’t as much as I would like. Plus fishing isn’t all...
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Chris O'Byrne
Feb 26, 20202 min read
Hare’s Ear Nymph
Underwater, mayfly nymphs who no longer crawl along the bottom but cannot yet fly, struggle to immerge from the shell of their immature...
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Chris O'Byrne
Jan 29, 20202 min read
Driving and Fishing
Watching is Key Recently, as I coached a client to think about her next fly cast, I directed her with the words of my long ago driving...
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