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One More Cast
Nearly ten years ago, Pam and Everett Johnson extended the opportunity to write the Fly Fishing column in what was...
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.
The Arroyo
On a sultry June morning I stepped aboard Captain John Spencer's Hells Bay skiff and we pulled away from a...
Casting Challenges
Fly fishing has many rewards. The challenge of casting a fly to a fish, hooking it, and landing it on...
Fish of Influence
Every fish is different. And the longer you fish, the more you learn about what it takes to catch a...
Making the Most of Spring
After an unusually wet and warm winter, spring is upon us. And although the long-term weather outlook for 2012 is...
Choosing the Right Glue
Outdoorsmen use glue. We like glue. Glue holds together the stuff we build and fixes the stuff we break. It...
Two Favorites
It has been a while since I have presented a fly tying pictorial here in Texas Saltwater Fishing Magazine, so...
Presentation
So often it seems there is more to catching fish than simply dropping great looking lures in front of them....
