“Not So Fast My Friend”

by Cas SummersAugust 16, 2010

I love this quote made almost weekly by Lee Corso as he works on the set of ESPN’s College Football Game Day. This he usually remarks to a game prediction he disagrees with. I will borrow the quote as you may think that Tarpon season is over. The Backcountry Fly Fishing Association just held its [...]

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Fly Fishing Report: Indian River July 2010

by Cas SummersAugust 2, 2010

This past Friday I had the opportunity to fish with a couple friends on the Indian River in Titusville Florida. I was thinking that the day would be a short one. It is July and hot as a fire cracker. We had a couple areas lined up to deal with different wind conditions. West winds [...]

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Tarpon Fishing in Tampa Bay

by Cas SummersJuly 23, 2010

I’ve had the good fortune to fish Tampa Bay a few times over the past few weeks. Three days to be exact, in search of Mr. Tarpon. Time on the water is a great teacher. Not only do you learn about the fish but also yourself. I hope that I have not over shared about [...]

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BFA Club speaker for May is Chris Peterson of Hell’s Bay

by Cas SummersMay 13, 2010

Chris Peterson spoke about The Tarpon & Bonefish Trust (BTT) at the May BFA club meeting at O’ Boy’s BBQ restaurant in Winter Park. Chris discussed the importance of joining BTT and the science that is used to Study and preserve Florida’s Silver Goose the Bonefish. It can be estimated that each bonefish contributes $75,000 [...]

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March 2010 No Motor Zone Outing

by Cas SummersMarch 26, 2010

I went fishing today with a good friend Captain Eric. I meet Eric many years back as we were both members of The Backcountry Flyfishing Association club. He is a guide in Alaska during the summer and works the winter months in the Florida Keys as a bonefish guide. We caught up and made a [...]

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Tarpon Talk with Keys Captain Drew Delashmit

by Cas SummersFebruary 17, 2010

I have not been fishing much lately due to the strange winter we have had this year. We had a record cold front that chilled us for 12 days straight with temperatures in the 30’s and even 20’s. That is not normal. I am sure by now that you have read articles documenting the kill [...]

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Fly Fishing the No Motor Zone Winter – January 2010

by Cas SummersJanuary 9, 2010

Fly Fishing the NMZ Thanks goodness for Neoprene waders. We have had an unusually cold streak of weather here in central Florida. I believe that 7 days straight in the 30’s or below is a record that the region does not want to claim. Trout and Redfish in this area, along with thin blooded Southerners, [...]

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Mosquito Lagoon Fly Fishing Update

by Cas SummersDecember 1, 2009

It wasn’t Black Friday, but the reds of the Mosquito Lagoon were out looking for their own food deals. Reds were out in record numbers but they were not always interested in what I had to sell. We got up early and had a good place to fish and in the early going the catching [...]

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Fly Fisherman Battle North Winds in the Mosquito Lagoon

by Cas SummersNovember 24, 2009

I think the words “club outing” and “high winds” must be inherently linked. Our fishing club launched a modest two skiffs into the Mosquito Lagoon this Saturday. Our plans were to pursue Mr. Redfish and once located; persuade to eat some tasty flies. I brought my trusty Temple Fork TiCrX 7wt and a few Clouser [...]

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Tampa Bay’s Big Gun Fly Casting Championship 2009

by Cas SummersNovember 19, 2009

Sunday was a chamber of commerce day in Tampa Bay. A couple friends and I got up early and drove to Tampa for the Tampa Bay Fly Fishing clubs “Big Gun” fly casting shootout. We had to get up early for the trip and as we headed west on I-4 I subconsciously wondered “where was [...]

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