Accuracy in fishing for redfish and other flats species with Lucas Bissett

The Orvis Fly-Fishing Podcast

James Hathaway

Bass, Fishing, Bonefish, Wilderness, Flyfishing, Trout, How To, Steelhead, Bluegill, Fly, Orvis, Sports, Salmon, Panfish, Education, Rosenbauer

4.8 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2017

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

I don’t know why redfish have the reputation of being easy to catch. Every one I have ever cast to was spooky and suspicious. I’ve also found that when casting to redfish, especially in the fascinating times when they’re tailing in shallow water, accuracy is key. And I don’t mean in the general area. You need to place the fly in exactly the right spot based on which direction the fish is facing. Want to find out more about gaining accuracy on redfish? You’ll have to listen to this week’s podcast, where I interview Orvis Saltwater Guide of the Year Lucas Bissett of Slidell, Louisiana. In the Fly Box this week, I try to answer questions on tides and currents in salt water, color of leader material, an old fly dressing formula, the Hopper Twitch, feather clippings, and how to reconcile the feeling of getting skunked (my wife and fishing buddies will tell you I don’t do this well).

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Orvis Fly Fishing Guide podcast with Tom Rosenbauer,
0:07.0	bringing you tips, tricks and techniques to help you get the most of your time on the water. Here's your host, acclaimed fly fishing
0:15.3	author and lifelong fly fishing enthusiast Tom Rosenberg. Hi and welcome to the Orbis Fly Fishing Guide podcast. This
0:26.1	podcast is being recorded on June 6th 2017 and a little bit later in the show we're going to be spending some time with my friend Lucas Bissett,
0:40.0	Orvis Endorced Independent Saltwater Guide of the Year and it just a terrific
0:47.8	human being dedicated conservationist and we're going to talk about accuracy in fishing for redfish and other flat
0:56.3	species but before we go on to that let's read some questions from the flybox and see if I can figure out some answers.
1:08.0	The first one's an email. This is from Stephen in Dallas.
1:13.0	Love the show and really appreciate what you do.
1:15.0	Take the time to let young anglers like myself pick your brain.
1:19.0	Your podcast has helped me become a better angler and conservationist.
1:23.0	Well, that's great to hear, Stephen.
1:25.0	My question is about leaders.
1:27.0	I have recently started tying my own tapered leaders.
1:31.0	I read that another brand's chameleon tippet is great for the heavier butt ends of
1:37.1	the leader because it turns over well and is super strong. They also claim that the
1:41.4	reddish brown chameleon tippet has the unique property of changing hues to match the color of the surroundings.
1:47.0	I have been tapering it down to Orvis Super Strong Plus Tippets for the Taper and Tippets section. I live in Dallas, Texas,
1:54.6	so the closest year-round. Troughts stream is Lower Mountain Fork in southeast Oklahoma.
1:59.5	These fish tend to be very skittish, so it worries me trying to use a leader with reddish brown line
2:05.1	instead of a leader with clear colored tipp it throughout. Do I have a valid
2:10.3	concern about the reddish brown color on the butt end of these leaders and
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