Sage Sonic Review

Posted on by Mike Pass (OFFS Team)
Sage Sonic's nitty-gritty casting performance, the all-around workhorse. We are going to be focusing on the 9Ft 5 weight, the “bread and butter” trout outfit. Let's just jump straight into the casting performance of this rod and how it feels at different distances. This review is done with Cortland Ultralight fly line for all the [...]
Is That One Sight Fishing Between the Ears

Is That One? Sight Fishing Between the Ears

Posted on by Mike Mastropasqua (OFFS Team)
Sight fishing, more specifically saltwater fly fishing on flats is not easy. Well sometimes it can be, but usually it’s not - especially here in South Florida. Whatever degree of difficulty the day brings, it’s always a numbers game of inches and shots. You’re told to practice casting. Which of course you have to. Because [...]
Fly Fishing Beach Snook

In The Trough: Fly Fishing For Beach Snook

Posted on by Mike Mastropasqua (OFFS Team)
Lines In The Surf When it comes to heart-pumping saltwater fly fishing, the beach snook fishing along the coast of South Florida provides all the action you desire. Every summer the pilchards, glass minnows and sardines school up along the shores of South Florida, setting the table for hordes of snook, tarpon, and jack crevalles [...]
Orvis Hydros Review

Orvis Hydros Updated Fly Reel Review

Posted on by Mike Mastropasqua (OFFS Team)
This is the Orvis Hydros. The next generation in the Hydros series of reels, ascending from the Hydros SL. With a solid foundation in place put there by the previous generations, Orvis just improved the Hydros in the areas that warranted improvements. It's still the budget-friendly large arbor workhorse you've known the Hydros family to [...]

A Long Weekend | SpringTime Trout

Posted on by Mike Pass (OFFS Team)
To get away from the salt flats and change up the scenery we took a quick 11 hour drive to beautiful North Carolina; the Ole Florida crew was ready to take those mountain trout. Mike, Richie and Bert set out to do one night at casting for recoveries lodge with Tucker Horn who invited us [...]

The Most Used Fly Tying Tool

Posted on by Mike Pass (OFFS Team)
The most used tool in fly tying. So you sit down at your tying bench after coming up with the next big pattern that is hands down going to be the best fly you have ever tied. You know exactly what hook and what material it needs, so you slap the hook in the vice [...]
All About Bonefish with Capt. Bob Branham and BTT's Dr. Ross Boucek (West Palm Beach Fishing Club)

All About Bonefish with Capt. Bob Branham and BTT’s Dr. Ross Boucek (West Palm Beach Fishing Club)

Posted on by Mike Mastropasqua (OFFS Team)
Legendary Biscayne Bay guide Capt. Bob Branham and Bonefish & Tarpon Trust's Florida Keys Initiative Manager Dr. Ross Boucek's presentation on bonefish at the West Palm Beach Fishing Club. Between Capt. Branham's experience and Dr. Boucek's science, we get some great insight into the state of South Florida's bonefish fishery, as well as some fishing [...]