Happy New Year everyone. It has been rather slow-posting here on Fly Art Studio for the past month or so. Well, the truth is I have spending nearly all my free time learning to edit video. And let me tell you, it is one steep learning curve, aaggghh. Circumstances arose that required me to move in the direction of HD video tutorials and it has been rather hectic ever since I agreed to the project. However, this new media has great potential for showcasing and teaching the wonderful aspects of the art of fly tying. Be on the lookout for a surprise HD video tutorial here of FAS in the near future.

I did manage to get away for a few days of fishing in Boca Grande with Captain Austin Lowder. Unfortunately, the weather Gods were not on our side this trip. It rained the entire 3 days we were on the flats. As many of you know, there was also a severe cold front (just a few days before I arrived) and many Snook were killed in addition to countless other fish species. It was a less than ideal fishing trip centered mainly around looking in sand holes for redfish. We hooked a few but couldn’t get the camera out because of the rain, so it’s all a fish story really. Anyway, it is always good to get out on the flats and clear the mind of work.

Here are a few images I managed to get the first day, before the rain really started to pour.

Cheers