Anthony Naples

CHALK!

February 11, 2019 Anthony Naples 6

Maybe it’s because I learned to fly fish on the limestone streams of central Pennsylvania, or maybe it’s because I have a real soft spot for a bucolic landscape with soft rolling hills, maybe it’s […]

Killer Bug – an old yarn and some new yarn

February 11, 2019 Anthony Naples 0

The Killer Bug is not a new fly in any way, but it is a great simple pattern that plain works. I just stumbled on some new yarn that I thought looked awfully nice so […]

Morgan Lyle’s Simple Flies: 52 Easy-to-Tie Patterns that Catch Fish (update with Q&A)

February 7, 2019 Anthony Naples 0

UPDATE: This updated post is combination of two separate posts: one from this Casting Around blog (from October 2015) the other a Q&A with author Morgan Lyle from my Three Rivers Tenkara Blog. Since I […]

Don’t Let Fly Tying Steal Your Joy and Hold You Back

February 5, 2019 Anthony Naples 10

I don’t want to get in trouble with the fly tying community. But fly tying is a potential road block to your fly fishing success. This isn’t news I reckon and it’s related to the […]

Book: Simple Fly Fishing – Techniques for Tenkara and Rod & Reel

January 28, 2019 Anthony Naples 2

“Learning to fish with a tenkara rod and a short line is the easiest way to learn to fly-fish. It can be taught to an eight-year-old in minutes. Put her on a riffle with an […]

Tenkara Tanuki Kickstarter for new Ninja Rod

January 21, 2019 Anthony Naples 0

My friend Luong Tam of Tenkara Tanuki rods has got a Kickstarter campaign going on for his new Tenkara Tanuki Ninja tenkara rod. I’ve been pretty impressed by all of the Tenkara Tanuki rods that […]

Events: Midwest Tenkara Fest, Tenkara Jam and Tenkara Bug Out

April 3, 2017 Anthony Naples 2

First up is the Midwest Tenkara Fest. The Fest is being held on the weekend of May 20-21, 2017. This event is holds a special place in my heart. I’d started a series of annual […]