The word for the group this week, which was repeated over and over, was REPETITION.  Malcolm Gladwell, in his book Outliers, refers to the concept of “it takes 10,000 hours of repeating something to become an expert, potentially.”  In sports, this is called building “muscle memory”…a golfer develops muscle memory with their swing, a tennis player with their swing, a basketball player with their shot.   Muscle memory development allows the athlete to, as Nike coined, “Just Do It” and not have to think about what to do while doing it.

How saltwater fly angling found me  I’m new to the saltwater fly fishing game this past year, but now that I’m here, good luck getting me out.  My wife and I have spent the past 20 years raising our son...

Fly fishing for Tarpon is a unique, exhilarating experience, often considered the apex of saltwater angling. The incredible anticipation that builds inside an angler as they watch a large Tarpon in crystal clear water slowly follow their fly, only to...

So you want to Fly Fish Cuba….Our clients love the experience they have when they are fly fishing in Cuba.  While the flats fly fishing is second to none, it is not the sole reason to experience Cuba. The beauty...

How many weeks have we been in Cuba? Approximately 36 to 38 weeks over the last five years, nearly 40 weeks. What are the differences between Stillwater's offerings in Cuba and other companies? Stillwater's focus is to have our clients...

When July comes around, I make my annual pilgrimage to Cuba with Stillwater Travel. This year, I will be hosting my own group through Havana and a week of fishing. This week’s group was filled with six first-time flats fishermen,...

Click the player to listen to the discussion between Captain Mark Becton and Brett Dennis regarding Marks recent trip with Brett to Cuba via our program during the Tarpon Migration in April of 2024. There's a transcript here as well,...

Finally, Tarpon season has arrived in 2024. We have been eagerly anticipating this month for nearly a year, and we are ecstatic that the Tarpon did not disappoint our anticipation. The wind was a bit more than what we would...

When the weather is hot, one can expect the fishing will heat up. It most certainly did not disappoint.

With Big Bonefish, Permit, and Tarpon on the brain, our group was excited to fly fish Cuba. The trip started off with our stay in Havana on Friday. After arriving at the airport in the am, we headed to our...

I was fortunate to get a second chance to fly fish Cuba in Cayo Largo with Stillwater Travel this July. Since I work at Stillwater Fly Shop, I have seen all the photos and heard the stories about how great...

Great weather, great friends, great fishing…. Is there a better situation for any angler than that?? On this Stillwater Travel expedition in Cuba, we were fly fishing in Cayo Largo, Cuba. Cubans consider the Cayo Largo area and beaches some...

Stillwater Travel enjoyed hosting another trip with our friends from the Bay area. We were again located in Jardines De La Reina, Cuba targeting the heart of the Tarpon Migration. A few of the group had already been on multiple...

Stillwater had 2 full weeks down in JDR last month for the Tarpon Migration.

Cuba Fly Fishing Report - March 2023: Our shop had a great week down in Cayo Largo to start the year off!