Author: Backwater Fly Fishing

I’m Capt. Jesse Males, an avid fly fishing, snook snatching, kayak paddling, tarpon slaying, mountain hiking, manatee swimming fool from Central Florida. Over the years fly fishing has had a huge impact on my life and particularly on how I view the world we spend our time in. I am currently the owner and operator of backwaterflyfishing.com as well as our online fly shop, backwaterflies.com. The lifestyle that is called fly fishing has taken me to some amazing destinations and has provided me with some amazing experiences in the wild. From chasing big salty critters in the Florida Keys, to roosters in Coast Rica, to small wild trout in the Carolinas, and all the way up to the high mountain cutthroat of Wyoming; I have been blessed to experience fly fishing at its finest.

Chasing Passion – FULL FILM

am super thankful to have been able to be apart of this amazing episode of the Chasing Passion series put together by my good dude Josh Bodkin from Solar Wave Media.

We dive headfirst into what it means to chase your passion and how that lifestyle brings opportunities for you to be blessed and bless those around you!

NEW VIDEO “ON FOOT” , Hiking from Cedar key To Waccasassa

A day by day walkthrough of one of the hardest hiking trips I have been apart of as we traverse miles of marsh looking for hidden fishing spots deep in Old Florida.

Many thanks to my due Capt. Trey Mikell for being wild enough to do this hike with me.

Fly Fishing Redfish With Poppers in Louisiana

Redfish one easily one of my favorite fish to chase on fly so I jump on any opportunity to be with a group of friends and target them using poppers. Needless to say, there is no better place to do this than the LA MARSH!!!