{"id":7045,"date":"2021-01-06T01:31:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T05:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tailflyfishing.com\/?p=7045"},"modified":"2021-06-09T00:30:54","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T04:30:54","slug":"saltwater-fly-fishing-gts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tailflyfishing.com\/saltwater-fly-fishing-gts\/","title":{"rendered":"Saltwater Fly Fishing for GTs"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Our January 2021 issue features <i>TFFM<\/i>\u2019s Travel Editor, Peter McLeod, writing about one of his longtime passions in \u201cFor the Love of GTs.\u201d In this companion video, Peter offers a crash course on where you can find GTs, what tackle you need, favorite fly patterns, where to target them on the flats, how to strip the fly, and how to fight them. If you have any interest in fishing for GTs, you\u2019d do well to listen, as Peter literally wrote the book on the subject. <i>GT: A Fly Fishers\u2019 Guide to Giant Trevally <\/i>is available through Amazon by clicking here: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/GT01PMcL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">AMAZON.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_7049\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplecirc.com\/subscribe\/tail-fly-fishing-magazine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7049\" class=\"wp-image-7049 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tailflyfishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/saltwater-fly-fishing-for-GTs-in-Tail-Fly-Fishing-Magazine.jpg?resize=1080%2C699\" alt=\"Saltwater fly fishing for GTs\" width=\"1080\" height=\"699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tailflyfishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/saltwater-fly-fishing-for-GTs-in-Tail-Fly-Fishing-Magazine.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tailflyfishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/saltwater-fly-fishing-for-GTs-in-Tail-Fly-Fishing-Magazine.jpg?resize=768%2C497&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7049\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cover spread of Peter&#8217;s Article from the January 2021 issue of Tail Fly Fishing Magazine.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s1\">For more information on fly fishing any international destination, you can contact Peter directly at <a href=\"mailto:peter@aardvarkmcleod.com\"><span class=\"s3\">peter@aardvarkmcleod.com<\/span><\/a> or visit his website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aardvarkmcleod.com\"><span class=\"s4\">www.aardvarkmcleod.com<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; 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