Don writes for The Saltwater Angler. You can find online editions on their website at saltyangler.com or pick up a copy at one of their many locations.
Don Alcala of Righteous Fly and Austin Orr of Salt 396 were both featured in The Caller Times. David Sikes wrote an article about the Packery Jetties and of course it had to feature Don and Austin.
When I arrived, a single angler stood on the rocks about halfway down. It was a young fly angler named Don Alcala, a fine fly caster who soon will be a Federation of Fly Fishers certified casting instructor.
My pace quickened toward him when Alcala’s line tightened and his arm lifted an arched rod above his head.
“Whatcha got Don,” I asked when I got near.
“Spanish mackerel,” he replied. “Pretty good one, I think.”
It was.