Tight lines.
Monday, June 17, 2013
Fishing Update
The last four weeks have been a whirlwind of life experiences including weddings of others, wedding planning projects of our own, engagements with loved ones, and bachelor/bachelorette activities. Thankfully, I was able to keep my fly rod near by through it all. Here's a little taste of what we've been up to. The video is of my buddy Kelley Deneen and I exploring northern California with GoPros (the first videos of many hopefully).
Tight lines.
Tight lines.
Monday, May 20, 2013
Local Ponds on Sunday
Fished another local pond on Sunday. I had to take full advantage of the summer-like conditions. Kat was a trooper and tagged along to catch some rays.
This particular pond is no secret, I seemed to be the last to the party and the fishing reports weren't great. Nevertheless, I had done some scouting on the topo maps before hand and had some ideas on where to try - spots which could be easily overlooked. Sure enough, the areas were looking as good in person as they looked on the map and the bass were out in force.
A chartreuse and white murdich minnow twitched overtop the weeds was the ticket. Fished an hour or so and caught 6 bass and a crappie and missed/lost a few others. None of the bass were very large and a couple were quite small. That being said, they hit hard and fought a good fight. Most were stocky 12-14 inchers.
All in all it was a great way to spend the afternoon. The lesson to take away from this is that a little homework can go a long way even on small water.
Some pix to come.
Tightlines.
This particular pond is no secret, I seemed to be the last to the party and the fishing reports weren't great. Nevertheless, I had done some scouting on the topo maps before hand and had some ideas on where to try - spots which could be easily overlooked. Sure enough, the areas were looking as good in person as they looked on the map and the bass were out in force.
A chartreuse and white murdich minnow twitched overtop the weeds was the ticket. Fished an hour or so and caught 6 bass and a crappie and missed/lost a few others. None of the bass were very large and a couple were quite small. That being said, they hit hard and fought a good fight. Most were stocky 12-14 inchers.
All in all it was a great way to spend the afternoon. The lesson to take away from this is that a little homework can go a long way even on small water.
Some pix to come.
Tightlines.
Sunday, May 12, 2013
T n A Bunker
This is a version of Galloup's T n' A bunker. I used and Allen egg hook trailer hook size 4 and a 8089 size 6. Don't worry, the 8089 size 6 is a big hook.
My twist is to use laser dub for the head to add a little sparkle and some bulk. Note that I "made" the yellow laser dub by chopping up sections of sculpin wool and ice wing. Then I placed the sections on two dog brushes and rubbed them together until the wool and flash looked clean and fully blended. I can tell you my blend looks and acts just as the store bought stuff.
The original pattern has a much thinner head but I see nothing wrong with a fly that pushes some water.
If you have any questions let me know.
Oh and yellow and white is simply because I had it on the table. I've never used this combo before but I guess it could work.
One last note, since the tape started at 1 this is in fact a 4" not 5" fly.
Tightlines.
My twist is to use laser dub for the head to add a little sparkle and some bulk. Note that I "made" the yellow laser dub by chopping up sections of sculpin wool and ice wing. Then I placed the sections on two dog brushes and rubbed them together until the wool and flash looked clean and fully blended. I can tell you my blend looks and acts just as the store bought stuff.
The original pattern has a much thinner head but I see nothing wrong with a fly that pushes some water.
If you have any questions let me know.
Oh and yellow and white is simply because I had it on the table. I've never used this combo before but I guess it could work.
One last note, since the tape started at 1 this is in fact a 4" not 5" fly.
Tightlines.
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Sunday Funday
Got some time to fish the local pond for an hour or so. Caught 3 scrappy bass and a black crappie (add another to the species list). Not bad for an hour and a half. Clouser was getting it done - when in doubt go with the clouser minnow.
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
FYI
For those who care to know (I doubt that anyone actually does) but the Scott ST is the same fly rod as the STS. Scott added the second S kinda midstream, so the first rods produced were labeled ST and the later rods were labeled STS. Nevertheless, they are the exact same rod and may be the best tarpon rod out there.
Why all the commotion, well call off the search, we located an STS 9011/3 on eBay and executed. It is currently on the way. So the search for the old Scott ST is over.
Why all the commotion, well call off the search, we located an STS 9011/3 on eBay and executed. It is currently on the way. So the search for the old Scott ST is over.
Monday, April 29, 2013
Scott ST 11 wt
This is a message in a bottle so-to-speak, does anyone have or know someone who has a Scott ST 11 weight in good condition and is looking to sell it or would think about parting with it. Its an old model.
Feel free to let me know.
Feel free to let me know.
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