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Thursday, June 30, 2011

6-29-11...Smallie Flies

Another big order out the door.....To a smallie lover and carp affectionado...

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

6-28-11 Carp on Glass

I picked up a couple of vintage Glass rods, 2 Heddons...I bought a couple of old Pfleuger reels to go with them....Then I used them to chuck bugs at carp....Oh yesssss...fun was had...





Sunday, June 26, 2011

6-26-11...A case of mistaken Identity

So a buddy of mine gives me a call about two weeks ago...Dude..I have my boat on the lake...we're slamming Pike left and right...You need to be here...So today was the day...I went for the 2 hour drive to the Pike paradise...I woke up with the worst headache, dizzy, nauseuas, generally uncomfortable. I went anyway..a good day to fish is any day you can get out..Tying has been so busy lately that I haven't spent much time on the water. We head onto the road...

The skies were grey, the wind was picking up. We make it to the lake, a very big lake...26 miles long, 7 miles wide, 55ft deep...Not the ideal lake for a small water fly angler like myself. We pick out the shallow weedbeds...cast after cast, 3 foot waves slamming the boat....That slow rocking motion, side to side, up and down...oh man..not helping the potential vomit situation....Finally, an 8 inch articulated bucktail deceiver, tied in fire tiger slams a big one...Pike Pike yells my friend...As I bring the fish in, I see Pickerel...Which as a side note I would normally never complain about...I love these guys...They are aggressive, fight like mad, eat flies with bad intentions and look good doing it. But I was here for Pike...The identity of the fish my friend had been catching was mistaken...not Pike, but Pickerel...





We fished our arms off, cast after cast, fly after fly, motor here, drift there...repeat...One more fish, another Pickerel boated by me ended out day. We had a steady downpour for a majority of the afternoon, with changing wave conditions...This trip just re-affirmed my dislike of huge waters and motor boats...We did have a good time overall though, my buddy Johnny is a great guy and appreciated the invite to something different...however....Back to foot and yak for me...

In fact, on my ride home my step dad wanted to do a little fishing this evening. We went to the creek...I hooked two little smallies and Phil landed a beautiful Fall Fish...Back to my comfort zone...On foot tossing fluff in small water...



Saturday, June 25, 2011

Gaeron.....

I entered a blog fly tying contest not that long ago...I was fortunate enough to win one of the categories. When I was asked if there was a prize that I had in mind...My choice was simple...make me some of your favorite flies...



The man's name is Gaeron...What a great fly tyer...He makes some stuff that you would never find in my vice. These little tiny dries, mating midges...I wouldn't even know where to begin with such a creation. As a tyer of big streamers and bass bugs, I couldn't imagine tying something so small. Cheers to Gaeron...Check out his site if you haven't before...Thanks again for the great work....
Life on the Fly

Thursday, June 16, 2011

6-16-11..Carp

I needed a little carping fix this morning before I go on vacation...No fishing for five days....oh well...that's how it goes sometimes....San Juan worms in red were like carp crack today....even straightened a hook on one....Big casts to day to hit the tailers....50-70 ft....very spooky fish...any fly with weight hitting the water sent them scattering today....weightless Juan's were the answer....




Now go get your carp on!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

6-15-11...Flies

Here's some new flies out the door and ready to meet their new keepers....







Monday, June 13, 2011

6-13-11...Smallies

A little spin in the yak tonight produced a couple of nice piggies....High, murky water didn't help the catch ratio, but two boated is a good time none the less...The bigger one ate an eight inch articulated deceiver tied up in smallie colors...The other one ate a fleeing bucktail...good times...



6-12-11....

The plan was simple...my buddy Alex was driving over to hang...we were on a mission for carp. The sky was full of clouds, the air thick, no sun and a bit of rain. Plumes were popping up here and there....we fished and fished....a few hookups, a whole lot of spooking and a whole lot of casting. The water was so murky you could barely see a fish, let alone the fish see our flies....I was glad we got to get together before he begins the ext phase of his life...back to Michigan...Good luck my friend...The story as told by Alex...Rat Bastard


This was the first bullhead I have ever hooked with a fly...



I went out again later in the day for a little fun with my 4 wt...





Friday, June 10, 2011

6-10-11...Carp....again

I just can't get enough of these lately....
Dustin caught fish of the day with this impressive 29 incher....took him into backing....a good 15 minute fight for the lad...way to be



Me....well...I just couldn't get my act together today...I couldn't make a cast, the barb wire had hook magnets today, I spooked every fish that I came up to, I went knee deep into a slurry of manure and mud, falling on to the wet slimey grass to pull my leg out....lost two flies, broke a leader...and got bitten repeatedly by black flies...but I did manage one fish out of the ordeal...not my best day, but still better then a day at work...


Wednesday, June 8, 2011

6-8-11 CARP

Carp...that's right...lot's of them...some still spawning...a whole lot more just plain out hungry....A great way to begin my day....







Dustin with his catch of the day....




Our new friend Steve...He hit em' good today...4 hookups...3 landed...way to be man...