The trip of the season

My buddy Marc and I do some steelhead fishing together during our long upstate NY winters. We've been chit chatting back and forth all summer about getting together for a warm water trip. So yesterday it happened..Marc wanted to catch smallies and attempt his first walleye on the fly. We hooked up and I played guide on my favorite stretch of water....The results were utterly ridiculous..Between the two us us we boated more then 80 fish. Rock Bass, Small Mouth, Fall Fish and Walleye all came to fly and hand. Most were in the 10-14 inch range, with a few lunkers thrown in the mix as well. My Walleye was about 22 inches, Marc's was 23. A great fish for the first on the fly...Marc said it was the best day fishing warm water that he's ever had...I was just glad my water performed up to the standards that I know it can. Here's some pics...

Smallies

A little smallie float from the weekend...a bit of a disappointment...we floated a piece of water that turned out to be 50% mud and slop....not a rock formation to be found...hence...no bass...a little slow going..but about 20 fish between the two of us boated and safely released...

Mallard Display Fly

I was contacted about making a Mallard Duck display fly recently...so to the lab I went...

Streamers

A nice streamer order heading out the door to a good friend of mine..Brian Carson from the famed Clear Cure Goo....he'll be chucking these in the salt next month hoping for a few fish pushing 100 lbs...

Big Daddy Craw

Now available on the store...Big Daddy Craw
Size...2/0
Colors....Dirty Orange, Dirty Tan, Black and Blue

When realism counts...

A little Love

Today....I spent the day on foot scouring my stream to find some life....finally..I was paid back a little love from the River Gods....

A few smallies....a few fall fish....no monsters...but success none the less...

Big Daddy Craw

Here's a new crayfish design that I've been playing with...."Big Daddy Craw"....still trying to nail down all of the color combos...so far...

Black and Blue
Dirty Orange
Dirty Olive
Mottled Tan

I'm pretty sure there will be more...they will be available on the site next week...