Some recent Smallies...

A little smallie action from a few recent trips...

Polar Minnows

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Swing them to Steelhead, strip them in to bass, chuck them out in the salt....these will do it all...synthetic material, 1/0...3 inches...or 2/0....4 inches....4 colors to choose from....get them...the swing is almost here...

A Gift from a fellow tyer

James Durbin....what can I say..the makes really nice really big flies that catch really big fish....This was a recent surprise package I received in the mail from the man himself...Check him out...if you don't know...you should...break out the 10wt, a foot long streamer from "Big Pike Flies as a Way of Life" and your favorite cigar and get to it...

Another Great Float

We had another terrific day on the river today. Smallies all over, some big...some small....gobbling up streamers like nobody's business. No walleye, but a good collection of Fallfish, Bronze Backs and Rock Bass were caught and released...The river took it's time this year, but it's getting back into shape. I saw for the first time an owl out in the open today...of course it was being terribly harassed by a group of angry crows....A beautiful Bald Eagle graced us with a fly by as well...Get outside...that is all I have to say...

Custom made Wooden Pens

My brother Chris is one of the finest wood workers that I know. He makes turning wood on a lathe look easy...His creations range from wooden cups, to bowls, necklaces and even cut out portraits of your favorite pet. Here is his latest artwork for all of us fish heads....Hand turned wooden barreled pens with metal fish clips. They are perfectly balanced in your hand, smooth and ergonomically perfect. If you write a little or a lot, these pens are a perfect addition to any fly tyers desk. This is my personal pen, to get yours contact Chris at ccohen1978@gmail.com or check him out on facebook Chris Cohen
Don't be afraid to hit him up with other crazy wood ideas...

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...