Got out tonight in the kayak just before a nasty storm. Picked up a few bream on poppers and dries, but I was most proud of the one below, which I caught on one of my coffee bean beetles. To learn how to make your own click here.
It Runs In The Family . . .
. . . Or actually walks. Below is a childhood picture of my wife in a 4th of July parade in Webster, NY. Her brother is the less than enthusiastic angler and her sister is the fish in the background.
Now I know why it was love at first bite sight. She thought I was hooked, but apparently it was her.
Enjoy!
Angling Trade August 2011
The latest Angling Trade is here. While it is named the “2011 Show Issue” because it covers the upcoming IFTD show, there are some good articles, including the opportunity that golfers represent to fly fishing, how to tell the world about your fishery through film, and a review of Tom Reed’s Blue Lines: A Fly Fishing Life. To see a .pdf of the latest issue, click here. Enjoy!
Pond Fish
Took my youngest daughter out for a Sunday afternoon fishing trip at a local lake in our canoe. It was a simple affair: worms, bobbers, and a bream rod. Unfortunately the wind picked up and we spend more time trying to position ourselves to cast than we did catching fish.
Put the canoe back on top of the car and took the rod and worms to an adjacent pond. Within seconds she had a small bream on the line. She was excited and wanted to hold the fish, which offered an opportunity to practice catch and release. I unhooked the bream and she gently lowered it into the water and watched it quickly swim away.
We moved to the dock at the boat ramp and caught two more. Then she lost interest and began to play with the lily pads. Coincidentally it began to rain and we headed back to the car.
While she may not always want to go on trips like this, she did today. The picture below says it all. Enjoy!
Morning Trip, 8/5/11
Took a quick morning trip to a local lake. Unlike the weekends, when it is heavy with marine traffic, I was the only boat (kayak) out there.
The fishing was slow at first as the fog started to burn off. A couple of strikes at the popper but nothing stayed on. Switched to a hornberg and started catching fish. Alternated between both natural and green hornbergs and an elk hair caddis. All were successful.
About an hour later I went back to the popper and it worked like a charm. Here are a couple of the larger catches. Enjoy!
