If you’ve been following the fracking issue as we have, or if you want to understand more, The Sportsmen Alliance has put out a video you might want to see. To view it, click here. Enjoy!
Safety Cone Slayer In Action
A few weeks ago I posted about a bass bug I had won in a naming contest at J and M flies. My entry: The Safety Cone Slayer. To see the original post click here.
The bug arrived and I can tell you that the appearance and quality both exceeded my expectations. But could it catch fish?
Got up early this morning and went to the local lake with the express purpose of trying it out.
Paddled my kayak over to a spot that held fish and sent the slayer into an area covered in lily pads and tall grass. Sure enough, I had a take. A nice panfish.
Released the first fish and cast the slayer again. I soon had a larger panfish on the line.
The third cast was unfortunately to be my last. Although the take was solid, the fish headed into some deep grass and broke off my tippet.
It was a short, sweet, orange life. Enjoy!
A Tight Loop
We have a new entry to the world of online fly fishing mags. A Tight Loop promises to offer insight on fly fishing in the midwest.
The June issue has articles on catching both smallmouth and pike, fly tying, streamer fishing, and more. Enjoy!
This Has Nothing To Do With Fly Fishing . . .
. . . but it is a great commencement address given by Conan O’Brien to the Dartmouth graduating class of 2011. To see it, click here. Enjoy!
Great Online Booking Tool for Fishing Guides
Just found a new service that aims to make life easier for guides and other outfitters. My Outdoor Calendar is a full service booking system that offers guides, fly shops, and others a better way to manage business transactions and bookings with their clients. Their newest feature gives customers a way to publish their packages on their Facebook page.
The online service provides management for all payments that come to the outfitters and creates reports that help the business track sales, boat usage, multiple guides, customers and much more. I posted some pics below that show what it looks like. Enjoy!
