Reel Adventures of Fly Fishing
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!
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!
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!
The latest Ten & Two is out. This issues features fishing on New Zealand’s Owen River, with an article on the world-renowned Owen River Lodge. There are also pages dedicated to the birds of NZ and the food and wine of Amisfield Vineyards.
Unfortunately, Didymo has also been introduced to New Zealand. There is a brief history of efforts made to contain it and how it’s impact differs from what is found in the US.
As always, there is some great photography that makes NZ even more attractive. Enjoy!
