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!
Member Trips
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!
Ten and Two – Summer Issue
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!
Spring On The Musconetcong
According to Wikipedia, the Musconetcong River is a tributary of the Delaware. It rises out of Lake Hopatcong, flows through Lake Musconetcong, then southwest until it reaches the Delaware.
Today was my first time fishing it. After a damp overcast morning, the sun broke out in the early afternoon and temps rose from 60 to 70 degrees in what seemed like minutes. Time to wet a line. I headed to the Musconetcong to try my luck.
After no success at the first two stops, I came to an area that looked quite fishy. A nice long run with a confluence of slower water. I tried a peacock caddis dry and a beadhead stonefly nymph, but it was the black conehead woolly bugger that caught the attention of this chunky 16″ rainbow.
The water was murky and moving fast due to recent rains, but I’ll be back in the summer to try the caddis and BWOs.
Enjoy!