Monday, October 24, 2011
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Friday, October 07, 2011
Thursday, October 06, 2011
Salty Rods and Reels
Salty rods and reels, from 4wt to 12/13wt. Different looks, different personalities... Some are old and proven in battle, some new, but all of them are ready for action.
Sunday, October 02, 2011
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Negative Low and the Full Circle
I am back in Boston, after eight years of living in the Midwest. I completed the full circle, since exactly twenty years ago to this month I arrived from Europe to Boston!
This is a week of negative low tides, following the September new moon in Boston Harbor. The x-ray view of each depression and structure provides important clues to a shorebound fisherman. With plenty of baitfish around and relative scarcity of stripers, each outing becomes a new challenge. Tide after tide, you become the one with the austere nature of surf swept shorelines, hoping that the big one will surprise you with a gift.
Monday, September 05, 2011
Monday, August 29, 2011
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Friday, July 22, 2011
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Wednesday, July 06, 2011
White Bass Madness
I've just had an incredible day of fishing: approximately 30 white bass landed, a few smallies and a crappie. Receding water levels, stable weather window and plentiful baitfish turned the gamefish on!
Monday, July 04, 2011
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Homemade Micarta Reel Seat
I have just finished this uplocking reel seat and turned the grip for the new 7pc pack rod. The completed rod pics will be coming soon...
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Today's Mini Slam
The closest thing to SWFF in the Upper Midwest would be lake fishing for warmwater 
predators. While packing for a morning of fishing, I took a photo of this little swift resting on the tree near my place.
I was on the lake jetty at 9AM today, throwing 185 grain med-sink head/Slickshooter combo with my Ultralight SW 4wt... This combo makes effortless casts even in gentle to moderate breeze.
This has been a strange year, with lots of rain. The jetty was covered with 2-3ft of water, and I
had to wade out there to reach the end. I had slight hopes for white bass, but didn't find any. Instead, I landed a crappie and a nice sized sauger, even though it shook the DNA Clouser while I was fumbling with the camera in a thigh-high water. The fishing was slow!
Little later, I stopped by the nearby trout stream, to add a trout to the list of species. The water was high and murky, but I was able to land a little tiger trout on the swung leech. Ultralight SW proved to be a fun rod on a trout stream with WF4F line-a true dual purpose stick.
predators. While packing for a morning of fishing, I took a photo of this little swift resting on the tree near my place.I was on the lake jetty at 9AM today, throwing 185 grain med-sink head/Slickshooter combo with my Ultralight SW 4wt... This combo makes effortless casts even in gentle to moderate breeze.
This has been a strange year, with lots of rain. The jetty was covered with 2-3ft of water, and I
had to wade out there to reach the end. I had slight hopes for white bass, but didn't find any. Instead, I landed a crappie and a nice sized sauger, even though it shook the DNA Clouser while I was fumbling with the camera in a thigh-high water. The fishing was slow!Little later, I stopped by the nearby trout stream, to add a trout to the list of species. The water was high and murky, but I was able to land a little tiger trout on the swung leech. Ultralight SW proved to be a fun rod on a trout stream with WF4F line-a true dual purpose stick.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
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