Rope Flies and Carp Candy

My new hookless Gar flies with rattle chambers

and my new X Factor weighted Carp flies

I'm headed on an urban roughfish quest, hopfully encountering Longnosed Gar and many Carp.

Chewbacca?

The force is strong with these sculpins!

I always knew Chewy was a fisherman because of all the flyboxes strapped to his harness.

Foamtastic!

A visit to my local Targets $1 aisle scored me a ton of foam for $5.  Hoppers, poppers, chernobyls; where does one begin?

Trout?

I scoped a new small stream last night and on the edge of the current I saw a huge school of fish that looked very Troutish but couldn't quite tell.

I pitched out my modified hairball fly at them and wham!
Crappies

I sat there and must have pulled 10 out 1 after another.  They were all 8-10 inchers.  I just thought it was a little strange that they were hanging in this stream schooled up on the current edge.  I figured they would've headed into the lake and found refuge in the weeds.

Take a Kid Fishing *Baby Edition*

My 4.5 month old Kate is already out fishing with dad.  This first year we'll start off slow with Bass and panfish, but I see her enjoying many other species in years to come; just like her dad.

What a trooper!

Bass Candy....or is it?

We'll find out Monday.  I'm headed to the forbidden swampland in search of Amia Calva.  This weighted worm fly should do the trick!

Fishy's Hopper Pattern

My new favorite hopper pattern.  This one is easy to tie and looks real good.  Look out Freshwater Permit, the hoppers in the house.



Blood, Sweat,and Skeeters

After many nights of sanding, fiberglassing, painting, cutting, carpeting, glueing and after loosing many pints of blood to the damn northwoods mosquitos; the dingy is done.  Built with a 4'x5' casting platform, its first go was a success. 

I have 4 kayaks a canoe, jon boat and a full sized fishing boat, but I needed a craft that I could stand up and flycast in small streams and ponds.  In comes the 8'8" dingy.  Charlie and I tested it out on a small lake last night and it worked flawlessly.  Look out Redhorse, cause here we come.