Monday, March 18, 2024
03.18.24 Blane Chocklett on Master's of the Fly...
Sunday, March 17, 2024
03.17.24 Happy St. Patrick's Day.....
.....still no 2024 bass. Next five days should do it. Things are looking good. Some of my favorite Monmouth County spots are gettin' good. Time for a night shift ride.
Saturday, March 16, 2024
03.16.24 Glad I made the trek out east...
a Keogh saddle hackle in blue that he had on consignment. I used that on some herring flies I tied today. John Papciak had a nice photo booth going and of course I couldn't help but stop and say hello to Jim
Mark Sedotti had a table with his "Sedotti Slammers" for sale. He did a casting presentation and I spaced out and missed it. From what I heard he casted a 17 inch fly with a 5 weight rod...148 feet.
meetings, or presentations left in this late winter and early spring so now it's just time to fish....hard.
Friday, March 15, 2024
03.15.24 I wanna catch me a City of Brotherly Love striped bass....
03.15.24 Now starts the two-a-days....
Thursday, March 14, 2024
03.14.24 Good to see the law out there....
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
03.13.24 Popovic's drops today....
You know how much of a fan I am of Andy Mill and the Millhouse podcast he and his son Nicky created. Just about each day the one + hour podcasts keeps me company during my commute from Titusville to Newark. Some of them are that good that I don't mind a repeat.
While the boys were up in Edison for The Fly Fishing Show in January they stopped by Bob's house and The Shady and sat down with him. Today that podcast drops and I've been waiting for it. Hopefully Bob didn't blow it....kidding of course. I can't wait to listen.
But......you know me, always ready to offer my two cents. What I don't like about, well it's not the podcast itself or the boys doing it, is the feeling I get that saltwater fly fishing for tarpon, bonefish, permit and sailfishes is somehow the beginning, end, and be-all. Fishing "legal" within IGFA standards with four pound tippets, tournament wins after tournament wins, and a little chest beating about several guests as "the greatest ever" has me at least, feeling like what I do, and what we do up here in the Northeast, and specifically fly fishing for striped bass, just doesn't measure up when we all stand around and pull our pants down. That always leaves me with a sour taste in my mouth.
Enjoy the podcast and soon I'm going to rant more on the North vs South beef that is brewing up in my bowels.
Monday, March 11, 2024
03.11.24 Well the rains came....
While the rain wasn't good for fishing it's good for the river and the fish. I fished it though just incase there was a hungry bank hugger. The rain ended Saturday but the river continued to rise until last night, maybe it'll crest today. It's just about 60,000 cfs now. A few days and a bunch of tides and things should kick off around New Jersey, or at least make it more enjoyable then the wind, rain, and cold.