Fishing Jones

Nate Stansberry reports that around New York City Metro, it’s game on. Check out Nate’s flickr photos for more evidence.

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The most famous of fly fishermen are famous for something else. Ted Williams, Ernest Hemingway, Tiger Woods…(probably the most recognizable of all time is a pretend one, Brad Pitt as Paul Maclean)…The lone exception to that would be Lefty Kreh. In the fly fishing community at least, he is a one-namer,  like ”Babe” to baseball fans,  “Jerry” [...]

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Everyone’s seen the hero footage of noble saltwater fly anglers matching wits with silver kings, but thefin.com has two short clips showing what fly fishing for tarpon is really like, a lot of the time.

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Bonefish and Tarpon Unlimited has posted a petition calling for a multi-State management plan for tarpon. Here’s the case for better regulations for these fish:
Through a satellite tagging program run by Dr. Jerry Ault and the Rosenstiel School from the University of Miami, scientists confirmed that tarpon are highly migrational, with some swimming as far [...]

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I read somewhere in a magazine, maybe ThisIsFly or something, about the artsy scenic shot being a sure sign someone got skunked. To that, here are some Artsy Skunk Shots from the beach…

Low Tide

Jellyfish

Match the hatch…

Rod in Dead Tree Shot

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The quest to find new waters continues. I’ve been complacent in my home area of late, hitting the usual spots and doing the same things. I’ve been trying to expand both waters to fish and species to target on fly. (I did try a new saltwater spot this weekend, but nothing doing but the bunker.) [...]

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The Fifth Annual Jamaica Bay Kayak Fishing Tournament, a charity event benefitting Casting For Recovery, will take place on May 3rd. The Tournament operates out of Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn, where contestants can chase stipers, bluefish, and weakfish. It’s catch and release, and the proceeds go to Casting For Recovery to help women with [...]

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I’m on a cold streak, posting shutouts more often than Martin Brodeur. Nothing like going 0 for your last three outings to restore humility. Part of it has to do with exploring new waters. I checked out a few places that turned into dead ends, though one or two have good future potential.
I am most psyched to [...]

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You might call it desperation, but I’ll choose to call it casting practice. All this self-inflicted striper talk prompted me to try this morning. I fished the falling tide on a beach where the stripers typically show up first each season. I stepped into the water amid a dense morning fog that burned off as [...]

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From Newsday, new Governor David Paterson is expected to reject the Broadwater Liquified Natural Gas Terminal for Long Island Sound. From the article:
Paterson is also expected to say that it would not guarantee low-cost natural gas for Long Island, that it would disrupt commercial and recreational fishing and that it would, in essence, turn over [...]

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