Tag Archives: advancements in ditch fishing

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The Winner of the Blogger’s Ditch Fishing Gear Contest is: Honky wins as per being the 31st comment, picked by Random Number Generator. BLOG PROFILE: Since it’s the weekend and we’re too tired to email some questions, this is what … Continue reading

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BLOGGER’S CONTEST: Win Ditch Fishing Array

Bloggers sent me a lot of stuff this year in the form of flies, fly boxes, t-shirts, tunes and fly tying scissors.  Michael Gracie, Matt Stansberry, Roughfisher, Keith Barton, Jason Puris, Murdock…all sent something my way. I need to finally … Continue reading

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Ditch Fishing Paraphernalia: Shorties

A man serious about the prospecting of ditches needs a shorty. As discovered researching  ”A Brief History of Ditch Fishing” a 7’6″ snub-nosed can be a deadly weapon at close range. My dad’s old Horrocks-Ibbotson is to me a ranking … Continue reading

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FLORIDA: Bass, Popper, Bust, Bliss

Here’s to the beautiful simplicity of popper fishing. Cast it into some vegetation, pop, stop, pop….what’s more visually gratifying then watching a bass connect? Not much.

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Momma Don’t Allow No Fly Fishin’ Here

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Colorful Creatures

*[Matt, since I missed grabbing a beer with you in NYC, I figured the least I could do is catch some fish on your flies.]

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A Brief History of Ditch Fishing

I loved the article in the Wall Street Journal about brownlining, and was glad to see props go out to Fat Guy, Gracie, JP, et al, and for the esteemed Mr. Chandler and Mr. Barton getting credit for coining a … Continue reading

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Ditch Flies, Abused

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FLORIDA: Peacock Tail

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Blog Flies II: Roughfisher Version

Many thanks to the Roughfisher for his creations as reward for catching a bowfin. They will be used only for good. Here’s one more Obamicon as a salute to old JP.

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