Tag Archives: dirty canals are beautiful
Accidental Triploid Encounters
As it swims closer along the bank it becomes apparent we are dealing with something of more substantial immensity than the chunky black bass standing sentinel over the drain pipe. It makes the heart skip a beat and the eyes … Continue reading
Filed under Florida, Fly Fishing, Freshwater
FLORIDA: The Ditch Slam
The whole thing started with the least of expectations. I had a rod and some time to kill due to a delayed appointment. I made some casts. I caught nothing. I drove to the appointment. Delayed again, for another hour. … Continue reading
Filed under Florida, Fly Fishing, Freshwater
The Third Piling Far Right Is Paydirt
The buoy data reads NNW 20 and that’s that, the salt is taken off the table, but the fishing option portfolio is strong to very strong if you make an effort.
Filed under Florida, Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Stupid Stuff
FLORIDA: Horse Country Rambling
“The pie and cake is mine to take,” –Don Edwards, Saddle Tramp There is irony in the fact that some of my best opportunities to catch native wild freshwater fish exist in manmade drainage canals designed in part to turn … Continue reading
Filed under Florida, Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Photos, Stupid Stuff
If You Knew It Was Your Last For A While
The fall didn’t end on such a hot note. The decent weather sandwiched between Noreasters left little windows of fishability. If you weren’t in a position to capitalize on those slots on the quick then, well, that was just too … Continue reading
Filed under Florida, Fly Fishing, Photos, Stupid Stuff
FLORIDA: Tarpon Foot Work
The thing about Florida is, the accessible water to fly fish by foot can be staggering if you know where to find it, especially if you know which back waters serve as juvenile detention centers for the progeny of silver … Continue reading
Filed under Florida, Fly Fishing, Inshore, Pimped Content
FLORIDA: Bass and a New Weird Species
Going to high school reunions is a phenomenon we all must endure at some point, and so it was with my 20th down in Florida. I guess we had a hell of a class back in the day, as everyone … Continue reading
Filed under Florida, Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Photos, Travel
TYING: Bendback Experimentation
Copped this idea when I saw a version on the vise at Atlantic Outfitters. Not sure if they came up with the idea but I’d never seen it before at least. I brought home some Mustad 1/0 O’Shaugnessy hooks to … Continue reading
Filed under Fly Fishing, Stupid Stuff
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
Filed under Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Inshore, Reviews
Redemtion in Largemouth
I’ve been with the family upstate. Today I decided to walk a remnant of the canal system and sight fish to carp. The casts fell into place in front of mudding grubbers but the carp shunned every offering. Humiliation forces … Continue reading
Filed under Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Northeast, Stupid Stuff
