Tag Archives: largemouth bass
Stolen
When there is no time afforded you have to steal some. Five casts. Fifty casts. Five hundred. Whatever it takes to make something out of another thing that you don’t rightfully have. One jump should suffice to bend it back … 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
Don’t Care How Big Mama Is
This ain’t no tournament and I ain’t got no sponsors to placate. If you’re willing to take on the surface it’s all well and good.
Filed under Fly Fishing, Freshwater
Uneasy Rider
On a back road between New Smyrna and Sanford I pulled off to the side in front of a goat farm. A pond sat in the front pasture between the house and the roadside fence. I’d always heard of people … Continue reading
Filed under Florida, Fly Fishing
Even The Bass Pile On Sometimes
I Google Earthed the locale near my hotel. Water. Accessible water. Sometimes the satellites do not present the full picture. I took to Beta testing some bad-ass prototypes from WT. Prognosis? They cast well and swim well. Fish? What do … Continue reading
Filed under Florida, Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Uncategorized
Largesse
Thank you for subscribing to two of the deadly sins, avarice and gluttony. Thank you for trying to eat the object making raucous splashes that doesn’t really look like food, just in case. Thank you for jumping.
Filed under Florida, Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Uncategorized
So You Want To Catch a Bass, Son?
The first thing you do is drive west. Past all the planned communities and through the endless horizon of cane fields, some thick with smoke from controlled burn, and make your way to the big lake. Then drive onto and … Continue reading
Filed under Florida, Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Photos, Travel
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
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The Unfortunate Result of Drinking on the Job
Beer is good for the recreational activities depending on the hand eye. When engaged in darts or pool at the local establishment, calibrating the right amount of beverage can lead the recreationalist into a zone where the table’s geometry unlocks … Continue reading
Filed under Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Stupid Stuff
