the fly fishing film “once in a blue moon” has been getting a lot of attention lately.
i’d seen the trailer they released a few months back, but then found these sneak peak clips and now am definitely anticipating the full version.
once in a blue moon intro – sneak peek 1 from on the fly on vimeo.
once in a blue moon – meet the experts. sneak peek 2 from on the fly on vimeo.
once in a blue moon – sneak peek 3 from on the fly on vimeo.
enjoy
bota
bryan huskey has a few videos that will get you through a long day.
i particularly like “all rise”
all rise from bryan huskey on vimeo.
enjoy
bota
hit up the central park pond the other day and had a blast. definitely the most urban of any urban angling possible.
the pond is on the southern and most eastern corner of the park and is easily accessible from a number of subways. its small, and you are dealing with one of the most traffic’d parts of the park, but the bass will readily take poppers and the panfish are surprisingly feisty.
there are a handful of coi/carp that i’ve seen cruising around or sitting out in the center, but have yet to get a shot at them or see them really feeding for that matter.
the biggest drawback is that the area is so heavily traffic’d. there are people everywhere! you constantly get the “paranoid mom fish eye” who is sure you backcast is going to hook her son in the eye. but the characters abound. on the other hand, you also get the crazy old man on the bench who stands up, walks to the edge of the pond, claps and cheers each time you hook up and land one. but there are always a few folks who are willing to snap a few photos of your catch so no need to bring your own camera.
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all in all its a fun place to wet a line for an hour or two while you are in the city.
if you are interested in more info on fishing central park while on a visit to nyc, hit me up at bota@brothersoftheangle.com.
enjoy
bota
the boys down at urban angler were featured this morning on the today show as part of the shine a light campaign for small businesses.
not much fishing talk, but brother of the angle tom colicchio who co-founded the gramercy tavern and has started another group of restaurants craft nominated his favorite local business, urban angler, for the chance to win various prizes.
tom’s an avid fisherman, you can check out his cast on this video on thefin.com
support your local fly shop.
bota
had a bit of a hosting disaster and am now back at it. sorry for the changes.
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bota
