brothers of the angle

more fishing eye candy from catch mag. check out issue 2

the boys at aeg media have released their trout bum series as well as the fish bum dvd on netflix

This is Fly - Issue 12 is now up for grabs… 

a little over a week ago i made my first pass with a fly rod at central park’s harlem meer. definitely one of my more memorable new york experiences. the meer is as murky and green as the name sounds. my wife and i got off the train at 110th and walked east through the park to the meer.

i rigged up the fly rod and started off with a panfish popper not sure what to expect. after a few casts i saw a white and orange koi cruising about ten feet from the bank, it was at least 20″. definitely the first time i’ve thrown a fly anywhere near a koi, but can’t say i haven’t thought about it every time i’ve been to one of those large chinese restaurants with the fountains in the lobby. the koi cruised under a large patch of algae/bottles/nastiness, i put a cast right up to the edge of the floating mess and hooked up with an aggressive blue gill.

i continued to walk and fish around the meer, casting in between ‘fish-eye’ looks from people walking or jogging through the park. hooked up with another little blue gill a little later, and decided it was time to go for a bass. tied on another popper and began fishing.

after about two casts i noticed a couple guys walking towards me. not with the look of guys walking for the sake of walking, but walking with a purpose… me. the skinnier of the two, with the shakes of a drug addict, came right up an said, “this is your first time here!” more as a statement than a question. i answered cautiously in the affirmative. “i’ve fished here everyday for three years, i know everyone who fishes here,” he said smiling. the tension eased as his larger friend told me that the bass in the meer “love them flies.”

we talked for a bit, they showed me pictures on their cell phones of 5 lbs bass they had pulled out over the summer as the sun set. didn’t get the bass i was looking for, but will definitely be back.

my not so little brother and uncle fished a few of the rivers around cody wyoming, while my uncle was on his way to an in-law family reunion.  reports were plenty of rainbows, cutthroat, and even a few brookies to go around. 

catch magazine launched their premier issue recently of which i’m a big fan. keep it coming, nothing better to get you through a day in cubicle city

Stuart Isett for The New York Times 
The NY Times had a feature article about Pebble Mine and Bristol Bay in preparation for Tuesdays vote.Also check out the image gallery and short video clip.  To help contribute and learn more check out Alaskans for Clean Water.

just checked out a great little clip put together by beattie outdoor productions

getting excited now that things are starting to heat up…click the image below to check it out!