was watching the second episode of pirates of the flats on espn2 and watched bill klyn and yvon chouinard break out a plastic pair of snow shoes that the strapped on to use on the flats while fly fishing for bahama bonefish.
pretty clever, although it doesn’t appear that they worked quite as expected, it was cool to see them out trying something new.
the show is also just what this winter “cold snap” ordered. great to see some quality fishing shows on tv. definitely should check it out.
bota
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
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.
enjoy
bota
i’ve had an iphone for a while now and as any good fisherman would do i’ve downloaded just about any app that could or would relate to fly fishing (to this point its primarily spin fishing, but that will have to do for now). below are a few thoughts on some of the games and apps that may get you through the winter if tying alone won’t suffice.
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flick fishing – $2.99
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one of the first i tried, has multiple destinations and a wide variety of fish species as well. some old guy will send you out to catch him certain species, which keeps things moving if you want. overall pretty entertaining.
‘brab’ feature allows you to email your friends your recent catchs. |
give it a cast |
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ifishing – $2.99 |
i think ifishing is the most realistic of all the games in that you aren’t catching fish on every cast. you have to pick your spots by motoring around the lake and then match your lure choice to water depth and fish species. |
give it a cast |
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hooked: pocket fishing – $0.99
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should have know by the icon that this would be lame. really slow response, and the fishing controls aren’t even close to the previous two. don’t waste your time on this one. |
skip it |
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ifish – $0.99
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super basic, but probably has the widest variety of species and destinations. by destinations i simply mean different back ground photo… which just sits there. not much to it other than you can catch all kinds of random fish in random locations. |
skip it |
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bass fishing battle- $2.99
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the most like any fishing game you’d pick up for nintendo or sega back in the day. tournament style fishing.
pretty realistic for a game on your phone. you can add action to your lure by shaking the rod tip or move your rod to either side to tire the fish out. |
give it a cast |
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gone fishin’ – $0.99
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the icon reflects the graphics and comic book feel of gone fishing. not as interactive as some of the others, and only a single fishing location where you have to reel the bait in front of stationary fish. might be better if you have kids who are always wanting to play with your phone. |
skip it |
the latest sports illustrated quoted former lost star maggie grace about her fly fishing escapades
 maggie grace |
“fly-fishing needs to become cool. the ladies may be frightened off by the strange accoutrements—who wants to wear waders?—and by the occasional hook to the face when there’s a stiff wind blowing. but as i can happily attest, those wounds heal fast. just push the hook forward to free it from the skin and pull it off quickly like a band-aid. a quick tip for novices: the more time your fly is in the water, the more fish you catch. i know. i caught a 20-inch rainbow trout in Chile last month. So save your showy, ineffectual casting.” |
wonder what kind of flats she missed out on running all over the island…that show is beyond me…
bota
well, not entirely, but we do have a sweet little icon for your iphone…
bota
“espn outdoors announced tuesday that the 2009 florida keys outfitters ifga inshore world championship will be broadcast as part of the second year of the espn outdoors saltwater series on espn2 and will be presented on other espn outdoors multimedia platforms, including daily tournament coverage at www.espnoutdoors.com.”
bota
