Trash on the Fly

“Salad”, “moss”, “algae”, “vegetation”, whatever you want to call it… they don’t eat a lot of it, normally.  No, that’s for those asian carp.  The germans like their aquatic insects, freshwater crustaceans, minnows and the occasional egg by preference.  But sometimes, food is scarce, and the germans get hungry.  It looks worse on your leg [...]

To the tune of “Beth” (Kiss): Gar I see you hiding But I can’t get my fly there You’re sunning facing to the bank And I just can’t make the cast Just a few more days And the water warms some more I’ll stalk you from the open side And you’ll take the fly and [...]

Roy and Molly were a fun couple.  We fished together exactly four years ago today.  The two were avid anglers who had just decided to try fly fishing.  Usually, they spent their time night fishing for bass, taking advantage of the cooler night time temperatures and lack of crowds on the water.  Neither of them had [...]

  The Mexican Restaurant Fishing Club held an impromptu meeting after a scouting trip.  It was one of those “it’s all about the experience / it’s just good to be out on the water” days. It’s always good to learn a thing or two on a scouting trip.  This day’s lesson:  you can haul hay in a Nissan.