Lake Effect

Made it out in the little boat a few weeks back, headed up north for one last bit of mushroom hunting and to hit a lake that gets a few fish dumped in every year for the locals to catch. I found some fungus and trolled around the main channel with a DC line fishing streamers of all sorts on a level fluro leader for a while to see what action I could drum up. Managed a few trout and some crappie mixed in as well and had a nice time out in the park. Ended the day with a good brown ale.

Just had a few pics this day.

Holla,

Stroke

Indiana Opener

Well, it was opening weekend for trout season here in the Hoosier state so I made my way with the masses to one of the supported locations on Sunday after opening day to see I could harass some stockers. While the streams was small and ditch-like it did have some holding water but only a little over a mile is stocked making options a little limited. It was overcast and breezy in the low 60s which helped the bite. Over the 3 hours I fished I landed a number of feisty stocker rainbows who mostly had all fins and aside from bland coloration seemed fit and fairing ok plus a rogue bass. I did see some yellow drakes come off but just a couple and there were enough random caddis and midges on the water before I departed for me to take a few on top much to the disapproval from the chunkers. Most fish came on neutral colored tungsten-bead nymphs on an Indy rig or under a buoyant dry. Snuck beer into the FWA for a mid-day snack while stopping to re-rig.

A few pics from the day.

All the best,

Stroker

Spinners

Stroker here- The final stage of the mayfly lifecycle, the spinner is an often overlooked but glorious gift to the dry fly angler. In summer when the big hatches come in the evenings, fish can begin to remember the gluttonous meal of a spinner fall. I have found you can often actively take fish on the flies if a fall is on or in mid-day as heavy feeders become selective for the spent treats. Foam, hair, feathers, easy.

Coffin, hex and brown drakes.

Holla,

Stroke 

April update- mushrooms and more

Well, lots going on as of late leaving me not enough time to update the blog here. A few shots of some time out this month. Mushrooms for the plate and carp moving to the shallows. More to come...

All the best,

Stroke.

4yr old son about to release his first bass caught on a fixed line on a fly tied by his old man. Good stuff.