tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209467076020791972.comments2023-04-12T05:05:17.780-05:00Snake Guidessalmobyflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00190018542608890013noreply@blogger.comBlogger244125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209467076020791972.post-32683697496581856032016-08-18T11:47:05.790-05:002016-08-18T11:47:05.790-05:00Awesome. Such a treat to fish with photographers ...Awesome. Such a treat to fish with photographers and have your outings so exquisitely chronicled. Thank you. Looks like I need to tighten up that loop though! ; )Ben L.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209467076020791972.post-65254549892331190582016-08-04T08:27:22.952-05:002016-08-04T08:27:22.952-05:00Nice fish.
The wiggle hex works great for me.Nice fish.<br /><br />The wiggle hex works great for me.Chasing Trout in the Walleye Statehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03103432503023794425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209467076020791972.post-2106295075309645662016-06-21T21:35:41.649-05:002016-06-21T21:35:41.649-05:00Shoot me a text with your address, I'll send y...Shoot me a text with your address, I'll send you some chain and hammer links, work left overs. Link the chain to your anchor then tie your rope to the chain. Makes a HUGE difference in how well your anchor bites, even if your scope is a bit short. Up north area code- four one zero niner zero seven eight.Chasing Trout in the Walleye Statehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03103432503023794425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209467076020791972.post-42027846047512927692016-06-21T21:27:24.762-05:002016-06-21T21:27:24.762-05:00I have had great results swinging for cats at nigh...I have had great results swinging for cats at night in riffles and tail outs on the upper st louis. I discovered this by accident one night went I was goofing off with the two hander. Find some nice water near a deep hole with timber. The kitty kats come up out of the hole at night to forage in the moving water.Chasing Trout in the Walleye Statehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03103432503023794425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209467076020791972.post-51980938648732355642016-05-28T09:40:09.878-05:002016-05-28T09:40:09.878-05:00My best luck with crappies on the fly is to set up...My best luck with crappies on the fly is to set up on a drop and be ready for the hour before sunset. Seems to fish come up chasing bait and have a feeding binge. Usually get 30-45 minutes of chaos followed by nothing.Chasing Trout in the Walleye Statehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03103432503023794425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209467076020791972.post-32564424351268051712016-04-21T08:24:27.621-05:002016-04-21T08:24:27.621-05:00You really need to bring that rig up to fish on Pe...You really need to bring that rig up to fish on Petenwell and Castle Rock...the local yahoos are pulling (read:arrowing) state record after state record (carp) out of there on a weekly basis it seems.JGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335949571833887333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209467076020791972.post-28183108429663593242016-01-06T11:29:26.166-06:002016-01-06T11:29:26.166-06:00Great pics!!...makes looking out the window here a...Great pics!!...makes looking out the window here a little less depressing.JGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335949571833887333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209467076020791972.post-12290953076910659522016-01-04T10:53:44.538-06:002016-01-04T10:53:44.538-06:00Thanks GFitz. It makes me want to get back there ...Thanks GFitz. It makes me want to get back there too!salmobyflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00190018542608890013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209467076020791972.post-52839040547956160382016-01-04T10:49:59.421-06:002016-01-04T10:49:59.421-06:00Really nice. Man... makes me desperate to get back...Really nice. Man... makes me desperate to get back west to get on some big winter water.GFitznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209467076020791972.post-23614592253332939132015-11-03T16:11:59.921-06:002015-11-03T16:11:59.921-06:00very nice...very nice...JGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335949571833887333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209467076020791972.post-48026755010560796192015-11-03T15:28:06.486-06:002015-11-03T15:28:06.486-06:00Thanks GFitz. Good luck up there!Thanks GFitz. Good luck up there!salmobyflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00190018542608890013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209467076020791972.post-62472191600932100322015-11-03T14:39:30.646-06:002015-11-03T14:39:30.646-06:00Great photos. Great story. Love it.Great photos. Great story. Love it.GFitznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209467076020791972.post-60920000760777840322015-07-27T20:47:18.559-05:002015-07-27T20:47:18.559-05:00Justin, thanks for checking in. The battleskiff w...Justin, thanks for checking in. The battleskiff worked out well, but I will admit that the wading angler we talked to was actually having more luck than we were on the carp... The smallmouth however, didn't stand a chance.salmobyflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00190018542608890013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209467076020791972.post-24423112486863068522015-07-22T10:19:46.026-05:002015-07-22T10:19:46.026-05:00I've wondered if anyone took a "flats boa...I've wondered if anyone took a "flats boat" out on those bays. Last July I was up there and spooked some huge smallies but no big ones came to hand. Unfortunately, I was just wading and it was windy as hell so sight fishing was impossible. Nice photos -- thanks for sharing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07940140328552299138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209467076020791972.post-80950080837728072562015-05-19T09:37:04.914-05:002015-05-19T09:37:04.914-05:00I had the chance to hop in on a 'guides day of...I had the chance to hop in on a 'guides day off' on the snake river one time. Quite possibly the most fun I have ever had on the water.Chasing Trout in the Walleye Statehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03103432503023794425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209467076020791972.post-50398160988458237142015-03-23T15:02:00.237-05:002015-03-23T15:02:00.237-05:00i'd be interested to know if they were feeding...i'd be interested to know if they were feeding...what was the water temp, any idea? God, they are hard enough without factoring a slow metabolism.JGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335949571833887333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209467076020791972.post-90871171267490397372015-02-12T09:31:46.525-06:002015-02-12T09:31:46.525-06:00Great post...and pics.
You can unlink from the Ra...Great post...and pics.<br /><br />You can unlink from the Rambler if you want...not sure if, or when, i will get back to it. I've got plenty to write about but not nearly enough time to do it properly (in my mind, anyway)JGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335949571833887333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209467076020791972.post-30902354729884265162014-10-01T07:48:25.858-05:002014-10-01T07:48:25.858-05:00Yup, I hear ya. Been a crazy summer. Minimal fishi...Yup, I hear ya. Been a crazy summer. Minimal fishing time on this end of the state. Already dreaming about next year....Chasing Trout in the Walleye Statehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03103432503023794425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209467076020791972.post-39648348960836096162014-05-27T20:08:11.847-05:002014-05-27T20:08:11.847-05:00No explaining...just the pic.
There is no lesso...No explaining...just the pic. <br /><br />There is no lesson or moral to the story.<br /><br /><br />...or is there?salmobyflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00190018542608890013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209467076020791972.post-61456386114384095972014-05-22T11:17:30.588-05:002014-05-22T11:17:30.588-05:00So, are you going to explain the texts too? Or wil...So, are you going to explain the texts too? Or will you leave it up to the viewer to imagine their own story to accompany the text? I like the new feature and am looking forward to the next text! -akAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209467076020791972.post-35615558743134191342014-05-06T10:02:07.337-05:002014-05-06T10:02:07.337-05:00Victory!!Victory!!JGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335949571833887333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209467076020791972.post-27981832410573904422014-04-22T14:51:13.006-05:002014-04-22T14:51:13.006-05:00You just can't beat the thrill of a take where...You just can't beat the thrill of a take where you can literally watch the carp "see" you fly, make up his mind to inspect your fly, then simply upturn his mouth and puff his gills and inhale your fly...than whammo! magic or chaos. It all depends on how ready you are, i suppose. Because until it actually happens, you never think the damn thing is going to eat your fly.JGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335949571833887333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209467076020791972.post-63705839636709151022014-04-22T14:40:45.381-05:002014-04-22T14:40:45.381-05:00My real problem was clarity...the only reason I re...My real problem was clarity...the only reason I really want to fish them is for the sight game. Good points about the warmer water though. I'll keep that in mind!salmobyflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00190018542608890013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209467076020791972.post-85868157260496703002014-04-22T14:39:07.715-05:002014-04-22T14:39:07.715-05:00I found in the past during the cold water pre-pres...I found in the past during the cold water pre-prespawn, that if I can find any sort of sheltered cove, bay etc. that is out of the current and can warm up more so than the mother water body, preferably with a beating sun on it to boot, I can sometimes find a few players...ahhh, the vagaries of yarping.JGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335949571833887333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209467076020791972.post-45136104027308260842014-04-22T14:29:59.997-05:002014-04-22T14:29:59.997-05:00JG, water is cold...guessing mid-high 40's. C...JG, water is cold...guessing mid-high 40's. Carp are thick and moving and splashing and not eating. I'll stay on it...they drive me crazy too.salmobyflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00190018542608890013noreply@blogger.com