Spring has Sprung!

[Beaverkill]

I can always spot Mike by the bright red shirt Did you get the net wet?

[Mochaboy]

God I can smell the river from that photo !!!

[mikevalla]

Returned there yesterday. Going back today. That makes three days in a row on the Battenkill. Big hook-up yesterday---net not wet.

can always spot Mike by the bright red shirt Did you get the net wet?

If think you've seen red--you've not seen anything. Wait until that Willow article comes out....

[upstatetrout]

All the leaves are coming here.

Tom

[drlogik]

It's refreshing to see another fly fisher fishing with a spin rod and bait. Striper fishing with minnows?

One of my most memorable fishing outings I was fishing for large brown's on the Escanaba River in the upper peninsula of Michigan. I found some molting crawfish by the bank, hoked one on and BAM!!! There was nothjing subtle about the strike. That 18" brown wanted that crawfish NOW!

[ted patlen]

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okay, this wasn't too recent , but it was new years day this past january , in the battenkill,

adriano manocchia is to my right and rich norman is on my left, both of cambridge ny ,. not too far from lew oatman's old house.

.it was a pleasant day, and adriano got a brownie of about 12".
i had one of those "was that a fi...oh damn, i get him this spring"...by the way tommy , we used streamers and fly rods...

will be gone for about a week...maybe some new and exciting photos to come...

yo

[mikevalla]

Ted

Just got back..from that very spot. (Didn't know you knew Rich Norman)..

Too much ice flow today----didn't get into the water. Oh well...will return Monday..maybe tomorrow depending on weather

[upstatetrout]

Doc I was fishing for sea trout and reds on the incoming tide in Mobbly Bay around Clearwater.The fish set up in this largely unfished metro area on the incoming tide.I was using live shrimp
dead drifted just as if you were nymphing with a fly rod.In fact I was using a Leisenring drift and the takes were quite vigourous.There are some lady fish around and I think they could be caught on a dry fly.I have never heard of dry fly fishing in the salt(I have done it in brackish) but I believe it could be done with a dry stonefly/shrimp pattern for these fish.When hooked they are acrobatic to say the least.
Got to go the Shuttle is taking off in 5 minutes.

Tom

[mikevalla]

It costs approximately $450 million dollars to launch a space shuttle.

Have a good time--you've been a great taxpayer, Tom...so enjoy it

[drlogik]

Well, we had our spring baseball evaluations today and I got....sunburned! Yep, no clouds in the sky and a cool 65 degrees all day. Man, it sure was hard work.....