Archive for September, 2009

With rain forecasted and the day off on Monday, we drove to the Salmon River to chase early season cohos and kings.  We knew that on Wednesday, prior to our arrival, the Salmon River experienced its’ first strong push of cohos.  Fortunately, our late weekend timing was superb.  The cooler nights...

I took my brother and nephew fly fishing for local smallmouth in Honeoye Outlet.  It ‘s a treat to fish w/ them, as they enjoy angling and are eager to catch fish.  We decided to wet wade and take turns at the most promising holes.  I rigged up one rod w/ a topwater deer hair slider and the...

Not having time to travel to the Delaware System or to chase early run kings on the Salmon River, I opted to explore local water.  A few leisurely hours chasing smallmouth or a possible pike within a 20 minute drive was a perfect  plan for Labor Day.  I grabbed my 6 wt line and started fishing Honeoye...

For a final summer hurrah, I headed to Maine with hopes of catching larger striped bass.  Ignoring the less than ideal tides and the developing hurricane off our Southeastern Coast, I drove the 7.5 hours to Hills Beach/Biddeford Pool.  The weather didn’t cooperate and angling was tough.  It...