Fishing Location

Review, survey the location before fishing

MANY anglers action in Malaysia differ from their counterparts in the West. Anglers in the country is doing much research and preparation before going fishing locations.

It is wise if not continue to go fishing at the new location without studying the background of the hole.

Instead, it is wise if you do review it first with some equipment to make observations of fish behavior, the pool and explore the environment.

In short, the more you know the water there, the more secrets will be revealed from the inside.

Anglers in the West will make a detailed review before the session is done fishing. They will bring the paper to which drew in water and in shallow, standing weeds and twigs and the sunlight.

For example, Salvinia and lotus position you should know that there is a favorite species kap.

If you see a small island and Rimbunan grass in the middle of the lake is an indication there a place to gather fish.

It is the habits of fish refuge and shelter in weeds Rimbunan particularly when safety and heat.

Potential your bait to reach the subconscious arrest warrant voucher.

When doing surveys and observations, you will need:

1 Hat-Blouse to the broad head and will protect your eyes from the blazing sun shots and menyilaukan.

2 Teropong - This tool will allow you to detect signs of torque and fish crowds.

3 Footwear - Wear shoes that light, comfortable and really fit and waterproof.

4 glasses - Never leave polaroid glasses at home or in vehicles. Glasses will reduce the glare once it becomes your window to glance into the world's fish policy.

5 Bread - Almost berselera most fish with bread. Sprinkle bread will help you identify the fish in a pool.

Lakar Paper 6 - It is wise if you make a sketch of the hole that was explored to determine the position of a few things done before the actual fishing trip.

A Beautiful Day on the Lower Susquehanna River

My intentions were to head north this morning, but my sleep was so restless that I decided to stay close to home. That gave me a couple of extra hours to "attempt" to sleep before heading to breakfast.

I made it on the water around 8:45 a.m. the air temp was 36 degrees and the water temp on the west shoreline was 46.7 degrees.

Withing the first 20 minutes, I had hooked into a walleye and a 5.5 lb carp (24")! There were two shoreline fisherman who told me that there was a decent bite once again b/w 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. By 9:20 a.m., it had slowed down considerably. I hit the tail end of this exceptional time.

There was also a northwest wind blowing in the morning and by noon, it had shifted to the warm breezes from the southwest. I could tell a big difference in the temperature change within a few minutes. I no longer felt that coldness in the air and I didn't need a second coat or a pair of gloves anymore to run the jet rig.

I was fishing off shore in about 8' of water off an island when the shift occurred. There was a fellow on the island making his final grass cut of the season and burning leaves. When I first arrived, the smoke trailed out and over the water towards the east shoreline. And by noon, the smoke had shifted and was blowing into the homes on the island. I doubt if he read the weather report. LOL! :D

Most the morning, we had high blue bird skies which made it a bit harder on us anglers. I did manage a few smaller bass, but nothing like my last few visits to this area.

The water had quite a bit more color to it today. Last Friday, the water was nice a clear. it was good water for jerkbait tossing. I threw the JB a bit today in the dingier conditions without success. Today was certainly a soft plastic day for me.

dadTB

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dad

Getting into the spirit...

My wife finally had a day off of work and we spent the whole day together. After rising, we headed to an early breakfast at our favorite greasy spoon. She wanted to go shopping and to a movie today. So while at breakfast, we planned our full day.

We have most of our Christmas shopping completed... yepper, I said "completed". We headed to The Park City Center looking for great Thanksgiving Saturday Sales. Our first stop was at Kohl's. I love to shop at Kohl's. I see them as a department store that knows how to get rid of their inventory... create great savings for their customers. Today was no exception! Not only did we purchase a little over $150, but we received $30 in Kohl Cash vouchers. That's right, we got an additional $30 to spend on more gifts.

My gift for Christmas from my wife was a Fuji waterproof camera. I didn't want anything too fancy or too expensive. We found a great deal at just $129! Perfect for taking pics on the boat and not fearing I'll destroy the camera due to rain... Like this past Friday on the Susquehanna River in the rain. It's good up to 10M submerged and I don't need anything that goes any deeper.

After shopping at PC, we attended a showing of "The Blindside". This is the story of Michael Oher who plays right tackle and then later moved to left tackle for the Baltimore Ravens after a teammates injury. He was taken from his mother for her drug abuse and he wondered from foster home to foster home always running away to find his mother. By high school, he was homeless and was taken in by a well-to-do family. Their care for him carried him into the NFL. It was a very touching and poignant story.

We got home around 3:30 p.m. and ate leftovers from our Thanksgiving feast. We still have real mince meat pie and pumpkin pie to devour yet. :-)

Now, it's time to settle back and relax, watching television, and enjoying each others company.

Mom has to work once again tomorrow. So, I plan to hit the river again for a day of smallie fishing... Imagine that!

Hope to bring you another great report tomorrow... I'm hoping to add pictures, but my old digital camera has seen better days. I'm now using a rubber band to hold the battery case closed. She was a good camera!

Thanksgiving Day USA

I hope all those who read my blog have a Happy Thanksgiving!

I am so blessed with the love and friendships in my life. The trials and tribulations of life hit each and everyone of us. I give thanks for being able to experience these in order to learn and grow each and every day.

This past year I was blessed with the arrival of my first grandchild. She is so beautiful and a real sweetie pie. I am so thankful I was able to be here to see her.

I pray that those serving in our armed service are kept safe and can come home in peaceful times very soon.

My oldest brother and his wife have traveled to Las Vegas to spend the Thanksgiving Holiday with three of his four sons, 2 daughter-in-laws, and his three beautiful grandchildren. May he and his wife have a safe journey home.

"After paying for this Thanksgiving feast, the only thing I have left to give is Thanks!" LOL! :-)

dad

Fly fishing is a ticket to fish and fun

Why fly fish?

Why not?

It's a really neat way to fish. It's calm, peaceful and relaxing. And you don't have to be a rocket scientist to use a fly rod in your pursuit of saltwater or freshwater fish.

For years, though, fly fishing was thought of as an elite sport. I know that's the way I viewed it. But it's really not.

Fly-rod manufacturers and others that make reels, line and accessories helped perpetuate that myth by inflating the prices of their merchandise. Some fly rods sell for $700 or more. And you might faint when you see the price of an upper-echelon bamboo rod.

Can you say $2000?

Then along cam Temple Fork Outfitters, a Dallas-based company that produces great fly rods for great prices. You can buy a TFO for $200 or less. You don't have to mortgage the house to own a TFO.

Just because TFOs are affordable doesn't make them inferior. Quite the contrary. They're really good rods that have drawn raves around the world. Some of the best fly anglers I know use and recommend TFO rods.

Sarasota's Pete Greenan is one. Owner of The Gypsy Guide Service, Greenan is one of the most-experienced fly anglers in Florida. He was flinging flies here in the 1970s.

Ron Whitely is another. The Rotonda resident catches a lot of fish on his TFOs.

And Lefty Kreh, the guru of fly fishing, is a spokesman for TFO.

So, there you have it. There's no excuse not to get into the sports. TFO rods are affordable. You can own three for the price of one rod of another brand.

The late Ad Gilbert said it best when asked why he used a fly rod.

"I've already caught a thousand redfish on spinning rod," he said. "Do I want to catch another thousand on spinning rod."

In short, Gilbert had conquered and wanted a different, exciting challenge.

That's the usual route of many fly fishers. They begin with a cane pole and worms and worked their way up the fishing ladder. They end up with fly rods.

Truth be known, you can can just as many fish on fly rod as you can on spinning tackle in most cases. In some cases, you can catch more -- if that's your goal.

Last summer, I spent a good deal of time on local beaches, pursuing snook in the surf. I regularly fared better than my spinning brethren.

Fly rods are great in fresh water, too. I love nothing more than to fish local lakes, streams and canal for bass, bluegill and whatever else might be lurking in the depths. I usually do pretty well.

One of my passions is fly fish in The Everglades for oscar, Mayan cichlid, bass, bluegill, shellcracker, speckled perch and other species.

To be a successful fly angler, you first must become a proficient fly caster. Realize that fly casting and fly fishing are two different things. Once you learn how to cast, then you'll have to learn how to fly fish.

But that's really not too difficult. You're desire to do so usually is enough to spur you on.

How far do you have to cast?

Some experts claim that you must be able to cast a full fly line (about 100 feet). While that might be an advantage, I'm happy when one of my clients is accurate at 50 feet. Most of the fish we encounter are within 50 feet (and that includes redfish, snook, tarpon, bonefish and others).

Accuracy at 50 feet is much better than being off-target at 100.

How do you learn to cast? It's best if you hire a certified casting instructor. Those certified by the Federation of Fly Fishers do an excellent job and should have you casting easily in an hour or two.

I'm not sure I can remember them all, but here are the species I've landed on fly rod in salt water:

1. Spotted seatrout;

2. Redfish;

3. Snook;

4. Flounder;

5. Ladyfish;

6. Dolphin;

7. Cobia;

8. Mangrove snapper;

9. Mutton snapper;

10. Bonefish;

11. Permit;

12. Little tunny;

13. Spanish mackerel;

14. Tripletail;

15. Bluefish;

16. Pompano;

17. Pinfish;

18. Blowfish;

19. Houndfish;

20. Needlefish;

21. Bonnethead shark;

22. Amberjack;

23. Gag grouper;

24. Sheepshead;

25. Black mullet;

26. Black drum;

27. Black seabass;

28. Tarpon;

29. Umbrina roncador.

In fresh water, I've landed:

1. Largemouth bass;

2. Smallmouth bass;

3. Bluegill;

4. Stumpknocker;

5. Speckled perch (black crappie);

6. Shellcracker;

7. Channel catfish;

8. Rainbow trout;

9. Brook trout;

10. Brown trout;

11. Common carp;

12. Grass carp;

13. Oscar;

14. Mayan cichlid;

15. Butterfly peacock bass;

16. Ronkador;

17. Guapote;

18. Barramundi;

19. Sunfish;

20. Golden shiner.

I'm sure I've forgotten a species or two.

Nevertheless, that's a lot of fish. If I can do it, anyone can.

Grab a fly rod and go catch fish!

Happy Thanksgiving From Super Fly Charters

We at Super Fly Charters would like to wish all of our family & friends a happy, safe & enjoyable Thanksgiving day...If you're one of the many that are headed out into the woods or are planning to spend some time on the water this morning...Please be safe!!!

Best to all, Capt. George Harris

Capt. George Harris
207-691-0745
www.superfly-charters.com

Susquehanna River 11_25_09

After basketball tryouts last evening, I checked my cell phone and there was a message from my good friend and retired agriculture educator, Mike Burton. I met Mike Burton over 25 years ago and we've been fishing buddies ever since.

During our careers, we worked closely together to bring bass fishing techniques and lure making to hundreds of young men and women in the Penn Manor School District, Lancaster County, Pa. I taught the middle school students the "basics of bass" and seasonal patterns while Mike caught the kids during high school and taught lure making and advanced fishing techniques .

In the early years, our bass club would have a yearly picnic and fishing adventure on the Susquehanna River at Lake Clarke (Long Level). As years past, we created a very active youth club (still in existence) which hundreds of young fishing enthusiasts passed through. Our goal was to always instill a lifetime love for the outdoors and bass fishing. Many of our past students are now adults and still enjoying fishing for smallmouth bass angling. Several are actually in the fishing business like JC Nuss of Lakeside Marine and Mike Phillips of Phillips Bait and Tackle.

Mike asked me to return his call asap which I did right away. He was planning a fishing outing for the next morning (11/25/09) and asked if I would like to join him. Because of basketball season starting and my coaching at the junior high level, I can only fish until 1:00 p.m. So, we decided to meet at the ramp around 6:30 a.m. and I would drive my own vehicle in order to get myself to practice on time...

"Let me think about this, Mike. Of course I'll go!"

Mike bought a used Snyder about a year ago. It's a very nice and comfortable ride with a lot of open space which makes it very easy to move about the boat. I like it's "fishability!" This was my third trip with Mike in his Snyder.

We planned to fish below Sunbury which meant I had to wake at 4:15 a.m. to get ready and be on the road by 5:15 a.m. I always enjoy my early morning rides. I relax, listen to some music, and try to focus on how to spend my day fishing.

The Weather Channel throughout the evening and early morning "Weather on the 8"s" only called for drizzle and a 40% chance of rain... WRONG!It takes me just over an hour to get to this ramp. About 25 minutes into the long drive, it began to drizzle and then rain. We had rain or drizzle up until noontime today before it slowed and eventually stopped.

When we headed out from the ramp, the clouds had us socked in and there was a light, but consistent, rain. My nice warm jacket has been having a zipper problems since our recent North Branch trip... like it doesn't want to stay closed... but I do have a series of snaps which help keep the jacket closed and me dry.

We launched the Snyder around 6:45 a.m. and ran upriver. The water temp was pretty steady at 48 degrees and we had a slight stain on the water. The air temp was also in the mid-40's with overcast and rainy skies. There was a slight southwest breeze most the day. Around noontime, the wind picked up quite a bit and made it much harder to read the ledges.

I began my morning by throwing a soft plastic Rocky River Craw without a bite. Mike chose a new LC jerkbait he bought called the XD78. He also failed to hook up for almost a 30 minute period.

Our first bass came on a "Bronze Bushwhacker"... Wait, the first five bass came on the BW including this beautiful 18.25" smallie. None of my spinnerbait were under 15".


It took the jerkbait about 40 minutes to bring the first fish into the boat. After that, It was a fantastic non-stop two hour flurry of JB smallmouth bass.

Here are two of the smallies Mike caught today... We chose not to take too many pics in the rain to save my digital camera from the rain.

18+ on the LC XD78 in 8' of water


Mike dropped this fish back into the drink before we had a chance to measure it. I estimated this pigbeast at pushing if not being a 20" smallie(?) on the LC XD78... What a Toad?


The major morning catch started around 7:15 a.m. and ended by 9:30 a.m. I was sad to see it slow down, but it was sure a great ride while it lasted! The bite really slowed as the winds picked up and changed direction from the southwest to the southeast. The fish didn't totally stop, but our bites sure did spread out.

I caught fish on the Bronze Bushwhacker and the 2.5" tubes with 1/8th oz. ball head jigs. Mike caught fish on the LC XD78 and even one on a swimbait... His very first ever! Good job, Mike.

Because we were one of several boats that braved the elements this morning, the river gods rewarded us with a 30+ bass day in a short five hour period of time. Mike cleaned up on the JB bite and I nailed them on the small-arm spinnerbait. Just un-freaking-believable!

dad

Redfish among fly fishing's toughest targets

Pete Greenan, who runs The Gypsy Guide Service out of Uncle Henry's Marina in Boca Grande, gave a great talk on fly fishing for redfish in winter at the Mangrove Coast Fly Fishers meeting Tuesday night in Sarasota.





It certainly was one of the better talks I've heard over the years.





One thing that Greenan (in photo at right) said is redfish are great training for anyone heading south to try for bonefish.





I disagree.





From my point of view, I think it's the opposite. I think that if you head south, catch a few bonefish on fly rod, you might be ready to try for redfish.





Reds in shallow, clear water are about as tough of a fly-rod accomplishment as you can get. They're spooky and quite finicky.





A few years ago, I was fishing with Fishin' Frank Hommema, Jr. He was poling me along Charlotte Harbor's famed West Wall. I was casting a red-and-white Seducer under the mangroves and retrieving it slowly. I managed to land a half dozen hefty redfish.





I was extremely happy that I'd finally figured it out.





I haven't caught a red at that spot since that trip. The only think I have figured out is that I don't have anything figured out.





Redfish in deeper water are different animals and mush easier to fool on fly. Sarasota fly angler Walter Hamm wades a familiar spot in Sarasota Bay every August and September and does well on redfish that are schooled up in three feet of water off a sand bar. Put those same redfish on the sand bar in a foot of water and you'd have trouble with them.





Of course, outdoor writers have claimed for years that reds are among the easiest of saltwater fish to fool on fly. I'll guarantee you they haven't tried fly fishing for reds on Florida's west coast!





I can understand why they think reds are so easy. I was fishing with Islamorada guide Paul Tejera several year ago. We made the long run from Islamorada to Flamingo. Purpose of the trip was to test out Paul's line of saltwater jigs.





He found a flat and poled onto it. The water was chalky after being stirred up by a school of mullet. Even though the water wasn't clear, you could easily see fish in it. And the first fish we saw was a hefty redfish not three feet from the boat.





"Look at that redfish, Paul," I said, pointing my rod at the fish.





"Don't just stand there looking at it; give him the jig," Paul said.





I did as instructed. I reached out and dabbled the jig in front of the redfish, never believing I had a shot at such close proximity. But the fish rushed forward, opened its mouth and inhaled the offering.





After landing the fish and taking a couple of photos, I turned to Paul and said, "No wonder you guys think redfish are so easy. These fish are really stupid!"

In some areas, redfish do acrobatics to eat flies. In this neck of the woods, it's not like that often.

Lefty has only forgotten one name: mine

Lefty Kreh is my hero.

Long before I met this fly-fishing guru I bought his book: Fly Fishing in Salt Water. That book was my fly-fishing bible for years. I advise anyone contemplating fly fishing to obtain a copy. It has everything you need to know.

Kreh is the man when it comes to fly fishing. He has forgotten more than I'll ever know about the sport.

About 15 years ago, I got the chance to spend a day fishing with him. He was in town to be the featured speaker at a Mangrove Coast Fly Fishers banquet.

The day was lousy, overcast and very windy. That was great! I received a day of casting lessons, stories and jokes from the master.

There are several stories about Kreh. One is that he always takes a nap in the middle of the day no matter where he is. On the drive back to Sarasota, I looked back and saw Kreh sleeping with his mouth open.

Another story is that once he meets you, he never forgets your name.

A few months after spending a day with him, I ran into Kreh in the lobby of the Denver convention center. We were both attending the annual fly tackle dealers show. I stood by the side as Kreh talked with several people. When the last one left, I stepped forward, extended my hand and said, "How are you doing, Lefty?"

He looked at me, shook my hand and said, "I'm doing great, pal. How 'bout you?"

Lefty had no idea who I was.

Bummer.

Three years ago, I emailed him a couple of requests. I asked him for two business cards (one with his autograph) and for one of his Lefty's Deceivers, a fly that he created years ago. It might be saltwater fly fishing's most famous fly.

I received a small package a couple of weeks later. I opened it and found two business cards (one with his signature), an autographed photo of Lefty holding a giant northern pike that he'd taken on fly and a note.

He wrote that he quit mailing out Lefty's Deceivers because he couldn't keep up with the requests. He hoped I would understand.

I did. His business cards are in my collection. His photo is framed and on the wall in my home office/fly-tying room.

Sarasota Bay is fly-rod Mecca

If you can't catch fish on a fly rod these days, you're either not trying or you're not fly fishing.

Fish in Sarasota Bay are going ga-ga over Super Hair Clousers and just about any other fly.

I fished Monday and Tuesday and had monster days. On Monday, I launched at the end of Whitfield Avenue and made my way south to Stephens Point. I fished deep grass about 400 yards of the point.

I'm not sure what the highlight of the day was? Five trout over four pounds each? A hefty fly-rod pompano? A dozen bluefish to three pounds? A mutton snapper? Spanish mackerel? Or all of the ladyfish you could ever want?

Fish were breaking on bait all over the place, so it wasn't difficult to locate them. I'm guessing I caught around 50 fish.

Not bad.

On Tuesday, I took Mangrove Coast Fly Fishers president Bob Parker (above in photo) out. We launched just a little closer to the point. Fog was heavy as we made our way out into Sarasota Bay. Unlike the day prior, there were no breaking fish or diving birds. And it was pretty difficult in the fog to locate the grass patches. We did catch a few trout, ladyfish and Spanish mackerel, but not many.

We paddled inshore toward the Ringling Mansion. I found a bunch of small minnows on the surface and began casting around them. I quickly caught a pair of four-pound mackerel. I also hooked a fish that I couldn't stop. The hook pulled, so I was, um, off the hook! I suspect it was a hefty jack crevalle. Parker hooked and landed a three-pound jack that had him contorted like a pretzel as it swam around the kayak. We also landed a few seatrout.

I had a hunch fish would finally cooperate off the point. So, when the wind subsided, I paddled out. Before I got to where I wanted to be, I saw a pompano leap from the water. I did what anyone would do: I began casting.

I did hook and land a nice pompano. I ended up landed four others. There must have been a school of them below because they were skipping all over the place.

Bluefish were breaking on the surface and I landed a half dozen of them in short order. I also managed my largest blue in years -- a strong six-pounder.

A cold front is moving through the area today, so I probably won't get back on the water until early next week. I'll use the time to tie a few more Super Hair Clousers.

The reason I use Super Hair rather than bucktail is that the synthetic lasts much longer than the natural stuff when hook toothy fish like blues and macks. I also coat the three with epoxy which extends their life, too.

This deep grass pattern will last throughout the winter. There will be slow days, of course. But there won't be many.

It's a great place for beginning fly fishers. It's also a lot of fun for veterans.

Setting up of ornamental fish bowl for White Cloud Mountain minnow

White Cloud Mountain minnow can be reared in ornamental fish bowls. This ornamental fish is known in the aquarium trade in various names like White Cloud, White Cloud minnow, Chinese danio and White Cloud Mountain fish.

These species are native to China and are first discovered in White Cloud Mountains (hence the name). These are very hardy and tolerate fluctuations of temperature, pH and water hardness. They can stand low temperatures and usually do not require heaters.

There are two main variants of this ornamental fish namely 'meteor minnow' and 'golden cloud'. Other variants like blond, pink and golden meteor minnow have resulted due to breeding techniques.

These breed easily scattering their eggs among the plants and substrates in the ornamental fish bowl. The eggs hatch after two days and the babies are fed with feed powder and infusoria. Babies can be kept with the parents. However the increased demand for oxygen must be taken care of.

If the ornamental bowl is large up to 5 white cloud can be kept in it. These fish are omnivores and consume formulated feed like flakes and pellets. White cloud mountain minnows can be fed twice daily taking care that they are not over fed and no residual food is left behind in the ornamental bowl.

Something Nice about Fishing

In general, fishing has no season(s). If one enjoys bass fishing, they can do so all year round here in Pennsylvania. We do, however, have closed seasons for some species (i.e. walleye). Pa. anglers can fish for bass all year round as long as we don't target bass on spawning beds during a certain time period designated by the state. During that same period of time, bass tournaments are halted in order to give our bass an opportunity to spawn without threat of being caught and disrupting their spawning process.

This can and continues to be a problem for some licensed anglers to follow. Of course, most of us have probably caught a spawning bass on occasion, not because we were targeting them, but more or less, because we threw a lure in a specific spot that a bass chose as their bed.

That may sound strange, but I have a pretty good idea, as do many experienced anglers, where bass spawn in most river and lake locations. However, there are those occasional bass that do not follow the norm and we happen to run across them every now and then.

Just like in all things, we all fall on a continuum for fishing. On one end are the die-hard animal lovers who refuse any type of hunting or fishing. The opposite end of the continuum has the gung-ho hunters and anglers that kill for the simple pleasure of killing. The rest of us fall somewhere between the two.

There are those anglers who will fish at all times except during the spawn season. Our state has a designated time period that tries to capture the seasonal spawning pattern of our bass. It's pretty close to what is correct, but it may fall short during some seasons depending on environmental factors.

I tend to follow research studies that I've read and what I've heard at seminars presented by our own PFBC regarding the spawn to develop my own fishing habits.

Our Susquehanna River smallmouth bass have been struggling along since the 2005 columnaris fish kill. Not only did it strike in 2005, but several more times since, especially on the main stem and Lower Susquehanna River.

Although, the Susquehanna River is cleaner than it was 40 years ago, it is the new chemicals and agricultural by-products that have been introduce over that time that have me worried.

Mother Nature is very powerful. We have had numerous years of drought, heat, and high water events, and extended low water periods that have contributed to the blight of the Susquehanna River smallmouth population.

Combine the above two factors and we can see how and why our bass population is suffering.

Our own Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) has been very slow in responding to the needs of our bass population and protecting the breeding stock that we now have. Government works extremely slow and departments in the government even slower.

Yes, we have some great people in the role of Commissioner. They are dedicated anglers and boaters who do a thankless job on a daily basis. They have to rely on their professional staff to guide them in the right direction. I hope that the right decisions will be made in the future to protect our bass populations. Only time will tell.

dadTB

WORMS PERUMPUN

Perumpun bait or umpun-umpun quite popular for all anglers because of its ability to use common trap many species of fish and shrimp in either salt water or fresh water in our country this. But for new anglers may not know they will 'power saktinya' when looking exact species of worms that pink is menggeletek geli when disentuhnya. Hence, it was time to poke a little information regarding natural bait award universe.

Perumpun worms or salt water is a group of invertebrates that are actually almost the same type of brother, the earthworms in the garden or banana behind our home. However, a soft shape and reach up to 30 centimeters long and has legs like centipedes, making this species is different with many of the existing earthworms.

Habitat for this species can be found in the muddy areas covered by mangrove trees in coastal or Nipah and they nest in the mud itself. Equatorial climate in the country, there are several species perumpun used for bait fish or a certain field according to their provocation. Perumpun this perumpun including sand, red and reach.
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This bait respective parts, perumpun sand - fish bolos, gelama and nine. Reach - bur fish, jenahak, jengah and pig and red perumpun - lobster and fish baung.
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Hence, how to find them to be submitted to the expert tracks when low tide in the mangroves where the nest can be identified to see piles of stool land area berlumpur. Sarangnya will dikorek hoe or use a special deep penyedok approximately one meter and then pull slowly to prevent his body broken.

To use this bait, hook appropriate to the size required to transplant perumpun involved the cut about one to two centimeters.

Tip for bait is durable do you cut off the head first and start from the tail a little and if not exhausted in the former save originally put in place and that this teduh. Now, bait perumpun easily found in shops or on the street rod fishing locations in the price between RM5 to RM6 according to its contents.

Good Ol' Kitties

I got on the river at around 6am only managed about 5 or so shad in the cast net. It was a good thing I brought some frozen ones and two big eels. I ended the day with 5 around 15 to 20 lbs and one 31lber.

RULES AND HOW MENCANDAT SQUID WATERS IN MALAYSIA

Mencandat squid (Squid Jigging) is a traditional method that does not use modern ways. Mencandat squid also have happy of its own. In the state of Terengganu have various methods commonly performed by local fishermen to catch squid. One of the most interesting and is mencandat, namely using special equipment called Candat. In the market now have various types and brands Candat made going the current situation. There are several musical Candat name is commonly used among Candat Twist, Candat Shrimp, Candat bait, and several types Candat Buntai again. Tools Candat is hook up with ten points or more attached to the tin and package with a colored cloth warni, but now hooks decorated with artificial bait shrimp fry or shiny plastic, rather than the traditional tools known as Candat Candat twist. Suitability Candat with squid to be caught should also be taken into account. Here we emphasize the capture / mencandat squid torok, cumit-cumit, ketupat and squid because the needle only way mencandat squid mengabang, squid and octopus frog little difference there.

TIME OF THE SEASON OR COMPATIBLE

At the end of March to July, the season is the most appropriate to capture / mencandat squid because strong winds northeast monsoon season in South China Sea since subsided, the squid mating and egg-laying season will start. This means squid-sea squid is far from the first visit to certain places to nest, especially around the waters near Pulau Kapas Terengganu, Pulau Bidong, Pulau Redang and a few other places. When mencandat season arrived, the waters around Kemaman, Paka, Dungun, Merchang, Marang, Kuala Terengganu, Stone Raft and Penarik like partying with kerlipan Fluorescent lights are installed at every night. Fluorescent lights that berkerlipan presence was aimed at attracting the attention of the squid are spawning in the area to gather and play in the area around the light lit the lamp. Normally time mencandat squid start dusk and dawn when the lift stopped.

Provision will increase if a person who finds the squid spawn, where millions gathered and squid spawn in one place. This place is also known as "Crate Squid". Squid pen is inhabited by millions of squid are not fish it because there is a level of pampering is too Dietary strong that they take of them (the people). If there is even fish fish Tenggiri, lakes or sharks that are outside the surrounding area to eat is squid. Candat twist in the way the most effective one, with the method appolo, Candat tied two or three on Mainline. Candat normally not revealed until the existing policy to stick to the squid Candat.

Mencandat squid usually done when the full moon rarely full because when the squid move independently, there is also in the way that mencandat because it does not target a specific place such as cuttlefish pen or in the surrounding area. Sometimes also get a lucrative results. However, squid caught in the full moon larger than the size caught in darkness. Instead, the size of the body fat will turn to long after the full moon. In time dark months more appropriate because the lights are installed will attract squid to approach the light.

A skilled pencandat will install three or four Candat on a rope. Each pencandat can obtain between 200 to 300 pound squid mencandat overnight if they indulge in the barn.

Candat TYPES AND USE.

1.Candat Twist-twist Candat usually made from tin as ballast, it also placed the combed matakail under it. Usually it is equipped with eight or more matakail which functions as a hanger squid. Dibaluti body with the cloth is usually white / red, white / green and white / blue. How to use it is enter directly from the talisman to Candat chili bound from Mainline. No need to use perambut. When Candat down, doing interesting actions and menghulur into the water disuluh Fluorescent lights. Squid will be interested in showing the movement of food and Candat menyambarnya. At that time, continue to delight and will menyentap rope attached to the hook. Candat twist for torok squid, cuttlefish and ketupat needle. Candat twist is also suitable for squid and squid mengabang frogs when you are in the area unjam or tukun only.

2. Candat bait - shaped length of steel made from lidi and combed with matakail under it. It is also equipped with eight or more commonly made matakail own. There is also Candat issued by the local company that has two sisir matakail without teracat. How mengunakannya is poked fish as bait. Fish will be injected from the tail up into the mouth of fish and chili disangkut use of the head into the next hole and Candat disangkut again before entering the fish head is close chili. There is another method using a wire tied from perambut and injected with the same method using chili and dibelit wire as pengikatnya. Next Candat just miles can be used with live or ranggung (either made from horn or Tangsi that large) that require perambut between three to five meters long. Candat time using bait, we are encouraged to extend two or three Candat with water depth, meaning a didasar, the second middle of the water and another in permuakaan water. For surface water, the weights need not be used and Ideally use a float. Fish passage, Brief, fish and nuts are suitable to serve as bait. Fish size should not exceed the length Candat.

Shrimp-3.Candat It introduced new or used in UMUN, probably in the last seven years (not sure). Candat is very suitable for mencandat squid mengabang. With a solid form and can balance the body in the water give this advantage Candat attention squid. How to use virtually the same bait that requires Candat ranggung passed on to policy. Normally two or three feet from the seabed.

The Lower Susquehanna River 11/22/09

It was quite cold this morning. The weatherman on t.v. claimed it was 36 degrees at 5:00 a.m. and was suppose to rise to 53 degrees. My wife and I had ice on our windows. So, we know it was below freezing here in Willow Street, Pa.

My wife was working today and I got up with her at 5:00 a.m. I had made the decision last evening not to fish as a rider with my bass club since I have had some luck the last few weeks in these tough conditions on the Lower Susquehanna. I didn't want to put myself in a weaker position by being a rider. So, I turned down the opportunity to fish with them and chose to fish by myself instead.

After hooking up the boat and putting drinks in a cooler, I headed to the gas station and then to our local restaurant by 7:00 a.m. I needed to stop at the local Weiss Market to pick up lunch.

I eventually got to my fishing destination by 8:40 a.m. and was on the water by 9:00 a.m. I'm never in too big of a hurry to get out on the water in these cold temps. The early morning water is at it's coldest of the day and will warm to it's highest temperature by 3:00 p.m. Today was no exception.

I initially traveled to the east shoreline and found the water temperature to be a chilly 46.8 degrees on my Lowrance. I failed to catch any bass in the two and a half hours I spent there.

I decided to head back to the west shoreline around noon where the water was warming nicely from the morning sun. I found the water temperature to be 50.6 degrees. As the day progressed, the highest temperature reading was 51 degrees at 3:30 p.m.

It was a sunny morning with a slight hazy fog hanging in the air (see pics).

After trying spinnerbaits, tubes, and jerkbaits, I finally connected with a small 14" bass on a 2.5" tube. A few minutes later, this nice 15" bass hit the same exact tube.



So I decided to take a quick pic of it because I wasn't sure if anything bigger would come into the boat today.

As I drifted the shoreline, I saw a bass chasing a shad into the shallows. I tossed my tube at the spot of the commotion without success. I reeled back in as quick as I could and gave it another try. This time, my cast was slightly upriver from the last cast. Wham! This was the result of that cast.



Look at how fat this 17 1/8th in. bass was! I got my scale out and weighed her at 3 lbs. 4 oz. What a chunk!

Okay, it was time to try the CWSD that I had tied on a baitcaster. I was sitting in about 9-10 feet of water and casting into 6 feet. After several casts, this Hawg nailed it and dug for the bottom.



She was 19.25" in length and weighed in at 3 lbs 12 oz.

The day was certainly warming up nicely and turning into a great outing.

I ended this autumn day with 11 bass in the boat with the that 19" momma being the largest.

I was a bit concerned with the slow start this morning, but that's so typical of these fall days that start out so cold and warm up nicely as the day wears on.

dad

Maine Saltwater Fishing Reports November 20th, 2009

ASFMC Denies Increase in Commercial Striped Bass Harvest
Anglers rally to defeat proposal for commercial sector to kill more fish
Coastal Conservation Association commends the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) for denying a proposal to increase the commercial harvest of striped bass at its meeting this week in Newport, Rhode Island. The proposal would have allowed commercial fishermen to add at least half of their uncaught commercial striped bass quota to their quota for the following year. Many anglers from CCA Maine made the journey to Newport to express their concern over the status of this important fish, and their voice made a difference.

"The Striped Bass Board understands that anglers at the north and south of the striped bass range are not seeing the numbers of fish they saw even just a few years ago," said Richen Brame, CCA's Atlantic States fisheries director. "There is cause for concern and we commend the ASMFC for taking a conservative approach."

In its formal comments before the ASMFC against the proposal, CCA cited several disturbing trends in the striped bass fishery, including a dramatic decrease in the number of striped bass caught and released by recreational fishermen, particularly in the northeastern states of New Hampshire and Maine, the prevalence of the fatal disease Mycobacteriosis among the Chesapeake Bay spawning stock, and a Fish and Wildlife Service annual survey that encountered the fewest striped bass in the survey's history.

"While officially the stock is not overfished and not undergoing overfishing, there are signs that the overall abundance is declining," said Brame. "The proposed action to allow the commercial industry to take more fish was not a remedy for any of the problems we are seeing with striped bass. Increasing abundance is what will fix those problems."

While the motion was defeated by a vote of 8-6, the margin of the victory means recreational anglers will have to maintain vigilance at the ASMFC to protect the recovery of striped bass.

"After the vote on the original motion, there was immediately another motion to allow the commercial sector to rollover 25 percent of their uncaught harvest to the next year, which was also defeated," said Brame. "We will continue to see efforts like this and it was very encouraging to hear Board members remark on the number of comments they received against this proposal from the public. Our members will have to be ready to stand up for conservation."

The following states voted against the rollover proposal: Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia. Voting for the proposal were Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Potomac River Fisheries Commission, North Carolina and the National Marine Fisheries Service. The Fish and Wildlife Service abstained.

Tebrau Strait contaminated, thousands of dead fish

JOHOR BAHRU - Life of 67 fishermen in the Orang Asli village Klungkung Java, Masai here, depressed due to their source of income affected by water pollution in the Straits of Tebrau since a week ago. JOHOR BAHRU - Life of 67 fishermen in the Orang Asli village Klungkung Java, Masai here, depressed due to their source of income affected by water pollution in the Straits of Tebrau since a week ago.

One of the fishermen, Del Jahon, 49, said the problem of water pollution in the straits that have caused thousands of dead fish including fish in the cage. One of the fishermen, Del Jahon, 49, said the problem of water pollution in the straits that have caused thousands of dead fish including fish in the cage.

"This problem started since August 3 last, but two days later the number of fish of various species of dead rising." This problem started since August 3 last, but two days later the number of fish of various species of dead rising.

"Bangkai-dead fish stranded on the coast caused a very bad smell," he said when met yesterday. "Bangkai-dead fish stranded on the coast caused a very bad smell," he said when met yesterday.

Another fisherman, Friday Sharke, 54, said water pollution was caused revenue affected.

"This morning (yesterday) I get to see the sea a fish nets, but can not." This morning (yesterday) I get to see the sea a fish nets, but can not.

"If this situation continues, we will be closed source income," he said, earned about RM50 a day from the sea. "If this situation continues, we will be closed source income," he said, Earned about RM50 a day from the sea.

He said, dead-fish carcasses that stranded residents in residential areas also remove odor causing appetite they are disturbed. He said, dead-fish carcasses that stranded residents in residential areas also remove odor causing appetite they are disturbed.

Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men

Today started out really well. I made a lunch for on the water, hooked up the boat to my truck, and my youngest son and I headed over to our local greasy spoon for a hearty breakfast at and some good conversation about life in general.

He had no interest in going fishing on a cold morning (36 degrees) so I drove him back home before heading to Safe Harbor. I took my shorter route through Conestoga hoping to catch a glimpse of deer, but I saw none.

The drive went well until I neared the Pequea Ramp and saw that the Pequea Creek was low, real low. In fact, the ramp was totally out of the water making it virtually impossible for me to get my boat into the river!

What the hey! There are only two accesses to this section of the river (Lake Aldred)and we couldn't access the river at either one. That's approximately 7 miles of river or 24000 acres that the public cannot access when PPL decides to drop the water...
What a shame that the government allows a private business
to control a public resource.

Therefore, I had to change my plans for the morning and headed upriver and fished an area that Josh and I only spent about an hour in yesterday.

Today, I was able to catch 6 bass on 2.5" plastic tubes. I tossed spinnerbait, jerkbait, and crankbaits without success. The smaller profile seemed to be the ticket once again today. To prove that, my final fish was this beautiful 18.25" smallie... What a chunk!


I can tell the weather is about to change. The tendon of my right elbow that I had worked on in June and right hip region are bothering me today. Dang arthritis! Setting the hook on that 18'er was a chore, fer shure.

dad

Another day, another fly-rod slam

Evidently, redfish don't read what they're supposed to do. With excellent tides this week, I figured I'd try to find some tailing reds in Pine Island Sound.

I found them, but not very many.

On Monday, I did manage a fly-rod slam. I got my snook and spotted seatrout early and then added a red in the afternoon. I finished the day with five snook, eight mangrove snapper, five spotted seatrout and a redfish.

Today, I took Capt. Al White of Boca on the Fly out for a little paddle fishing. We did well on small snook and trout in the morning. We had a few hours to kill before low tide, so we paddled into the backcountry to sling flies. While back there, I noticed a number of cruising redfish.

As low tide approached, we paddled back into the Sound to look for tailing reds. We found one and Al made a number of really good casts. But it seemed as if the red never saw the fly.

With tailers few and far between, we went back to the shallow backcountry to look for redfish. I found one fairly quickly while Al was switching flies. I was poling along the shallows when I spotted a tail not 20 feet off my bow. I stopped the kayak, grabbed my fly rod and made a cast. The red didn't see the fly. I cast again and almost immediately hooked up.

It was a good fish on an 8-weight. Fly of choice was my First Cast Crab, a pattern that produced for my on Monday.

Redfish always seem to look smaller in the water and this one was no exception. As I worked the fish to the kayak, I could see it was larger than I had figured. Turned out to be a 28-incher that weight a little more than 7 pounds.

Being able to stand and pole my kayak was the key. I had no trouble seeing fish all day. It's a great way to fly fish.

Al caught a couple of more snook before it was time to paddle back to the launch. On the way, we encountered a couple of tailers, but we couldn't get them to eat.

Oh, well. Another day and another fly-rod slam.

Not bad at all.

Ustaz tips about red fish

OTHER other people and other people are also various other petuanya. According to independent missionaries, Daud Che Ngah, when fish in the waters of Labuan, there are certain tips that practiced by the people there. "I'm not sure how fish communicate but according to friends of Labuan, if fish bait twitch red and successfully promoted, never hold the fish." If you love fishing even on your rope, cut it talinya and install a new hook. If you hold the fish is red, there will be no more red fish that will be increased after that, "he said. Ustaz Daud said, may menggelupur when there is a certain sound signals sent to other fish in the water red. Red fish moving group, so when a successful dikail other fish may have realized they lose 'friends'. "Mighty God everything can happen and does not in our thinking," said David who always brought to the boom only when outside the district. He was also fishing in the waters of Pangkor.

Fishing the Susquehanna River

I was able to hit two different sections of the river these past two days. Yesterday, I fished alone and caught 7 bass. While today, I was with Josh and caught 5 bass. Josh pulled in three nice bass all on tubes.

The bite has been off a bit. Although it wasn't a stellar day, it was a decent day during a tough bite.

I have been able to catch bass on both a 4" and 2.5" tube in two different colors. Three smallies came on a 3/8th oz. short arm spinnerbait that Al Winco and I are field testing right now. He has named it the "Bronze Bushwhacker" ("Boyd Fantasy" model) and it caught my largest fish today... a 17 3/4" smallie that was hiding in and among some boulders in about 4' of very clear water.



The morning air temp was much colder today than yesterday. I had 37 degrees this morning when I left home at 6:15 a.m. Yesterday's air temp was 45 degrees at the same time. However, yesterday I had the wind to contend with and today was a lot calmer.

The water temp in both locations ran from 49.7 degrees and, as the day progressed, rose to 53 degrees. We had high and low level clouds both days with the sun playing hide and seek with us. When it was out, it was nice and warm. :)

Over the past two days, we threw tubes, jerkbaits, crankbaits, and the short-armed spinnerbait.

We hit a favorite fall spot today and landed only two smallies. However, my two favorite moments for today happened there. I was using a 2.5" tube and cast it along a large lay down. I played the tube for a bit and started to retrieve it. Out of the depth (14') came a nice big smallie following my tube. I let the tube die immediately, but the bass caught sight of us and quickly retreated back into the darkness by the tree.

About 30 minutes of fishing this area and only catching a 13", Josh was ready to move on. As he stowed the TM and headed back to the console to sit, the boat drifted towards the lay down. It was like the tree was calling to me trying to entice me to make one more cast and I, of course, did. We actually settled onto the lay down and it held us in place. I slowly jigged the tube once and then twice saying to Josh, "Wouldn't it be neat if we nailed a fish while sitting here on this tree? Wait, there's one!" Josh thought I was pulling his leg and said "No, you don't have one!" Just then, the bass took a flying leap into the air and we both had a good laugh. :D

It's always fun to fish with Josh. These types of things seem to happen to us a lot and make for good memories.

Right before we caught that fish, we spied the second mink of the day swimming in our fishing hole. I told Josh that that one was our "good luck" mink and I guess she was. ;)

I ended yesterday with 7 bass with the biggest being this 16" chunk. She came just off the shoreline in about 5' of water among chunk rock.


Al has been fishing the NB since Sunday. He called me yesterday to tell me he had his first JB and Bronze Bushwhacker, All other smallies had come off plastics. SO he encouraged me to try the short armed spinnerbait once again. Here is the result of those efforts.


I am still hoping for a nice jerkbait bite to return. The water temp is almost perfect, but the bass may be off a bit because of the fluctuating temps(?).

dadTB

Avoid wearing rings when fishing rocky

WEARING rocky whether sapphire ring, emerald, ruby, rock grass, timber bags, etc. has its own privileges and the user looks gah.

However, if you wear when fishing .... you may be returned with empty hands. True or not, decide ... it is also possible kebetulannya.

For a hardcore anglers, Suffian Mohd Hassan from Malacca, he has experience with wearing rings fishing rocky grass and wood bag, where no arrests obtained when following the track trip charge in Lubuk Kaloi, Taman Negara Kuala Koh, recently.

Not only he, could not catch any ... even some friends who also attend the trip home with empty hands. Are satisfied, including many bait ripe ripe fig, palm and eru ..... used, but no reaction from the king of fresh water.

Similarly disguise, dressed in black and hiding behind trees when fishing complain, but still failed. In fact, the trip that no one knows whether anglers fish obtain complaint, Lampam river, or kerai Kejor.

After review, a fisherman's ring shows the same shape rugged wooden bags.

Actions that cause a veteran fisherman angry and disappointed, but advises her colleagues not to wear it when it joined the trip in the future.

Sea legs are not safe for fishing

Every time menjengah monsoon season arrives, there are stories about death due to drowning dihanyut flood because negligent attitude of the people their children, or their refusal to comply with instructions issued by the authorities moved.

Death due to flooding should be instructive example to all walks of life to enhance supervision over children and other children that do not take security aspects when considering casual.

Death is not denied but the commandment of Allah is not trivial safety grounds look like child's play let water flood at will but always remind ourselves that hold Malay saying, `remember before kena '.

Very important for us to give attention to children, they play in the excitement of water activities are considered as normal during the flood season, but the truth is, we do not know what will happen. How much can be done for parents faced with children who like playing red water flooding with always giving advice and reminders about the dangers if not carefully.

At the same time, parents or guardian shall monitor the movement of children in the flooding season. Not, when you have tripped, new to terngadah.

Should, after a security guard working families through well taken, banyakkan pray that apply distanced from bad things and facing unexpected given patience flood.

For some foot rod, monsoon became such a favorite to go out fishing because this claim when the big fish out. Advise them not too concerned about catches and at the same time security ignored.

They should remember the tragedy every time upon arrival monsoon season, fishermen are missing or have died because their boat hit a wave. In fact, until now the story of a fisherman in Mersing, Johor lost five years ago still have not found.

Should be in monsoon season, is the best time for the rest of the foot rod down to the sea. Possible to sit at home all the equipment to clean or repair all damaged fishing boats and others. If too gian to fishing, they may visit the commercial pond, lake or mines far more safe or less risk.

Similarly, avoid fishing in the river have current heavy because tebingnya unstable especially when in the rain. At the boom that easily avoid using the thunderbolt struck (information can be found in shops selling fishing equipment).

To those who take the opportunity to install or trawl nets during the flood, must be careful. They know the location or seharus pool to be installed trawl, if it can avoid dangerous places like Reba wood, the rapids and others.

We also forget is conducting water and electricity if flooding submerged homes, residents affected by the possibility of electric shock due to very large electrical plug or a submerged cable is disconnected there is the possibility of causing an electric current can flow in the water.

If spotted electricity pole fell and submerged in water or have the cable line Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) is interrupted, the quick online relationship service TNB (15454) is to avoid the electric shock victims.

Disaster in the flood season can be avoided if we are aware of the latest information delivered authorities whether in radio, television, newspapers or Internet, and ready to move when the command is issued. We should abide by good words bak saying, 'Malang odorless.

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Time to Fish!

The fall bite is definitely on. This past week on the NB and several reports from locations nearby are very promising. Tomorrow, I plan to hit the river alone and see what I can stir up. The water level gauge in Harrisburg, Pa. is still reading above 4' which is a prime level for me.

Basketball tryouts for the junior high school level starts on Friday. There are three days of tryouts for nearly 100 boys in grades 7 through 9. It is a major undertaking to narrow the school teams down to about 13 players per team. That is close to 70 young boys that will be heartbroken by Tuesday. I hate it, but they do have a great recreation league in our district.

I will start preparing the majority of boys for the let down as early as Friday. My story is an example of how, if they continue to grow and improve, that they can make their varsity squad. I never made my junior high school team, but I made my high school's JV and Varsity squads. My persistence and drive eventually paid off. Theirs can, too. Boys grow into young men as they advance into high school. Some that are big in middle school may slow in growth and others will pass them as they mature. Maturation is a wonderful thing when and if it happens. :-)

I plan to hit the river again on Tuesday with Josh. He was out fishing a few hours today in the Marietta, Pa. area. So, I'll be getting a report soon from his day on the water. It will help me determine my location for tomorrow's outing.

Hang tough and get out there and fish! What a fantastic few days ahead here in Pennsylvania. Our buddy Al of Winco's Custom Lures is back up on the NB today. He returned for a few more days on the beautiful waters of the NB. He called me tonight and said he caught 38 smallies on that new laminated color I showed him last week when we were all up there. He should have a better day tomorrow since he'll be on the water for a full day of smallie chasing

Fishing success a matter of perspective

Is the glass half full or half empty?

Isn't it just a matter of perspective?

The pessimist will claim it's half empty. The optimist, of course, will say it's half full.
Fishing success, too, is a matter of perspective. What one angler perceives to be a bad day, another angler claim it's a good day.

Years ago, I took my Dad to Lake Okeechobee to fish with famed guide Glen Hunter. We fished long and hard and totaled 39 bass to 6 pounds.

"I'm really sorry that the fishing was so slow today," Hunter said after the trip. "You'll have to come back again when it's good."

I didn't say a word.

A year later, I ran into Hunter and he asked about my Dad.

"How's he doing?," Hunter inquired. "We need to get him out on the lake again. I'm really sorry the bite was off when we took him."

I just smiled.

"Glen, it may have been slow to you," I said. "But what you don't understand is that while you were apologizing, my Dad was basking in the glow of the best fishing trip of his life."

Guides often are their worst enemy. Many don't take into consideration the experience of their clients.

Ladyfish are great for some and not for others.

I had a client from Chicago who was new to salt water and relatively new to fly fishing. He hired me for a half-day outing.

My dilemma was where to take him?

We needed hungry fish in easy conditions.

The light bulb finally lit.

Little Sarasota Bay!

There were tons of leaping ladyfish roaming the Intracoastal Waterway and they would be just perfect.

We launched at the Main Street pier in Osprey and paddled about 200 yards west to the edge of the ICW. I had him anchor within range of the fish. He was about 30 feet away.

The only problem was he couldn't cast 30 feet. He struggled to hit 25.

What to do?

The solution readily became apparent.

"Ron," I said, "lift your anchor and move five feet closer, then drop it."

He did.

"Now, cast as far as you can," I instructed.

After six false casts, he sent the Clouser Deep Minnow toward it's target. Luckily, the distance was there.

I suggested that he let it sink, then begin a fast retrieve.

He was pleasantly surprised when his line tightened before he had moved the fly five feet.

"I've got one!" he yelled, giggling like a little boy.

It was the first of who knows how many ladyfish over the course of the morning.

The neophyte fly rodder caught fish after fish.

Easy as pie.

Sometimes inexperience backfires in your face.

My first kayak charter was great -- at least in my opinion. I took a fellow from Atlanta out on his first fishing trip ever. We launched at Joe Bay. Fish were hungry and they were large. Using light jigs, we caught and released 50 spotted seatrout from 18 to 25 inches and 15 redfish from 29 to 34.

I felt pretty darn good.

On the way home, I asked, "So, do you think you'd like to do this again?"

He replied, "Yeah, maybe, but do you think next time we could go after some big fish?

Talk about the bubble bursting ...

Bob Nutting called me one day and inquired about a fly-fishing trip. We talked for a while and then tried to settle on a date.

I gave him his pick of days I had open.
"Well," he said, "the Pirates are home that day and on the road the next two.

"How about Wednesday?"

Wednesday was fine for me, so we agreed.
"Let me ask you a question, if you don't mind?" I said. "Are you a Pirates fan? Or are you with the team?"

He paused, then said, "I'm with the team. I took over as principle owner in January."

I Googled Bob Nutting and not only found out that he had been with the Pirates for awhile before buying the team, but also he is a world-class fly angler. He had a number of fly world records to his credit.

March in Florida is baseball time. Major League teams converge upon the state to train prior to the regular season. They take advantage of the state's warm and balmy weather.

The day we were scheduled to fish dawned cold and windy. We were met by a bluebird sky (high pressure) as we launched at Cockroach Bay. A strong northeast wind coupled with a low tide made things pretty tough.

We paddled out into Tampa Bay, anchored the kayaks on a sand bar and began to wade. Not more than five minutes into the trip, a hefty snook moved off the grass in front of us and onto the sand bar.

"There's a nice snook," I said softly. "Put the fly about three feet in front."

Nutting did so with the aplomb of a master. He was quick and on-target. He let the fly sink, then began to twitch it.

The snook -- at least a 10-pounder -- charged, then moved off at the last second.

That was the only shot we got on the sand bar, so we waded back to the kayaks and paddled inshore.

Things were excruciatingly slow.

Fortunately, the wind slowed, the sun came out and the water warmed up in early afternoon. We paddled out to a line of mangroves, anchored the kayaks and began to wade. Over the next 90 minutes, Nutting cast to 16 redfish and snook.

He didn't hook up, but he had plenty of opportunity.

And with most fly fishers, that's all they ask.

Nutting didn't get a hit, yet he had a great day.

I received my biggest tip to date -- on a day when my angler didn't land a fish.

A had a fly trip last last year with an angler from Sarasota and his stepfather. Both were adequate with the fly rod, but conditions weren't exactly great. We launched at Whitfield Avenue and began working our way south.

When I have fly anglers, I will usually carry a spinning rod rigged with a jig to use as a fish finder. I used it to find a few ladyfish just off the sand bar. As they began catching the ladies, I attended to their needs, changing flies, retying and making sure their leaders were in good shape.

When we got to the channel leading into the Crosley-Horton Estate, we anchored the boats and got out. We waded to the edge of the channel and began casting.

"Would you mind if I used the spinning rod?" Jamie asked.

I handed him the spinner and took his fly rod.

A few moments later, he hooked a pretty nice fish. We had no idea what it was, but figured it was a redfish. My clients have hooked a number of big reds in that channel.

But this fish was different. It was strong and fast.

And when it tried to jump, it gave itself away. It was a hefty snook.

Jamie, who works at the Out of Door Academy, handled the situation like an expert. He eased the fish near and I was able to lip it with my Boca Grip. Turned out to be 32 inches and about 10 pounds.

Jamie was thrilled. Jamie and I are pictured above right.

Doesn't take a lot of fish to make the day.

A few years ago, I was fishing by myself. When I get that opportunity, I love to head for Lake Manatee to fly fish. There are days at the big lake when you cannot go wrong.

This was not one of those days. It was really slow.

I like to start out with a popping bug. But the fish told me that a popper wasn't what they wanted.

So, I switched to a No. 12 nymph under a strike indicator. I caught a few fish, but the action was still slow.

I cut the tiny nymph off and tied on a new creation, a fly I named the Nymph FLY. The fly's body was made of Fuzzy Leach Yarn -- hence Nymph FLY.

I really didn't expect it to produce much. It was tied on a No. 8 hook, so I figured it would be a little too big. But I started catch fish -- and quality fish at that.

I caught several hand-sized bluegill. I caught a couple of 2-pound speckled perch. I caught shellcracker. And I hooked a large fish that had me stumped.

It didn't jump, but it was strong. It slugged it out and took me into the backing. Every time I'd gain line, I'd quickly lose it. And with 3.5-pound tippet, I had to be careful.

My patience paid off. After about 5 minutes, I landed a 5-pound tilapia, one of the largest I'd ever caught.

My totals for the day: Five large bluegill, two hefty speckled perch, three beefy shellcracker and a 5-pound blue tilapia. Eleven quality fish.

I've had several 100-fish day at Lake Manatee, so 11 fish pales in comparison. But they were all really nice fish and came on a very slow day. I figured out the pattern and what the fish wanted.

Those 11 fish will always be in my mind.

What it all means is that if you're determined to have a good time, you probably will. Conversely, if you want it to be a bad time, then rest assured it will.

It's your choice.

Land of Oz - North Branch of the Susquehanna River

Well, folks were back from our trip to the North Country. The flatlanders invaded the North Branch of the Susquehanna River from Nov. 8 to Nov. 11, 2009. Not only were Josh and I there, but Al Winco (Winco's Custom Lures) was camping just down the road from us with his good buddy, Mike. We spoke to one another each day to keep the other informed of going-ons. We also ate breakfast together on Thursday morning. Those two guys are a hoot! :D

I met Josh on Sunday morning around 7:30 a.m. and we picked up his boat at the storage shed. Instead of our usual greasy spoon in Mt. Joy, we headed up the road towards Fort Indiantown Gap to eat at a nice restaurant called, The Farmer's Wife. Great breakfast and it was packed!

We made it up to our motel room around 12:30 p.m., unpacked our clothing and food, and headed to the ramp for a half day of fishing.

The water was perfect and the level was just right. It was nice and warm for this time of year... 64 degrees air temp. The water was a nice 46 degrees, clear, with a nice green tint to it.

We ran down river from our launch site and didn't catch a fish at our first stop, but our second and all others afterward gave us nice NB bass. We finished the afternoon with 38 bass which all came from jigs.

We had a nice supper and planned our strategy while eating at the Bonanza in Wysox, Pa.

We were up at the crack of dawn, watch some SportsCenter, and showered and shaved. We made our lunches and packed the boat, then off to breakfast.

After a good hearty breakfast, we headed to the ramp. This was Josh's day. He caught 44 bass and I had 26... total in the boat, 70! We tried many different lures on our first full day on the water... tubes, jerkbaits, spinnerbaits, short-armed Winco Bronze Whackers, and cranks. But the fish cried out for jigging soft plastics and that's what we caught all our fish on.

The second full day brought us the biggest bass of our trip. We were able to land several 18+ bass with a lot of 17+ smallies thrown in. It was my day to shine from the back of the boat with 38 bass and Josh pulled in 25... Total, 63!

Our final day was a half day. It was 33 degrees air temp when we launched. You will see in the slideshow that we were dressed rather warmly. Josh and I looked like Nanook of the North. All bundled up in our winter fishing garb. Check out the pic of Josh running his G3 up river. He's all decked out and trying to keep warm... face mask, layered clothing, and ski goggles for the long runs.

This day brought us our highest half day total. I had 28 and Josh had 25 for a total of 53! All bass came on jigging tubes once again.

As you can see, "The Land of Oz" came through again. It gave us a wonderful four day adventure that I will not forget. What better time than with a good friend, great food, and a lot of smallmouth fishing!