Czech Nymphing

"THE CZECHS ARE COMING...THE CZECHS ARE COMING" This year, I will be showing some of you , in some places Czech nymphing techniques. I WILL NOT be discarding strike indicators anytime soon but there are places Czech nymphing will be deadly. The white and pocket water on the Black River comes to mind first and foremost. Like throwing streamers, I don't plan on doing it all day. The basics of the method are high striking, tight leaders from a bunch of weight, and seeing the hits in the leader....the flies: Czech Nymphs are: HEAVY WEIGHTED,slim ,have a hard shell back with wire rib , and are tied curved caddis hooks. To help see hits on the leader a "SIGHTER SECTION" is built into the leader with bright and contrasting colors....I'm using it in the .013 and .010 sections of my normal leader recipe. Book a May or June guided trip with me and I'll show you how to do it!

The Blogger system

The blogger system I am currently using has been acting weird and has a mind of its own with where the text gets placed....so bear with me....Thanks for following and your view!

Apple Caddis

A Henryville Special variation....after TS Irene here in Vermont it seems to have induced the Grannom Caddis (brachycentrus appalachia):) otherwise known as Apple Caddis....their cases are all over the river bottom in the Battenkill. In 40 years of fishing the Battenkill, I have never seen the rocks so covered....hence, this spring we will have huge hatches and I am getting ready fly wise...this is a change to an old school dryfly...a Henryville special except instead of using duck wing quills I am now using CDC feather....much more durable! These are what the Apple caddis cases look like, my apple caddis worm, Kashner Apple Caddis pupa Do you need APPLE CADDIS FLIES for this May or want a guide who spends a little time on the water....give me a call or email

Vermont Ice Fishing Trips

My new tool a Marcum LX 5 Sonar Flasher unit...you can see a size 12 jig in 50 FOW and watch fish come up to greet your offering. This is my Vermont Master Angler entry for Largemouth Bass...21 inch 5+ lbs this is one of the portable shanties I use. this is the other one I use....this one has wall to wall carpeting and propane heat

GOT BASS????

and for all of you that think ice fishing is COLD....I got one word for you= SISSY

Hard water

With 18 inches of hard water....ice fishing will continue to be the activity here in my world. Yesterday was a great day! Weather was superb, and the fish were responding very well to one of my ice flies. The olive pumpkin ice ant was the ticket yesterday.

Top fish from this last weekend

TOP FISH MALE TOP FISH FEMALE Both of these Northern Pike are respectable in the low 30 inch range.... TOP FISH YOUTH Some of you followers we recognize this young girl...she is a regular with her father I have fished with for many years...Abby clearly has the touch and maybe a little fish whisper in her...Thanks for following, back walking on the water again today with a group.

NYMPHS ARE US

I am tying nymphs and stocked up on my inventory. Hide a beads, prince, copper johns, hendricksons, march browns and black hares ear....80% of the time trout feed subsurface...NYMPHS-R-US

Vermont Fishing

"OK....you see it....the hole right there....right next to the funny looking piece of ice...cast right there....GOOD SHOT!

:)))))))))))))))) If we have fished together you understand

GOT FLIES?

Shushan Postmaster streamer with Jungle cock eyes... Creator: Lew Oatman of Shushan NY 1953 Lew and his fishing buddy “Al Prindle” (the Shushan Postmaster) used this fly to imitate little Brown Trout on the Battenkill. This fly is a great pattern and is one of my favorite guide flies.

Spirit of Pittsford Mills Dryfly Creator: Stephen P Belcher 1930’s This is one of the very few flies exclusively from Vermont. In 1955 while visiting, President Dwight D. Eisenhauer, a dryfly fisherman used this fly on Furance Brook in Pittsford, Vt. Later, Elsie Darbee, another fan of the pattern submitted her version to be published in the “Mc Clane’s Fishing Encyclopedia”. When tied true to recipe this fly floats like a cork in fast water.

GOT FLIES???

Blue Ghost Tandems and casting singles

Orange Ghost tandem and casting singles

Yellow Ghost tandem and casting singles

Thanks for the view and please stay tuned!

My fly box from this last fall

Some time this winter I will switch out some of the fall (specific) flies and plug in spring stuff....

Alaskan Mouse Fly Pattern

The folks who live or go fishing in Alaska like to dryfly fish with these....I got an order for some today. So, if you would like to try some please contact me and I'll add you to the working order to be delivered sometime this winter...

Tying Trolling Flies

Gray Ghost Tandem both with and without beads

Green Ghost Tandems

Purple Smelt Tandem and a Purple Winni Bomber

Call or email when you want to stock your box....Tandems, lake, saltwater, bonefish or trout....if its a hook with stuff attached with thread I can make it for you... I do try to keep an inventory of stuff in house

HAPPY NEW YEAR

I hope you all have a Happy New Year. Stay safe and find ample time to do the things you enjoy! Thank you very much for following my blogs, booking trips and buying flies. Here on the hill, I am making fishing tackle, tying flies and prepping ice fishing gear. Ice fishing is a little delayed but so far this winter has been pretty normal. I hope the snow kills the deer ticks and I am excited to try a bunch of new jigging gear....

with 4 lb test, on 27 inch ultra light rods, using micro jigs and ice flies....if you haven't tried it...you might want to give it a chance...Modern day ice fishing is alot of fun and all the hard things:)I do! Go on the right side bar to the tip up picture to go to a re direct to my ice fishing blog!