Tag Archive: fly fishing

Fly Fishing for Big Pike in Western New York

Pin it With the first Saturday in May being not all that far off, I need to be thinking about tactics for pike.  Northern Pike, plentiful in Western New York, are my favorite species to catch.  They grow big, are aggressive strikers, and decent fighters, pound for pound. One of my goals this year is …

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Creek Fly Fishing in a Kayak

Pin it Well, it’s January now, and I have a full season of fly fishing from my kayak under my belt. As a beginner, I found fishing in lakes to be pretty straight forward. Yes, keepeing the line off the water behind me was problematic at first, but once I learned to keep my arm …

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Holiday Gifts for Kayakers and Fishermen

Pin it Just in time for the holidays, no matter what denomination you or your target species are, come’s the Fishgator Holiday Gift Guide for Fishermen and Kayakers! Every day until the end of the year, I’ll highlight a great gift or two for the kayaker/fisher person in your life. So stay tuned! First post …

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Scientific Anglers: The only way to fly

Pin it Bumped into this little snippet at MidCurrent.com.  It’s in reference to Scientific Anglers, and their amazing ability to make a fly line for darn near every fly fishing scenario. When Bruce Richards told me last year that Scientific Anglers builds thousands of different types of fly lines, my jaw just about hit the …

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