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Hand Made Top Water Baits

Pin it Tommy Ellis (@ghost1066 if you’re a Twitter head) was kind enough to send me two beautiful hand crafted top water baits to demo on the waters in and around Western New York.  When we first discussed this, he asked about the local forage fish, and I referred him to a wonderful resource on …

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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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Pike at Mendon Ponds

Pin it I went out in search of early season bass, but they were uncooperative. More importantly, I caught four beautiful Mendon Ponds pike in 100 Acre Pond, and got to spend time with 4 other members of the WNYKFA. It was a great morning. This first one hit about 5 minutes after I put …

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First Kayak Trip 2008

Pin it With the newer NYS Bass regulations, I decided to head out this morning onto Black Creek. Photos when I return. Plan is to look for bass, get some photos, and hopefully take a few on the fly rod. Link to this post!TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious

Bass Season, Pike Overlap, and Things I didn’t Know

Pin it Well, well. I’ve been buying a fishing license in New York every year for 19 years now, and I don’t know when this little rule changed, but it makes me happy, and reminds me of the year I spent in Maine. Per our friends at the DEC, bass season is KIND OF a …

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