Bass on a fly

I couldn't resist going up to Westchester to fish for carp again.   Carp are suspending
just below the surface.  Many others are burrowing in the silt clouding the water's
clarity.

The Bronx River has fish and lots of carp.   Look at these young carp holding in the river.

There must be at least a dozen carp holding still in the river.

more carp suspending and waiting to begin eating

This is a really big carp swimming by.  My camera is not able to cut the sun's glare
to show that this fish is more than 36 inches long.

My first bass since I started fishing in Westchester.  Note how wide this fellow is not
like the bass found in most lakes.  I caught him on a small streamer pattern.

This is a young carp.  There are lots of carp that are less than 24 inches long here.

My second carp of the afternoon.

A quickie

I returned to the Bronx River this afternoon.  I had to fish quickly.  I had to be back
in Brooklyn for an appointment.  I walked the river looking for more places to fish.

I found several new spots that had bass and carp.    the more I learn about this river
the more I find to like about the Bronx River.

Another plus is the fact that parts of the river are only a thirty minute ride from Times
Square! 

It took me an hour to walk to the area where Dennis and I had fished Sunday.
This time I decided to try the north side.  On my first visit here I noticed that carp
were actively feeding on this side.  However the bigger carp patrol the south shore.

The five piece six weight was chosen for today.  It is rod I bought on e bay for less
than $50.00.

This is a rarity a black squirrel.  I have seen black squirrels in the Bronx but in Prospect
Park there is only one.  In Brooklyn gray squirrels are the norm.

Two carp cruising the north side.

This photo does not clearly show that there are a number of small carp to the right
of the protruding tree branch.

More

Dennis and I took the Metro North Train up to Westchester County to fish the Bronx River

We walked more than three hours following the river and locating places to fish

We saw bass, suckers, carp, koi, catfish and blue gills.

This day carp were skittish but Dennis caught a number of bass on his new spinning rod
I foul hooked the carp in the picture above.  He was the biggest so far on the Bronx River.
This carp really tested the 11 foot rod I used.  He even did a back flip!

The Bronx River, Yonkers

This is the Bronx River as it passes Scout Field in Yonkers.  This past week I have been
searching in Westchester county.  The river is hard to follow as it weaves between the
Metro North train tracks and the Bronx River Parkway.

A very tranquil place

 A waterfall near the Bronxville lake.  The water here is shallow but clear.  I was able to see
some bass and a few very big carp.  What was kind of eerie was that no one was fishing except me.

Egret stalking fish in the lake.  I've seen a number of these birds all along the river so
things must be good for them.

My first carp from the Bronx River.  A little guy but a carp none the less.

South of Bronxville lake.  This is another carp area.

Scarsdale's George

I planned to walk a bit today.  I wanted to see the river as it flowed through this town.
To my surprise I found a Koi called George by the local residents.

He is easy to spot.  I explained to the fans of George why he is unique.  I gave a brief history of Koi
and how they came to be.

I also told them that koi are difficult to catch, especially with flies.  So they need not worry about me removing him from Scarsdale!

After I spotted the common carp and the sucker fish in the area, I headed south.

Looking north on the river at Scarsdale

Looking south

Small carp and sucker fish and a few panfish in the river.

A carp flat on the Bronx River.

This is what I was looking for, wide open wadeable areas on the river.

Do you see what I saw?

Hiking through foliage looking for feeding carp.

There were largemouth bass in the water too.

Another carp area and the carp started to feed in late afternoon on this day.

Looking over another carp flat.  carp were feeding on the surface too.

Tailing carp eating my corn pellets.  They ate these without hesitation.

Twofer

Dennis and I went to the Hackensack River.  We hoped to find carp on the flats of
the river near Teaneck, New Jersey.

I had visited this part of the river a year ago.  I saw numerous signs that carp were here.

I also discovered a small pond called "Indian Pond".  This pond, according to reports has both Small and Large mouth bass in addition to a variety of other fish.

We fished here for awhile but got not one bite.  The tide on the adjacent Hackensack river,
 by this time, had gone out and even the carp were gone too.

Here is a path that separates the river from the pond

The Flat as the tide is leaving the shore.

 A map of the Hackensack River and the park

A tailing carp on the Hackensack River

Local wild life in the park