Fly Fishing here and there , October 2015

This month things have slowed down and carp are not feeding at the same time I'm fishing for them.

 I went to The Bronx River to fish. I saw more large mouth bass than usual, which is good.

Looking west on the river.  Carp that were feeding were sucking things off the river bed

The river looked great you can sight fish for carp here.  They will take egg patterns too.

A lone carp suspending in the river. Bass and panfish could be seen suspending in bunches
up and down the river.

This lake has carp but was covered in algae during a hot sunny day at Crystal Lake in New Jersey.

Looking east

another view from the west side of the lake, messy!

I went to Dahnerts Lake for bass and carp.  Things were slow until  I saw a carp jump out of the water at the north end of the lake.  After I walked to that part of the lake; I was really surprised to see  more than a dozen carp, of varying sizes, feeding.  I ran back to my spot to get my gear and my fly rod.  When I returned to where I saw carp they were still there.  But slowly one by one, the pod moved and swam away.  They never returned.

 A young Bronx River large mouth bass on a green weenie

The eastern end of the Bronx River

A few Canada geese doing nothing but standing around on the river.

Perch are in the Bronx River too.  This one took a small white woolie bugger.

Me and "Two Rods" went to Clove Lake .  We saw signs of carp but only caught catfish.

"Two Rods" catching two catfish at a time with bread.

First carp on the fly this fall

Sorry for poor quality of my photo but it was late in the afternoon and shadows were heavy.
I'm fishing in one of my favorite lakes for dry fly fishing.  At this time of the year the temperature
is cooler but fish are finicky.  They have been caught a few times and will take the time to inspect
your fly.  The koi are especially cautious.  I've seen them swim around my flies several times
and on the last pass turn and swim away.  I wish I knew what tips them off.

There was no wind when this carp took my fly.  It is intense because you can see where the
carp are clooping.  Many questions go through my mind as I watch my fly.  Should I recast the fly?
Should I leave it where it is?  Do I notice a feeding pattern?  Are my feet in the right position to make
an accurate cast?  I want my fly to land in an area no wider than a tea cup; putting my fly on the
table is not good enough.

Another reason I like this lake is that is that most of the time the water is clear and not dark.   Easy to
see a woolie bugger when it is being fished on the bottom.  Easy to use dog food as chum