Fly fishing using softbaits

Another soft bait session, this time using my old Browning 5/6  Travel Fly Rod.  In the spring
fish seem to be active on the Lull Water in Prospect Park.

I did try a few nymph patterns but the soft bait caught fish!

Am I bad for not using tradition flies to catch fish?  I don't think so.

Pumpkin seed on softbait

Fly fishing with soft baits is how I'm rolling now.  I rarely bring traditional flies
with me when I go fishing.  I glue the baits to hooks with super glue because soft baits like crappie tubes tend to loosen and slip after a few casts.

On this day I fished Prospect Park Lake.  I fished a one inch, grub soft bait. It was late in the day
when I hooked this pumpkin seed.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                             

This is my latest batch of soft baits.  I like to use hooks made for live baits as these hooks
have barbs on the shaft which hold the bait and prevents the bait from slipping.

Prospect Park Lake Frozen 64F

This past winter there were  several days which raised my hopes to try fishing with the
softbaits I had stuck on fishing hooks.  On one day the temperature rose to 65F.

I got my fly rod and ran to the lake to see where there was open water.  The above photos show
that even 65 degrees, in the winter does not melt ice on a frozen lake.

Fly fishing for Carp- Episode 13 (잉어 플라이낚시)