Skygager fly fishing in korea - Fly fishing Episode 33

Ed Ward and Dave Pinczkowski: "Just Bassin'"

Fluke on a fly

I went to the park to mostly practice using my new skagit line and my new ATP 37 fly reel.  I used a # 10 hares ear fly.  I placed my line in the water before making a cast. the line lay in the water for about a minute or two.  I stripped off some more line and began to form a "D" loop.  As I tried to cast, something was preventing the line from coming up.  I thought it might be a small fish.  I attempted to roll cast again.  So I squeezed the lever to pull in my fly line. There was a fish, a crappie on my line with the hares ear in its mouth.  This fish was caught by a fluke, a mistake!

 

 

Olympic Pennisula Skagit Tactics In NYC

The virus and fishing have not mixed well with me trying to catch fish and stay safe.  This morning I managed to get out of the house and into Prospect Park for some "social distance" fishing with my new

ATP 37 graphite semi automatic fly reel.

The reel is loaded with my new skagit set up.  For the past couple of seasons, I have been unable to reach carp feeding in the center of Hughes Lake.  If I get to fish for carp this season, I plan to use 

The eleven foot six weight fly rod to reach faraway places where the big carp feed freely.  This set up uses the OPST floating commando line ( 300 grams).

I present for your inspection one green woolie worm; used for catching panfish in the lake at Prospect

Park .  

A squash blossom growing out of an old tree stump!

 

ELECTROAUTOMATIC PROTO ONE SUPERLIGHT Semi Automatic Fly Reel

There is a new battery operated semi automatic fly reel on the horizon.  I hope to be able to report on its performance soon!

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ELECTROAUTOMATIC PROTO ONE SUPERLIGHT

The ELECTROAUTOMATIC PROTO ONE SUPERLIGHT is a lightweight and rigid fly reel and incorporates our unique ElectroAutomatic Drive system with OneTouch Control, UnionBrake and DirectDrill Handle. It is fabricated from Alumide using additive manufacturing technologies to offer high performance at a competitive price and lowest weight. The ELECTROAUTOMATIC PROTO ONE SUPERLIGHT is ideally suited for occasional flyfishing with lighter lines (up to #5).

Specification:
Weight: ~170 gr.
Base Diameter: 85 mm
Base Width: 39 mm
Spool outer diameter: 77 mm
Spool inner diameter: 47 mm
Spool inner width: 27 mm
Line capacity: >70 cm³

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ELECTROAUTOMATIC PROTO ONE ALU

Almost completely made from precision machined aluminum and steel (only clutch and motor compartement insert made from rugged synthetic material), the ELECTROAUTOMATIC PROTO ONE ALU offers an excellent look and of course great performance. It incorporates the unique ElectroAutomatic Drive system with OneTouch Control, UnionBrake, and DirectDrill Handle. The ELECTROAUTOMATIC PROTO ONE ALU is ideally suited for flyfishing with medium lines (about #3 to #6).

Specification:
Weight: ~200 gr.
Base Diameter: 85 mm
Base Width: 37 mm
Spool outer diameter: 78 mm
Spool inner diameter: 45 mm
Spool inner width: 30 mm
Line capacity: >85 cm³

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Northern Pike

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Passaic River Pike 2020   by Ron Jacobsen, Fisheries Technician Updated by Garret Kratina, Assistant Fisheries Biologist June 24, 2020 The following is an updated version of the original Passaic River Pike article by Ron Jacobsen, February, 2013. There was a time when New Jersey anglers would have to travel to places north and west, such as Minnesota and the Canadian provinces of Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba to find good northern pike fishing opportunities. Today, thanks to a Division program stocking fish raised at the Hackettstown State Fish Hatchery, anglers can enjoy superb pike fishing close to home. Currently, successful pike fisheries exist in six waters, including the Passaic River. The Passaic receives six-inch fingerling pike each year (see the Hackettstown Hatchery Stocking Summaries). They are now well-established over much of the river's course as evidenced by angler reports. The Passaic River borders or runs through seven different counties, flowing through relatively remote wilderness flood plains as well as densely populated urban areas. It offers both challenging and easy pike fishing opportunities for anglers of every level. Much of the river from Chatham to Fairfield is accessible only by canoe or kayak. However, many city riverside parks are havens for shore-bound anglers. Chris Reno with Passaic River Pike, June 2020 Click to enlarge Popular fishing methods are casting large spinners and jigs, and also floating shiners under bobbers. Anglers may keep two northerns per day provided they measure at least 24 inches in length. Stocking fingerling pike in the Passaic Click to enlarge It has taken years of searching roads, bridge crossings and parks to find good access to the river's banks for stocking. Pike are now stocked at more than 25 locations from the Lower Chatham Bridge at the Morris-Essex County line to Pennington Park in Paterson. Locations from Hawthorne to Garfield, above the Dundee Dam on the Bergen County side of the river, are also stocked. To explore the uppermost Passaic River pike-stocked area, small watercraft can be launched at the McCormick Bridge off South Orange Avenue, Livingston, and at the Swinefield Bridge near the intersection of Eagle Rock Avenue and River Road in Morris County. The Great Piece Meadow Natural Area stretch from Horseneck Bridge Road downriver to Two Bridges Road has consistently produced large pike for anglers fishing from kayaks. Anglers have reported catching pike weighing up to 20 pounds and measuring into the low 40-inch range. Motorboats can be launched at John Suchorsky Park in Little Falls Township. This location has limited parking and shoreline access to the river. Pennington Park in Paterson offers an expansive shoreline from which to fish. There is a boat ramp at Memorial Park in Fairlawn, and riverside fishing and boat launching is possible off River Road in Elmwood Park near the town's high school. NOTE: The Passaic River is prone to flooding so watercraft fishing trips should be limited to times of normal flow. Although not stocked upriver of the Lower Chatham Bridge or below the Dundee Dam, which spans the Passaic between Clifton and Garfield, northern pike have been reported caught at numerous locations outside of that range. Recent reports have been received from anglers who have caught pike upriver at Berkeley Heights and downriver at Belleville. The division's Hackettstown State Fish Hatchery began rearing northern pike in 1981 with eggs obtained from the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission. However, it was not until completion of the hatchery's new intensive culture system in 2000 that large numbers of northern pike fingerlings were reared. Northerns prefer cooler, vegetated reaches of larger waterbodies of at least 100 acres in size. In New Jersey, this limits opportunities to a few select waters in the northern and central portions of the state. Under the guidance of state fisheries biologists, introductions of northern pike were attempted in fifteen waterbodies from 1981 to 1996 with fisheries eventually establishing in Budd Lake, Farrington Lake, Pompton Lake, Pompton River, Spruce Run Reservoir and the Passaic River. The author with broodstock pike Click to enlarge New Jersey's northern pike program is self-sufficient and is sustained by maintenance stocking of hatchery reared fingerlings. The Division does not rely on out-of-state sources for eggs. Each year staff from the Hackettstown hatchery collects broodstock, large adult fish, during March and April from New Jersey lakes for spawning. Eggs are fertilized, hatched and the fingerlings reared to stockable size (normally 6 inch average) at the hatchery. The adult broodstock are returned to their lake of origin after the spawning process. (See the Hackettstown Hatchery Broodstock Collection articles for details.) If you want to enjoy exciting northern pike fishing close to home, the Passaic River is the waterway of choice. Obtain some maps and explore the possibilities. To assist the division in managing this exciting fisheries resource, please e-mail reports of Passaic River pike catches, including location, size and weight (if known) to: Garret Kratina at Garret.Kratina@dep.nj.gov. Get out and experience another of the great fishing opportunities New Jersey has to offer. Passaic River Pike Stocking Locations Maps Section 1: Lower Chatham Bridge, Chatham to Horseneck Road Bridge, Montville (pdf, 510kb) Section 2: Two Bridges Road,Fairfield/Lincoln Park to Pennington Park, Paterson (pdf, 450kb) Section 3: Hawthorne to Elmwood Park (pdf, 220kb) RELATED PAGES Northern Pike Information Northern Pike Stocking Summaries Hackettstown Hatchery Broodstock Collection Reports Hackettstown Hatchery Stocking Summaries Warmwater Fish in New Jersey

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This is an example of the Bluegills spawning in the lake at Prospect Park.   

The clarity of the lake water is especially clear this season.  And there are a number of other

fish in the mix here also.                                                                                                            

Using a wet fly rig with a #10 hares ear nymph and a #12 pheasant tail, I hooked

and landed these two twelve inch largemouth bass at the same time!