The Blog of Fly Fishing in New York City's Parks. Currently there are more than two dozen fresh water lakes and ponds open to the public.
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
The first day of winter
We've had several days of warm weather so I loaded my pack, cane fly rod and headed for a lake in New Jersey. It had been cold enough for ice to form on the lakes prior to this warm spell; with temperatures above 60F, most of this lake had no ice.
I got to the lake after 4:00 pm. There was almost no wind but the water was cold.
When fishing for carp, or any fish, it is important to know the feeding habits of the fish. I know the
feeding patterns of the fish in this lake. As the sun sets, the western end of this lake becomes a buffet
line for tailing carp. The draw back for carp fishing after twilight is you can not see the mouth of the
carp. I could not determine with certainty where the carp were feeding.
I blind cast for an hour (there were that many fish) the best I could do was foul hook one carp; before I decided to call it a day. I was fishing with the aid of park lights.
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