The Pool in Central Park

Looking west across The Pool in Central Park.  This is one of the almost hidden
bodies of water in the park.  The Pool offers some exciting fishing during the
warmer months. The top water action can be almost non stop with what I call" club size bass",
bass that measure any where from  8 inches to 12 inches long.

   

They can jump and in spite of their size put up a decent fight especially on a 2wt fly rod.
 There are bluegill , crappie and catfish here in this shallow water too.  For some reason, unknown to me, The Pool is not a place that most people fish.  It is one of the few bodies of water that is not always brown or green during hot weather.

Last year, the water channel that leaves The Pool and meanders to The Meer was dredged, widen and  deepened to form pools where fish will collect in the future.  It almost looks like a quiet stream.
I saw a couple of turtles and "club sized bass" in this pool between The Pool and The Meer.

This is all made made but it looks like a real stream too.  In time it will be interesting to see
how this canal fishes.  Tenkara?

Tenkara fly fishing (Japanese: テンカラ, literally: "from heaven", or "from the skies") is a traditional type of fishing practiced in Japan that should not be confused with fly fishing. Primarily used for mountain stream trout fishing, tenkara is one of the most popular methods of angling among fresh-water mountain anglers in Japan.