Zach Matthews
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Bob I think it basically is an arbor knot. It definitely hangs off to the side some like that knot does. Interesting stuff guys.
Zach
“Two inches says you’re coming home with me tonight.”
Hilarious. Dude, way to be out there plugging away at it Mike. That’s the only way to really figure something out. Please let us know how you do. Jay Malyon has been successful on Carter’s before and may have some tips for you.
Zach
Whooooaoaa. Those are all cool. Can’t wait for the blog post, Justin. I really like the look of that mahseer in hand in the last shot.
This is the configuration of the room. Since then the cat tower has gone in the trash and I’ve wired and added a flatscreen to the wall on the left, which is hooked up with an AppleTV so I can watch YouTube tying videos or (more often) nature documentaries while I tie.
Pretty proud of doing that electrical work myself…
Good lord those are gorgeous. Love the spot lighting. Was that natural or done in post?
I had that happen one time in an actual river environment:
I’m not sure I ever posted the final version of my office move project!
Not bad eh?
Here it is getting messy:
I loaded up and went looking for them on Saturday, Rob, but damn if the lake wasn’t dry! Like actually dry. I forgot they pulled it down so far in the winter.
Have to wait until spring, when I can pair a gar trip with a white bass search.
Gary I talked to Mike on Facebook briefly — that guy has some crazy experiences down there. Isn’t his dad a Rally car racer? Mike if you’re listening jump in here.
That’s really helpful, Rob; thank you. I am going to go to a spot I know holds a lot of them on Saturday and I’ll see about bringing some of these with me.
Even more interesting:
Thanks, Zach.
While this is good news for Bristol Bay overall, it doesn’t
affect Pebble. The President’s action only covers offshore oil and
gas development, and we still have to fight to get Pebble stopped if
we want to protect the headwaters areas from mining development.Our fight is fundamentally different in that Obama was able to use
Executive power to issue the offshore moratorium and we need to
navigate a more difficult Congress to protect EPA’S use of the Clean
Water Act in Bristol Bay.Stay tuned, and thanks for the support!
Scott Hed
“The DNR lake sturgeon reintroduction program began in 2002. Since then, more than 130,000 sturgeon fingerlings have been released into the Coosa River basin, which includes the Etowah River. Sturgeon grow slowly and do not mature for 12-15 years, so it is important to protect them from harvest until they can reproduce and once again support some limited harvest. Anglers accidentally catching a lake sturgeon should immediately release the fish unharmed. Fish hooked deep will often survive if anglers cut the line near the hook and release the fish with the hook. If you catch a sturgeon, please contact the Calhoun WRD office (ph. 706-624-1161) to report the location from which the sturgeon was caught. Such information is helpful to biologists assessing the survival and dispersal of these magnificent sport fish.”
Sounds like we should be about due to start seeing some mature fish…
It has been done:
http://carponthefly.blogspot.com/2013/05/sturgeon-on-fly.html
Only question is whether there’s any water in Georgia where you could plausibly sight fish for them. I see zero chance of catching one by accident. That guy was carp fishing.
Travis what you do is so awesome. How many muskie have you actually boated now? I would love to catch a muskie. And also a sturgeon. They’re theoretically possible in Georgia…
Travis you are persistent. I’ve been told (and I agree) that persistence is the #1 quality of a fantastic angler. Question: why is brother also dredging flies while you’re trying to entice him in? Do you ever get takes on the secondary fly? If not, maybe time to scrap that technique.
Travis how has your muskie fishing gone lately? Also are you actually getting a bunch of takes on the figure 8? I attended a Brad Bohen lecture and he explained all that but I still thought it was more of a secondary technique.
