tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70389803875070839562024-03-19T01:48:22.206-07:00I FISH NEW YORKI Fish New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02857931697196017765noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038980387507083956.post-76048999732702097852015-12-27T03:23:00.000-08:002016-12-18T16:12:12.778-08:00Fly Fishing for trout in New York City without a Car<div class="MsoNormal">
There is no shortage of names and adjectives used to describe New York City – The “city that never sleeps”, the “Big Apple” the “Concrete Jungle”… The list goes on and on… but very few people know that NYC is a fly fishing hub. <o:p></o:p>The East River, Jamaica Bay, Far Rockaways, Staten Island provide a fantastic playground to anyone interested in catching striped bass and bluefish. </div>
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But what about the "sweet water" enthusiast?</div>
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What are the options for the non-motorized New Yorker when the River is calling your name? When the thoughts of wading a clean, cold river in hopes of rising trouts and you are left without a car and can’t drive over the Mighty West Branch of the Delaware? There is hope, fellow angler! Just pack a 4 weight rod, a pair of waders and head to Grand Central station (or 125<sup>th</sup> street if you are uptown). Get a $28 round trip ticket to Croton Falls and hop in the North Metro MTA.</div>
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It takes about 1 hour to get there, just enough time to get though your emails, enjoy a cup of coffee and catching up with the news. Once you arrive at the station, the river is literally 5 min away (see map - the red circle is the station). My advice here is to spend some time on the bridge and look for surface activity.</div>
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The Croton Fishery is basically 2 little rivers; the West Branch – and the East Branch. This is not the Bow river in Canada… but it provides a decent fly-fishing opportunity with a well-managed catch and release, artificial only,<b> </b>section. The fish are mostly brown trouts, with an average size of 10-15 inch and since the river is not that deep they tend to rise pretty consistently. See map - the green indicates where you can fish:</div>
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I enjoy fishing Croton for personal reasons. I fly fished there with my wife and we caught fish before a huge storm caused us to take shelter in the woods… and every single time I look at a specific tree I recall the words she was calling because, yes, she was right – the Storm was coming – but the trouts were raising too… My best friend caught one of his first trout on a dry fly there as well. 5 years and thousands of hours fly-fishing later we still laugh at this poor little trout who was the catalyst, to an insane amount of fishing trips afterward…</div>
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Fly fishing is not just about catching fish… if our end goal was solely focused toward that end we would not be fly-fishing to begin with! Creating lasting memories, discovering new places and meeting friendly folks down the line (no pun intended) are an essential part of the sport.<br />
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While you are there don’t forget to get some food in local shops, sandwich, subs and pizzas are delicious, especially after a long day of wading, exploring and catching trouts.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Trains are running every 45 min or so on weekends so you’ll be back in no time in the city and will most likely have some good story to tell your colleagues on Monday!</div>
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I Fish New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02857931697196017765noreply@blogger.com48tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038980387507083956.post-22428286049946963822014-02-28T13:09:00.000-08:002015-06-05T10:11:34.664-07:002013 - The Year of Big Trouts / Streamer fishing in New York2013 will never be remembered as a great year for dry fly.<br />
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Sure - we had some good hatches in the Spring but nothing compared to 2012 where the trouts were feeding on top from March to July...<br />
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Last year was a good year for me. I am not gonna complain. My number of trouts were down but they were a lot bigger than usual and I mean a LOT bigger!<br />
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When you talk about big trouts in New York City people sometimes give you the "funny look". Sure enough, you may have to travel a bit to find them but I will say it loud and clear: Big trouts, above 20 inches, wild trouts or holdovers are actually under fished.<br />
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Let me explain. These big fish have a singular behavior. They are the Alpha types, they don't have predators other than maybe otters, eagles and humans. Dumbing it down a little, we can say they OWN their pool, no other fish bother them and they are very territorial. Having said that, these fish are the living proof of an extraordinary self protecting instinct. They have survived, floods, fisherman and predators back when they were small. They are extremely wary and will spook / shut down at any unusual sound / sight.<br />
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Coming back to my original point, I sincerely believe that these big fish do not behave like majority of trouts. They live in large, deep pools or next to the strongest currents are very rarely specifically targeted by fly fisherman - myself included!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fighting a BIG TROUT in frigid water</td></tr>
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Since last year was not a great year for dry fishing, I reluctantly, turned to fishing streamers. And when I do fish streamers, I go deeeeeeeep. I like to use really heavy stuff because I know that, especially in early season, the big trouts are in the deepest part of the river. Fishing these deep waters means PATIENCE.<br />
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One, you have to wait for your streamers to sink.<br />
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Two, you have to mend the line a couple times to reach the right depth. That type of fishing is clearly not for everyone and demands a LOT of concentration.<br />
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Remember, these big trouts will NEVER take a dragged streamer. The action of your streamer has to be NATURAL, pretty much like a good nymph drift with minimal twitches.<br />
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For all the beginners out there and to give you a little perspective on this type of fishing - you basically cast upriver at 35 feet or so, wait and mend the line until it reach the deep part of the pool then realistically, you will be able to "fish" 2 or yards of river correctly... Your streamer is covering a lot of distance but really you are effectively fishing it just a little over 10%. This type of fishing implies a perfect positioning on the bank.<br />
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Targeting BIG trouts has not been my number one focus but I enjoy it more and more... These big fish are really beautiful [and picky]. Fishing for them require more discipline than usual and I wanted to share my 2 cents on it and hope that the 2014 season will be rewarding!<br />
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<br />I Fish New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02857931697196017765noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038980387507083956.post-30525009245047056482014-02-23T11:37:00.000-08:002014-02-23T13:54:22.666-08:00This Morning We Saw a Dolphin next to City IslandEarly this morning, my good friend and neighbor, Willem bumped into me while I was putting my SUP on my car. After less than a five minutes of chat I invited me to join me on a flat water winter training session in Pehlam Bay, in the New York Bronx.<br />
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After a quick trip we arrived at our launch point and the conditions were just EPIC. No wind at all, no wave, bright blue sky and not a boat on the water.<br />
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Leveraging on such good conditions we paddled all the way to Execution Rock Lighthouse, located between in Long Island Sound.<br />
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The paddle was nothing short of ideal and as we were going on our way back I spotted something on my left... It looked like a seal, only with a big fin...What is this THING???... I am like - could this be a....... DOLPHIN!?!?<br />
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We decided to paddle to it and we saw it - a grey little dolphin, taking little breath and "paddled" around us for a while!<br />
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Then a couple of seals decided to join our party and it was just UNBELIEVABLE... I mean, here we are, at approx. 10 minutes drive from the city, surrounded by a dolphin and a couple of seals...<br />
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After catching a wild Atlantic Salmon last year I thought I have seen it all... but NO Long Island Sound always manage to surprise me by its bio-diversity and its gorgeous colors!<br />
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Winter Paddling is amazing! Go out there!I Fish New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02857931697196017765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038980387507083956.post-4287318636844200802013-10-02T20:44:00.001-07:002013-10-02T20:44:30.429-07:00Fishing at Night for Striped Bass around New York CityHi everyone<br />
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Fishing at night is not easy.<br />
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You have to be prepared, concentrated and very aware.
Because night is the time where the big fish feed, I have been doing a little bit of night fishing with my good friend <a href="http://www.ariveredge.com/">LQN</a> who likes it more than me.<br />
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Night fishing is daunting at first... you don't know where you are, where to cast and even if fish see your fly or your lure...<br />
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The only way to get strikes and catch fish is easy to summarize: FISH SLOWLY... That's it... nothing else beats a slow moving fly or lure when you fish at night. Don't focus on the depth of your lure but rather keep in mind that big fish will generally feed in the first 2 feet of water and keep in mind that you'd need to use dark color.<br />
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That is IT - Be concentrated, set your drag a little tighter if you are going to fish in rough conditions and do not forget your head lamp and your Korkers - Safety First!<br />
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Fishing is my passion, but over the years I have come to SUP surf more and more often. I really do enjoy the adrenaline rush and the pleasure associated with catching [and surfing] a wave. There is something truly amazing in being able to enjoy the water freely. SUP Surfing is also a great way to stay healthy, strong and relaxed!<br />
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See below a little video about SUP Surfing in and around New York City.<br />
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Hope you'll have fun watching it!<br />
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All the Best,<br />
Pierre<br />
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By <a href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/k/corey_kilgannon/index.html">COREY KILGANNON</a><br /><br /><br />Relaxing with a rod and a beer is not the way someone named Pierre A. Champion goes about landing a prize catch.<br /><br /><br />“This is not wait-and-see fishing — this is run and gun,” he said on Thursday, referring to his style of angling: standing on a thick surfboard and paddling it like a gondolier, with his rods at the ready. It is the most challenging method he can find to chase schools of fish.<br /><br /><br />“I’ve never seen anyone else in New York doing it,” said Mr. Champion, 31, who suits up like a frogman and plies New York City waterways while many New Yorkers are hitting the snooze button or ordering dessert.<br /><br /><br />Using a stand-up paddleboard enables him to quietly position himself near a school of fish or next to a promising spot. Then he grabs his rod from the deck of the board and begins casting.<br /><br /><br />The board lets him reach the shallows, ply the jetties, and nose around the piers and rocks where fish linger.<br /><br /><br />One of his favorite spots is a craggy island inhabited by sea gulls between City Island and Hart Island in the Bronx. He paddled quietly up to it Thursday morning as the sun rose on Long Island Sound, and he pulled out a plastic case of his own hand-tied lures. He attached one to the line of his fly rod and began whipping it over the water’s glassy surface.<br /><br /><br />It was here, four days earlier, also at dead-high tide, that Mr. Champion landed an Atlantic salmon, a rare catch for this area.<br /><br /><br />Mr. Champion usually releases his catch, but the hook had mortally wounded the salmon. So he hauled it onto his kayak — which he was using that day because of rough water — and later took it to a City Island tackle shop, where the employees told him they could not remember one being caught on a rod and reel in these parts.<br /><br /><br />Mr. Champion sent snapshots to New York State environmental officials, who told him the endangered fish might have come from the Connecticut River and failed to head out to the ocean. The state officials came to Mr. Champion’s apartment in Harlem to collect samples of the fish from his freezer for further study.<br /><br /><br />“They told me they never heard of someone catching this kind of salmon on a lure here,” said Mr. Champion, who is not resting on his laurels.<br /><br /><br />“My goal now is to catch a bluefin,” he said, referring to a trophy tuna that would also have no business wandering around the coast of the Bronx.<br /><br /><br />“This is who I am — I’m always going to be the seeker — even in business, it’s the same,” said Mr. Champion, who works in Midtown for a private equity firm buying distressed companies. “In both pursuits, I’m the guy who’s going to seek the deal and never give up, no matter how many hurdles.”<br /><br /><br />He began his day on Thursday at 5 a.m. by stepping out of his apartment in the darkness, strapping his paddleboard to his sport utility vehicle and driving about 15 minutes to City Island. He parked and pulled on his wet suit, as well as a vest and waist pouches for his fishing tackle. He tucked two fishing rods — a fly rod and a spinning reel — under an elastic strap on the board and paddled out from a small beach toward the sunrise.<br /><br /><br />Mr. Champion said he grew up in Ardeche, in the south of France, and would fly-fish the rivers for trout with his father. He became an avid kayaker too, and used his kayak to fish.<br /><br /><br />Shortly after moving from France to New York City at age 25, he bought a stand-up paddleboard and began fishing from it.<br /><br /><br />On the windless Sound on Thursday morning, one could sense the city coming to life, with traffic whooshing on the parkways and building on the Throgs Neck Bridge. The BX-29 city bus rumbled over the bridge as Mr. Champion fished underneath.<br /><br /><br />At times, Mr. Champion held his rod down with his foot, letting the line trail in the water while he paddled. The goal, he said, was to get into rod-bending fights with big fish, like the 44-inch bass that recently pulled him around out by Execution Rocks lighthouse, in the Sound.<br /><br /><br />“It’s a stand-up sleigh ride,” he said.<br /><br /><br />After several hours of no luck, just before he was about to head in to go to work, he hooked something. It was no salmon, but rather a 2-foot long striper. Mr. Champion carefully removed the hook and let the fish slip back into the Bronx waters. Then he paddled back to shore.<br /><br />I Fish New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02857931697196017765noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038980387507083956.post-81069560548613619432013-04-30T11:03:00.000-07:002013-04-30T11:19:52.531-07:00The DEC confirms it - It was a Wild Atlantic SalmonIt is confirmed by DEC expert on the subject - the fish was a wild Atlantic Salmon:<br /><br />From DEC's email:<br /><br /><i>"First, we got the opinion of Connecticut's salmon expert and he agrees with you. His response: "This is definitely an Atlantic salmon. Moreover, I do not believe that it is a hatchery fish—one of the broodstock that we stock into the Shetucket and Naugatuck rivers as part of the broodstock trophy fishery. I believe this to be a wild, post-spawned Atlantic salmon departing the Connecticut River, not entering it. I suspect that it entered the river last year, spawned, and was late to depart back to the ocean as a kelt due to the absence of a spring freshet. The fish is very skinny and not fully reconditioned as we would expect a bright incoming sea-return fish to have done. You can see that it is mostly head. It may have gotten lost in Long Island Sound and begun feeding and partially reconditioned."<br /> <br />Now the bad news. Atlantic salmon are an endangered species and you are prohibited by law to take or possess them. We know it was not intentional, and that the fish died because of bleeding. If you still have the fish or any parts of it, I'd ask that you please surrender it to DEC and we'll send it to Connecticut for analysis. I can make arrangements to have it picked up by Law Enforcement. We will not file any charges."</i><br /><br />Since I have anticipated this answer I have saved tissue, scales and flesh along with high resolution pictures of the fish.<br /><br />It is a little bit sad that I couldn't released this wild fish last Sunday. 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<br /><br />I Fish New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02857931697196017765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038980387507083956.post-3334322817562601072013-04-29T18:58:00.000-07:002013-04-29T19:09:10.944-07:00I caught an Atlantic Salmon in New York City - From the Bronx, on my kayak!Unbelievable... but true!<br />
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Last week my wife told me to "go catch some striped bass" and it was with a lot of confidence that I planned my fishing.<br />
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Friday after work went kayaking by night in Pehlam Bay until 11:30 pm for nothing (and I saw people landing bass (big) from shore - froze my arse off and it was frustrating...<br />
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Saturday: hit JayBay from 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm for... nada... same story I heard people catching them from the kayak... [Very] frustrating..<br />
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On Sunday, my wife and I went to Pelham Bay, in the Bronx for a picnic on the shore and after we are finished eating, well, I wanted to try a couple of time with my spinning rod, casting a white grub and my wife was reeling it in... On her first retrieve - BLAM! a healthy upper teen fish! Was thrilled for her but when I tried I couldn't hook a single one! I was almost about to give up and face the truth... my luck is gone, even my wife outfish me :)<br />
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Almost by pity, she granted me a one hour paddle from City Island, while she took a nap in the car. Conditions were "so-so", strong winds pushing offshore, cold water and absolutely no one on the water (why would you go? right?).<br />
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Gearing up, I know this is truly my last "chance" to land one. So I started to paddle and aim for a couple of submerged blocks I know, using this same "white grub", thinking its "mojo" could be my savior...<br />
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Well, on my first cast I "felt" something... A short "thunk"... Considering my level of luck, I thought it was maybe a bunker that rolled in my line or short bass... Anyway, I make another cast, this time in the rocks, reeling fast, and BLAM! now that is a "real" fish... Funny though, it doesn't fight like a bass, nor like a bluefish... I am like "hey, may be it is a weakfish!"<br />
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After a rather short battle I finally get to see "it" - a dark blue fish... that looks like a trout! WTF is this? Also, I see that it has swallowed the grub and the hook is in the gills deep :(... After a little struggle to calm it down, I have leashed it to see if the gills will stop bleeding but after few minutes, the fish is no more...<br />
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I head back to shore, looking at this gorgeous fish... Man, did I tried hard for this one! I have caught a lot of salmonids (brown, coho, king) in my life but this one is not a trout (since the eye and jaw line are aligned) and it's not still clear if it is an Atlantic Salmon or a Steelhead - DEC will analyse to confirm and identify it.<br />
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Since I really like "Jacks bait and Tackle" I showed the fish and the guys were like "I have been workin' here for more than 15 years, and I have never seen something like this ever" - was a lot of fun.<br />
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It is still a "bitter-sweet" catch since I would have rather released the fish, but since it was badly hooked, there is nothing I could have done.<br />
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All the best and keep fishing!<br />
Pierre<br />
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I Fish New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02857931697196017765noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038980387507083956.post-48054449771207087402013-04-15T18:20:00.001-07:002013-04-15T18:21:25.294-07:00A NEW SPONSOR - HPA France, the specialist of waterproof bags and equipment for Stand Up Paddling, Fishing and kayaking is now my official sponsorDear readers,<br />
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I am stoked to announce that I am now officially a sponsored paddler for HPA Equipement - <a href="http://www.hpa.fr/">http://www.hpa.fr/</a> - a company focused on the design, manufacturing and distribution of waterproof bags and accessories serving the Stand Up Paddling, Fishing and professional markets.<br />
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HPA sent me a lot of very useful goodies including fully waterproof bags, ceramic knife, a "fish box" designed to be placed on the front of the SUP, a lot of rigging leashes, waterproof pack to store my Iphone, shorts and a camera bag...<br />
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To say that I am grateful is an understatement, I very happy to count HPA as my sponsor as I am already preparing for Jamaica Bay Kayak fishing tournament in New York City, in which I intent to compete, on my Stand Up Paddle board in the Fly-Fishing division of course!<br />
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Chers lecteurs,<br />
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Je suis très content de vous annoncer que je suis officiellement sponsorise par HPA, <a href="http://www.hpa.fr/">http://www.hpa.fr/</a>, une société spécialisée dans le design, la fabrication et la distribution de sacs étanches et d'accessoires pour le stand up paddle, la pêche et les professionels du nautisme.</div>
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HPA m'a envoyé une super sélection de sac étanches, un couteau a lame céramique et une "fish box" qui est designe pour etre installée sur le pont du SUP, un short et des packs étanches pour Iphone.<br />
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Dire que je suis reconnaissant est insuffisant, je suis vraiment heureux du support de HPA et cela tombe tres bien car je compte participer cette année a la compétition de pêche en kayak de "Jamaica Bay" prévue le 16 Mai prochain a New York. Compétition que je vais faire en Stand Up Paddle, dans la division Pêche a la mouche!<br />
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A bientôt!<br />
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<br />I Fish New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02857931697196017765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038980387507083956.post-64237318171927443102012-07-25T07:41:00.000-07:002012-07-25T07:49:13.802-07:00Fishing from a Stand Up Paddle Board for Striped Bass<span style="font-size: large;">Hi There!</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">I took a long paddling trip from City Island to Execution Rock lighthouse and found perfect conditions - little wind, no traffic and a good amount of bait fish.</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">I was kind just really "in tune" with everything but I was still fishing and catching small striped bass when I saw a big school of bait fish behaving like they were stressed out... Interesting... so I decided to try my chance and BAM... my line stopped for a moment... the fish was barely moving... and then my drag screamed... wow! I was standing up and decided to go for the ride...</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">As minutes passed I was almost sure that it was a big Bluefish... and was so happy to see a big "striper" coming up!</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Only problem, the fish inhaled the hooks and was pretty badly hooked so I decided to keep it (I usually keep 2-3 fish a year, for conservation purpose but also because it is very awkward to first have a SUP in the street of NYC AND a big huge fish that takes hours to clean, cut and filet )</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">This is not a monster but at 43 inches and 22 pounds it is a big fish on my book.</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">I wish I had a Go Pro camera because for an hour or so it was amazing to see these bait fish getting crushed by big striped bass - caught two other big ones but they were safely released to live, spawn and caught another day!</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Tight lines to all of you Stand Up Paddle anglers!</span><br />
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<br />I Fish New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02857931697196017765noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038980387507083956.post-35343434407925096762012-06-04T19:20:00.000-07:002012-06-04T19:20:08.311-07:00Turning Lemons into LemonadeSpring has sprung and my buddy and I are back into Saltwater fly fishing!<br />
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The plan was simple, wake up at 4:00 am drive to Long Branch in New Jersey to catch striped bass from shore. We arrived there after a swift drive and found ACRES of Menhaden ( also known as Bunkers) near the shore... WOW! That looked like a great start of the season - at least bait fish was here...<br />
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The problem was that no bass or bluefish were chasing them and they were just happily swimming and flipping on the surface at about 150 yards from shore.<br />
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After 3 hours of casting and not a single bite my buddy who was exhausted from a previous night trip suggested that we should head home... I was a little mad to have woke up this early to head back in NYC without trying to catch a fish.<br />
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So I worked out a deal, we would go back home but since we had a bunch of Gurglers, poppers and other minnows, we will stop by local NJ ponds to check if we can catch a largemouth bass (or two..)<br />
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My buddy was not 100% happy but since it was on our way back he was ok.<br />
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After a quick search on the Iphone (not sure Steve Jobs was thinking that his creations would generate countless amount data dedicated to tides and intensive Google maps searching but I thank him anyways) we headed our way to a nice size bass lake in Monmouth County (BTW: we both have New Jersey Fresh Water licence).<br />
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Arriving there, we found out that the parking was at a 25 minutes walk to the nearest parking lot - PERFECT - I like walking to my fishing spot!<br />
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My first impression was WOW - this lake looks really cool. Lots of trees in the water, a lot of bluegills and pumpkin seeds, this looks like a promising spot. Then, just on the right of a fallen tree I spoted a nice LMB... Hmmm... Looks like there is fish in fact.<br />
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The problem was casting the fly to them - it was a real maze, making my cast challenging... but I managed to cast by miracle in the shade my big black Gurgler (RIP Jack Gartside - May your line never dry). Following my buddy advice I left the fly for about 30 very long seconds... I am tensed... and I start to strip it and BLAM!!! Big slurp, a big bass took it! and swam for the big log... then he jumped right in front of us, that is where I saw the size of it! BIG BASS on my book! Using a "technique" used by french fly fishermen on big trouts to avoid breaking the line, I jumped in the swamp, spooked the bass away from the logs he was heading.<br />
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Filling my waders with this smelly murky water was not the best experience of my life but catching and releasing this bass on the fly rod was a great moment and will be remembered!<br />
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Tight lines to all!<br />
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<br />I Fish New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02857931697196017765noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038980387507083956.post-18117311055580075872012-05-07T14:36:00.000-07:002012-05-07T19:26:45.901-07:00The First Striped Bass of 2012 on the Fly Rod, from Shore !!!<br />
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<b>Spring is here in full force in New York.</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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The birds are singing, the grass is growing and the striped
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After a long period of fly fishing in fresh water in the
Catskills and New Jersey, I decided to try my luck on our beloved striped bass.
Because I have tied quite a bunch of flies over the Winter I was excited to try
them out at Jamaica Bay where I have heard and read some good reports these
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Had the chance to arrive right on time for the high tide and
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The great thing of being able to fish for trout and in salt
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<b>What you gain in trout fishing is:</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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All of these are transferable in the salt water world (no
matter what other people say). A good example of this is <i>Lefty Kreh</i>, an amazing
humble fly fisherman as sharp as one can be when targeting a tarpon in the Keys
or a small mouth bass on the Potomac river.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Coming back to my story... So as the tides started to move
out I notice a great current close from
shore forming a great spot for a striped to hunt its preys. I was almost sure
that if a fish was in the area it will be just in front of a big rock under
water so I casted my clouser minnow about 8 yards in front of it, in a similar
fashion as when I fish for trouts with slow sinking nymph. After two mendings,
making sure my fly was not dragging and at the right depth, I did one twitch on
my line and I saw the Striped Bass following very closely the fly. At this
point and instead of striping faster, I just did a micro-twitch on the line
follow by a pause and the striped bass literally engulfed the fly. WOW!<o:p></o:p></div>
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It is not a monster fish by any standard but it is certainly
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<br />I Fish New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02857931697196017765noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038980387507083956.post-22122648915720595662012-04-26T17:38:00.001-07:002012-04-26T19:36:58.639-07:00Fly Fishing The Beaverkill RiverNew York Freswater<br />
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I have been fishing a lot of freshwater recently and I thought it may be useful to share some of the places I went over the last two months:<br />
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The Beaverkill:<br />
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I love this river - it is BIG, trouts are smart and gorgeous and you'll have the chance to hook a real nice fish. I also love the fact that every pool has a designated name, reminding you that you are fishing historical places of American Angling.<br />
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See some pictures of the Beaverkill:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Big Brown Trout Felt for a Black Stone Fly - Worked Hard for this finicky fish</td></tr>
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<br />I Fish New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02857931697196017765noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038980387507083956.post-85888752514571156702012-02-16T19:10:00.000-08:002012-02-17T06:58:37.395-08:00Flies for 2012 - Striped BassI have been tying Fresh and Salt water patterns, preparing the upcoming season for striped bass and trouts.<br />
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This season my fishing will be done on fewer flies but tied with a little more attention than usual. I am still using epoxy but I have ordered the UV Epoxy from Loon Outdoors. Epoxy was great but it yellows and it is truly difficult to have consistency.<br />
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As a whole, I do not follow the patterns to the letter, instead I use different materials. My flies are far from being good looking but they fish well and are build strong.<br />
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Enough Talking - See below pictures of some of my saltwater patterns:<br />
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This video is brillant, the soundtrack is amazing and feature a little bit of urban fishing in NYC - I have showed my spots on the East River, and he caught a couple of schoolies.<br />
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The images are stunning, the ambiance is fantastic - I call for a major TALENT. Period.<br />
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Now enjoy the video and stay tuned - he is about to release and extended version of it!<br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/33529439">First Images from Surf & Inshore Fly Fishing 2011</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user783419">Peter Laurelli</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.I Fish New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02857931697196017765noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038980387507083956.post-61303008627485154502012-01-05T10:08:00.000-08:002012-01-09T09:58:55.955-08:00Texas Fishing on the FlySpent some time in the Lone Star State - Boy was it good to leave the Big Apple for a while...<br />
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The feeling of freedom is still vibrant in Texas - People are friendly, sky is so blue it is striking... there is so many lakes to explore that a life time of fishing will not be enough to explore these waters!<br />
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Everything started by a nice flight from the "Big Apple" to Dallas, I have been really lucky to take a nice aerial picture of Lewisville Lake, located north of Dallas Fort Worth (see below)<br />
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After a little scouting here and there I decided to approach these big waters on a different angle... The fishing season is pretty much over in North Texas, the water is damn cold and based on recent reports I will have a heck of a tough time to land a fish...<br />
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For many, this reports combined with the cold would be enough to stay home... luckily I don't give up that easily and exploring new places is my thing... preferably by running / scouting. I feel like exploration in a car is not as fun... you are going to fast to really capture the essence, the particularities of a place - you can't really get it...<br />
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My strategy was based on a "top - bottom" approach: follow a creek to the lake. Pretty simple plan, and pretty crazy exploration since it is muddy as hell. It was well worth it at so many levels...<br />
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The pictures below are a summary of my Texan exploration - Discovering the forgotten creek.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Following the Creek...Part 2 </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White Bass - Fresh water cousin of our beloved Striped Bass</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bass are everywhere in Texas! Protecting water one step at a time</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Small Mouth Buffalo Carp - They love nymphs!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A LM Bass - Eating nymphs designed for Trouts :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crappie are a lot of fun to catch</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">The Alligator Gar! </td></tr>
</tbody></table>Texas fishing is truly something different, landscapes are amazing and the lakes are perfect for fishing - not mention how friendly people are... All the folks I met while while fishing were REALLY great people - I will be back for more!<br />
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Yeehaw!!I Fish New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02857931697196017765noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038980387507083956.post-42563238798367895802011-12-15T08:48:00.000-08:002011-12-15T12:00:01.331-08:00On The Incoming - Great Video!<a href="http://www.drakemag.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=466%3Aon-the-incoming&catid=91%3A2010-films&Itemid=50#.TuoksL4tfRU.blogger">On The Incoming // Drake Fly Fishing Magazine</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Breezy Point Jetty - October 2011 - Charles Getting Slamed!</span> </td></tr>
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</span></div>I Fish New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02857931697196017765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038980387507083956.post-68196283561747006972011-11-06T19:56:00.000-08:002012-01-09T09:53:44.751-08:00Fishing New York City - Jamaica Bay November 2011<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="544" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5ERCn5kkPq0?fs=1" width="659"></iframe>I Fish New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02857931697196017765noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038980387507083956.post-37401762464658446742011-11-04T13:09:00.000-07:002012-01-09T09:56:52.751-08:00Fall Run 2011 - SeptemberThe "Fall Run" is the word used by fishermen to describe the annual migration of the Striped Bass that occurs in the Fall.<br />
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Each year, striped bass swim back to their spawning grounds and "pack up" on food before the long winter.<br />
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Fueled by the bait fish that leave shores and bays, the striped bass normally hunt these preys along the beach of the North East of the USA. This year has been very challenging to fish from shore because the weather has been really affected by the Hurricane "Irene" that not only disturbed the fishing conditions but also caused NY and NJ state some very serious floods, causing a very murky water.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Breezy Point Jetty</td></tr>
</tbody></table>This murky water, coupled with very high winds and the quasi-absence of sand eels has been the source of a very tough season. New Jersey shore around Sandy Hook is known to be a really great place for surf fishing - but this year, I didn't get the chance to witness any "Blitz"... and the action has been very very slow...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My New SUV allowing to fish from the Shore!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Anyway, at a personal level, my season has been really great! I now have a SUV and a Kayak that allows me to fish, anywhere I want. No more headaches trying to figure out a way to access a spot, no more waiting in vain for a potential fish to swim by... in one word: FREEDOM.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The First Bass on the Kayak!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Jamaica Bay and its surroundings is the perfect place to pursue fishing opportunities from a kayak... The diversity of species, birds and spots accessible form a kayak are truly ENDLESS.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A very healthy 35 inch bass caught in Jamaica Bay, NY</td></tr>
</tbody></table>If your thing is exploring go inside the bay and follow the marches, if you're like me and you like to fish waves and currents, go fish the mouth of the bay where the Atlantic Ocean meets the bay!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A typical size fish caught this year</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Exploring new grounds and territory is something I enjoyed since my early age and if I can coupled this with a fishing rod in my hand then it is even better.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Breezy Point, Waves are forming, creating hot spots </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jamaica Bay at low tide, in the maze...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Penfield Reef Lighthouse, Connecticut</td></tr>
</tbody></table>I Fish New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02857931697196017765noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038980387507083956.post-48715065741734095952011-11-01T08:02:00.000-07:002011-11-01T08:05:15.750-07:00The End of Summer - Good good times on and of the waterHi there!<br />
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Summers is now over, it went too fast as always, we had a awesome summer this year but it was a little too rainy overall... Anyway, as far as I am concerned weather should not stops a real fisherman to fish...<br />
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Writing blog is not an easy task... I realized that I am rusty... so I will just post some pictures of this summer - Enjoy!<br />
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Best,<br />
Pierre<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wilemock, NY</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The "Big D", West Branch of Delaware, NY</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The "Big D", Rainy Sunday</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">West Branch of Delaware</td></tr>
</tbody></table>I Fish New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02857931697196017765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038980387507083956.post-34464667496252721362011-08-09T09:34:00.000-07:002011-08-09T09:34:04.493-07:00<strong><u>August 2011 – Report Black Bass Sea Bass Factory</u></strong><br />
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C est deja 10 heures du Matin, mon pote Long est pile a l’heure, comme d’habitude… et nous prenons la voiture direction: “Bear Mountain”, un ensemble de lacs a une 40aines de miles de New York.<br />
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Le voyage se fait bien tranquille, avec une pause sur le trajet histoire de faire le plein de matos dans le New Jersey.<br />
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C’est donc en debut d’apres midi qu’on arrive a Silver Mine Lake, un petit lac super sympa perdu dans les montagnes des Catskills. Beaucoup de Small et Large Mouth Bass… Apres un casse-croute tres dietetique a base de gros sandwiches huileux, de bacon et de fromage fondu, c est d’un pas tres decide que nous lancons nos leurres sur un lac absolument inconnu.<br />
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Premieres surprises: Les algues ici, c’est pas de la blague, c est du solide… Je regrette un moment d’etre monte si leger… l’ideal pour pecher dans ces herbiers c’est d’etre directement monte en tresse… Perso, je suis pas un adepte du mode bourrin donc je continue mon approche “finesse” c-a-d en mode Senko, weightless, une technique que j’ai decouvert il y a quelques temps et qui marche toujours assez bien.<br />
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Je m’installe au millieux de la vegetation et j’entend un gros “plouf” sur la droite, loin de la berge, a la junction des herbiers et de la pleine eau. J’envoie, pas le temps de ramener, “BLAM” je prend une belle sacoche et je ramene après un combat un peu trop long a mon gout dans les herbiers, un beau LM bass.<br />
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Le reste de la journee est dedie a la decouverte de nouveaux spots et de nouveaux lacs – en tout, nous avons pecher 6 lacs diferents, et nous avons du prendre 3 jolies fishs et un bon nombre de petits bass sans pour autant nous tuer a la tache…<br />
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Sur le dernier spot, j essaie les jolis leurres que Sylvain, FX et Steven m’ont envoye via le Concours du SBF! Un swim bait Molix, qui me semble bien.<br />
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Je le met sur la ligne et j’envoie dans un spot TRES heavy cover…et la, BLAM, un gros black sort de dessous les nenuphars et “tape” leurre… Bon… Je suis assez surprise car le poisson est gros pour etre dans un spot si peu profound…Je renvois le leurre, le poisson se jette a nouveau dessus mais le rate… RAHHHH! Apres cela, trop confidant, je prend mon temps, place le swim bait sur un nenuphar et le poisson le gobe litteralement… J ‘attend…. Et je met un ferrage a la Japonaise… et le poisson part dans le cover aussi sec et mon fil casse… <br />
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Heureusement mon pote Long, touchera un beau bass sur le meme poste avec un Bass Assassin… Perso, je m’en fout un peu d’avoir louper le bass, l’essentiel c est d’avoir pu voir ces attaques de surface! <br />
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Pour finir, encore merci pour les leurres, d’autres reports viendront prochainement! Cette fois en peche mer!<br />
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I Fish New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02857931697196017765noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038980387507083956.post-4317593280905347822011-07-29T11:44:00.000-07:002011-07-29T11:44:14.881-07:00Striped Bass Fishing with Rigged EelsJohn Skinner - The Striped Bass Master<br /><br />I have never used rigged eels yet, not sure if I ever will, but this video is just very good! the scene is taking place in the North Shore of Long Island - a VERY tough place to fish since it is super hard to locate fish from shore...<br /><br />Watch the master now:<br /><br /><iframe height="295" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gKomV_fmfNk?fs=1" frameborder="0" width="480" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>I Fish New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02857931697196017765noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7038980387507083956.post-78408522144380134612011-07-13T07:27:00.000-07:002011-07-13T07:27:12.995-07:00Small WorldThree years ago I met a dude who was fishing with a light SAGE spinning rod in the East River... I was like - DUDE, you got to be crazy to use a Sage rod, that light in the East River, during prime season of Bluefish...<br />
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After a small talk, I have found out that this dude was from France, and that he was working for Urban Anglers in NYC! Well, a small talk turned into a long conversation and, Nicolas told me about a spot where he just missed a real big one...<br />
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Needless to say that I came to the spot and we landed a nice Bluefish, on a SPRO bucktail, the fish was caught by my buddy Charles-Henri and it was a memorable experience since I had to jump in the water to land this fish :)<br />
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Long story short, Nicolas and I stayed in touch and he is now publishing a great article on Predators, a french fishing magazine! He is describing his fishing adventure in NYC but on the Fresh Water side! A great Large mouth fisherman!<br />
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His great article is below! so enjoy, the article is in FRENCH!<br />
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