Key West

Kyle Kelso from AllWaterCharters.com put the hammer down on BIG permit, Tarpon, cobia, and hammerheads yesterday.  He did all this, and unselfishly called Jim & I over to get a piece of the action!  Good dude and Awesome guide. 

Much obliged captain!

Had a great time this week fishing the flats wiith Capt. Ryan Sansoucy and Jimi. 

Getting polled around some of the prettiest water in the world is a priceless experience!  

Capt. Ryan taking a break to let Jeff try the poling game. The fishing was tough this past week as a stiff north wind caused water temps to drop by 10 deg. We worked hard but the shots were few and far between. Ryan's boat, the East Cape Vantage is the nicest flats skiff I have ever fished out of. Outfitted with a mercury 150 2 stroke, it is scary fast and can run through the skinniest water imaginable.  He is my fly fishing savior down here, as I would be limited to the white street pier and various wading spots with out his help.

 Jeff, aka Chromeslayer had yet another trip that got botched do to inclimate weather patterns and fish behavior, that had even the guides baffled.  Here he is taking it out on one of the bridge residents. Love fishing with this guy and really wanted it to happen for us... Nxt year ;)

Colin got Durf to make this wonderful magnifying glass creation!  Cool stuff - Here's more on Durf and what he does!

Key West BURN from DURFSun on Vimeo.

Fly fishing golf course poons!

A good warmup for things to come!

On a side note I broke off the biggest redfish of my life today :(  Black clousers, 10wts, & intermediate lines are perfect for scraping the ponds and harassing the inhabitants. 

Spring steelhead

Bruins game

The Bruins once again had their hands full with Montreal.  Although the B's struggled with connecting on passes and capitalizing on oppurtunities, it was one of the most exciting games of the year.  The B's tied up a 1-0 Canadians lead in the third to force OT and eventually lose in the 5th round of a shootout.


The rookie, Kevan Miller from the University of VT has been making a name for himself with fiery hits and bad ass scraps!

Tarpon pic missed?

Taking fish pictures takes orchestration - none here ;)

Original pioneers of Drift boats and the McKenzie River

I found this on the Caddis Fly blog and had to share it.  The Helfrich name is synonymous with drift boat innovation and the Mckenzie river... It was Herbert Hoover's favorite river to fish and where I spent the majority of my time during college learning the ways of rainbow trout, steelhead, and Salmon.
Visit the Oregon Fly Fishing Blog to read more!

Some great video from Peter Laurelli!

Another Great fly fishing movie from the North East, Thanks to Peter Laurelli

This is the full 35 minute version of the 2011 season fly fishing the inshore waters of the Northeast. Scenes focus on Western Long Island Sound, Breezy Point & NJ, flats of CT and New York, Block Island and Montauk.

The premise is the same each year; drag camera gear around from March to December in search of striped bass, bluefish and false albacore, point it at the water and see what comes out.

If you are in the NYC area and have ANY interest in seeing this in a large screen format, please let me know and I will make it happen.

This year the project was shot with a Panasonic GH1 and GH2 and GoPro & VioSport1.5. The GH2 utilized firmware modification tools from Vitaliy Kiselev and settings by cbrandin and driftwood. Edited on Sony Vegas Pro 10.
Surf & Inshore Fly Fishing 2011 from Peter Laurelli on Vimeo.

Surf & Inshore Fly Fishing 2011 from Peter Laurelli on Vimeo.

Islands 2013

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Tying flies for Spring!

GA REDFISH & L.M. Bass

Fished with David Edens of FlyCast Charters this morning and found loads of GA Reds pushing around the flats. Got a couple on shrimp patterns and then they scooted. Fun morning away from dreary Boston....

Winter Activities

niceflyrodrack.com On FaceBook 

Dave Anderson's fly tying hut in Dover, NH & perfect cure for the winter doldrums.  This buffet-esque space is the place to spin up big striper flies in solitude.   

His NEW design in a Twelve rod rack

You can find them on his FB page, aptly named The Pro Guide Series

Capt. Colin Barr and Kelso getting tight on some jacks down in the Marquesas.  Kelso has a new guide service called All Water Charters and is the guy to fish with down in Key West.  He worked for another outfitter for a number of years before making the leap to a solo operation.  He fishes out of a custom Dorado 23' which is sweet for taking friends! 

Old lady Katie captured this Snowy Owl a top an abandoned house on Plum Island.  These birds are normally very rare, but this year frequent sightings have been reported on the North Shore.  Now she wants a new camera.... 

Setting up for the Hamilton Classic.  Snow has been hampering the efforts

Kate Anderson of Kate Anderson Works is working on some new designs using Marmoleum and block cuts.  I think this stuff looks rad, and is the perfect way to customize your napkin collection : )

Colin and his Hardy 10wt beating up on Crevalle's down south - Can't wait to get back down there!

Videos

Make sure you change the quality to 720p - Looks way betta!


Greasy Beaks Tuned Up by elbo991  




One of my favorite anglers, Michael T. made this video for me!
  

Greasy Beaks Fly Fishing in Boston, MA

January on the North Shore

EPIC!

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