Fly fishing for crappie with a fly rod is a whole lot of fun. Most people don’t think of fishing for them with a fly but they take a streamer pattern very easy. My family wanted a nice meal of fish so I went to my fathers lake and filled a bucket almost full in 45min. I used a 3 wt Hardy fiber glass rod and a white and chartreuse minnow pattern. You must fish the streamer with fast strips on the fly with 6 to 12 inch strips. Don’t wait much between strips. Crappie are very aggressive in the spring. You will have to slow the strip down when the water gets hot but it will be harder to catch as many when the water warms up. Crappie is a great pan fish for eating and in a small lake you can remove a lot of them to keep the balance. The work of the fishing trip was not the fishing but the cleaning but it takes a lot for 10 people. So next time the rivers are blown out in the spring think about a pond or a lake for some nice crappie fishing. Most of the time I myself always practice catch and release but pan fish at my fathers lake is fair game.
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Dave
Uniqua Rod and Reel Combo
Wow, Hardy of North America has made a great deal to the dealers to stimulate the fly fishing market. As dealers we can offer the Uniqua rods and reels in a combo for a limited time as supplies last. These combos are a great discount starting at $125.00 off of the normal price. If you want to get on this deal you must act now because they will not last long. Here at Whetstone we have put this item on the home page and the closeout. Don’t miss out on this deal.
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Dave
I took two guys up Thursday May 21st up to Cold Creek fishing in the evening and we saw many browns and bows in the 4 to 5 lbs class. We did very well fishing and caught many fish. The dry fly fishing was not that good we had to use wets and streamers to have success. We did have a spinner fall just at dark but it did not last long. The fish did not feed on the top till about 9:00 pm. But they had a great time. Do not forget the bug dope or they will eat you up already! We use princes,zebras,elk hair caddis, and buggers on the trip. The hatches should be getting better anytime now.
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Dave
Well we just got in the new William Joseph infrared thermometer and they look real good. I have tested them and you can get a water temp in one second. It is nice that you have a thermometer that you don’t have to worrier about breaking spilling what is in it in the water,ground and your car. I will be making more test on this one but it seems the way to go for your next stream thermometer. You don’t even have to bend over and hold that old thermometer in the water anymore.
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Dave
I purchased a RKP rod at the bamboo bash last weekend fron a rod maker from Michigan. His name is Richard Perry and it is a very nice looking rod and I was able to fish it Tuesday and also caught some nice browns on it. This bamboo rod is sweet! The taper of the rod is the makers own taper and it is a 7 ft. 6 wt. rod.The rod is a fast action rod with alot of back bone. The rod is a modification of his #3 taper which he calls it #3C. A very strong, fast, and noticeably lighter rod than the conventional #3. He also makes this same rod in a 5 wt. If you are looking for a faster action bamboo rod this would be one to look at. I love mine and I have is link to his web page on my links or his adress is www.rkpcanerods.com. Check his web site out and the rod is around $750.00 depending on what you want. Richard is a very helpful man and will try to answer anything he can for you. So check his site out and talk to him he makes a nice rod to fish with.
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Dave
Well, here we are at the end of another steelhead year. We went fishing today and didn’t even see one steelhead. But life was good on the way back we stopped at the Clearfork river and caught a few browns. That made the day a lot better. Five months from now we will be steelhead fishing again. That is not that long. Now we can fish for trout and all of the warm water fish.
Till next fall
Dave
Thanks to all the vendors and rod makers that showed up for the event. The Mohican Fly Fishers of Ohio club put this event on and it was a great success again. Can’t wait till next year it is sure to grow. Thanks again
Dave
The Mohican Fly Fishers of Ohio are having a buy-sell-trade bamboo on the river pavilion May 9th 2009 at the American Legion from 9am. to 4pm. in Bellville Ohio. Rod builders will be there and also rods and reels. The town also has numerous antique shops and eating establishments. All rods and reels will be classic. Come and vist them and support the bash. Also bring your rod and fish the river when you are there!
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Dave
Yes it’s May and the steelhead our still in the rivers. I fished the 1st of May and 2of us had landed over 30 fish. You still have time to get out there and hook some up. Alot of the fish had just came in the river and were silver. it seems that it is going to be a late year again.
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Dave
Hardy Glass Rod
Last week I fished the Hardy Stream 3 wt. 7 Ft. rod for the first time. This rod is the real deal it makes the short cast easy and has the power to make the 35 ft. cast. I tested the rod out on the Elk river in W.V. The rod loads so easy and is so smooth. I landed many fish in the 3 to 4 lbs. class on the rod using 7x tippet. The rod is a great rod for fishing small dry flies on light tippet because of the flex and has the backbone for those bigger fish. Hardy has made this rod to cast with just inches of line out with accuracy. This rod was made for fishing that small to medium stream. Hardy has made this rod with the old style classic reel seat and handle and rings. The rod comes in a 2 pc. only but at 7 ft that is not a problem for transit. The rod tube has also it’s own rod bag and the rod has a rod bag. I myself have been a graghite man but this rod has changed me. Check out www.flyfishohio.com also on the report on the 5 wt. I can”t wait to try out the 2 wt.
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Dave Roush
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