Lats week, I ordered this outfit from my local fly shop, Mossy Creek Fly Fishing. Through no fault of the shop (I'm looking at you, UPS) the outfit was not delivered as expected on Friday. Because one of the Trow brothers (the co-owners of the business), Colby, was there, I managed to get an outfit …
Category: lakes and ponds
Frustrating Sunday
This post will actually catch me up on my fishing adventures, which means I have to figure out content to keep this thing active. I don't have much time to fish other than on the weekends, and that isn't even as regular as I'd like. But I will try to keep things going with other …
Buggs Island Adventures
On September 28, which happened to be National Hunting & Fishing Day as well as National Public Lands Day, Governor Northam held the second annual Governor's Fishing Challenge at Occoneechee State Park on Buggs Island Lake. So, my wife and I rented an AirBnB on the state line, just south of the park but still …
After Work Fishing
Working at a university has its benefits. One of the biggest is being able to take classes, which is something I avail myself of each semester. This semester, I have a class that runs from 4-5:15. My wife teaches until 6:45 on those same days, so I have an hour-and-a-half to kill between the end …
Skunked! And a tackle review.
So I had a lot of time to fish one day, which naturally meant I was going out on a kayak. As you can tell from the title, things did not go well. Notice the lack of any catches on that map. I fished, and I fished hard, for several hours. Unfortunately, there was no …
Shaky Head Master
Okay, not really, but it is becoming one of my confidence baits for sure. Especially when I have a day like I did in early September. I got out bright and early, again, on the Bonafide. I didn't bother tracking my trip or anything with Anglr. I just went out bright and early, about 6 …
September Fishing
September has been a good fishing month for me. Last year it was when I landed my PB, and this month had some good fish in it. It definitely started off pretty good. Before September hit, though, I did squeeze in just a few minutes of fishing at the lake to wrap up August. I …
One hell of a day on the water
I got up bright and early and went to Lake Shenandoah as early as possible. The fine folks at Bait, Boats, and Bobbers got me out in a kayak as soon as I could. It was still dark out when I was hitting the water, which means the topwater bite was on! I managed to …
Spinnerbait fishing
I will be fishing a tournament of sorts at the end of the month, and so in late August I was looking to try out some techniques that I know will play a role for that competition. One thing that I know will be in play will be spinnerbaits. Now, I grew up with inline …
New rod and a troublesome reel
So after my issue with the St. Croix rod, I ordered a Dobyns Fury 7' MH/F to replace it. Sure, I can fix the St. Croix, but I may or may not be all about Dobyns Rods these days. I ordered it from Karl's Bait & Tackle because it's a great deal. I ordered the …