Tag Archives: Smallmouth Bass

Dog Days Fishing

July 7, 2013 Christopher Kuhn

The outside temperature throughout the Fourth of July weekend has been a balmy 90 plus degrees. The high humidity and heat has been driving a cycle of strong thunderstorms. One storm was so intense that it caused a tornado in Berkeley Heights, NJ. Several rivers in the area are flowing at significantly greater CFS than is considered normal for this time of year.

The MKFF crew headed up to Block Island for the holiday weekend, unfortunately, I was unable to attend the festivities. This week I will be travelling to Savannah for a conference; my responsibilities required a little bit of work over the long weekend.

Pulled this Brown Trout out from a natural spring. Unhooked under water to prevent undo stress on him.

I anticipated the Smallmouth were biting on the Paulinskill. Finding a few hours to take a break from my projects, along with the thankful cooperation of the weather, I wet a line in the Paulinskill. A couple of minutes of dead drifting the Woolly Bugger was all that was needed to confirm the Smallmouth were out in full force. As it is summer time, the water temperature is above 78 degrees, all the fish are lined up at cool springs or holding in fast water. When you locate these springs, it is likely you will locate holdover Trout as well.

Until Next Weekend: Town Tinker Tube Rental and the Esopus Creek in Phoenecia, NY.

Adirondacks, Bass

Brant Lake Expedition

Image June 11, 2013 Christopher Kuhn

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Nick and Jess invited the MKFF Crew up to the Adirondacks for Zach’s 25th Birthday weekend. On Friday evening, we departed New Jersey. The rain was terrible, fortunately we made it up to Brant Lake safely. Saturday’s weather was cloudy and warm, perfect for Bass fishing. I was able to catch Crappie, Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Pickerel and Rock Bass on a Wooly Bugger with dumbell eyes. The next day, the sun shined through. Nick killed it on the Schroon using a Minnie Muddler and Slump Buster leveraging a Wet Fly technique. Overall, a great celebration combined with Rippin’ Lips.

Adirondacks

Just Schroon’in Around

June 5, 2013 Nick

I have limited internet acess up here in the Adirondacks, so my posts will be brief and few for the time being. The Schroon has been fishing great the past two weeks. I have found new acess points and remote beats that see few flies. The highlight so far was landing a nice 20 inch landlocked salmon on a hornberg fished as a dry. The salmon fought me for about five mintues on my six weight.

I love finding new water away from the popular fishing holes. The fly for the time being is a mini muddler, it has been crushing up here. I fish it dry up stream, and then I continue to mend and drift it on the swing below me. Big bushy hackle dry flies with a dropper have also enticed trout in the pocket water. Trout, smallmouth, and landlocked salmon are still present. The rest of the MKFF crew is coming up here this weekend to continue exploring the Schroon as well as hitting the legendary West Branch of the Ausable in search of some hogs in the trophy sections. Sampling of the past weeks below: