Tuna on the Mind

Flew out for a blue water expedition this morning with high hopes for dolphin and wahoo. Instead I found myself hooked up with a giant 130 + lb yellowfin tuna for two hours or so.  Pulling on this heavy piece of machinery left my gut scarred and black and blue. At the two hour mark I had the fish circling 15 yards under the boat stubborn as ever. With the engine prop coming into play I stop filming. Long story short the 30 lb test line snapped. I was so exhausted at the time I cannot say how. Maybe it just pulled itself to pieces or the line rubbed on the hull. Either way just another fish of a lifetime to haunt my dreams. 

Black Tips Flying High

Snuck out for an hour or so this afternoon. Perfect outgoing tide to jump some black tips. Nothing like bowing to a somersaulting fish. Its amazing to see how powerful an athlete these brutes are. I spotted three fish in all. The feed consisted of two sharks duking it out for the fly. It's a good one.

Stormy Monday

They call it stormy mondaaay. A large front has begun to push through the Turks and Caicos Islands. The past few weeks has been bad to the BONE! One fish caught in upwards of 10 lbs. The last couple days I have had the privilege to fish alongside Perk Perkins of The Orvis Company. Showing a seasoned and weathered angler such as Perk a fraction of the islands' bank was off the hook! Not literally, considering the amount of fish we found on one of the highest full moon tides to date.  

Deploying Canoe 

A new Blue Water fly

Perks' secret weapon the step ladder

Mirror mirror on the wall

Tiger Back 

Dolphin and wahoo are out and about. No luck on fly yet just trolling. 

Connecticut Salmon and NY Steel

With hurricane Sandy and the recent Nor Easter the saltwater scene for the most part has shut down on the Long Island Sound. The fish are deep and on the move. The freshwater scene however is a different story.  Atlantic broodstock Salmon and NY steelheading has just begun. Those of you looking to head to Lake Ontario might want to wait for some rain. In the mean time perhaps give the rolling salmon on the Naugatuck a go. Just might get lucky. Here are a few pictures from the past few days. 

Calm before the storm 

Salmo Salar in CT 

Connecticut salmon 

Intruder patterns=reactionary bite

NY Chrome 

NY although dry is producing 

Fish On De Line

Its the reel deal out there right now. Fishing can be catching this time of year. Here are just a few of the fish pulled out this week. 

Adrian Cataldi of http://tipiliuke.com/ has got the blues

Steelhead are just starting to push. Pray for more rain. 

Many local stripers. Saw a 30 lber today rise for a snagged menhaden. 

Color overload

Rainbow trout are sipping eggs 

Silver Surfer 

The Lit Fuse

The hits just keep coming in the long island sound. The past week has been epic to say the least. Gator bluefish, solid striper action, and fat albert blitzing left and right.  Fall fishing at its best! Reports of stripers in the 20 lb range have begun to appear on the western sounds’ radar.  Massive bluefish are still on offer as well.  Find the mature menhaden and get a meaty fly down below. Fast strips and injured retrievals should produce. The school might not be boiling. This does not mean that the silver bullet does not lie below. The bluefish are honed in on meat chuckers snagging. Bait and switch method always a reliable option. The false albacore action is out of this world right now. Get out there before the little tunny has pushed out of the western long island sound and into the bight. Last week we must have seen 200 + albies in the western sound in a six hour period. A rare sight so say the least. To consistently catch these albies on the fly we have been rocks paper scissor for who is on driving duty.  Takes a lot to manage a fly line when running and gunning. 

 Albie desert 

One of the many hooked! 

I was spooled by something while fishing these blitzs. Massive albie or bluefin tuna? I'd have to say albie

Football season is here!

Chompers 

The silver bullet

Another albie pattern

October 2 False Albacore Western Sound

The Western Long Island Sounds funnel is in effect. With the days east wind and the recent front, albies should have made their way a mile or so west. Looking foward to seeing if these speedsters repeat last years schedule.  Thursday and Friday look best.