Florida Trip

 

Why didn't I do a post on my Florida flats day trip sooner?  Because it didn't go well that's why.  It seemed like a great day, warm, nice and sunny, tide coming in, fish moving - but 25 mph winds.  It was really difficult to sight fish through the 1 ft chop let alone put a fly where I wanted it.  I had shots at fish - and I missed takes.  But basically I landed one small redfish and a flounder on the clouser.  It was cool but not getting fish is tough.

 

The next day a couple of guys from the wedding and I took a 65ft charter out 15 miles into the Gulf.  It was simple and we caught lots of fish - mainly gray snapper and porgey but there was all sorts of crazy stuff brought up from the bottom.

 

Other than that I'm just tying flies and waiting for the Fly Fish Film Tour Friday February 1st.  We have 20 guys going - should be fun - maybe I'll win a new rod.

Musky Fly Time

It's winter now and I've been working on some great musky flies.  But before I get to that - take a look at this video I was slow on uploading.  This was a 36 incher caught on the Namekagon in late October.

Underwater Musky Release from >Charles Metzig on Vimeo.

I've been working on a bunch of musky flies.  Most the Supercharger by Jared Ehlers - here's a pic.

 

You do go through an entire packet of Flasabou per fly.

 

Here are the video links for tying (it is pretty quick and easy).

Supercharger Part 1

Supercharger Part 2

 

Next up is spinning deer hair for heads.  But first I head to Florida for a little redfishing.