Friday, January 10, 2020

JANUARY PICKEREL





January Pickerel

1st Warmwater fish of 2020


A mild two days on the calendar seemed like a great time to chase the resident geese off the local pond and see if anything was willing to take a fly.



It took a little prospecting, but eventually the marriage was made between pickerel and the Guinness Trout streamer.  


Tying the Guinness Trout



The CGR 7/8 rang in the New Year well





Rig was Orvis Warmwater WF7F, a 6-7wt Furlgirl 5' Mono furled leader and 6lb Stren Flourocast tippett.




Hammer-handles were taking the fly retrieved slow on the decent/pause....but very slight. The afternoon brought 1/2 dozen fish to hand, with 1 big fish pushing 20" breaking me off when landing.




1st warmwater fish of the year goes to the Pickerel

See you on the water!
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6 comments:

  1. Bill TrussellJanuary 10, 2020 at 7:21 PM

    Ralph
    Good looking combo, never landed a Pickerel, looks like quite a fight on the fly. Thanks for sharing

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  2. RalphsFlyBoxJanuary 10, 2020 at 10:42 PM

    Hi Bill. They are fun. Hard on flies, but worth it.

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  3. Brk TrtJanuary 11, 2020 at 4:54 AM

    Hard on flies, I'll second that.
    Great fish.

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  4. John PavaoJanuary 11, 2020 at 4:58 AM

    often maligned but one heck of a lot of fun. they fight like hell
    btw- if you catch one big enough, they are excellent eating. steak them and fry in butter and breadcrumbs.

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  5. RalphsFlyBoxJanuary 11, 2020 at 6:29 AM

    Agreed John, I have eaten quite a few caught through the ice over the years.

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  6. John DornikJanuary 13, 2020 at 3:43 AM

    Hi Ralph, I have an antique f/g Zebco rod which I pair with a Mitchell CAP reel for pickerel and bass pond fishing. Much easier on my semi-working shoulder. Lots of fun, as well.

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