Walter & Group...
From David Lambert :
Gordy -
Bigtime kudos and thanks to Walter for his work on indexing, archiving,
and housing the studygroup info. . .WOW, and I mean it.
We'll all benefit greatly from his effort.
David Lambert
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David .... I'll echo that in spades !!! We're all indebted to Walter.
G.
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FLY FISHING FROM A CANOE
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When fly fishing from a canoe, it is necessary to change the way we fish. Body lurching, standing and violent movements of any sort can result in a dunking or at the very least, an uncomfortable situation for your fellow angler !
This from Bob Tabbert as he recalls some "canoe casting" tips given to him by Dennis Grant at a Conclave :
Hi Dennis, greetings from south
Louisiana. I Need your help. You taught/showed me a cast at an
FFF Conclaves. If I remenber correctly, you called it the
'canoe cast' or 'circle cast'??? An easy almost a figure 8 roll cast off
the side of the canoe that kept the back cast away from the rear seat. I
have been using it in my own canoe fishing and teaching it in
classes. Do you remeber this cast? Attached is a study plan
that covers this cast. Hope you are staying warm. Bob
Robert
L. Tabbert
Conservation, Fly Fishing, Exploration
Winter: 211 Ursuline
St, Lafayette, LA 70506
Summer: N14925,W Turner Lk Rd
Lac du
Flambeau, WI 54538
cell# 337 781 3650
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Bob... I placed your plan complete with photo in the attachment.
Delicacy of action is reflected in the angler's grip (index finger on top). That makes a statement.
Your comments about fishing with a trusted partner is right on target ! Having not done this for years, I was the one not to be trusted. One day when fishing for snook at the mouth of a mangrove creek with Bob Andreae I got my fly stuck in an overhead branch. I instinctivelly stood up and extended my rod to the fly in an attempt to flick it off. We turned over. The water wasn't deep so we were able to get back into the canoe, but lost some gear.
One day, we caught a big snook and decided to take the fish for dinner. We had no cooler, and we had a South Florida steamy hot day. I fastened a cord about the lower jaw of the fish and tied it to a stern ring. After fishing for several hours, we saw that it was going to be tough getting back to the skiff so agreed to release the snook. I untied the critter. Took quit a while to get back as the weather had turned stormy. After getting back to the skiff we got ready to turn the canoe over onto its deck when I noted that that fish had followed us all the way !!!! I guess we'd trained him.
That event reminded me of lessons from past years forgotten :
1.) THINK before moving.
2.) Use arm and upper body technique, as you point out.
3.) Don't take anything other than things you will need. (Sometimes, when combining camping with fishing that becomes a problem.) On our skiffs, we carry many rods. Avoid doing that when canoe fishing.
4.) Fishiing the salt as we did, we took tackle boxes. Easy to lose them with a capsize. Best to do as when wading: keep your stuff in a vest.
5.) Tether anything you might lose to a thwart.
6.) We salties like to get a high as we can to spot fish on a flat. That is why we have platforms on our skiffs. When fishing from a canoe or kayak, you don't make nearly the commotion on the water or displace much water so you can get a lot closer to the fish without spooking them. Lesson ? STAY LOW.
7.) We found it best to have one handle the canoe and the other make the casts .... switch around as you wish.
8.) Learn to slip water from a capsized canoe and get back into it before you fish in deep water ! I had learned all that with Boy Scout instruction at scout camp when I was a youngster..... got pretty good at that. Then tried to do the same thing 50 years later. An eye opener !
NOW LET'S HERE FROM SOME OF YOU WHO HAVE A LOT MORE EXPERIENCE FISHING FROM CANOES.
Gordy
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Chuck Easterling of our FFF CBOG makes this announcement :
Gordy.
Would you mind forwarding this to those in your study
group? I would like to have as many CI's and MCI's as possible know of
this. As you can tell, at this point we are not asking accepting
reservations, just checking to see who might have an interest in this "rare
opportunity."
Chuck
--- On Sun, 2/28/10, charles easterling
<charles.easterling@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Date: Sunday, February 28, 2010, 11:03 PM
First, let me apologize for not sending this e-mail sooner. As you might have already gathered Bill and I will not be holding a Flycasting and Instructors's School this year. When we first conceived of the idea for the school we wanted it to be "special" and that requires that we have the "right instructors." Actually, Al Kyte emphasized the importance of bringing in outside talent and there is much to be said for being exposed to great instructors who are seldom available in our area.
Long story short, there will not be a school this year. However, we think we have someone lined up for 2011 who we both feel is simply outstanding and someone who many of you may know by reputation but have never had the chance to be around.
Those of you who have attended our school in the past know that we try and keep attendance limited to 20 and we had such a great time at Fulton's Lodge in 2009 that is going to be my first choice for our 2011 venue. As it stands now we will have the school the first full weekend in June, 2011.
As you might imagine there is a good deal of planning on making the school happen and I need to get a feel of how many of you would be interested in attending. OH--the guest instructor--that would be Lasse Karlsson from Denmark. If you follow Sexyloops or keep a sharp eye on youtube casting videos you know of Lasse.
I consider Lasse a friend and let me simply say that he is not only an amazing caster but has tremendous insights into casting. Lasse serves on the CBOG and has administered CI and MCCI exams in Australia, New Zealand, Japan and one heck of a lot of countries in Europe. You can not be around Lasse without learning a great deal.
Right now it is too early to start worrying about reservations, deposits and all that business stuff--that will come later. Right now I just need to know if you have an interest in attending the 2011 school. Again, this is just an inquiry and not a committment by you. Give me a shout.
And those of you who have never attended one of our schools by all means contact some one who has--they can tell you what one is like and the type of continuing ed that is presented.
Chuck