Everyone's got the Shack Nasties!

View one Minnesotan's attempt to escape, mentally at least, from the dreaded polar vortex.

03.07.2014 from Take it to Eleven on Vimeo.

Shadow Seeker Custom Colored Fly Lines

Choose up to three colors from their 400 choice color palette.

Above line is block body with a bright green tip.
Available for $19.99 for a limited time. 
Wouldn't these look cool on your custom fiberglass rod or loaded into your Steal Your Face reel? (If you could afford either of those...)

http://www.shadowflyfishing.com/home.html

Snow Goose Hunt

Thanks to Bologna Bill, and his inability to remain still........the Snow Geese won this round.  Next time we will even things out.

Notice Johno in the above picture providing instruction on his preferred tactic of Ground Pounding!

Are you an "Algerine?" Sparse Grey Hackle's Expose on Penns Creek Circa 1957

He will always be viewed as a traitor by the locals who assisted him with his story that brought the unwashed masses to Penns Creek.
The article link is below, courtesy of our friends at Sports Illustrated:
Sports Illustrated 1957

 

"The trout don't rise in the cemetery,  so you better do your fishing while you're still able."

Alfred Miller 1892 - 1983

Central Pa Limestoner Bonaza

Spring is here and it means spring creek time at Casa de Curly.  Here are the available weekends: March 22nd, March 29th, April 5th.  In the last two weekends I could be talked into taking a Friday off.  Whose in?

A limestone spring creek...

visit gets the funk off a few Minions with bad cases of the shack nasties.

On Saturday Minions went in search of these early season beauties,

and participated in various nymph and dry related netting events.

It also didn't hurt that the thermometer managed to squeak out 50 degrees of partial sunniness.

Here Stew models the latest in spunky rainbow trouts.

We rounded out the day's awesomeness with savory and delicious Texas Chilli Cheese Dogs from the locally notorious Mr. Hot Dog and More franchise.

Don't be jealous now...

Cabin Fever?

Is something awry in Craig MT?

Somewhere Out West from scumliner media on Vimeo.

Strobel "Jurassic" Lake

from Catch Magazine:

Friday Bacon!

Behold the iPhone Bacon Alarm Clock courtesy of our friends at Oscar Mayer, (Hoping for innovations from Hatfield that take this idea to the next level.)

Lets keep it real here, who doesn’t love waking up to the smell of bacon wafting up from the kitchen?  Now that's the way to start every morning!  From the invention of fire, (and perhaps the cast iron skillet), bacon has served as the free worlds most effective alarm clock.  Fast forward to today, our friends at Oscar Meyer are unleashing something laser awesome that allows you to wake up to the aroma of bacon everyday.

The Bacon-scented alarm clock from Oscar Meyer! This bad boy plugs in to your iPhone and with the installation of a proprietary app releases the amazing scent of bacon at the designated time.  Interested?  This new technology is a need not a want.  Unless of course, you don’t like bacon, then we really don’t don't want to talk to you anyway.  Get yours at Oscar Mayer - Wake Up And Smell The Bacon now!

33" Brown Trout

Apparently it takes some serious dedication, and a Loop rod & reel, to connect with the most awesome of piscine predators

my LOOP story Derek Olthuis from LOOP USA on Vimeo.
Obviously the fish above is a Char, while the fish below is the aforementioned trout.