Know it well I was based at Mattituck for decades, then Gabreski, now we're exploring California and the west.taildraggin, do you fly to MTK? I used to live at Rick's right across the street.
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Right on! Skywagons FTW. 180 is a nice plane. Certainly popular here. But I do enjoy my extra HP when it comes time to moose hunt
Tell you what though, on skis in the winter sometimes i wish it was a 180, haha. Or better yet a Cub.
From last year, my brother caught this Mahi Mahi about 22 miles south of Montauk Pt. on Sept 16 with 9 weight fly rod. He caught 25 total. Said he could have caught many more if he wasn't targeting the bigger fish. It's 40" between the two rod racks holding the fly rods in the picture.
He lives to fish.
He lives to fish.
Aye. No replacement for displacement, certainly on floats. I've had her 25 yrs though and love 'r dearly. Gets a little wheezy at some high CO and NM strips, but not bad. Flew her down to Haiti for the quake and hauled so much stuff the gear legs bowed. If you can shut the door... Just land softly.... :p
Rad! I've only ever caught Mahi Mahi on conventional tackle. I'm sure it would be a blast on a flyrod. Never done much saltwater fly fishing, I fish in the salt so rarely I've never invested in the gear.
I'm definitely a freshwater trout/salmon/grayling nerd.
I'm definitely a freshwater trout/salmon/grayling nerd.
THAT is fun. The bite is on, keep one on a line and catch a bunch until they turn "off" then head for the next patch of weed. Long evenings of filleting. Great fish and one of the fastest to grow. Bummer when they die and lose their colors, though.
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Montauk! I'm looking out at the surf now - it's blowing and the surf is still brown from all the bunker.
That's awesome, I bet that was quite the cross country....err.....ocean.......and it sounds a noble quest as well.
Definitely loaded ours up plenty of times, haha. Flown with even the float compartments full of meat and a moose rack jabbing me in the back of the head. Not to mention the occasional sketchy external load strapped to the floats. Luckily it's only a 45 min trip. With full tanks I'd never get off the water safely with only a 3,000ft lake there.
Thankfully don't do too much high altitude flying here, most all of our lakes/strips are down low. And also not a whole lot of heat/humidity so density is rarely too big of a concern. It's rare that I'm above 2200, even in the air. Weather, or more accurately a lack of weather information between destinations however, is a different story.
My father bought ours in 1985 (its a 76 A185F) and it has been in the family since so It is literally a family member. Been cruising around in it since I was -9 months old. He still flies on occasion himself at 76 years young. 6000 hours all in the bush.
I've done bones in the Bahamas, but think sight casting big stripers in flats or off the beach is the best fishing I've done. Bones, if they're wild, jump on your fly pretty easily. A little disappointed with the "lore". Salt is pretty easy for a freshwater guy. White or green Clouser or Deciever and you're good to go. It's all about being at the right place, right time. The difficulty is the wind and water. Dolphin would be a lot of fun - we haven't tried that.
BTW: We had some bluefin come through 1/4 mi off the beach a couple weeks ago... they're in close this year. Fellow fought one for an hour on bass tackle and got it (claims 150lbs) to the boat 2x, but eventually lost it. He was very surprised. Like the '50s. Heard they're still about 20 out.
Also dreamed about doing bones, stripers, etc. and yeah, it always looked like the wind would be the main issue. Just can never afford to go down and do it. The aforementioned Cessna's 14 gallons an hour at 6 bucks a gallon doesn't help, haha. Not to mention annuals and all the outrageously expensive Cessna parts and pieces.
And the timing thing, I can definitely relate. Ive swung nymphs for rainbows for hours some days with no action, and then all of the sudden it just turns on and you can barely get the bug in the water before you get a strike. Catch a dozen or so in a couple hours and then it just poof, turns right back off. Fish are odd creatures. You can study them for a lifetime and they will still surprise you. Especially trout. Fuckers.
Anyone ever done tarpon on the fly? Always seems to be touted as the saltwater holy grail, but it really looks like quite the pain the ass.
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