Wednesday, January 13, 2016

The Year's Goals

Last year was pretty awesome as far as reaching goals, most notably are my first sea run brown, my first walleye on a fly, and my a big channel cat on the fly. Also notable but expected was a 20 inch wild brown on a big streamer. I'm, very proud of those successes, but...


David Gallipoli Photo
I did not get all of my goals completed. This year the big one is striped bass. I'm looking for a good sized one on a fly, frankly I find the fact that I have not yet caught a striper of even schoolie size on a fly to be a very large hole in my reputation. I mean I live in CT, one of the best places in the world for striped bass. But I also failed to land a koi, and in a dramatic and painful way (A Koi Lost ). Those are two of my goals, a nice striper and a koi. Also in the 2016 goal list: Another sea run, northern pike, a 26+ brown, and a PB Brooky preferably in CT

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  1. Well done, RM! That brown is a trophy as is the catfish. I didn't know catfish would hit a fly. Regards, Sam

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    1. Thanks,
      They aren't common but if you get a fly close to one they almost always eat it.

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  2. Great photos of a great year! Your goals are very doable. Looking forward to your catches in 2016. Your adventures are awesome!
    Tie, fish, write and photo on...

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    1. Thganks,
      A few shouldn't be hard, but sea run browns and koi are next to impossible to find. Many streams with sea run browns only have a minuscule run, and finding them isn't easy.

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