Thursday, September 1, 2016

Loon Live TONIGHT

LOON LIVE: FIND THEM WHEREVER THEY ARE

Spoiler alert: there's more to fly fishing than trout in fresh water! Putting the debates of purity aside, let's just admit to ourselves that there is a possibility that carp are (as the carp angler claims) incredibly smart and wildly fun to catch. This week Matt is tying up one of his favorite carp bugs, as well as a simple Sand Eel for the salt. Regardless of whether you're targeting carp or planning on fishing in the salt, join us on Thursday; you'll pick up something that translates to your style of fishing and your style of flies.

Also, if there is anything that you'd like to see tied, then join tonight and chime in, or shoot them an email (service@loonoutdoors.com).

We'll see you TONIGHT at 6pm PST!

Boom...Morgan

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Warm Water Fly Tying Contest

Sportsmen’s Compass along with the help of Pat Cohen and Smith Optics would like to present our Warm Water Fly Tying Contest!

We will be awarding TWO pairs of Smith Guide’s Choice glasses to TWO winners. Tie a fly that’s designed to catch anything that swims in a warm water system, including Bass, Panfish, Carp, Pike, Muskie and more. There will be two categories:

Best Functional Fly – This award will go to the best functional fly, one that we think is creative and shows you’re thinking outside the box while still tying a completely fishable fly. We are looking for you to be innovative. Focus on how the fly will fish; how it swims and moves through the water, not just how pretty it will look in the vise.

Best Artistic Fly – This is a fly that is not necessarily fishable, although it can be. This is the category for realistic and art flies. Be as creative as you want, there are no boundaries here.

For both patterns we will be looking at originality, innovativeness, and materials used. (Bonus points for using Pat’s materials!)

Winners will be chosen by SC team members as well as Pat Cohen. The contest will end March 3rd and the winner will be chosen and announced the following day.

HOW TO ENTER:

You must be following: @sportsmenscomp @smithoptics @rusuperfly
Tag 3 friends in the comments section on our instagram post for the contest
post your fly on instagram with the hashtag #SCflytyingcomp

Boom...Morgan

Daily Reel...'Self Portrait at Flat Rock - Carp Fishing'

Self Portrait at Flat Rock - Carp Fishing from Troutsmith Films on Vimeo.

Boom...Morgan

Friday, October 9, 2015

Maryland Weekly Fishing Report Overview | October 09, 2015

Via MD DNR:

By: Keith Lockwood

After all of the weather we've had recently, those getting out on the open waters of Maryland will most likely feel like explorers since everything is changing as all of our fisheries respond to cooler water temperatures. Most fish are becoming very active as they feel the need to feed and prepare for colder temperatures. This is a wonderful time of the year to get out and fish and enjoy the outdoors.

At the very top of the upper bay near the mouth of the Susquehanna River water temperatures are around 66°, and as would be expected the water is stained. The Conowingo Dam is producing am and pm high volume water releases making for some tough fishing in the lower river. Out near the flats there should be some striped bass action around the edges of the flats and shoreline structure in the morning and evening hours. Now that the bay waters have settled down striped bass should be hungry and roaming freely chasing schools of bait so jigging and casting will be popular.

Areas around Baltimore Harbor and traditional channel edges down the bay towards the Bay Bridge will begin to light up this week. It has been a turbulent week and a half and fish and bait are feeling the difference in water temperatures and the fall fishing model is quickly coming into play. Breaking fish have become more common and this is a fun time for light tackle jigging and casting. The striped bass are feeding heavily and are filling out to become the beautifully colored and thick shouldered fish that signify fall fishing on the Chesapeake. Make sure your reels are spooled with braid and you have a good supply of your favorite jigs on hand.

Trolling a mixed spread of spoons, bucktails and surge tube lures behind inline weights or planers is a good option this week and many will start using umbrella rigs. There are still bluefish around in the upper bay so umbrellas rigged with hookless spoons on the spreaders will be the more common presentation until the bluefish are gone.

Fishing for white perch in the tidal rivers and shoal areas in the upper bay has been good this week and many found places to tuck into a lee shore during the recent blow to find plenty of action. Small jigs and bottom rigs baited with peeler crab or bloodworms have been popular baits. Fishing for channel catfish has also been good in the tidal rivers and the upper reaches of the bay. Kristen Wolfe holds up a really nice Patapsco River white perch.