11/10/09

flats fly fishing hawaii:

clay rejoins the human race... and the bonefishing is fantastic.

 

apologies all around to the good peeps who read my rag.  as those who tried to call recently probably know by now, i’ve been extremely ill.   i got some kind of infection in my chest.  being that my post leukemia immune system is not all that reliable or predictable, anytime i get sick it can become quite an ordeal.  i’m slowly recovering and may be able to get back on the water next week.  i had to cancel a trip i had planned for a year to fish the trinity and lower sac... that’s life i guess.  you just gotta play the hand you’re dealt.

 

in the mean time the nwff crew has been out pounding as usual and the reports have been very good especially for fall.  the ridiculous summer bite is slowing down but it’s slowing down to one of the best fall seasons in years.  the numbers of big fish being caught are down from past years but the numbers of fish reported are up.  flies such as e.t.’s brown charlie, the reef special, and the orange jiggy bone bug have been flying out of the boxes at the shop.

 

so here’s a montage of some of the fish that have been coming up since i last checked in.  thanks to the nwff crew for all the pics... i’ll be back out with you guys soon enough.  until then enjoy the bite!

 

deano checks in with another hickam golden on the bamboo spey.

 

brother daryl manages to get in on the fall bite.

 

craig sent this photo of michael orr’s six fish day at hi kai... way to go mike.  photo by jay freis.

 

 

nervouswater guide e.t. has been slaughterhousing fish with and without clients.  these photos are from his nine fish day at ke’ehi... can we just crown him the best at sightfishing bonefish in hawaii.  he's got my vote and i'm sure the votes of everyone that has had the fortune to fish with him.

 

greg “pops” honbu might have something to say about that.  he went out for the first time in months and conked six himself.

 

the bite is still very much on so get out there and get bit!  good times.

 

clay. 


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