Pacemaker Fishing Forum

At the CCA Banquet last March, Jamie Gold and I went in on a Silent Auction item for a three (3) hour fly casting lesson from Joe Cap to be conducted in Kent Narrows VA. So I got the bright idea that it would be pretty cool to take my boat and then have Joe give us a "hands on" lesson Man....did he! he also hijacked my boat....I rarely got to drive it today. Joe served as our guide and casting instructor.

We met up at 7 AM and it was threatening to rain. That threat turned real as soon as we splashed the boat in the water. But we moved on to the 1st spot. Here, Joe is basically saying "we are going to drift pretty quickly, you need to hit that corner with your cast".



Honestly, today was not about fishing but about getting the fly in the right pace at the right time. This is not an easy thing to do when you are drifting. I can make 4-5 casts with my baitcatser to every one fly cast but the hookups are much better when on the fly! We went to a few fishiy spots and made casts to targets that Joe would pick out.





The fishing was slow for sure but the three hour lesson turned to an 8 hour day on the water. i think we got our money's worth.

One of the neat things about learning an area is also geteting to know soe of the folks that fish that water. below is a picture of Ed Liccione who was doing a little morning fishing before heading up to NJ for a wedding.



He did catch a few but he told us about a trip he is taking later this summer down to FL. Ed won a Sailfly tournament last year which was an IGFA qualifying event for the Inshore Championship. This will be covered by ESPS! Very cool!

We continued to cast our arms off and yes...I caught a little striper..... but Joe wouldn't let me take his picture!



I can tell you that I am wiped! After casting all day on the boat, we went back to Shore Tackle and talked with Billy, the owner. Next thing I know, we are back in the parking lot making casts.

Without question, I improved my cast. And without question, I realize how much there is to making a proper cats. At the same time, I realize that few people do it so it's kinda cool to be in the minority!

One thing for sure, Joe does not hold back. He tells you where your flaw is but he tells you how to correct it. When I was in the groove, the line just snapped on the reel. ! If you fly fish, you will know what I mean.