More Superfund Browns

In response to Gavin's comment #3 regarding my last blog post:

Yes I'm still in PA; in so far as any potential internet burglars may be concerned. Sorry we couldn't connect on the Lehigh river, all I can say is you HAVE to get fishing with me and Jimmy - the sulphur hatch is really bringing out some strange browns; they're taking # 2/0 creek chub flies. We needed some really big tippet.

Truth be known, I've been cheating on the other woman with my ex- the 17' deep V sylvan super-sportster (known amongst the dum dums as "A.M. Radio"). She's all aluminum (sorry woodies) and a little out dated, but she runs real fine on the Joppa flats.

Striper have been a bit hard to find, but we did get into them from time to time as the picture will attest. That day, Jimmy boated three other keeper striper in additition to some schoolies that day on the ol' sluggo pattern.

So, If I were in PA (which I may or may not be by now; sleeping with my neighbor's rotwiller and my 40 cal under my pillow) this is what the now finished interior of the drift boat may look like.

I can't wait to go to massachussets and see old plum island again.

Furthermore, I sure hope old Jimmy doesn't get a big old treble hook stuck into his finger (and then ripped out by the still squirming striper).

And I sure as hell hope we don't run out of beer on the last night and resort to drinking the previous tennants left-over twisted tea (what ever the heck that is).

Most of all, I hope my stuff (especially the wood boat) is there when we get back.

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Comment by John Greenleaf on July 4, 2010 at 12:32pm
Rick, Ha - Thanks.

Yes PA, home of 3 mile island, about 1 hour southwest of my house - it's somewhere down near harrisburg.

There were some nice fish up in mass. this week that made that one look shabby. Some people in our group got fish in the 43-46" (~30 lb) range - that one was about 34" maybe getting close to 17-18 lbs, fairly short but a real hog for its length. Some local guy up on the flats bagged a 51 pounder a few days ago.

Regarding the boat, it is an all oiled interior - used a version of the old boat soup recipe posted on this site (1qt linseed, 1 qt turp, 1/2 qt varnish, 1/2 pint pine tar and a splash of japan drier). Outside will be all paint with the wood trim being epoxied and varnished. I'm pretty rough on my fishing stuff, so I hope this is a good option that will keep it looking nice even if it gets beat on a bit.

Lastly, I wish there was a ready trailer for you to take, unfortunately that is still one of the issues I need to deal with prior to the maiden voyage. I have a trailer, just need to do some modifications to it to accomidate the boat. It used to belong to a sailboat, so a bit of retro-fitting is needed - not sure how I'm going to do it yet.
Comment by Rick Newman on July 4, 2010 at 8:07am
Nice job on the that "Brown" , could be a world record!

Also your boat's interior looks swell. What did you use?

Is there a trailer there so i could tow that beauty back to Washington State while you're gone?

I'll bet that catching a "Brown" that big would tow your drift boat around, give us a report when you find out. Say wasn't Three Mile Island nuclear plant somewhere near PA?

Happy Waves to You,

Rick Newman

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