Introduction

[Nate Carr]

Hi everyone, I'm new to the NMA and just wanted to introduce myself. I've been flyfishing most of my life and I caught the musky bug a few years ago, have been hitting it pretty hard ever since. I live on Ellicott Creek and dock my boat in my back yard. I've had a fair amount of success flyfishing for muskies in the Upper river and I have spent some time fishing rivers/creeks in PA and a few trips to WI, and Ontario. I'm looking forward to meeting and learning from everyone here, I've heard good things about the club from Riley and John Jarosz.

Nate

[John Pensyl]

Nate I believe you were launching from Sheridan one day in November as Cullen and I were coming in. Some great fish and incredible flies in your pics. Welcome to the club.

[John Jarosz]

Nate...your modesty overwhelms me.  As I recall, you & Justin were up in Wisconsin for a musky fly fishing championship (last year or the year before(?)), (please correct me if I get anything wrong), you guys got 2nd place, & you just barely missed first place (world championship?) by inches.  Congratulations on that!!  It's much deserved.

I think you'll like our club.  Not only do we fish, but we do conservation projects to keep the musky fishery alive & well, like wrap trees from the beavers on Strawberry, island cleanups on Motor & S'Berry, keep close tabs with the DEC, looking at a couple of big conservation projects and are pretty active with a family picnic (family invited), a spring banquet (family invited), Christmas party & multiple tournaments.  All good stuff & the best club I've been in.  And I belong to LOTSA, the Southtowns Walleye Assoc & ex-member Niag River Anglers. I even dabbled in TU & GL Federation of Fly Fishers for a while & this club is the best of them all, but I'm really a perch & walleye guy at heart.

There aren't a lot of musky fly fishermen in the club but it's great to see the dark side getting larger.

Hope to see you at the Feb meeting.

BTW...always enjoyed your fly-tying demo's!

[3r18sb1ehgc6k]

I am not the Riley you speak of, but Nate, great pics, welcome, i will be trying my hand at pike on the fly this spring, i may have to quiz you sometime, all the best.

[Nate Carr]

Thanks for the welcom John P. That was me at the launch, I remember talking with you, I believe you guys had been out all night and did really well. I think that was the same day I went out and sunk a 5/0 hook into my hand while releasing a fish.

[Nate Carr]

Hey John J. , you are correct that we placed 2nd in the World Championships in 2013, but this flyfishing for muskies is kind of a nitch sport and there were only about 50 guys competing, it was still a great event with some really good anglers and beautiful water. The conversations over drinks in the evenings was probably just as fun as the fishing

[Nate Carr]

Hi Riley H. Thanks for the welcome, looking forward to talking pike on the fly with you!

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Fly Riley and Gear Riley lol

[John Pensyl]

Yea I fish unique hours. Usually 3am-9am or so. No fun with the hook.

[Daniel M. Scheda]

Ahhh another fly fisherman in the mix! The cabin fever is getting bad and fly tying for skis keeps it at bay.
Welcome to the club Nate!