Dinks continue too be the flavor of the day, and this morning was no different except that I caught one on a spinnerbait. I went out the last 3 days; Monday I hit Idong lake and caught 5 dinks, yesterday morning I fished the river and caught 5 dinks and this morning I fished the river again and you guessed it, 5 dinks. That beats getting skunked but where oh where are the bigger bass? Still hanging out in deeper waters?
Dude, it took me two and a half days to catch 5 bass down at Andong!!!!
You should be elated to catch that many in a couple of hours before work!!! 
Dinks! My world is full of DINKS!
Where is my Big Momma?
Your big momma is out from the bank a ways in 15′ of water ~ chilling out at the thermocline with her buds right now, waiting for the baitfish to run up into the coves and shallow water so that she can trap them and have a feast, fatten herself up for the long and cold winter that lies just ahead. She has time, and knows it. She’s in no hurry. It’s all about timing.
But fear not my friend; she’ll come, and we all know that you’ll be there – patiently waiting. One foggy and cool morning, she’ll fanny up into the shallows looking for baitfish, but instead will find your your iresistable 4″ black Senko bouncing along the bottom, and she’ll willingly gulp it down – unsuspecting – and alas, the tap tap of your line will excite you…you’ll set the hook, reel her in, and then a face-to-face between The Nomad and Big Momma will take place, if only for a moment. You may even be so excited that you give her a Bill Dance type kiss on the cheek. You’ll take a couple of pics, maybe even a release pic, and then it’ll all be over, as quickly as it began less than a minute before….
LOL
I’ve never been so excited that I wanted to kiss a fish; now – if Lee Hyori was standing beside me when the big moment came, I would more than likely give her a kiss, though. Yes sir, I surely would. Especially if she was dressed like that AND holding a bottle of soju
LMAO
Would you kiss her first, or drink the bottle of Soju first?
Hmmm. That’s a really tough question but I think I’d drink the soju first, because if I kiss her first, she might swoon and drop the bottle and break it. LOL
Just joined the forum. Just arrived on the Pen and am dying for information, locations, and advice for my fly fishing addiction. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Where abouts are you located?? There are tons of places to fish in Korea.
FlyorDie,
just wait another month or so when they open up the trout ponds. you will see people dressed up that look like they just walked off the cover of Cabella’s or something just to fish an urban pay lake. Quite the funny stuff.
Yes FlyOrDie, there are tons of pay ponds here in Korea where you can fly fish for trout, and there are also some natural streams and rivers that hold trout as well. I recommend contacting James Card. He’s an American freelance journalist who lives over here. He guides people into the mountains on fishing trips, and his web site is linked on this site’s side bar under Korean Fishing Sites. He should definitely be able to hook you up.
I am up at Camp Casey. I’ve seen James’ website. I will definitely give him a call. I’m game for any species… the carp up here actually fight like salmon. Ive got poppers for bass and I have saltwater flies headed here in the mail. Looking for a overnight trip of two days of decent fishing…
Thanks for the quick reply!
FlyOrDie
Also just north of Casey is the Hantan river. It has only Korean species that I know of but several of them are good for your fly rod especially in the tributaries flowing in upriver of highway 3.
There are 1 or 2 pay ponds due west of Casey’s main gate about 2-3 miles that have stocked carp, trout (seasonal) and bass.
What do you use to get carp to bite? I have had no luck casting to them (as opposed to the limited luck I have with bass)?
Saltwater flyfishing is not widespread here. I have read of it on Seosan to Taean peninsula but not seen it. It would be blind casting much like some koreans I know do with lead heads and grubs for flounder and rockfish. Red, white, chartreuse, grey and combination deceivers, bendbacks or clousers about size 8 or 10 would be your best bet possibly.
I will be working on Casey 4-17 Oct if you want to jawjack about fishing some, but these other guys here are the real experts (i.e. they catch fish).
FlyOrDie,
What the others said…unfortunately I can’t add anything worthwhile because I’ve never fly fished in my life. I have enough troubles and tribulations just fishing for bass with my baitcasting and spinning gear
Wilsong,
I bet you catch just as many, if not more fish, than any of us. Isn’t your nickname “The Bass Assassin”?
Nomad
My nickname is probably more like “He Who Prays for Dinks” and saying “That’s not a fish?”
Seems like I remember seeing pictures of you standing up on the podium at a fishing tournament down at Andong not too long ago Wilsong…
I think his new nickname is “Mr. Modesty”
Yep, I saw those Andong photos also
Thank you, gentlemen. But when i open my tackle shop it will probably be called Dinks R Us. A fantastic day for me is a bunch of Nomads dinks.