By John Merwin

So the great Brooklyn, New York, bass-fishing expedition was a bust in some ways, a success in some other ways. Prospect Park Lake is simply gorgeous and very fishy looking with lots of shoreline cover. We didn’t see so much as a swirl, however, nor did any of the many other people fishing catch anything as we watched. The best part was that I was able to give some bass tips to my youngest city-dwelling son, while watching my wife showing his girlfriend how to use a spinning rod.

Photo by John Merwin

So we opted for culture instead of fishing. There were long walks in the sun through the spectacularly blooming Brooklyn Botanic Garden. And we spent Sunday at the world-renowned Brooklyn (art) Museum, which was equally impressive and left me feeling almost like a civilized person. I think this was good for me. My wife said it was, anyway.

I can also report that city people are really tough, unlike us country folk. After pounding concrete sidewalks for three days and climbing up and down interminable sets of stairs in and out of subway stops, my feet hurt like hell. I mean, out here in the woods I walk to the truck and drive to the store and back. Pretty easy. Down there in the concrete canyons, it’s pound, pound, pound all day long....

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from buckhunter wrote 3 years 4 weeks ago

It's funny how tired I get shopping with my wife but I can walk for days in the mountains turkey hunting. The price we pay to keep a good woman.

John, I was hoping your Monday morning blog was about how you slayed them in Brooklyn but I guess it was not meant to be. From the photo the park looks spectacular. Very surprising considering I've always thought Brooklyn was all concrete and buildings. I have to get out more.

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from FloridaHunter1226 wrote 3 years 4 weeks ago

I do not mean to poke at northerners or city folk but I must admit that the south is so much laid back and people are actually nice. I went to New York one time and everybody seemed in a hurry and up-tight. I had one guy yell at me for accidentally bumping into him. Also, not being able to drive seemed a little hard to believe. Although I enjoyed my trip somewhat... I do not think I will be moving to the big apple anytime soon, or any other highly populated city for that matter. By the way, sorry to hear that the fishing was such a bust.

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from ejunk wrote 3 years 4 weeks ago

you shoulda tried to hook up with the guys from thisisfly.com. I believe the main man behind that site/web magazine lives and works in New York, and I'm pretty sure he did some stuff in an old issue about urban bassin'.

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from buckhunter wrote 3 years 4 weeks ago

It's funny how tired I get shopping with my wife but I can walk for days in the mountains turkey hunting. The price we pay to keep a good woman.

John, I was hoping your Monday morning blog was about how you slayed them in Brooklyn but I guess it was not meant to be. From the photo the park looks spectacular. Very surprising considering I've always thought Brooklyn was all concrete and buildings. I have to get out more.

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from FloridaHunter1226 wrote 3 years 4 weeks ago

I do not mean to poke at northerners or city folk but I must admit that the south is so much laid back and people are actually nice. I went to New York one time and everybody seemed in a hurry and up-tight. I had one guy yell at me for accidentally bumping into him. Also, not being able to drive seemed a little hard to believe. Although I enjoyed my trip somewhat... I do not think I will be moving to the big apple anytime soon, or any other highly populated city for that matter. By the way, sorry to hear that the fishing was such a bust.

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from ejunk wrote 3 years 4 weeks ago

you shoulda tried to hook up with the guys from thisisfly.com. I believe the main man behind that site/web magazine lives and works in New York, and I'm pretty sure he did some stuff in an old issue about urban bassin'.

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Evan!

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