Details: Channel Catfish
#contest2015. I had an awesome 2015 with lots of crazy fishing experiences weather it be catching a new PB bass on the fly or helping a friend land a 15lb snagged ...more mirror carp I pointed out to him, but this was one of the craziest! I wasn't paying attention while cat fishing and my rod got pulled in the water after a few minuets the rod but floated up and I thought the fish was off so I swam out to
Details: Channel Catfish
Funny story behind this cat I was talking to a friend when my rod flew in the water the but floated up and after some coaxing I swam out and got but when I grabbed ...more the rod the fish started pulling in the other direction so I was swimming one handed while getting pulled in the other direction! Any way I was throwing the bait into about 5fow and waiting for cruising fish to hit simple but effective
Details: Largemouth Bass with a Weighted McCrawly fly, 6' of 1x tippet, 7wt. Orvis bass FWF fly line, 9' rod.
Nice bass I caught today there of there beds in this pond and are cruising now and eatin every thing. Threw my fly right about a foot outside a lay down and just ...more letting it sit and waiting for the fish to pic it up. Air temp was 80 and sunny and water was in the 60s and clear.
Details: White Crappie with a Weighted McCrawly fly, 6' of 1x tippet, orvis bass 7wt. FWF line, 9' 7wt. Rod.
SLAB crappie I caught today (that's a size 12 for reference) and that's about average for this pond! Not touch to it today just putting the fly either where ...more I saw fish or around cover the one trick was to really wait u till you felt the pull before you set the hook. Pulled this guy off a drain pipe I always target drains when pond fishing because not only do they provide cover but they also ⬇️⬇️
Details: Bluegill Sunfish with a Weighted McCrawly fly, 6' of 1x tippet, 7 wt. orvis bass FWF fly line, 9' 7wt. Rod.
Chunk of a bluegill I caught today there starting to spawn super early this year. Throwing the aptly named (by @wyldechylde77) McCrawly (see my last blert for a ...more pic) pretty much throwing it in either where I saw fish or around cover and just letting it sit until something picked it up. You really had to let fish eat it and wait for the rod to bend before you set the hook. Air temp was 80 and sunny
Details: Grass Carp with a Size 2 intruder hook, ice dub, silly legs, dumbbell eyes, olive denier thread.
Got a bunch of bass and bluegill on this as well as a few carp takes on weightless version of one of these today so I came home and tied up a few more but weighted ...more I'm thinking they'll kill for smallmouth as well! Any ideas for a name for this pattern I'm thinking the creepy crawly.
Details: Largemouth Bass with a New baitcaster
Looking for a new bait caster I'm think of putting on maybe a duckett ghost 7' MH as kind of an all around combo. I was looking at the revo s, the 13 concept ...more a or one of the lews tournament series any advice or other suggestions would be much appreciated!
Details: Largemouth Bass with a Bare cat 4/0 wide gap hook, 10lbs mono, ml casting rod, 6:41 reel.
Nice very aggressive male I got yesterday I was reeling up a catfish rod that lost his bait and he took the bare hook right next to the dock in about 3fow. Water ...more was in the 60s and clear and air temp was in the low 80s and sunny. These males were pretty much eating any thing that looked fishy saw some big females on there beds but didn't have my bed gear with me.
Details: Largemouth Bass with a Articulated junkyard dog, 3' of 1x tippet, orvis bass FWF 7wt. Fly line, 9' 7wt. Fly rod.
Nice male that was guarding a bed yesterday I threw my fly in he slammed it as soon as it hit the water missed the Hook set through it in again same thing third ...more time he took jumped of and I kept stripping and he came back and nailed it again! Air temp was 80 and sunny and water was warm and clear saw some big females on there bed as well but they all had lock jaw!
Details: Largemouth Bass with a Red and white deer hair popper, 4' of 1x tippet, 7wt. Orvis bass FWF fly line, 7wt. 9wt. Fly rod
Got a new PB fly rod bass! My dad and I tonight for about and hour through my fly right about 2ft out side se timber in about 2ft I've water and saw her rise ...more up below it and slurp it down! Air temp was 70 and post thunder storm and water was warm and clear. Fish were hitting on top all around just throwing the fly in out side cover and off shore giving it a quick strip and letting it sit.