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Heck Yeah! Good Job! I love your Cat!

54) Redspotted Sunfish I found another fun little fishing spot full of all sorts of weirdness.This is the first Redspotted I caught, but then I followed it up with this beautiful thing.

53) Orange Spotted SF i spotted these guys holding tight to the bank in cover with a heavy back Current. it took a few fly changes to find a heavy, small fly that they would eat. They would pick at it, but not take. Finally, I saw the.beadhead disappear.

52) Black Crappie they aren’t large, but they are reliable so far. Let’s Hope that Holds

50 species on fly was the goal I worked towards last year, but last year is old news. 51) Green SunfishI’m pretty sure @FishnDave caught some of these on New Years Day, but it took me a bit longer.

50) Northern Studfish I tried for a Big pretty colored up male. I had to settle for this one.

49) Bigeye ShinerPretty common Notropis species for the Búffalo River

48) Whitetail Shiner a quick float down the Buffalo River yielded a few new species on fly. Not a Flyfer. Cyprinella are fun. Pretty aggressive guys that hunt in groups of a few fish rather than large schools.

47) Freshwater Drum, my GMC truck failed me. I was unwilling to do the expensive repairs on a truck of that age and set about replacing it. Very annoying buying a vehicle these days. I travelled to Indepence, KS to get my new truck. On the way back, I fished a little. I got a few White Bass and a Freshwater Drum.

46) Yellowtail Snapper I had hoped for one of these and maybe a Grey and Lane Snapper too, but this was the only snapper species I got on fly and the last of the Florida species on fly. I suspect that I also got a Bermuda Chub on fly, but if I wasn’t smart enough to get a clear pic of it and mentally note that it was on fly then I will have to wait to add that one.

45) White Grunt never let Dave sandbag you. He will act like every fish he caught in his life was a Happy Accident (shout out to Bob Ross). @FishnDave caught like 20 of these before I got one on fly. I did end up getting 3 or 4 on fly eventually.

I’m not sure how I lost the original text, but I’ll try again. 44) Rainbow Parrotfish This might be my luckiest catch of the year. I changed flys over to a tiny little shrimp pattern. I was letting it drop down closer to the rocks. I was actually looking away at something else when the parrotfish decided to yank my arm pretty hard. Perfect size for me to catch. There were bigger ones zooming around that would have destroyed me and gotten away. Really Happy with this guy. Takes a little of the 0-5 on Tarpon away.

43) Sgt Major total surprise. These guys are tough to hook on natural bait even with small hooks. I had hoped for one, but thought it highly unlikely that I would get one. I never have to try for another on fly #winning

42) Slippery Dick Wrasseguys get tired of catching them? But I’m not there yet especially not on fly

41) Mock Blenny this was a TOTAL surprise. My fly dropped through a massive cloud of other fish and down between rocks/coral at the White Street Pier. I asked some Professional Fish Nerds for help with the Id as there are several Blenny that look very much like each other.

40) Redbreast Sunfish a targeted Flyfer! I love it when a plan comes together. They were in the suggested creek and we caught em!

Good for you guys

39) Redear Sunfish Post Barramundi (will I ever be the same ?) we stopped at a tannic creek to try to get out Flyfer Redbreast Sunfish in Fly. This little guy jumped the train.

38) Peacock Bass I like giving myself multiple opportunities to catch a species, but I am also a HUGE fan of a bird in hand. I stopped fishing for Barramundi a few minutes early to give myself a chance at Peacock Bass. I was able to sight fish a few and talk one into eating. Heck Yeah! I got a better one later.

37) Barramundi This has been a dream fish of mine, but I never expected to get one. I didn’t figure that I would ever make it to Australia and I never imagined that they would become available in the US. It is a pay to play deal and the ponds have a bunch of them, but it’s still fishing. Some days they don’t bite as well as others. Cooler weather has the larger fish negative to neutral. I eventually managed to get a few. They are an impressive fish and I know it sounds Silly, but this is a Fun deal and I recommend it to everyone and I hope to make it there again.

36) Oscar a very much desired FlyFer on this trip. I saw a pair of fish I wasn’t 100% on acting strangely. They drifted in and out of sight always at the edges of my vision. I caught up with them after a bit and I could see it was a pair guarding fly. It took a few casts, but Dad peeled off and ate. pretty decent tussle and I being paranoid Hollered and got Dave’s attention for landing assistance and got him to get the net. He was kind enough to do so. After a couple of quick pics, we sent Dad back to do his job. This is only my second Oscar ever. My other one was Much Larger.

Water is at a Good Level. Water should be a decent temp. I haven’t been, but I’m pretty confident that conditions would be good.

Sorry to hear that. RIP

I’m gonna practice Bro. Next Time!

Heat, humidity, and 18 hour days. Fishing is such a relaxing hobby.