Terry Beeson Posted May 28, 2007 Posted May 28, 2007 Got to the water about 8:30 after a bit of breakfast at the Gateway Cafe in Spokane (good breakfast there...) The parking lot was full as I anticipated but no units running. I rigged up my 4 wt and headed down to Outlet 1. They were lined up from the cable to rebar... But I did notice the spot that has my name etched in one of the rocks was open across the way. I finally found a hole and crossed to the south side casting an olive leech pattern. Hooked up pretty quickly and landed a nice 'Bow. Switched a couple of times, but the leech, pine squirrel sculpin (duh), and the TNS were doing the trick. All in all, landed 12 nice 'Bows - nothing under 15 with one 17 incher. Hooked up with about half a dozen more including one nice one that broke my tippet. Missed quite a few takes, but they were not nailing it... just playing with it. I would have caught more, but Leonard called and made me miss about half a dozen... I know better than to answer my phone... TIGHT LINES, YA'LL "There he stands, draped in more equipment than a telephone lineman, trying to outwit an organism with a brain no bigger than a breadcrumb, and getting licked in the process." - Paul O’Neil
Leonard Posted May 28, 2007 Posted May 28, 2007 HUMMMM?? The TNS... what a fly... glad you did well Terry... as for as pictures go...we all know Ducky wont lie to make a fish "I" caught bigger.... He even measured it!!!... It was 20in (and a good 3lbs maybe 4)..LOL... the big bow was close to 20"... on the large size of 19".... and the last brown.. well it was a good 20"... didnt measure it... but it was a healthy fish... Need to get you down there now.... Let me know when your light charges..LOL Leonard http://www.taneycomonights.com
duckydoty Posted May 29, 2007 Posted May 29, 2007 The one brown I measured was just over 20". It was a fat pig!!! The other brown was just as long but on the skinny side, and Leonard also caught one rainbow pushing 20". I was getting real tired of using my net on his fish duckydoty A Little Rain Won't Hurt Them Fish.....They're Already Wet!! Visit my website at.. Ozark Trout Runners
Terry Beeson Posted May 29, 2007 Author Posted May 29, 2007 I forgot to mention a couple of strange things that happened... While I was standing in the middle of the stream just down a bit from Outlet 1, a guide brought a client up to do some fishing with an indicator. They stood out a bit from Outlet 1 and fished for about half hour or so. During that time, he (the client) took a few fish and missed a bunch. I watched (they were about 40-50 feet from me) as he hooked a nice one, but broke off. At that point, they decided to go somewhere else or were through for the day... A few minutes after they left, I noticed the indicator drifting in front of me and thought it was odd that it took it this long to get to me... Then, the indicator made a 180 and started drifting upstream... It was then that I noticed the trout still attached to the indicator... ... He must have been looking for some help, because he seemed to come almost straight for me. I wrapped the line below the indicator around my rod tip in an attempt to pull him in and free him. The fly did come loose (come to find out it was a yellow micro-jig) and I pocketed it and the indicator... The other oddity was releasing a nice fish and noticing half his lower lip was missing... I had hooked him in the corner of the mouth on the opposite side and it was a bit tough getting the hook out, but when I did, I noticed the odd look on the other side and his lower lip had been broken off on one side... Anyone ever see this and do the fish survive? Don't know how long he had been like this, but he was certainly healthy enough yesterday to put up a good fight on my 4 wt... TIGHT LINES, YA'LL "There he stands, draped in more equipment than a telephone lineman, trying to outwit an organism with a brain no bigger than a breadcrumb, and getting licked in the process." - Paul O’Neil
fly2fish Posted May 29, 2007 Posted May 29, 2007 Terry, I caught one the first weekend this month that had its lower lip just hanging by a thread. I had it hooked in the upper corner of its mouth so it wasn't me that ripped his lip. I clipped it off when I released him because I thought the other fish would be trying to eat it because it looked like a worm hanging from its mouth. The fish didn't seem hurt the least bit.
Members Knee Deep Posted May 29, 2007 Members Posted May 29, 2007 I would really really like to know what a TNS fly is? Maybe I know it by another name or is this one of Leonards secret flies. Opps, bell I have to go to lunch now with the 8th graders. Thanks guys. A group of trout is called a hover
duckydoty Posted May 29, 2007 Posted May 29, 2007 We can tell Dwayne since he came out and played the other night. duckydoty A Little Rain Won't Hurt Them Fish.....They're Already Wet!! Visit my website at.. Ozark Trout Runners
fly2fish Posted May 29, 2007 Posted May 29, 2007 The question is how many of us have a TNS? Leonard gave me one about a month ago to "test". And Ducky, netting Leonard's fish is a way to keep you from fishing and him catching more fish, usually he has another one hooked before you can get the net put back up. LOL.
MrDucky Posted May 29, 2007 Posted May 29, 2007 Terry , I belive you now will need a pregancy test , Remember there's something in the water , Read may 19th get together, Terry we will be there for you though Yikes!!! I Hate that warning horn
Terry Beeson Posted May 29, 2007 Author Posted May 29, 2007 During the day, mild-mannered Leonard is a reporter for Ozark Anglers Forum... and DuckyDoty is a secret shopper for a well-known fishing equipment retailer.... But at night... they become... TANEY-NIGHT-MAN.... and his faithful sidekick... NETBOY!!!! We join the daring duo in the middle of Lake Taneycomo at midnight: "HOLY EIGHT-WEIGHT TANEY-NIGHT-MAN! LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT TROUT!!" "Yes, Netboy. He is obviously a 24 inch Rainbow. Good thing I tied on my Taneycomo Night Special. Get the net." Suddenly, there is a voice from the darkness of the edge of the water above the Gauntlet: "I'm eating chili dogs, Taney-Night-Man... and soon the foul gas from my intestinal tract will leave all those trout with NO APPETITE for your TNS!" "HOLY METHANE, TANEY-NIGHT-MAN! IT'S.... IT'S... IT'S MR.DUCKY!!!" "Yes, Netboy. It is our arch rival... MrDucky. But I have just the thing... My Taney-Night-Gas-Mask... AND I have another 20 plus inch fish on. Get the net." Will MrDucky's chili-dog ladden methane gas spell the end of this night's fishing? Will Taney-Night-Man ever catch a dink? Will Netboy EVER get to land a fish? Here is a scene from the next show: "TAKE THIS, TANEY-NIGHT-MAN!!!" "HOLY STINK BOMB, TANEY-NIGHT-MAN! MR.DUCKY JUST LET ANOTHER ONE!!!" "Yes, I know. It is a foul smelling odor for sure. And it seems to have melted the Taney-Night-Gas-Mask material... (grunt) There's another big trout. Get the net." Tune in again next time.... Same Taney time.... Same Taney station... TIGHT LINES, YA'LL "There he stands, draped in more equipment than a telephone lineman, trying to outwit an organism with a brain no bigger than a breadcrumb, and getting licked in the process." - Paul O’Neil
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