2021 Flyfishing Pics

[FishnDave]

I'm glad you are all submitting your ideas. 😁

Didn't think I'd make it out flyfishing this weekend...but turns out I DID manage to go!

Broke my record of catching 13 grass carp in one day (twice), by catching 14 today!

Started off good, with a Grassie on my first cast.  Then no more for an hour-and-a-half.  Then a third an hour after that. And a fourth over an hour later.  Considered packing it in.  Then fishing finally heated up, with 5 in the next hour. And 5 in the final hour.  Those last 2 hours were on a section I hadn't fished before, might be why it was so good.  I'm at 85 for the year so far, 106 lifetime Grass Carp on fly.

Also caught a nice Goldeye:

And a nice Channel Catfish.  I measured it at 23", but it sure looked a lot longer than that.

Also caught a bluegill, lost some other grassies, including one big one, and lost a longnose gar at the net.

 

 

[Ham]

Heck of a Day My Man!

[Johnsfolly]

Congrats @FishnDave on a great day buddy! Sounds like you will be on a quest to get at least 15 more grass carp, aka the Veggienator!

[FishnDave]

On 8/16/2021 at 6:03 AM, Johnsfolly said:

Congrats @FishnDave on a great day buddy! Sounds like you will be on a quest to get at least 15 more grass carp, aka the Veggienator!

Yes, 15 more sounds do-able!  100 Grassies in a year on fly rod...how cool would that be?

[FishnDave]

So far, I've seen all manner of strikes from these Grass Carp.  Aggression I never would have expected from these fish.

I've had a few that chased down the fly as I was rapidly stripping it in to re-cast.  I've had them appear to spook, only to then turn around to see what spooked them, and hit it.  I've had ones that were nosing along the edge of the water on the far bank that would turn and come out 10-15 away from the bank to where I'd cast my fly and hit it.  I've had pods of them gang-rush/swarm the fly and indicator.  Many that just ate the indicator.  Lots of them follow the sound of the "plop" of the fly and indicator hitting the water to investigate and eat.  Many invisible fish that hit along laydowns or under overhanging trees, or in faster current areas.

...like a smallmouth trout! 😄

[fishinwrench]

Here on Lake O we have buffalo, and you'll have none of those easy aggressive bites with those buttheads.  You pretty much have to do everything exactly right.....and then HOPE TO GET LUCKY.    Then of course, if they do bite, they'll wear you out to the point where you don't wanna do it again anytime soon.  Commons are just slightly easier to catch.

Never messed with grassies much, just assumed they were about the same way.   

That place where you are playing around sounds quite fun.   👍 Must be loaded with them.

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1 hour ago, fishinwrench said:

That place where you are playing around sounds quite fun.   👍 Must be loaded with them.

You'll need a shower when you're done.😂

[FishnDave]

55 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

Here on Lake O we have buffalo, and you'll have none of those easy aggressive bites with those buttheads.  You pretty much have to do everything exactly right.....and then HOPE TO GET LUCKY.    Then of course, if they do bite, they'll wear you out to the point where you don't wanna do it again anytime soon.  Commons are just slightly easier to catch.

Never messed with grassies much, just assumed they were about the same way.   

That place where you are playing around sounds quite fun.   👍 Must be loaded with them.

Bigmouth Buffalo and Smallmouth Buffalo and Black Buffalo are all pretty tough to catch on flies.  You practically have to feed the fly to both of them.  For smallmouth buffalo, about the best you can do is place the fly in the path the fish is feeding, and hope it doesn't change course.  If it goes over your fly, good chance it will suck it up, at least briefly.  I had a Black Buffalo actually turn and eat the fly like a Common Carp sometimes will. For Bigmouth Buffalo, you almost have to put the fly in front of its mouth and hope it sucks it in with plankton.  I've caught all 3 on flies, but not in big numbers.

Bigmouth Buffalo:

Black Buffalo:

Smallmouth Buffalo:

Bigmouth Buffalo:

Bigmouth Buffalo:

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Black Buffalo:

Bigmouth Buffalo:

 

[fishinwrench]

There used to be a dude on here...... @esox niger that was all about fly-fishing for carp, buffalo, ect.   around Labadie power plant.   He was wicked good at it.  

I miss seeing his posts.  Been absent for quite awhile.   

[FishnDave]

On 8/18/2021 at 5:57 PM, fishinwrench said:

There used to be a dude on here...... @esox niger that was all about fly-fishing for carp, buffalo, ect.   around Labadie power plant.   He was wicked good at it.  

I miss seeing his posts.  Been absent for quite awhile.   

I actually ran into him at the creek this Spring.  He pulled into the parking lot behind me, we talked for a bit, then went our separate ways to fish.  I had a lot more questions I wanted to ask him....he's very knowlegable...but I also didn't want to eat into his fishing time.