2022 Flyfishing Pics

[FishnDave]

14 hours ago, Johnsfolly said:

Very nice. I fished a lot at lunch when I lived in FL. Would be upset if I didn't catch 20 fish or more. Mostly sunfish and bass.

I enjoyed it, and really miss it now that I can't do that anymore after we moved.

I'd change it up.  Often I'd go for numbers (bass, bluegills, crappies), but sometimes I'd go after bigger or more challenging fish, like catfish, carp, bigger bass, etc.

[FishnDave]

Got out yesterday after work.  38 degrees.  Caught 3 bluegills, a bluegill x redear hybrid, and a bass. The bluegills were nice, a couple were in the 9" range.

 

[FishnDave]

Flyfished Friday afternoon.  Badgered the Koi again.  Fish were not as cooperative as usual.  Caught 7 Koi.

 

 

[FishnDave]

Sunday, I tried for Freshwater Drum.  Caught 2.  Tried for Grass Carp, missed some strikes, had a decent one hooked that jumped out of the water, then dove and shook free.  Still early.

Got hissed at by a goose guarding a nest.  Saw ducks, birds, turtles, snakes, a frog, and a giant water beetle.

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[BilletHead]

              Got out today for a bit. Great weather but windy. Jey boat ride back to the ramp was rough but worth the watching eagles, lots of blue wing teal still around and resident wood ducks.  Canada geese and wild turkey. Great Blue herons were starting to gather on their rookeries. Water a bit off colored and managed two short nose gar, one crappie and a couple white bass. WT was up to 58 degrees. Pink over white Clouser,

[Daryk Campbell Sr]

1 hour ago, BilletHead said:

              Got out today for a bit. Great weather but windy. Jey boat ride back to the ramp was rough but worth the watching eagles, lots of blue wing teal still around and resident wood ducks.  Canada geese and wild turkey. Great Blue herons were starting to gather on their rookeries. Water a bit off colored and managed two short nose gar, one crappie and a couple white bass. WT was up to 58 degrees. Pink over white Clouser,

Any advice on how to cast/swing them clousers?  I was ok with a casting rod.  What weight rod?

[BilletHead]

14 minutes ago, Daryk Campbell Sr said:

Any advice on how to cast/swing them clousers?  I was ok with a casting rod.  What weight rod?

                Since you are using weighted flys with metal eyes Daryk you need to try to open up your loop some to avoid hitting yourself or your rod as it zooms by you. I think @fishinwrench has discussed this before. You can retrieve a Clouser straight back to you with strips long or short and during the pause with dip and strip jig back up. depending on depth of your moving water in that instance if its shallow keep it moving to avoid snagging on the bottom. If its deep let the water swing your fly downstream and at end strip it back.

[fishinwrench]

Form your loop horizontal instead of vertical when casting flys that are heavily weighted.   You do that by moving the rod tip in an elongated oval path.  

A straight inline (dry fly style) cast will get you hurt, or break your rod. 

Once you get to 1/40oz.or bigger barbell eyes it pretty much takes a 7wt. line to get the job done. 

[FishnDave]

Tried for Freshwater Drum again.  Caught 2 on back-to-back casts again, and they were the only ones I caught....again.

Tried for Grass Carp.  Caught 2 small ones, 1 bigger one (34", ~ 15 lbs), and lost another big one after a good battle.

Also caught a small bass.

[Johnsfolly]

9 hours ago, FishnDave said:

Tried for Freshwater Drum again.  Caught 2 on back-to-back casts again, and they were the only ones I caught....again.

 

Dave Don't Want to Work! HE Just want to Bang on those Drum All Day!! 😂