Fly Fishing Species 2023

[MarkG52]

Nice job Ham!!!

[Ham]

20) Golden Shiner

so Snakehead, Bowfin, and Spotted Gar were trolling me pretty hard. I got bites and finally hooked a snakehead that jumped and immediately threw the frog.

but a saw groups of small fish dimpling the surface. I was confident they were NOT the usual top minnows and I thought there was a chance they might be Golden Shiners.

I had to do extensive re-rigging to come up with a way to throw a size 24 with a tiny bit of worm at them. I had to hook a bunch of them before I got one to hand. Sadly, they were on the small side which made it more difficult. So, then I had to rig up my 6 wt and go through multiple fly boxes looking for a small fly enough to get eaten. Again, it took too much time and aggravation, but I finally got one to hand. not the first time catching Golden shiners on fly, but I was Glad to get it done. 

[Ham]

21) Ozark Bass

from a back eddy

or on the rocks 

[Ham]

22) Eyetail Bowfin 

caught 2, lost 2, and missed another bite. 

[Ham]

23) Central Stoneroller 

a Flyfer!

 

[MickinMO]

On 3/24/2023 at 8:39 AM, Ham said:

21) Ozark Bass

from a back eddy

or on the rocks 

Caught many goggle eye walking the creeks

[Ham]

24) Bantam Sunfish

Another Fly-Fer !

[Johnsfolly]

On 3/29/2023 at 10:03 PM, Ham said:

24) Bantam Sunfish

Another Fly-Fer !

I like this little sunfish!

[Ham]

25) Spotted Gar

I guessed Shortnose, but my son noted mottling on the top of its head. I turned it over to the fish nerds and so far, ppl think it is a Spotted Gar. This may still change 

sight fished. He ate immediately. I stuck him and he jumped and threw the fly. He dropped down in the water column a little bit and I blind casted right back to where I last saw him and he ate again. Decent fight before I could drag him up the mud bank. 

[Ham]

26) White Crappie

the first of a bunch of undersized White Crappie on fly