2023 Flyfishing Fish Pics

[FishnDave]

1 hour ago, Johnsfolly said:

Shouldn't be long before you reach this goal!

Was hoping that day would be Saturday, but there's Thunderstorms and rain in the forecast.  Then windy on Sunday.  Always something, right?  

[FishnDave]

Left the bowfin alone, and went after Grass Carp after work last night.

 

[FishnDave]

I REACHED MY GOAL! ... of catching 100 bowfin on a fly.  I needed 4 today to reach that goal, and I caught 6. From the first to the last, it took less than a year.  In fact, not including the first one I caught in AR last June, I caught 101 in MO over a span of just 2.5 months...or about 10 weeks.  I caught them from August 28 to October 9 (less than 1.5 months) last Fall, and then March 12-April 15 (just over a month) this year.  I'm blown away... this was a crazy goal I never expected to reach, but am really excited I did.  Bowfin are a flat out amazing, fun, and interesting fish to catch!  I really love these fish!
Here's some of the ones caught on the 15th.:

I also caught a Black Bullhead:

I tossed a fly into a pod of Grass Carp.  The fly sank.  Then my line started to move... a Common Carp had eaten the fly!

[BilletHead]

1 hour ago, FishnDave said:

I REACHED MY GOAL! ... of catching 100 bowfin on a fly.  I needed 4 today to reach that goal, and I caught 6. From the first to the last, it took less than a year.  In fact, not including the first one I caught in AR last June, I caught 101 in MO over a span of just 2.5 months...or about 10 weeks.  I caught them from August 28 to October 9 (less than 1.5 months) last Fall, and then March 12-April 15 (just over a month) this year.  I'm blown away... this was a crazy goal I never expected to reach, but am really excited I did.  Bowfin are a flat out amazing, fun, and interesting fish to catch!  I really love these fish!
Here's some of the ones caught on the 15th.:

I also caught a Black Bullhead:

I tossed a fly into a pod of Grass Carp.  The fly sank.  Then my line started to move... a Common Carp had eaten the fly!

                        Congrats Dave on making your goal. I need to get one of those bowfins. 

[Johnsfolly]

Congrats Dave on the hitting the century mark on those swamp muskies! That's only about 20X more bowfin than I have caught lifetime😉.

That's a nice black bullhead as well.

[FishnDave]

20 hours ago, Johnsfolly said:

Congrats Dave on the hitting the century mark on those swamp muskies! That's only about 20X more bowfin than I have caught lifetime😉.

That's a nice black bullhead as well.

Thanks John!  That Black Bullhead put me at 30 species on the fly so far in 2023.

[Johnsfolly]

3 hours ago, FishnDave said:

That Black Bullhead put me at 30 species on the fly so far in 2023

I suspect that you may double that total soon😉!

[FishnDave]

51 minutes ago, Johnsfolly said:

I suspect that you may double that total soon😉!

That would be something!  I'll be happy with each new Flyfer.  And its been quite a few years since I've caught Peacocks, Oscar, Spotted Tilapia, and Mayans.  It'd be nice to get some updated pics on those.  But mostly I'll be laser-focused on getting the world's first hybrid Whale Shark X Narwhal (aka "Sharkicorn") on fly.

[BilletHead]

1 hour ago, FishnDave said:

That would be something!  I'll be happy with each new Flyfer.  And its been quite a few years since I've caught Peacocks, Oscar, Spotted Tilapia, and Mayans.  It'd be nice to get some updated pics on those.  But mostly I'll be laser-focused on getting the world's first hybrid Whale Shark X Narwhal (aka "Sharkicorn") on fly.

                     I have told Ham to have a good trip so am telling you now.  Please don't let a gator eat him or let him contract that bad crap bacteria thing in the salt water.

[FishnDave]

13 minutes ago, BilletHead said:

                     I have told Ham to have a good trip so am telling you now.  Please don't let a gator eat him or let him contract that bad crap bacteria thing in the salt water.

Thanks!  I'd like to keep @Ham around for a long time.  Any gator is gonna experience a really bad day if it tries for us.  I absolutely respect them, I don't fear them.  I'm happy to let them be, but if one volunteers to become a nice pair of boots, I'll oblige.