FishnDave Posted October 24, 2023 Author Share Posted October 24, 2023 nomolites, Ham and kjackson 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FishnDave Posted October 27, 2023 Author Share Posted October 27, 2023 More pics of the 47.5" Longnose Gar I caught. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishnDave Posted October 27, 2023 Author Share Posted October 27, 2023 Another "collage" of the first Spotted Gar I'd ever caught, earlier this year: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 Ooooh there’s stuff coming soon Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishnDave Posted November 8, 2023 Author Share Posted November 8, 2023 First time getting my little watercraft out since 2020! Towed it for 6.5 hours (round trip), fished for 1.5 hours. Worth it! Despite my best efforts to confound him 😁 , @Ham had worked hard and put me on my first Chain Pickerel early last year. I was glad to catch my first one! It was a small one, about the same size as some of the Grass Pickerel I'd caught. Figured it might be time to try to catch a bigger specimen. I did! I caught maybe the best one of the trip on my first cast from shore: ...then 4 more while making a single pass around the open-water edge of the emergent weedline. Nothing huge, and certainly a mix of sizes, but definitely some fun-sized fish on the fly rod. Water was extremely clear, so while I never spotted the fish before casting, I got to see them appear and start to hit/follow the fly. Very fun! Here was the best 3: And the smaller 2: Although the water was crystal clear, I only saw one other fish...a bluegill. And then what I thought was a nice Chain Pickerel decided to hit...but it turned out to be a 19" Largemouth Bass. Heckuva fighter! Daryk Campbell Sr, kjackson, snagged in outlet 3 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 Heck of a Photo upgrade Dave! #firstcastdave FishnDave 1 Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishnDave Posted November 9, 2023 Author Share Posted November 9, 2023 15 hours ago, Ham said: Heck of a Photo upgrade Dave! #firstcastdave Shucks....I failed to mention it above: @Ham scouted this place first, and gave me a detailed report. I probably wouldn't have made the trek without all that info. Kudos to Hamilton! 👍 Daryk Campbell Sr and Ham 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishnDave Posted November 26, 2023 Author Share Posted November 26, 2023 Took a family vacation to Aruba. We had a great time! Had scheduled a 1/2 day solo guided flyfishing trip with Laurenz Van Mook of https://www.flyandspinfishingaruba.com/ I had not ever caught a tarpon, so was hoping to get one added to my flyrod list. Large ones are rare in Aruba, but there are some baby ones. That's all I wanted! I caught one, lost one, and missed a couple more bites. We looked for bonefish, only saw a couple, and the only cast I made to one landed too close, resulting in the fish getting spooked. I also had a Bar Jack on, but lost it...and then caught a small Blue Runner. The Tarpon and Blue Runner were flyrod fish #82 and #83 for 2023! kjackson, Hawg, nomolites and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snagged in outlet 3 Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 Baby tarpon are pound for pound the hardest hitting and fighting fish I’ve caught. Nice, @FishnDave!!! Johnsfolly and FishnDave 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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