2024 Flyfishing Fish Pics

[FishnDave]

Freshwater Drum:

 

[FishnDave]

16.25" Goldeye:

A couple Grass Carp:

 

[Johnsfolly]

46 minutes ago, FishnDave said:

16.25" Goldeye:

A couple Grass Carp:

 

Nice catches Dave!

I still have a couple of those jigs 😉. 

[bfishn]

That's a lunker Goldeye. Ol' Miss tributary?

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[FishnDave]

On 7/15/2024 at 6:07 PM, bfishn said:

That's a lunker Goldeye. Ol' Miss tributary?

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Missouri River trib.

Lunker indeed! 😁  Or at least a Master Angler.

[FishnDave]

The Louisiana fish are in a post of their own.

Since returning.... I've made a couple "micro" trips... because @Ham said "I've got a Darter spot you should try.  Close to you."  

First trip resulted in catching 9 species.  Two most interesting were a very small Walleye, and Flyfer Ozark Logperch!

 

[FishnDave]

Next trip to that spot, I went upstream instead of downstream.  10 Species this trip.  3 Flyfers... Bigeye Shiner, Ozark Minnow, and finally an adult darter landed (not counting the logperch, which is a darter)... an Orangethroat Darter:

 

[FishnDave]

[Johnsfolly]

On 8/5/2024 at 9:04 PM, FishnDave said:

Next trip to that spot, I went upstream instead of downstream.  10 Species this trip.  3 Flyfers... Bigeye Shiner, Ozark Minnow, and finally an adult darter landed (not counting the logperch, which is a darter)... an Orangethroat Darter:

 

What's not to like about catching one like this guy! Congrats Dave!

[FishnDave]

59 minutes ago, Johnsfolly said:

What's not to like about catching one like this guy! Congrats Dave!

I've put in some effort, for sure.  I'd like to say I saw this fish and presented the fly to him.... but it was pure luck.  I did not see it at all.  I lifted the fly from the water and the fish was already on it.  I saw and presented to many smaller darters...a few were even hooked briefly.  I'd like to know where these bigger ones hide.  It's still a mystery to me.