2025 Flyfishing Fish Pics

[FishnDave]

3 hours ago, Johnsfolly said:

Dave what is interesting to me is that unlike the central US where most streams/rivers ultimately end up in the Mississippi which would allow for some gene flow, the rivers on the east coast are not as interconnected. I can't think of more than a hand full of rivers that traverse more than three states in a north to south direction. Most seem to go from the NE to the SW and into the ocean. Mainly originating from the Appalachian mountain range. The redbreast sunfish in GA are as isolated from those up here in MD as they are to those in TX.

Good point.  The east coast populations do seem isolated from each other.  I wonder how most of those species have managed to stay largely the same?  The Redbreast in Texas haven't been there terribly long... introduced around 1925... not nearly long enough to be genetically different enough to be considered a separate species.  But interbreeding from probably a rather limited number of initial stockers might speed up the process.

 

 

[Johnsfolly]

2 hours ago, FishnDave said:

Good point.  The east coast populations do seem isolated from each other.  I wonder how most of those species have managed to stay largely the same?  The Redbreast in Texas haven't been there terribly long... introduced around 1925... not nearly long enough to be genetically different enough to be considered a separate species.  But interbreeding from probably a rather limited number of initial stockers might speed up the process.

 

 

They still occupy similar ecological niches. There may not be enough adaptive pressure for true speciation. I would still like to see what the genetics look like,

[snagged in outlet 3]

On 7/16/2025 at 5:40 PM, FishnDave said:

And @Ham caught the first one(s) on fly in Arkansas!  I was 2nd on fly in Arkansas.  We're practically national Snakehead royalty! 😆

You are in our eyes!  😃

[snagged in outlet 3]

 

[BilletHead]

34 minutes ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

 

         You have to target vegan fish!

[FishnDave]

On 7/22/2025 at 4:26 PM, BilletHead said:

         You have to target vegan fish!

I do!  Grass Carp.  Caught 3 on Saturday morning.

Plus a drum and a rather dark-colored common carp.

[Johnsfolly]

Nice grass carp @FishnDave! I have a spot down in Houston that if I have the time will try again to catch a grass carp. I still have the jigs/flies that you gave us. 

[FishnDave]

Blackstripe Topminnow:

For some reason, small Common Carp are rarely seen or caught.  Caught a couple on flies on Saturday in a shallow creek.

Pipevine Swallowtails were very active!

Creek Chub:

Found an interesting fossil.  Put it back on the ground after taking some pics of it.  Found out its a Platycrinitid Crinoid stem, and there is a Fenestellate Bryozoan to the lower right of the main fossil. 

 

 

[Daryk Campbell Sr]

Cool fossil.  Th e blackstripe topminnow is much darker than the ones in catch.   I've noticed the same with common carp.  

[FishnDave]

Caught a nice Freshwater Drum on fly before the heat got to me on Saturday.  22.5". Pretty brown/bronze fish!

Also (intentionally) foul-hooked a couple Silver Carp with the fly.  One measured 28", the other 25".

Also caught a couple channel catfish, a shortnose gar, and a hybrid sunfish.  The heat was brutal!