mikechell 0 Report post Posted March 29, 2020 I've been wading since I got here in '92. I've had 'gators follow a top water lure to within 10 feet or so, but as soon as they see me, they take off. I've never felt threatened while wading. I truly believe all alligator attacks are provoked ... or fed 'gators that got used to people nearby. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steeldrifter 0 Report post Posted March 29, 2020 40 minutes ago, mikechell said: but as soon as they see me, they take off. Must....resist....insultive....comment 😀😀 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted March 29, 2020 Hey, if I'm scary looking enough to scare away alligators, I'm okay with that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted March 29, 2020 18 hours ago, mikechell said: Got to spend some time wading my local retention pond this morning. Every fish caught was taken on the size 12 ... pencil popper? ... I tied while in the hotel. I went through all 6, as the marabou tails got chewed off. You sure do know how to catch little fish good😋😋🤪. I'm teasing, of course. Any fishing's good fishing. Perhaps bunny tied on would work as good but last longer. The bass in that pond have some pretty colors. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted March 29, 2020 Nice fish Mr. Duck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DFoster 0 Report post Posted March 30, 2020 Mike sadly the Blue Gills haven't migrated down from the lake to my little section of river yet. The water temps are still cold, I should start hooking Fall Fish pretty soon followed by the Blue Gills until the stocked Browns drive them off for a few months. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted March 30, 2020 Sure is a pretty stretch of water, though, D. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DFoster 0 Report post Posted March 31, 2020 Thank Mike - It's typical New England farm stream and I'm fortunate that this small river is 500' behind my house. Thankfully I can walk to it if the Government closes the roads thereby saving my sanity. Most of the year it's full of Fall Fish, Blue Gills, Yellow Perch, Crappies and the occasional Large Mouth. The state stocks it with Browns in April/May but the water warms so they fade by mid summer. Still it's a great and easy spot to head to if I don't have the time to drive out to a river with wild trout. Stay well! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caloosa bug 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2020 Good fun with dad on the big o this morning! We both caught some on poppers early. Then switched to slow sinking patterns. He had a few crickets and during the lull spaces between bed patches we’d toss a bobber. Then once we found em again break out the flies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2020 Wow! Nice day one the water. Nice Coppernose and that's a chunk of Red Ear. Very nice mess o' fish! Shallow areas, or were you pulling them from 6 feet and deeper? How was boat traffic? Seems everybody who is not at work is out on the water right now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2020 Nice fish, unless you have really small hands. I really miss that kind of fishing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caloosa bug 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2020 Thanks guys. Mike, they were in the 3-5 range. This area usually has good sight-fishing beds that are right at the bank... they weren’t there yet. But letting a fly get down 15 ft or so from the bank was the the answer. The ramp we use sees very little traffic. When we launched at 6:30 we were alone. Throughout the morning we saw maybe 3 boats, and loading up at noon there were 5 trailers. Seemed like less people than normal. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted April 5, 2020 Good, maybe the river will be lighter traffic, too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tangledup 0 Report post Posted April 9, 2020 No trophies today but ended up catching 9 total. Although I may have set the record for smallest trout ever. For a beginning fly tier, it’s really nice to see your flies work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted April 11, 2020 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites