Fish Pictures

[DFoster 0]

We're in the middle of our annual July to mid August drought and combined with last weeks 6 day heat wave the wild trout fishing is done for a few weeks.  Yesterday I grabbed a box of small Atlantic Salmon flies and went to a narrow warm water stream that was still flowing.  I had a great time stripping them through the pools, catching many Fall Fish, Yellow Perch and Gills.  I also lost a fight with a decent sized Largemouth.  

[Capt Bob LeMay 0]

Was honored recently to fish " Captain Bouncer", a local legend and IGFA Hall of Fame member out of Flamingo on a trip meant for baby tarpon... Bouncer (Randy Smith) has finally retired from a fifty year career as a charter captain where he helped his anglers set many world records... When I first got a job as a mate on charter boats - he was one of the first guys to provide a pointer or two for this young green mate back in 1973 so I've known him for years.  At any rate we found a few fish then caught and released them on both spinning and fly fishing gear that day .  Here's a pic of Bouncer and I hope to see him on my skiff again... 

that day we started out with small popping bugs then went to small white streamers...

the SpeedBug, a small popper with a soft foam head from Perfect Popper and #1 Mustad 34007 hook

My version of Norm's Crystal Schminnow on a  #4 Mustad 34007 hook

[Squeezy 0]

First perch on a hand tied fly of mine. Great little slough I found today at lunch fully of panfish. Fun sight fishing for them. 

[gillage 0]

Last night was the last Supermoon for 2022.

Even if you miss the prime time to look at the moon, which will come at 9:36 p.m. ET, you can still see a nearly full moon on August 10 and August 12. 

A supermoon occurs when the moon's orbit is at its closest point to the Earth during a full moon.

Sooooooo....I went out to see if the boys wanted to play a little 'catch and release", and of course they did.

They hardly ever disappoint and were dressed in some of their summer finest. Here are a few pics of the many that came to play.

Ah, they never fail to bring a smile to my face

[feathers5 0]

1 hour ago, gillage said:

Last night was the last Supermoon for 2022.

Even if you miss the prime time to look at the moon, which will come at 9:36 p.m. ET, you can still see a nearly full moon on August 10 and August 12. 

A supermoon occurs when the moon's orbit is at its closest point to the Earth during a full moon.

Sooooooo....I went out to see if the boys wanted to play a little 'catch and release", and of course they did.

They hardly ever disappoint and were dressed in some of their summer finest. Here are a few pics of the many that came to play.

Ah, they never fail to bring a smile to my face

It feels pretty good, doesn't it. There's a satisfying feeling catching them on your own flies. Congrats!

[Squeezy 0]

Nice largemouth today at lunch break on a black Willy bugger. Bright blue sky, clear water, watched him inhale it. 

[mikechell 0]

Some nice chunks, Gillage.  Pretty bass, Squeezy.

[Steeldrifter 0]

That's a good way to spend lunch!

[caloosa bug 0]

On 8/11/2022 at 10:54 AM, Capt Bob LeMay said:

Was honored recently to fish " Captain Bouncer".

That's really cool. I've seen Capt. Bouncer on many different fishing shows over the years. 

[caloosa bug 0]

[dogfacedoc 0]

First red on fly last week in Charleston 

[Squeezy 0]

4 minutes ago, dogfacedoc said:

First red on fly last week in Charleston 

Wow!  Beautiful fish. Bet that was a nice battle!  

[DFoster 0]

Ok, I've got almost 20 years of fresh water fly fishing experience and this is the first Horn Pout (we call them Bull Head here in Mass) I've ever caught on a fly.  On a wooly bugger.  

[niveker 0]

@caloosa bug - you're gonna need a bigger pan, that is a monster compared to what we have here in the northeast.  

9 hours ago, dogfacedoc said:

First red

Nice fish.  

9 minutes ago, DFoster said:

first Horn Pout

👍

 -I'll maybe get one a season while trolling to different spots when I'm out on the lake in the kayak.    

[DFoster 0]

2 hours ago, niveker said:

@caloosa bug - you're gonna need a bigger pan, that is a monster compared to what we have here in the northeast.  

Nice fish.  

👍

 -I'll maybe get one a season while trolling to different spots when I'm out on the lake in the kayak.    

 I was casting the bugger out and letting it sink to the bottom before the retrieve.  Still It was just weird- I was on a small river of flowing water at 4' deep hole and catching Fall Fish one after the other on a black bugger.  Not a single Bluegill, Largemouth or Perch so a Horn Pout was the last thing I was expecting.  This drought seems to be causing some strange fish behavior.