MuskyFlyGuy 0 Report post Posted August 3, 2019 On Friday my wife and I had a float trip with a guide in northern Wisconsin. Fishing was tough, but we managed to catch some fish. The fish we were catching were on the bottom. I told the guide that as of yesterday, I had not caught a bass on a popper this season. He said the rest of the float I had to fish a Boogle Bug. That is a fly we have had some spectacular days using. I hit a fishy spot and noticed a bass looking up at the popper. The fish looked like a trout from Vince Marinaro's book, inspecting the popper at a 75 degree angle. It seemed like a nice 15-16 inch fish. It sipped the popper and I set the hook. It immediately jumped and it was bigger than I had thought. It ran to some sticks and logs and I was able to work it over and through the obstructions. It fought hard, we got a net on it, and released it after a quick picture. This one we measured at 20", so I don't have to reconstruct a length with thumb widths. A beautiful fish and a terrific day. We never saw another fisherman all day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steeldrifter 0 Report post Posted August 3, 2019 Great lookin' smallie Tom. Gotta love them that size on the fly rod. Once they hit that 20" mark they are just unreal how they fight Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted August 3, 2019 That's a Rugby Ball of a smallie !!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
