mikechell 0 Report post Posted May 25, 2014 Thanks. I've caught a bunch of them on conventional gear. I wasn't expecting this one, which made it even more fun. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted May 26, 2014 Memorial Day ... I honored all my military friends, passed and present, who can't go ... and went fishing. I love the St. Johns River. Same flies as previous post, Bass and Gar today. I did manage to catch one of those Goggle Eye/Rock bass/Warmouth thingies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C LeBo 0 Report post Posted May 27, 2014 Nice, Mikechell! Yep, Gar is definitely on the bucket list. Creeks are warming up her in the foothills of California, and with that comes squawfish and green sunfish. Here's the first squawfish of the season! Thank You and Tight Lines, Carson LeBoeuf Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted May 27, 2014 Caught a lot of those Squawfish in California. You can't call them that, there, though ... they've changed the name to Sacramento Pikeminnow. Nice strong hit ... nice fight for a second or two. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kieran_R 0 Report post Posted May 27, 2014 My 3Lb 15Oz rainbow, just another 1/2 Oz and would have been the biggest fish in the competition Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JSzymczyk 0 Report post Posted May 27, 2014 that's a fat fish... kind of an odd looking trout ? where is it from? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C LeBo 0 Report post Posted May 28, 2014 Caught a lot of those Squawfish in California. You can't call them that, there, though ... they've changed the name to Sacramento Pikeminnow. Nice strong hit ... nice fight for a second or two. Ya they're definitely a fun fish, but dumb as a brick around here. But I've got an itch to chase it's big cousin, the Colorado Pikeminnow, in the Colorado River drainage. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Istripbuggers 0 Report post Posted May 28, 2014 Pyramid lake today.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted May 28, 2014 Pretty fish, Istrip. I will be checking out Pyramid next year if I get sent to California again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyFishin Fool 0 Report post Posted May 30, 2014 It's been a rough couple of days up here on Bear Island Lake in Ely, MN for my flyrod. I've primarily been using my bait caster to get smallmouth and pike. But I had the FlyGods shine down on me yesterday and caught a Smallie and ?shad? on my flyrod. Smallie was one a "musky" clouser size 6 I tied and the shad was one a yellow humpy size 14. My 13 year old cousin caught the 16lb 40" pike. He was over joyed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted May 30, 2014 Lovely fish everyone, FlyFishinFool, great pike but he's brave trusting someone to hold it for a kiss picture. If that fish decided to close its mouth (they won't deliberately bite out of aggression in my experience) he wont be getting his lips or nose back! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted May 30, 2014 I do believe that second fish is a Shiner Minnow. Most of the Shad I'm familiar with are slimmer, more silvery fish. Beautiful Pike ... nice Small mouth ... looks like it was a pretty day, too. Hard to beat days like that !!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kieran_R 0 Report post Posted June 2, 2014 that's a fat fish... kind of an odd looking trout ? where is it from? it had just been out for a while, pulled like a beast and its from grafham water, near Cambridge in the uk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C LeBo 0 Report post Posted June 3, 2014 Finally hooked my first brookie on Saturday, along with 20+ more! No size to them, but they sure were hungry, along with a rainbow or two. Most of which were caught on a pheasant filoplume softhackle suspended below a EHC. Thank You and Tight Lines Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted June 3, 2014 Well done. Lovely wee fish. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites