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Some good ones caught this morning on the  banks of the Caloosahatchee with the 3 wt.

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Nice batch of 'gills and a big Redear to boot!  I've been ... neglecting ... my fishing lately.  I seriously need to get back out on the water!

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Thanks guys. It was fun. 
There ain’t much better than a bluegill’s sweet meat with skin coated in cornmeal and lemon pepper. Yum

The river has cleared nicely after an early algae bloom and a lot of rain the last few weeks. It was a blast to cast from the bank out past the drop off. Then slowly retrieve a slow sinking bug with a few small twitches, letting it flutter down, then a couple twitches more to bring it back up within sight. Only to have it disappear in a flash and swirl just before reaching the shallows. 

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The stud came up, hit my dry fly (Size 12 mosquito) , and went back down to the bottom of the river and at that point I could barely move him with my 5/6 weight rod.

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He was a stud, coming in at 21 inches, which is a new PB for me. Btw according to the state anything over 17 inches is a trophy grayling.

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Lots of catch-up yard work this week-end, postponed by the rains earlier this month, but I was able to sneak down to the lake for an hour or so Saturday evening and throw a dragon fly nymph pattern, orange was the preferred color by a bunch of little guys.  

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My wife and I are still slugging our way through a complete kitchen remodel so lately there's not much time for fishing or tying.  I did get out last Saturday and after missing more than a few takes (out of practice I guess) I finally got a small stream bow and brook trout to hand.  Plus I'm happy to report I landed my personal smallest fish ever after a mighty battle.  A few more of those and I could open a bait shop.  As a bonus I found a nice wood handle net hanging stream side in a bush in the middle of nowhere.  The wood frame was in great shape.  The net had a hole and will need to be replaced.    As net material is not biodegradable finding it was good for both myself and the residents of the stream. 

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Tossed the 8wt this morning for a little bit from the bank trying for a snook or big bass. Got this big Gill on a #1 ahrex tp streamer instead. 😲

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On 7/27/2021 at 8:24 AM, TIER said:

The stud came up, hit my dry fly (Size 12 mosquito) , and went back down to the bottom of the river and at that point I could barely move him with my 5/6 weight rod.

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He was a stud, coming in at 21 inches, which is a new PB for me. Btw according to the state anything over 17 inches is a trophy grayling.

Nice one James. Good on you.

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