Hairstacker
07-24-2005, 06:47 PM
Wellllll, my buddy and fellow board member David Lee and I went wet wading after some creek bass again today!! This place was INFESTED with 'em too, just like the last place he took me to. 8) Caught a mess of smallmouth bass, spotted bass, and a few green sunfish. Between the two of us, we probably landed all told around 70 fish and dropped others. David Lee's reddish, purplish, burnt orange size 8 cone-headed mohair style leech seemed to be the hot pattern for the biggest ones but we also caught them on just about everything else from crease flies to clousers. I used a size 6 black strymph for most of the day and did well. David also tossed his awesome Bugskin Craw for a little while and caught nice fish -- swear the damn thing looks real once it gets wet. 8) For this kind of fly fishing, a short 7 - 8 foot rod is best, given a lot of tight cover in places. David used a 7 1/2 foot 4 wt., I used an 8 foot 5 wt. You'll probably want to leave your spey rod at home.
Most ranged in size today from about 6" to about 13". Unfortunately, David caught the biggest ones. :cry: :lol: And, once again, fishing with David was like going to fly fishing school -- not only did he tell me where the fish would be and how to present to them (I'm starting to think he's part fish) but he also gave me valuable fly fishing tips. For example, he very gently and kindly reminded me that (i) the fish are in the water, not in the air (apparently you can't catch 'em while false casting. . .) and (2) fish don't climb trees. :lol:
In any case, here's several pictures of David with various fish. Note the variations in colors of these fish, especially the striking patterns on the first one:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v484/Sachlil/100_1590.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v484/Sachlil/100_1588.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v484/Sachlil/100_1592.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v484/Sachlil/100_1596.jpg
Here's some close-ups of some fish that, although they weren't by any means the biggest ones caught today, nevertheless, I thought you would find the color variations interesting, especially since they all came from the same place:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v484/Sachlil/100_1591.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v484/Sachlil/100_1598.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v484/Sachlil/100_1599.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v484/Sachlil/100_1589.jpg
Once again, it was a BLAST!! GREAT company, lots of action, what more does one need besides more time? Thank you very much for showing me around again David, had a screamin' good time today! Wet wading for creek bass is a very fun way to spend a hot summer day. 8) I CAN'T WAIT to do it again!!! :D
Most ranged in size today from about 6" to about 13". Unfortunately, David caught the biggest ones. :cry: :lol: And, once again, fishing with David was like going to fly fishing school -- not only did he tell me where the fish would be and how to present to them (I'm starting to think he's part fish) but he also gave me valuable fly fishing tips. For example, he very gently and kindly reminded me that (i) the fish are in the water, not in the air (apparently you can't catch 'em while false casting. . .) and (2) fish don't climb trees. :lol:
In any case, here's several pictures of David with various fish. Note the variations in colors of these fish, especially the striking patterns on the first one:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v484/Sachlil/100_1590.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v484/Sachlil/100_1588.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v484/Sachlil/100_1592.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v484/Sachlil/100_1596.jpg
Here's some close-ups of some fish that, although they weren't by any means the biggest ones caught today, nevertheless, I thought you would find the color variations interesting, especially since they all came from the same place:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v484/Sachlil/100_1591.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v484/Sachlil/100_1598.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v484/Sachlil/100_1599.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v484/Sachlil/100_1589.jpg
Once again, it was a BLAST!! GREAT company, lots of action, what more does one need besides more time? Thank you very much for showing me around again David, had a screamin' good time today! Wet wading for creek bass is a very fun way to spend a hot summer day. 8) I CAN'T WAIT to do it again!!! :D