The last 2005 fish I caught...

[rrivera]

Now that we're in a holding pattern for high flows and about to say farewell to the old man of "05". I thought this would be a fun post to see the last fish pic people have for 2005. This was caught on Dec 12 /14 with guide KK on the Y. What great fisheries we have.!! Bring on the 2005 pics..!! I need some finned eye candy :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v734/rr2k5/Wed.jpg

[nightgoat]

Hey, nice fish Ray. I don't have a pic of my last 05 fish. So here's one of my favorites.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y26/nightgoat/costaricajack.jpg

From Costa Rica....

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

http://www.kiene.com/hostedtravel/campeche/images/happybill.gif

This was my most memorable fish of 2005.

Out of Campeche in the Mexican Yucatan with Keith Kaneko of 'Angling on the Fly' travel service.

[PatrickM]

This wasn't my last fish this year, but definately the one I remember the most. :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/pmarlborough/brown2.jpg

[PatrickM]

Here's a couple of nice fish that WillJ got this year.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/pmarlborough/Picture024.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/pmarlborough/Will3.jpg

[SullyTM]

Ray...Not my last but.....My first 2 half-pounders caught at a secret location with MSP and David Lee in tow :D Also, my first 2 Shad caught on the American with MSP and David Lee in tow again :D Annnnnnnnd, getting skunked fishing for Stripers with David, Hairstacker and Gregg smelling the same varment :lol: Tight lines. SullyTM

[jbird]

This was infact the LAST fish I caught. Not very spectacular and dwarfed by the mass of my 8wt. Holy Water, 12/22

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/jbird35/DSC03375.jpg

[MSP]

Here you go Thom, in case you forgot what they looked like. :D

http://www.flyfishnorcal.org/php-nuke/photopost45/data/500/285DSC00208-med.JPG

http://www.flyfishnorcal.org/php-nuke/photopost45/data/500/285DSC00177-med.JPG

[MSP]

This is not the last fish I caught but it was the last one I got a picture of. Not the most memorable by far!


http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b400/MPutman/DSC00321.jpg

[SullyTM]

Ahhhhhhhh, the memories. Thanks Mike!

[Hairstacker]

Wellll, I don't have a picture of my last, but I can say my most memorable fish was catching my first striper on the surface with a deerhair bass bug with my 5 wt. What a kick that was.

My second most memorable fish was a LMB that hit my topwater bass bug 3 times in quick succession on the same cast before I hooked him and brought him in.

The 3rd most memorable fish was probably the LMB that flew about 2 feet through the air to slam into my rapidly retrieved topwater bass bug. That was a fun fish.

Here's hoping everyone catches a bunch of memorable fish in 2006 that will tide them well with memories through the winter. :)

[Adam Grace]

The last fish of 2005 for me were a bunch of feisty suckers.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v238/flyguyag/fishing/IMGP0203.jpg

Striking similarity! :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v238/flyguyag/fishing/IMGP0202.jpg

My buddy and local guide Ryan Miller.

We had a blast hooking one sucker after another. I never thought about fishing for suckers but that day changed my mind. Those fish pulled hard and we caught about 30 in about two hours, one right after another.

Fun day!

[sculpin]

My last fish of 2005 was this Rogue fish. Nothing special about it other than it will be the last fish for 2005. Hopefully my firt fish of 2006 will be tropical salt water.
PM that is a beautiful fish you posted above.
Marl

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v382/Sculpin/DSC03368.jpg

[Jay Murakoshi]

My most memorable but not my last fish of 2005 was the BIG rooster I caught in May of the beach area of Cerralvo Island. The picture doesn't do this fish justice. I only wish I could of held the fish up with the dorsal standing.
Could there be a bigger one out there in 2006

Jayhttp://www.fliesunlimited.com/images/Rooster_70lb2.jpg

[Jay Murakoshi]

Opps, sorry for the wall size photo

Jay

[Tony Buzolich]

Jay,
Do I remember you saying you took that rooster on an #8 weight?

That'd be quite a fish on a #12 weight.
TONY

[jbird]

OK Most memorable of '05?


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/jbird35/DSC02244.jpg

[Jay Murakoshi]

Tony,

That was a battle on a 8wt. I'd like to try that again

Jay

[MSP]

Adam, Adam, Adam, you need to start reading the posts more closely! It stated the last FISH of 05' :D

I got one of those American Rriver Browns a couple of weeks ago that took me 100 yards down the river. Had to go over a anchored drift boat and would have sworn I had a Salmon on. Pulled that thing in and found a 24" beauty that probably went 6 pounds. Was a little embarrased when I held it up for the drift boat to see. :roll:

Great fishing with ya this year, hope to get out more with ya in the coming year! Even if we do only catch those rubber lips! :shock:

[bolden]

Last fish of 2005. putah on christmas day without seeing another angler. 21 inches.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a31/bolden916/DSC01313Small.jpg

[bubzilla]

Looks like my last fish of '05 was a rainbow on the Holy Water that would have probably went 5 lbs. My fishing partner "accidentally" broke the fish off at the bank while "helping" me to land it. After seeing the picture of his last fish for the year in this thread, I have some suspicions about why I got the "assistance" I did. :lol:

Had lots of memorable fish and days fishing with friends this year. Although, I think as always it's a couple of fish that I didn't land that are most memorable. Here's a pic from the most unique day I had all year. Fly fished for LMB with a really great guy that new his stuff one day last spring, and we landed about a dozen or so fish just like the one pictured. Fighting bass like that was different to say the least. Made me think of what it must be like to be attacked by a bulldog with narcolepsy: one minute it's ravaging your leg and pulling like a ton of bricks, and then all of a sudden it just gives up and falls asleep. Fun day.

http://pic15.picturetrail.com/VOL596/2374697/7099839/123354780.jpg

P.S. sweet suckerfish pictures, guys. Nothin' says "pucker up buttercup" like a set of protruding doughnut hole lips. :D

http://pic15.picturetrail.com/VOL596/2374697/7099839/123354047.jpg

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Jay-that is a great photo size and a huge Roosterfish

[OregonSalmon]

Jay,
You have to get taller or catch smaller fish. Something small enough so the tail isn't dragging on the beach!!! A great pic of a great beast.

[mems]

Aloha, all nice fish but...
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/mems15/DonsMarlin.jpg
I am just sorry I didn't get it on a flyrod. Mems

[Phil B.]

Nice to put a face with a name.

[JMC]

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c77/246gills/Picture084.jpg

Apachie Trout from Christmas Tree Lake in the AZ White Mountains.

[rrivera]

Great shots..!!

Hey Jay, Never knew roosters grew that large.. :shock: Did you have to cast a whole chicken to tempt that finned beast..?

[PaulC]

Its not a marlin or rooster...but is one of the fish from yesterday. Looks like that will be the last day of fishin as rain is on the way.
Hope you folks have a good new year.
-Paul
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v715/Cronin/Piru_Monster.jpg

[Notch]

Sometimes you need to switch tactics, even if it calls for throwing beads!

Feather River outlets - 10 lbs.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v512/Notcher/Outlets-9lbs.jpg

[Rob]

My last fish in Calif. for 05 before we moved was this Brown from the North Fork of the american River.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v636/rgkempton/California%20Flyfishing/browncloseup.jpg

My Last fish In Utah for 05. was this Brown from the Logan River.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v636/rgkempton/Fly%20fishing%20Utah/Re-sizedBrown.jpg

God Bless everyone and I hope you ALL
Have a GREAT new year !!
Rob