April 12 & 13, 2023

I took the day off on Wednesday to fly fish with a friend from Iowa who was driving thru the area. He wanted to catch Eyetail Bowfin. We started around Noon. 6 casts in....He caught one! He later caught another, and also lost what felt like a bigger one. So, that was awesome!I waited until he caught his first one before I started to fish, which didn't take long. I've wanted to catch a Bowfin on a Gamechanger. And I did.https://s10.gifyu.com/images/AB2A7A9...D2B50C9A6C.jpgMy friend had a substantial drive ahead of him, so he couldn't stay all day. My wife told me I didn't need to hurry home, so I stayed until just after 7pm. I caught 4 more Bowfin (so, 5 total), including some beautiful colored-up males.https://s10.gifyu.com/images/ED8BAEC...1088821BFB.jpghttps://s2.gifyu.com/images/138614BB...1C7E011797.jpgNow I just need 4 MORE to reach my lifetime goal of 100 Bowfin on Fly!I had a very rare opportunity to fish after work on Thursday. I left the Bowfin alone, and decided to try an urban creek for Grass Carp. Saw some, had maybe 10 good strikes that I MISSED, and finally caught my first one of the year!https://s11.gifyu.com/images/3435817...A94B12C61A.jpgAlso missed a few Shortnose Gar strikes before one ate the fly good.https://s12.gifyu.com/images/8EDE23C...DDC9D40C42.jpgCaught a couple Green Sunfish as well.https://s12.gifyu.com/images/7CEE333...98F8A2D3DB.jpg

As usual, great fishing and guiding David! Good looking fish.

A nice, diverse group of fish.
Rick

Grand post Dave, And I sure do like the simplicity of your flies. ....lee s.

Okay Dave -- some of your catch has to be from jurassic Park. Nice photos as usual. Dennis

Thanks for the kind words fellas! I do appreciate them. :)