Weekend Variety in Iowa (early March 2016)

Flyfished for crappies on Thursday evening:
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Sunday was so nice, I decided to try sight-fishing for carp with flies...caught one!:
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Saw a few nice bass. Caught one of those, too. 17.5":
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Went to another pond to try for Grass Carp. Saw plenty, had zero takers. Caught some nice bluegills instead:
a chunky sow:
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and a decent male:
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And a jumbo 9.5" Hybrid Sunfish...all on topwater:
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That's really awesome! It would be hard to improve on a day like that. :)

Looks like you had a great day on the water. Jim

Nice!

I need to find a place up here in MI that has hybrid sunnies. I miss fishing for those!

Caught some nice bluegills and crappies (and tiny bass) on a yellow Boa Yarn Leech last night:

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Nice fish! What did the carp take on?

The carp ate a Whitlock's Near 'Nuff Crayfish... Tied without claws.

@FishnDave Thanks, will have to try tying some.

Memorial Day:
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Great fish! Looks like some nice water as well. Thanks for sharing Dave. :)

Beautiful redear!

On another website (an Iowa-based flyfishing website) I frequent, I was talking with another member about a t-shirt design idea. This other guy is a really good artist/painter. I had an idea for a "Common Sunfish of Iowa" t-shirt, so I mocked up something quickly using some of my photos to show him what I was thinking. Thought I'd share it here:
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