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Rw is right about their consumption of insects...in fact, when I had the hrdware store, I special ordered "bat houses" for several people. I was confused why such a thing would be requested & was told bats were very desirable for controlling insects & I also learned that demand for bat houses was increasing then (1998)..I don't know whether or not it still is.
Jack....TURKEYS??...WOW!...what an economical way to replenish your feather inventory!
Mike
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I havn't cought a bat or a TURKEY but I did catch a seagull when he/she /it snagged my fly in mid cast in Galveston tex. Damn near stipped the spool and I never did see the fly,leader or flyline again. but did save part of my backing. Wow, what a fight!
I'm in on the Bat casting conclave. Stupid fish havn't been biting anyway.
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If there were a trout stream nearby I would just soak my head as hot as its been
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How can you not love bats? Harmless little things, really. I've only been bitten about a hundred times this year, and no blood drawn yet.
Some interesting bat facts:
A single little brown bat can catch 1,200 mosquito-sized insects in just one hour.
All mammals can contract rabies; however, even the less than a half of one percent of bats that do, normally bite only in self-defense and pose little threat to people who do not handle them. (I've been vaccinated)
More than 50% of American bat species are in severe decline or already listed as endangered. Losses are occurring at alarming rates worldwide.
Learn more at Bat Conservation International [url=http://www.batcon.org:74869]http://www.batcon.org[/url:74869]
Isn't he cute?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ow_cropped.jpg
Big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus
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hummmmmmm some blak bird flank for the ears and tail feathers for the wing and a WHOLE bunch of lt brown dubbing on about a 2/0 hook might work as a bass fly.
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If there were a trout stream nearby I would just soak my head as hot as its been
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No bats for me yet. Probably because I take their arrival as a sign that it's time to go find domething cold to drink. I'm not crazy about them either.
I did hook a small bird once. It was actually my first catch on a fly that I tied. I was trying to determine if my new acquired "skill" was evolving to the point where I could fool a trout. No luck on the trout, but a small bird swooped down out of a stream-side bush and plucked my fly off the water. I took that as a sign that my tying skills were coming along well even if the trout didn't agree. Fortunately for all involved when the bird reached the end of the slack line the fly popped out of it's beak and was good as new.
So what kind of flies to you recommend for turkeys?
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Fish more, work less!
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I'm supporting CharlieB's note - people think us FF'ers are nutz ..... reading this and chuckling at this - guys in office lookin sideways at me - thanks guys.
Our municipality held a bat-info session - building houses etc. We've had a horrendous skeeter problem this year - had to run to our vehicles (no pullin your leg either) they were that bad. Anyhow - wife noted no bat houses - I noted she jumps at a housefly .... whats the difference (that and she likes the indoors ... more).
FFing for bats .. turkeys, seagulls, ....... squirrels ....... hmmms ...... FFing for bats ...... I don't think I'll be thought any less of (I'm scrapping the bottom as it is).
Ever have a muskrat on the end of your line ? theiving mutant ......
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Haven't caught a muskrat yet but did have a beaver slapping the water scare the #$%? out of me. About made me pee down one leg of the waders. Another hazard of fishin' in the dark. He kept on splappin over and over, so I yelled at him," Hey cut it out! Your scaring all the fish!" Didn't do any good so I packed it in.
Last night I went close to the same place where I caught the bat, but a little upstream. Man, the trout were hitting my little elk hair caddis like crazy. It seems as though a switch gets thrown in their heads that says "eat, eat" when the twilight is gone. I missed about half of what I caught because I was operating on feel only. I couldn't see the line or the fly but when they take it there is no doubt.
I'm wondering if a little touch of glow in the dark stuff at the end of the flyline might help in detecting strikes in the dark.
Anybody ever try this?
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DG,
Nice smile. Reminds me of a guy I used to date.
Tyflier,
Sorry, but I just can't get past the image of you flailing around on the roof, screaming like a little girl!
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Trouts don't live in ugly places
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Charlie:
IF you have access to an Orvis store get some of their Strike Putty in the white, glow-in-the-dark color and charge it up with a flashlight.
"A little dab will do ya" the size of a peppercorn anywhere on the leader that strikes your fancy. It doesn't impede the casting one bit if you keep it small. Elongate the shape of the indicator if it slides too much on the leader so there is a larger area of contact.
Have fun and if any bats grab on the putty let me know so I can try it too http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/wink.gif.
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Bats, shmats...we fly fish for alligators down here!*G* (got the pics to prove it)