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Nice warm day in the 80's, with stronger wind than I would have preferred... but it helped keep me cool.I fished 2 spots that require a significant amount of walking. I ended the day with over...

Sounds like a great day, Rick! Glad you got out!

Thanks fellas! It's fun to catch new-to-me fish. Ah, who am I kidding...it's fun to catch ANY fish! :) Some of these little creek species can get very colorful when they spawn. The Bleeding...

A flyfishing buddy and his flyfishing wife, from Iowa, whom I've fished with before, came down to the Saint Louis area for a weekend of fishing before staying to glimpse the Eclipse in that path of...

Well, that's a good question, so I checked out what the going pay rate is. Turns out, what I do isn't appreciated financially. But, I COULD earn up to $19.99/hr if I was, instead, a Snake Rescuer...

There were some large schools of Mosquitofish / Gambusia, so I switched to micro flies to try for them. They'd hit, but couldn't even get hooked on the tiny Tanago fly!I caught some Green Sunfish,...

Nice warm day in the mid-70's.... kinda windy. Had a good outing, lots of walking.... I need better shoes. I caught 7 Bowfin, and lost a number of others. I got to sight-fish some of them, which...

Took off work a few hours early on Friday...nice weather, did a couple hours of fishing nearby.Caught some Bluegills, Green Sunfish, a Longear Sunfish, and a couple White...

Ouch! I deserve that. I don't condone it. :) Since they are considered non-native invasives, snagging is a legal way to catch them. I still hate that I did it, but I did it. It did eat the fly...

Left the Micros alone. Went to try for my first Bowfin of the year. Caught one, lost one.:https://s9.gifyu.com/images/SUogy.jpgCaught some Green Sunfish and a Bluegill. Tried for Common Carp for...

Happy Birthday, Rick!

Hungry fish can't handle that kind of temptation, Rick! :)

Thanks Dennis! They are a really neat fish. Like the Bleeding Shiners, they can get more colorful during the spawn.

Tried a different section of the same creek yesterday, with the micro fly stuff again. Caught 29 fish. Striped Shiners, Creek Chubs, Bluntnose Minnows, Bleeding Shiners, Northern Studfish, Longear...

I remember you saying you would catch some suckers with that fly too, right? That's pretty cool!I just got a pack of Daiichi 1130 #26 hooks here's how it compares to the tanago hook. The tanago is...

Definitely fishing for bait-sized quarry! :) Obviously, I'm just in this for the epic battles! HA!!

Some or all of the following may also be Striped Shiners, or not...I really don't...

Having reached my goal of 100 U.S. Freshwater Fish on Fly, I've considered changing my stance on micro-fishing. It wasn't something I was particularly interested in, although I DO like seeing some...

Thanks, fellas! :)

Enjoyed some nice weather on Sunday, got out and flyfished for a few hours. Targeted Golden Shiners, as they seem to be willing to play pretty early in the year.Caught 5 nice Golden Shiners, a...

Flyfished for a couple hours. Cold. Ended the short session with 6 Koi and 4...

That's great!Hey...uh...."Grandpa"! When will my boxes of flies be ready? :) :) :)

Thanks, Dale! :)

Thanks, Rick!ha ha, YES! It was definitely one (or both?) of those 2 options! :) Lots of threadfin shad were around...plenty of good food for these fish.

Thanks Dennis! Yes, some healthy fish! :)I used a 6wt, two 8wts, and a 9 wt. I caught all the fish on the 9 wt rod. Those Drum especially had that Fast Action 9 wt COMPLETELY DOUBLED OVER! Crazy...