Never in a million years

[quivira kid]

Never in a million years would I have thought it possible, but I snagged a dragonfly in mid-air last night! I was casting a popper for bass and heard a SMACK on my forward cast, and my fly looked about 3 times as big as it should have on the water.
I forgot my camera at home, or I'd have some pictures of the fly with the dragon stuck on it, plus a couple bass....
I've also gotten hooked on using a 10-ft jigging pole and 1/32 oz jigs I tie. It's a small step up from "cane pole", because it's got a reel and I have some line control. But that's a whoooooole 'nother ballgame!

[Wes]

cool man. i hooked another anglers fly once but that was deliberate.

[FishnDave]

You caught a DRAGONfly? Awesome!!
I keep hoping for a bat, but so far nothing.

[Uncle Jesse]

I would venture a guess that the dragon was trying to catch your fly when in flight. I saw one cross the Hooch a couple of years back with a butterfly in his mouth, it really looked strange.

[quivira kid]

Dave, yup! It had about a 7" wingspan. Big ol sucker.

Jesse, that's what I thought at first too, but it was hooked in the back. I would think if it was trying to catch it I would have snagged it in the belly.

[papaguss]

that's crazy- we don't have dragonflies out here in arizona( not that big, at least) however, I have snagged a lizard that wanted my fly...

[James Smith]

I've had them take a fly while I was casting as well and it's kind of strange. I made my forward cast with my four wt rod and it felt a little funny as the line slipped through the guides. Then I noticed that the fly and tippet were slowly moving up in the air when it should have been settling on the water. A large dragon fly had grabbed my fly and was doing his darnest to take off with it. I guess that's called dragon fly fishing.

Jim Smith

[turvy]

FishnDave ? I've caught a number of bats when I was night fishin for brown trout a number of years ago. It's a pretty strange feeling because nothing feels right. They were always caught at the end of my backcast. I would simply take all my line up into the reel until the bat hit the end of the rod and then hold it under water until I knew it was dead. Then I'd cut about four feet of leader off just so I didn't have get close to it. When night fishing I also wore a hat with a large brim on it so the bats wouldn't fly too close to me while trying to catch the bugs that hung around me. When you can feel or hear the wing beat, they are too close.

[poke flyfisher]

I caught a pelican once on a fly-rod fishing for False Albacore off the Outer Banks in North Carolina. Fortunately, I was with a guide who corraled the bird and extracted the Clouser from him. I didn't want to have anything to do with him! Those birds have a nasty disposition when hooked. It was really a funny feeling pulling something down from the air instead of up out of the water.

[Eight Thumbs]

I caught a pelican once on a fly-rod fishing for False Albacore off the Outer Banks in North Carolina. Fortunately, I was with a guide who corraled the bird and extracted the Clouser from him. I didn't want to have anything to do with him! Those birds have a nasty disposition when hooked. It was really a funny feeling pulling something down from the air instead of up out of the water.

Poke, you haven't seen a nasty disposition until you hook your fishing guide. Trust me on this one. 8T