Recent Fish Pics 3-17-23

[FishnDave]

I haven't kept up on my sharing...so here's some fish caught in the past month:Golden ShinerGreen SunfishFound this Bowfin skullKoi

[FishnDave]

Hm. for whatever reason, the posts don't hold my formatting. Sorry about that. Makes it hard to read!GoldfishBowfinSome flies tied up:

[BadBug]

Nice variety of colorful fish Dave. Very nice fly patterns. Those Bowfin are a nasty looking fish. Just curious -- what size hooks did you use on the white & black streamers? Dennis

[FishnDave]

Nice variety of colorful fish Dave. Very nice fly patterns. Those Bowfin are a nasty looking fish. Just curious -- what size hooks did you use on the white & black streamers? Dennis

Thanks! I used a 1/0 Mustad 3366-BR hook for those two.

[FishnDave]

[iaflyfisher]

Very nice pix - Great fishing David!

[Rick Z]

Nice fish and flies

Rick

[lee s]

Looks like you are having a hoot David. Are those long fish edible? ....lee s.

[jimsnarocks]

Looks like you've been having fun, David. Nice pictures. Jim.

[FishnDave]

Thanks everyone! Lee, I suppose any fish is edible, right? I don't plan to eat any... Bowfin (fortunately) have a reputation for NOT being a good fish to eat. I've read the meat turns soft and mushy rapidly once the fish is harvested. They are an amazing, interesting, and ancient predator. Very fun and challenging to catch, and they fight hard. I wish they were more common, widespread, easier to find, and appropriately revered and protected. Its unfortunate that this native species is often the target of folks who want to shoot arrows into fish.