Had some time to kill while in West Des Moines last night, so I fly-fished at Blue Heron Lake. I spent a fair amount of time untangling my line from the abundant sticks along the shoreline at my feet, and from the trees behind me. Pain in the...tuckus!

I ended up catching at least 8 skinny Bluegills, 2 skinny Crappies, and a "fly-rod first" for me...a Yellow Bass.