May 25, 2024
Hit 2 waters. Caught 4 Grass Carp, 2 Channel Catfish, 1 Freshwater Drum, 1 Largemouth Bass, 1 Hybrid Sunfish, 4 Shortnose Gar, 2 Bowfin, and 1 Spotted Gar.Since the Brood XIX Cicada Hatch is in full swing locally, I tried a cicada fly I had tied. I did see a gar eat a cicada that landed on the water. I caught one gar on my cicada fly. I threw it to some Grass Carp, and had 3 eats, but missed the hookset on every one of them! Ah well.A couple of the Shortnose Gar were very dark, and one was BLACK. Melanistic! Very cool! Even the Spotted Gar was very dark, but had really cool spots when observed close-up.
David Merical
St. Louis, MO