Wow…I think I’ve become more of a fair-weather fisherman than I used to be. This weekend I happened to be near a lake that has muskies, and thought I’d drop by and give it a shot. But, it was below freezing and windy, so I didn’t go! Drove 3.5 hours home, and then went fishing for colorful fish, since it was in the low 40’s, still breezy. The fish played along pretty well, I caught 18 Koi and 6 Goldfish. Had a person that happened to be watching me offer to take some pictures of me with a couple of the fish, and at one point there was a small group gathered watching me, and they let out a big cheer when I netted one gorgeous fish. Funny. Such can be urban fishing, I suppose. :rolleyes:
Some of the fish were ones I’ve caught previously. Some were new. Here’s a few of them:
Dave,
Fine display of specialized targetry. GOOD on you! Some look like crossed Koi and Mirror Carp? Is that possible? Wonder if tossing string in Julliard Park, near Luther Burbank Home and Gardens, is allowed. Those fish abound there too, but never before thought to try for them…seriously.
…lee s.
I see what you did there…
Yes! There is (of course) a growing number of recaptures. Some may even be on their 3rd round.
It wouldn’t be the first time I’ve caught the same fish 3 times. I recall a 20" bass that I caught 3 times in one year. The first time I caught it I was using a big mayfly nymph pattern, casting at what I thought was a grass carp. Nope, big bass. Next time I saw it because it was following me around the pond one day. I’d catch other fish, and it would just hang out in front of me as I walked along and fished. It would sometimes chase the fish I was fighting. No flies I tried would interest it. Then about noon on the 4th of July, it hit a popper I tossed out. I didn’t see the fish first. The last time I caught it was about dusk at the far end of the pond, on the edge of a big patch of floating algae. It hit a bigger popper. I could always tell it was the same fish because it had a split pectoral fin on one side. I never caught it a 4th time, but was fishing when a teenager caught it a year or two later. The teen and his friend were pretty excited, of course. They had it out of the water for awhile…taking pictures and working the treble hooks out of the fish. That was the last time I saw her.
