So I originally wrote a complete post on how my summer
fishing was slow and I hadn’t caught but twelve fish all summer. It turns out
that this was a mistake. I went back and counted all of the fish I caught and
it turns out I caught a few more. My Summer 2013 Total was 32 fish which isn’t
bad at all considering I didn’t go out to my usual spots and what not.
With that said, I did have two milestones that I am pretty
proud of this summer.
#1 – My first trout on my own fly rod.
Catching my first trout on my own fly rod was fantastic! I
felt like I broke a threshold from being a guy trying to fly fish or being
taught to flyfish to being an actual fly-fisherman. I used my own rod, I chose
my own fly, I tied my own knots and I caught a fish with all of that; I was
pretty proud.
#2 – Caught my PB Crappie
I am fairly new to crappie. I have caught bluegill all of my
life but I only recently (about a year or so) realized crappie existed, learned
to say the name properly ;) and started catching them. I have caught a good
number of small ones (all released), some good plate size ones, and one nice 11
inch crappie that put up a nice fight! This 11 incher is my personal best so
far and I really look forward to catching some bigger ones in the future.
Well anyway, That was my summer, my fall is going well
and I have a trip with Russell for next week out to Collins. I will keep y’all
posted!
Cheers, to some great fall Fishing!
J
ReplyDeleteThink about setting a goal for yourself next year, say landing a certain number of bluegills and bass. I always do the bluegill quest each year which kind of motivates me, as if I needed to be motivated to fish??? thanks for sharing
J, you need to start tying your own flies. You're not a true lunatic until you do.
ReplyDeleteI agree with both Howard and Bill on there comments. Challenge yourself. It makes the rewards that much more satisfying. Happy to be of help anyway I can.
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