First Week of July, 2020

As I compose this blog entry, I've got about 1 more week before I move from central Iowa to the St Louis, MO area.

Still just flyfishing a couple very local public ponds, and enjoying the variety of species that can be found.

More Goldfish (common and comets):

The above and below fish were each between 12 1/8" and 12 1/4".  Jumbos!

And some more natural-colored bronzish ones:

So excited to catch a 2nd Grass Carp here.  This one hit a chartreuse microjig about 8" beneath a strike indicator.  I had chummed first with cat food, but couldn't see the fish before it hit...so still pretty much luck!

This is my new SMALLEST Grass Carp... 27" and @ 9 lbs.

2nd biggest Channel Catfish of the year so far, 19":

Black Bullheads:

This Green Sunfish is almost completely black!

Hybrid Sunfish:

Caught a few decent bass, nothing much over 16", though.  In fact, this one had apparently been caught before, mishandled, and now sports a gill outside its cheek.