Flyfished an urban creek. Had a pretty decent day of it. Caught a variety of fish, including:
3 Grass Carp to 31":
Shortnose Gar:
I caught 3 SMALL Common Carp (one was a Mirror Carp, but it didn't stick around for a picture):
I caught one White Bass:
And...as another couple of firsts, I incidentally foul-hooked a Silver Carp:
...then further downstream I actually caught a Bighead Carp (?) with the fly in its mouth!
I had set a flyfishing goal for myself to try and catch Longear Sunfish and Kentucky Spotted Bass, since they are fairly common in Missouri, but not Iowa...and I had not caught either species before. If you saw my last blog post, you know I did catch a Kentucky Spotted Bass. So...Longear Sunfish were next on the agenda.
I got some helpful tips on where to go that weren't too far away from St. Louis. Really appreciate the help! I fished 2 creeks and caught Longears from both. Beautiful little fish!
They were all very pretty, here's some of the more vibrant-colored ones I caught:
I caught other stuff while fishing for these...including this Common Shiner:
I finally flyfished some moving water, even if it wasn't very fast water. The results were good.
I caught my first-ever Kentucky Spotted Bass on a Howitzer Popper:
And some White Bass:
Pretty fun.
