Got out flyfishing Saturday morning. Good mix of species, not a lot of fish....mostly shortnose gar. They are fun! I did catch 3 more species for the year, and 2 new species to add to my flyrod list.
24" Channel Catfish:
Freshwater Drum. This one followed a microjig up from the depths. I slowed the fly and let it drop a bit, the Drum lunged in and gulped it like a Redfish. So fun!
First White Bass of the year:
Bluegill
First time on a flyrod for me.... Skipjack Herring! (caught just one)
Shortnose Gar. I caught probably around 8 of these:
A first for me, Longnose Gar. I've been wanting to catch one of these on a fly for quite awhile, it finally happened!
A mix of shortnose and longnose....
So...In approximately 15 years of flyfishing in Iowa, I caught 38 species of fish there on flies. I thought that was pretty good!
In less than 11 months in Missouri, I've already caught 39 species of fish on flies. I think that's pretty cool!
And in just a little over 5 full months, I've caught 30 species of fish on flies in 2021. I think I had 33 species in 2020, which was my best year ever for species.
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