I visited a spot where I've caught Orangespotted Sunfish in the past (but not every visit). Not much was going on, fish activity-wise. I fished the upstream and downstream side of of a rock dam, dapping small tungsten jig-flies between and around rocks. I caught a handful of small Green Sunfish, then finally landed an Orangespotted Sunfish. Its colors were very washed out, but I was happy to get another of these neat little fish.
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| Green Sunfish |
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Orangespotted Sunfish
Then I set the hook on something heavy, that took off and started peeling line of my fly reel. It turned out to be a nice healthy, beautiful Freshwater Drum! |
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| Freshwater Drum |
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| It was a nice Fall day, with an occasional flock of geese migrating overhead. |
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Turtles are still out and about.
I visited another fishing spot. I'd fished it the previous weekend, but didn't catch any of the Grass Carp I was hoping for... so I thought they were "done" for the year. They probably are, but I did manage to catch one on this visit! It hit a silver microjig I was swimming in. Did not see it before it struck! It measured 32", but wasn't laying flat, so it may have been a bit longer than that. Probably 13 lb-14 lb range. Nice one! Fought well, did NOT want to get in my net! :) |
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| 32"+ Grass Carp on fly. |
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