OK, I'll start the thread. Besides trout, I've fished for all kinds of panfish, largemouth, smallmouth, guadalupe, and spotted bass, salt water blues and speckled trout Yeah, and I've hooked a few tires, rods and reels, trotlines, etc. Caught one cottonmouth and gave my boat to him, while I walked on water to get to the bank. and lest I forget, there was that Owl I hooked on the Rayado, and the young black bear who stole my tippet, fly and my big brown. :-D
JIMMY D Don Ordes wrote: > "If all the trout in the world suddenly disappeared, I know a bunch of > folks who'd go right on with their fly tying as though nothing > happened. :-P " JimmyD > > Jimmy, this is a neat idea for a new thread. > > What non-fish (or very non-standard fish target) have you caught on a > fly, and what's the story? > > People who complain there's no neat threads about fly-fishing, here's > your chance. If you don't have a personal account, look up internet > stories on strange creature fly-fishing encounters and post those. It > doesn't have to be an intensional catch, even accidental counts. > > I can think of at least a half-dozen weird things I've caught on flies. > > 1. A bat. About 20 yrs ago, fishing at dusk, I hung a fly up in a > tree branch, with the fly dangling over the river. I was going to try > to flick the fly off the branch when a bat swooped down and hit the > fly. He foul-hooked in his shoulder- mayby at the last second sensing > the leader. Little guy was REALLY mad when I 'landed' him. Safe C&R, > though. > > DonO > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jimmy D. Moore <mailto:[email protected]> > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 9:17 AM > Subject: [VFB] Re: QUOTE FOR THE DAY > > If all the trout in the world suddenly disappeared, I know a bunch > of folks who'd go right on with their fly tying as though nothing > happened. :-P > > J Balmer wrote: > >> Or how long would fly tying as a business lastJ >> >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jimmy D. Moore >> Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 9:45 AM >> To: Virtual Fly Box; Fly Fishing World; Hill Coountry Fly Fishers >> Subject: [VFB] QUOTE FOR THE DAY >> >>"When you are next complaining about the selectivity of trout, bear the >>thought in mind: were it not for this fortunate trait, how long would our >>stream fishing last?" >> >> >> >>Art Flick "Streamside Guide" [1947] >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>**************** ><((((((((º> ***************************** >> >>JIMMY D. MOORE, Amateur Radio Station WB5RHT- >> >>FREE Classic & Antique Golf Club Evaluation >> >>Author - Moon Holler Misfits Fishing & Hunting Club, >> >>Humorist, Past VP Guadalupe River Trout Unlimited, >> >>Member TOWA, North Zone Fishing Editor Emeritus, >> >>Texas Fish & Game Magazine, Scout Exec. BSA, Ret. >> >>Website - http://bigtroutman.tripod.com/index.html >> >>***************** <º))))))))>< **************************** >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 8.5.425 / Virus Database: 270.14.52/2484 - Release Date: >> 11/11/09 07:40:00 >> >> >> > >-- > > >**************** ><((((((((º> ***************************** >JIMMY D. MOORE, Amateur Radio Station WB5RHT- >FREE Classic & Antique Golf Club Evaluation >Author - Moon Holler Misfits Fishing & Hunting Club, >Humorist, Past VP Guadalupe River Trout Unlimited, >Member TOWA, North Zone Fishing Editor Emeritus, >Texas Fish & Game Magazine, Scout Exec. BSA, Ret. >Website - http://bigtroutman.tripod.com/index.html >***************** <º))))))))>< **************************** > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- **************** ><((((((((º> ***************************** JIMMY D. MOORE, Amateur Radio Station WB5RHT- FREE Classic & Antique Golf Club Evaluation Author - Moon Holler Misfits Fishing & Hunting Club, Humorist, Past VP Guadalupe River Trout Unlimited, Member TOWA, North Zone Fishing Editor Emeritus, Texas Fish & Game Magazine, Scout Exec. BSA, Ret. Website - http://bigtroutman.tripod.com/index.html ***************** <º))))))))>< **************************** --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
