Now THERE'S a fish story...................rotfl
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:28:34 -0800 From: bambot...@yahoo.com Subject: [VFB] Re: Was: QUOTE FOR THE DAY, Now - what other non-fish and other species do you fish for w/flyrod? To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Canada Goose in flight on my backcast Tony --- On Wed, 11/11/09, Don Ordes <f...@tribcsp.com> wrote: From: Don Ordes <f...@tribcsp.com> Subject: [VFB] Re: Was: QUOTE FOR THE DAY, Now - what other non-fish and other species do you fish for w/flyrod? To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 11:15 AM OK, we have so far: Cottonmouth Owl (bear don't count unless you hooked him) bat This would make for a neat article on Byard's website, if he'd ever upgrade it. DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: Jimmy D. Moore To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 10:07 AM Subject: [VFB] Was: QUOTE FOR THE DAY, Now - what other non-fish and other species do you fish for w/flyrod? 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 To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com 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: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] 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 EvaluationAuthor - 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. 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