i caught a Bat once...........also at dusk.........i had my back to the water, because i was gonna make one last cast, but just in case i did hook up, i wanted to be sure where my camera was, and i had left it on a rock behind me. So i turn to pin point where the camera is, and then i turn to make the cast and lift the line, and something is on there. And it's actin' very weird.....like it wants to get off the water............and it DOES get off the water..........so i finally get it to where i can tell what it is.......and it was weird. So i reeled in just enough to leave bout three feet of leaded outside the tip top and i hold the line against the rod and just start makin' swirls in a circle until the thing finally pops off. i did NOT wanna get close enough to cut the leaded. i'll never know if i foul hooked it or if it actually took the fly.......?.......This all happened just above Wullf Run.....slightly upstream of the CFFC&M, right by where Elm Hollow Brook comes in, on the Willow. Willowemoc Creek...........my all-time favorite medium sized Freestoner..........
From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: [VFB] Re: QUOTE FOR THE DAY Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:39:07 -0700 "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: [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 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. 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))))))))>< **************************** <BR _________________________________________________________________ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222985/direct/01/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
