I remembered another bird, it was a swallow on a dry fly. Ok, I caught the following, but not on a fly, they were on light spinning gear; Freshwater clam. Caught on a spoon fishing for stripers on Lake Pepin, the Wisconsin side. I have a picture somewhere... Seagull, on a tandem spinner. Snapping turtle on a red devil. A friend of mine caught his own ear w/ a worm on a hook. It was hilarious taking him to the hospital on the bus, hook, worm & bobber dangling from his ear when we were in h.s. I told him he had to leave the bobber attached to avoid damaging his ear:)
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jack Lehman Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 2:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [VFB] Wierd Catches was QUOTE FOR THE DAY 1: 4 foot alligator in Naples Florida. Fishing for bluegill with a popper. I knew gators were there but didn't see him until he took the popper from beneath. Billfish rules apply. If you can get your hand on the leader its called a catch and you can break him off. 2: Seagull that took an EP streamer on the backcast turnover while fishing for red snapper in the Gulf. Hooked him in the foot. He just sat down on the water and glared at us until we pulled him to the boat, wrapped him in a towel and released him. 3: A dragonfly took a small nymph at the end of a puddle cast while fishing Austin Lady Bird lake for sunfish. He ended up spinning the tippet around himself so bad I couldn't save him. I won the best liar category in the Austin Fly Fishers Perchmaster's Classic tournament. Jack Austin 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))))))))>< **************************** > > > > > > > > > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.425 / Virus Database: 270.14.60/2496 - Release Date: 11/11/09 07:40:00 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
