[VFB] Fishing Report

[Chuck Alexander]

Folks: I had the most awesome day fly fishing to date today.. I set my own fly fishing "record" with 75-80 bluegills in only THREE hours.. and, if I were not catching and releasing, there would have only been 4-5 that would not have been "keepers"..I went to my favorite watershed here just two miles from home, where the cities around here get their water, and started with a Chili Pepper, and caught a cpl, but they just didn't want it today.. So, I thought "rubber legs", So, i tied on a "gill getter" and same thing, caught a cpl. Then, i tied on the single foam bodied winged black gnat fly I had in my box.. BAM, BAM, BAM... They tore that thing up.. And, they were hanging in fallen trees and bushes and under low hanging trees, so each time I tangled that fly, since it was the only one I had, I'd have to go over to the bank, and risk the cotton mouths and get it loose LOL.. Well, then, I caught a 4-5 inch bluegill.. I had him in and was pulling him up out of the water, and SPLASH.. a 4-5 pound large mouth bass came up and out of the water after that bluegill. He almost landed IN my boat.. Scared the heck outta me too, cause there are three gators in that watershed, and I thought one of those gotten hold of me LOL.... Anyway, I let em all go, got a few pics, and it was just me and my Taco Bell dog who LOVES to go in the boat and fish with her "Daddy"..It was a perfect day too.. Pretty windy, but it was 72 degrees and not a cloud in the sky.. It was as close to a "perfect" fishing day as I've ever had...Most I'd ever caught with a fly rod in one day had been about 60 during the Spring spawn, so it kinda shocked me that I beat that record on the last day of September, but ya never know when the fish are gonna bite ... Chuck