re: The Fly Fishing Thread: Questions, pics, discussion all here

As I mentioned to the other fella, this time of year I almost always end up back into my "general use" flies due to the lack of a major hatch. It's still warm enough that terrestrials (def try some green weenies) are going to get some good action but generic nymphing stuff (WB, midges, PT, hares ear) are going to get the job done too. My plan in these situations is to have a good supply of these and switch up every 15 casts until I find something that is consistently getting hits


Also - any place you fish that you know is used by guides is guaranteed to have websites with reports on them. Find the reports and look up what flies they're using. If nothing recent try to find a guide with archived reports and go back to about this season for previous years and see what those reports said

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FYI for those of you who don't get the emails. Allen is closing out their clothing pretty damn cheap. I've got that soft shell and really like it. It's not the best one ever made but it's a steal at $50. Plus it's a great shade of maroon, which most of you need more of in your lives.

Do they do any retail sales?

Didn't realize that. Would love to be able to pick up their stuff at backwoods.

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Good luck, I know you'll have some pics and video of the trip. Can't wait to see what y'all fish up.

Redeye out of Nola tomorrow morning. Wind forecast is shite, but who knows. I'll keep you guys posted if and when we get wifi.

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I have never thought I needed a platform to spot carp. Once you know what to look for finding mudding carp is easy. I'm also way lazy to pole when I have a trolling motor.

What did you get that grass carp on? I have only ever targeted common and mirror carp

So as predicted, the wind has been pretty much awful. The trip has been sick though. Not too many big fish. Pretty much everything has been in the 2-5lb range with a couple over 5.

I got my personal best bone today. Didn't have a scale, but he measured at 28" and had some serious shoulders, so I'm hoping he was between 9-10. He ate in like 4" of water 8' away from me. His whole back was out of the water and my my leader was in my guides when he ate. One of the more intense fishing experiences of my life .

Then he wrapped me around the only mangrove in the middle of this giant arse flat, so I sprinted across the flat after him with my rod over my head in both hands like some type of geriatric giraffe screaming at him. Freed the line from the bush, fought him for a little while longer, then saw how big he was and had to remind myself that I was on planet Earth. 3x backing fish. I was stoked ha.

I had to wade across a neck deep creek to get to that flat, and my pops wasn't feeling the wade, so I didn't have a photog haha. I was a little bummed, then a little pissed at myself for being bummed. I took some shitty pictures with my iphone, so I'll post one later. Here are some photos from the rest of the trip so far. My dad got his first bone on day 2, and got his first totally on his own today.





^ That's my pops about to land his first bone ever. He hooked up, I was 200 yards away, and I just ran as fast as I could with my camera and started shooting. Turned out to be one of my favorite photos I've ever taken.