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Carp are just an illusion, and we only see big carp because our minds figure “hey if I’m going to hallucinate i might as well go big.” I know because my eyes tell me i am seeing massive carp cruising around all summer….but can never get them interested in anything i throw. I know I’m really...

I’m guilty of enjoying a scotch -and-soda from time to time. Blended scotch works for me there.

Yesterday after work I roped some little SMBs with the smallest popper pattern I have. I could see a big “Billy Approved” largemouth lurking under some structure, but couldn’t get it to take anything on the surface - big, small, medium, etc. I was juuuuuust about to crack the code (maybe -...

I was fishing at a pond near my house when I saw it, so def qualifies as wetlands. This pond has all kinds of cool birds (including a nesting pair of great blue herons as well).

I saw what I think is a red winged blackbird yesterday, and again today. That was pretty cool (Crappy picture below)

This thread inspired me to hit a local pond today. Was hoping topwater would be on but couldn’t get more than some good follows, so switched to subsurface. Success - on the board! Managed to get a few to the net, including this little guy. A fun day; the water was murky, the casting was kind...

@Billy in order to assist you further with species identification, you will need to take me to the pond. We must of course recreate the situation where you were when you saw the bird, so, you know - we will need to fish.

If i were to use that fly and fish out of my Hobie (looks like yours), does that by extension mean i will def catch that fish? I’m in! If i also have to wear sandals with socks in order to get the mojo though, I’m not sure I’m in. I’m a flip flops (aka slaps) guy myself. Kidding aside nice fish!

@SurfnFish funny you bring up the Kings. I have never lived in Sacramento, but am a long suffering Kings fan. They are finally back in the playoffs after a long drought.

He was salty - in a good way. A few years ago I offered to take him to some really good skinny water near our MT fishing property (~ an hour from Butte). I even offered to drive over to Butte, pick him up, drive him to the creek, help him get into some fish, then drive him back to his house...

Atlantic salmon perhaps

@Thomas Mitchell I lived in Miyazaki - worked for a Japanese company. Agree with you on the amazing experience! Not meaning to hijack the thread but have you spent any time nerding out on the web checking out akiya these past few years? I keep hoping that a place comes up in a little mountain...

Central America has lots of scorpions. For some reason I seem to run into them a lot in Panama. They are big and pretty creepy. One year one of my friends stepped on a scorpion when we were drinking a few beers after a long day of surf (in Bocas del Toro province - @SurfnFish i’m guessing you...

Congrats Billy on the personal journey and of course on the fish. Noticed you were drinking a Budweiser zero….out of curiosity how close do they taste to your memory of what the original Budweiser tastes like?

He might have an excellent arm and a good head on his shoulders, but the neck he had connecting his head to his shoulders had a pretty scary injury this past year. Has he recovered from that?

Dover Bay! Some good bass fishing during parts of the year in easy rowing distance for you ;)