Pink Nighty
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I tend to catch a decent amount of sucker's on the swing. Usually right at the end in soft water, but not this guy. He ate a marabou leechy thing mid current on the nf nooksack. I've found they like red.
Fish Species That Defy the Fly
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I tend to catch a decent amount of sucker's on the swing. Usually right at the end in soft water, but not this guy. He ate a marabou leechy thing mid current on the nf nooksack. I've found they like red.
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@Mingo and Mems have posted about targeting Surgeonfish on the fly "impossibles". If I recall correctly, they even played around with algae flies to get them to eat. Surgeons definitely fall into the very difficult to catch on a fly category. I've fished past countless Surgeonfish (many species), but have never had time to target them for more than a minute or two.
@Mingo and Mems have posted about targeting Surgeonfish on the fly "impossibles". If I recall correctly, they even played around with algae flies to get them to eat. Surgeons definitely fall into the very difficult to catch on a fly category. I've fished past countless Surgeonfish (many species), but have never had time to target them for more than a minute or two.
SilverFly
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Not on a popper but already checked pelagic fur seal off the fly list.
I've caught them on spinning rods...they will eat shrimp...
Pink Nighty
Legend
I can take one species off the “impossible to catch on a fly” category: the bowfin (Amia calva). Bowfins are primitive, air-breathing fish with heavily armored heads with rows of scary-looking teeth on multiple skull bones.
Adults are typically about 20” long. They are ambush predators in the shallows that feed opportunistically on fish, amphibians, and larger aquatic invertebrates.
When I lived in eastern NC, a friend and I regularly fished the lower Roanoke River out of his bass boat. He was a hard-core gear fisherman but I convinced him to fish flies with some success. The most fun was to cast poppers tight to the knees of cypress trees along the shoreline. The usual takers were bluegills and largemouth bass with the occasional white perch, yellow perch, pumpkinseed, or war mouth thrown in. [It wasn’t unusual to catch 8 species on poppers.]. Twice, I had bowfins blow up on a popper. One was hooked only briefly before the hook pulled free from the bony skull. But the second one I landed after a solid fight. He netted it, I carefully removed the hook, and we sent it on its way.
Steve
Adults are typically about 20” long. They are ambush predators in the shallows that feed opportunistically on fish, amphibians, and larger aquatic invertebrates.
When I lived in eastern NC, a friend and I regularly fished the lower Roanoke River out of his bass boat. He was a hard-core gear fisherman but I convinced him to fish flies with some success. The most fun was to cast poppers tight to the knees of cypress trees along the shoreline. The usual takers were bluegills and largemouth bass with the occasional white perch, yellow perch, pumpkinseed, or war mouth thrown in. [It wasn’t unusual to catch 8 species on poppers.]. Twice, I had bowfins blow up on a popper. One was hooked only briefly before the hook pulled free from the bony skull. But the second one I landed after a solid fight. He netted it, I carefully removed the hook, and we sent it on its way.
Steve
The Gripes of Wrasse?
Yeah but are you fishing for suckers when you catch these suckers? On an 8 wt 12’ spray pole?
I saw a sawfish while fishing in the Keys. It swam right by the boat. Damn impressive fish.
SF
Pink Nighty
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Yup
Pink Nighty
Legend
I mean, might as well be
Yup, they fight like hell…just don’t grab them by the tail…
And they can bite through your hook…
Jeff Currier catches them on a green hopper pattern down in Phoenix. He discusses it in his blog if you want to google it.Besides starry flounders
I have access to a private lake where they’ve been planted to control weeds. The things are huge and will sit on the surface and look like a cross between a sturgeon and a tarpon. They spook easily. I tied up some green pattern that looked like weeds. I’ve spent several days targeting them but never got a sniff. Now I don’t even bother. It used to be you couldn’t target them in public waters but I’m not sure if that still holds true.
SF
I caught 3 in one day. Didn't even know they existed. I think that is a green perdigon with a pink collar.
I drove 84 from La Grande to PDX the other day. Stopped at Lepage Park to check it out as a possible destination. Didn't look very canoe friendly. I talked to a guy who said they were fishing "the narrows" for catfish and camping at Albert Philippi Park. That sound intriguing to me. He also said they catch walleye. Anyone have experience targeting these catfish on fly? Guessing there could be some carp up there too. I could knock off 3 new species at that place.
Just did some exploring on google earth. The guy told me "the narrows" was about a mile and a half. It is 9 miles! That is a long trip in a canoe. This needs more research.
Just did some exploring on google earth. The guy told me "the narrows" was about a mile and a half. It is 9 miles! That is a long trip in a canoe. This needs more research.
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