J.B., are you commin' down for the Sowbug? i sure hope so. even if you aint a Yankees fan, lmao > From: jbal...@a5.com > To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > Subject: [VFB] Re: Wierd Catches was QUOTE FOR THE DAY > Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:51:30 -0600 > > > 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: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Jack Lehman > Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 2:25 PM > To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > 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:ray...@earthlink.net> > > *To:* vfb-mail@googlegroups.com <mailto:vfb-mail@googlegroups.com> > > *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:* vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > >> [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] *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 > > > > _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group.
To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
