Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 12:05
PM
Subject: [VFB] morning fishing
I finally got to go do a little fly fishing this morning, after a summer
of too many meetings, doctor appointments and thunderstorms. I went to
the the local state park to do a little panfishing in the ponds there. I
found that they had drained the ponds 2 feet lower than the normal pool level
(we've had a very wet summer, so I don't understand why they would do this)
and about 70% was covered with duckwort. With the pool level so low, it
was hard for me to get real close to the water except in a couple spots
because of the special boot I have to wear on the right foot and the
artificial leg on the left. The first 45 minutes were pretty
unproductive...just one hit. Then either the fished turned on, or I
found the right spot. In the next half hour I caught six bluegill (all
between 5 to 7"), 2 warmouth (goggle-eye, southern answer to a rock bass), and
believe it or not, a 6" golden shiner. That has never happened to me fly
fishing before. I missed as many as I landed, being a bit
rusty. I got better the longer I fished, and as I figured out the
type of retrieve that was most productive. The fly I was using was a
brimfly (I just grabbed a couple of boxes and the flyrod and left this
morning).
In case anyone wants to catch golden shiners here is the recipe:
Brimfly
Hook: #10 or #12
Thread: Black
Body: white chenille (or chenille of desired color)
Wing: White craft fur
Legs: Black rubber hackle tied in spider-like but
relatively short
Head: Black thread
Mark Delaney
So much water, so little time!
Website: http://chemprof.tripod.com/fishing.html
E-mail:
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