June 6, 20214 yr Fishing is like pizza. Some is better than others but it's still pizza and I'm eating it.
June 7, 20214 yr My fishing adventures later have been closer to drinking stale natty light from a mostly floated keg.But I still like it.
June 7, 20214 yr Popular Post 3 Day Gunnison float. Many browns, some rainbows. Some rapids. Much whiskey and fun.
June 11, 20214 yr On 6/7/2021 at 2:31 PM, MoJames said: 3 Day Gunnison float. Many browns, some rainbows. Some rapids. Much whiskey and fun. Let’s see some more pics! This is a bucket list trip and love to hear more about it
June 11, 20214 yr These two jabronis wanted their first day of summer to involve AC and unlimited video games. Forecast looked good so I pulled the "self employed Friday" fire alarm. Put them on some trout / smacks. Then some beach time. This is the ride home. Didn't know my buddy's kid was riding without the belt over his shoulder so zip it.
June 11, 20214 yr You should get @RamjetFDOto photoshop him into the carseat. Edited June 12, 20214 yr by Judge Roybeanbag
June 12, 20214 yr Author Well word is out that the trout are on the flats at Matagorda Island. Boats lined up every couple hundred yards and so many waders all out there in a straight line that it looked like they were waiting for a damn a parade to roll by. We did our part.
June 13, 20214 yr Popular Post Went offshore out of Rockport with a buddy of mine. Caught our limit of snapper and had some good fresh ceviche.
June 13, 20214 yr Man I’m jealous. Worked in the yard off and on all day, it’s hot as balls and I’d love some refreshing ceviche.
June 14, 20214 yr 49 minutes ago, Judge Roybeanbag said: Man I’m jealous. Worked in the yard off and on all day, it’s hot as balls and I’d love some refreshing ceviche. Hot af. Took the kiddo to Brushy Creek and got skunked but she played hard and we cooled off afterward. Still better than not fishing.
June 14, 20214 yr Hard Southwest wind with tea stained water but the solunar calendar had it correct. 3:30-5:30 this afternoon they were feeding good. West Galveston Bay with live shrimp.
June 14, 20214 yr https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/oh-my-god-im-in-the-mouth-of-a-whale-cape-cod-man-recounts-moment-he-was-swallowed-by-a-whale/2404002/
June 14, 20214 yr 11 hours ago, conVINCEd said: https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/oh-my-god-im-in-the-mouth-of-a-whale-cape-cod-man-recounts-moment-he-was-swallowed-by-a-whale/2404002/ wasn't me.
June 14, 20214 yr 12 hours ago, conVINCEd said: https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/oh-my-god-im-in-the-mouth-of-a-whale-cape-cod-man-recounts-moment-he-was-swallowed-by-a-whale/2404002/ funny AMA. lots of the comments are funny. he's experienced some shit in his life. survived a plane crash in Costa Rica (https://apnews.com/article/6e053182ce91688e6426f41947219940). found a dead body while lobster diving. and now almost gets eaten by a humpback. What is the reaction when you get to the hospital to get checked out and the doctors ask you what happened?vel 2 bloxiefox 1 day ago I said “I got stuck in a whale’s mouth.” All the nurses and doctors at the hospital came to see me and ask me about it. One nurse came in with a notepad, she asked me for lottery numbers!
June 14, 20214 yr On 6/10/2021 at 7:44 PM, cknight said: Let’s see some more pics! This is a bucket list trip and love to hear more about it
June 15, 20214 yr 22 hours ago, fattyflattie said: That is a fat trout for 22”, in June. Dang. Think I found the reason.
June 15, 20214 yr 11 minutes ago, Zwylde said: Think I found the reason. Fry those egg sacks up and that’s good eats!
June 15, 20214 yr On 6/14/2021 at 12:26 PM, MoJames said: there were salmonflies all the way up in the canyon that early?
June 15, 20214 yr Yup we got to Ute Park and they started blowing up. Buddy took a pic just prior to the final rapid section of them just flying all over the place. Several times had one land on my glasses. When we dropped in the cathedral, the amount on the water was pretty nuts, hogs rising all around us. Good times.
June 15, 20214 yr Just now, MoJames said: Yup we got to Ute Park and they started blowing up. Buddy took a pic just prior to the final rapid section of them just flying all over the place. Several times had one land on my glasses. When we dropped in the cathedral, the amount on the water was pretty nuts, hogs rising all around us. Good times. most fun you can have with your pants on.* *showing up 3 days after they roll through is...not fun. glad you nailed it.
June 15, 20214 yr 3 minutes ago, DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt said: most fun you can have with your pants on.* *showing up 3 days after they roll through is...not fun. glad you nailed it. Right, we got lucky this round. Going to make it an annual thing but I doubt we will have as much luck every time.
June 15, 20214 yr 13 minutes ago, MoJames said: Right, we got lucky this round. Going to make it an annual thing but I doubt we will have as much luck every time. 20% of the time it works every time
June 16, 20214 yr On 6/14/2021 at 10:26 AM, MoJames said: This looks incredible. For someone who knows zero, what is involved in doing a trip like this? Need to get some sort of permit way in advance? What level of proficiency on the boat do you need to have beforehand (any serious rapids?) What general fitness level? And if you use a guide (or is guide mandatory?), what's a ballpark total cost for a turnkey trip?
June 16, 20214 yr On 6/7/2021 at 2:31 PM, MoJames said: 3 Day Gunnison float. Many browns, some rainbows. Some rapids. Much whiskey and fun. Such an amazing river to float. Hope everyone does this at least once. Edited June 16, 20214 yr by troph
June 16, 20214 yr 10 hours ago, Sam Lin said: This looks incredible. For someone who knows zero, what is involved in doing a trip like this? Need to get some sort of permit way in advance? What level of proficiency on the boat do you need to have beforehand (any serious rapids?) What general fitness level? And if you use a guide (or is guide mandatory?), what's a ballpark total cost for a turnkey trip? We paid a service to take the rafts down to the river (1 mile hike), provide food and a ride from the take out to the put in. That way we hike down to the river, float/fish for 3 days, get the take out and they are waiting for us to take the rafts etc. As well, I was with 4 guys who are very talented on a raft so we didn't need a guide. The river has several rapids from cat 2 up to a couple 3/4. The 3/4 rapids were significant. The hike down is significant, but not crazy. You can use a guide and they have services that the guide sets up camp for you (no clue on price, but not cheap). For the 5 of us getting 2 boats and camping two nights with food and beer (3 cases, prob needed 4) paid for, it was around $3500. Add a guide to that and the price shoots to the moon.
June 19, 20214 yr Father’s Day weekend off to a great with a 40 fish morning. Got to watch my 80 year old pop put it on them with his fly rod while the wife smoked both of us. 8 for me, 9 for Pop, and 23 for@MaidofGin.
June 24, 20214 yr Popular Post The quest for a 20” river smallmouth continues…This one was 19.5”, took a clouser by a lay down.
June 24, 20214 yr Sexy ass fish! Ive had some success targeting bass (largies/Guads) on the fly on Brushy Creek but not as much as I would like. Still not consistently getting interest even when im sightcasting to them. Any suggestions on flies/retrieval techniques/any other helpful tidbits? I am absolutely smashing the bluegills/sunfish/etc., including some nice fat ones. I will be hitting up the fly shop soon but was curious if anyone has specific things that make em take the fly more often than not. Pics from last few outings:
June 24, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, hookemATL said: Ive had some success targeting bass (largies/Guads) on the fly on Brushy Creek but not as much as I would like. Still not consistently getting interest even when im sightcasting to them. Any suggestions on flies/retrieval techniques/any other helpful tidbits? I am absolutely smashing the bluegills/sunfish/etc., including some nice fat ones. I will be hitting up the fly shop soon but was curious if anyone has specific things that make em take the fly more often than not. The LM on Brushy can be difficult. A fly with a lot of movement and something that rides hook-up and can be twitched along the bottom should help. The Guads are usually much easier for me. Just use a small streamer and let it swing through some of the faster riffles (quartering downstream casts).
June 25, 20214 yr 3 hours ago, Guadaloopy said: Nothing special, but a good start to a long weekend for me.
June 27, 20214 yr any charter/captain recs out of key largo? we are in the area for a birthday party in Miami and are diving there on a Sunday and thinking near shore bay type fishing Monday morning half day. up to 6 people. could be convinced to make a modest run out if it's promising but no problem fishing close. would love a rec. Edited June 27, 20214 yr by troph
June 27, 20214 yr 3 hours ago, Player said: Keep driving south for 30 minutes until you get here:https://www.budnmarys.com talking to them now.
June 29, 20214 yr On 6/16/2021 at 9:09 AM, MoJames said: We paid a service to take the rafts down to the river (1 mile hike), provide food and a ride from the take out to the put in. That way we hike down to the river, float/fish for 3 days, get the take out and they are waiting for us to take the rafts etc. As well, I was with 4 guys who are very talented on a raft so we didn't need a guide. The river has several rapids from cat 2 up to a couple 3/4. The 3/4 rapids were significant. The hike down is significant, but not crazy. You can use a guide and they have services that the guide sets up camp for you (no clue on price, but not cheap). For the 5 of us getting 2 boats and camping two nights with food and beer (3 cases, prob needed 4) paid for, it was around $3500. Add a guide to that and the price shoots to the moon. It’s $1800 per person for 2 nights/2 guided days, all inclusive except for tips
June 29, 20214 yr Edited to add, I highly recommend spending a bit more for the guided trip your first time
June 29, 20214 yr 5 hours ago, texastough said: Edited to add, I highly recommend spending a bit more for the guided trip your first time Who did you use for the guide? Any recommendations?
June 29, 20214 yr @cknight Black Canyon Anglers is the best bet, but books up first. Book a year in advance for the late June dates (salmon fly hatch) Edited June 29, 20214 yr by texastough
June 30, 20214 yr So apparently, Atlantic tarpon are getting big ... on Colombia's Pacific coast. They are migrating via the Panama Canal. News to me. And though gigantic, this is definitely NOT the largest tarpon ever caught.
June 30, 20214 yr pulling it out of the water for the hero shot is pretty fucking bush league...then just dumping it without trying to revive it? meh. but yeah, apparently colombia is home to the biggest fish. peep this guy on instagram. 56 pound snook? 80 pound dorado? hot damn.
June 30, 20214 yr 27 minutes ago, DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt said: pulling it out of the water for the hero shot is pretty fucking bush league...then just dumping it without trying to revive it? meh. but yeah, apparently colombia is home to the biggest fish. peep this guy on instagram. 56 pound snook? 80 pound dorado? hot damn. it's all the cocaine. definitely the cocaine.
June 30, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt said: pulling it out of the water for the hero shot is pretty fucking bush league...then just dumping it without trying to revive it? meh. but yeah, apparently colombia is home to the biggest fish. peep this guy on instagram. 56 pound snook? 80 pound dorado? hot damn. Those dudes are getting roasted all over social media.
June 30, 20214 yr Yeah they way they said “we can boat it here!!” left me that impression. Poon guys I know go waaay out of their way to get pics alongside the boat. I don’t think it’s illegal in TX just highly frowned upon. Maybe it is in Fl?
June 30, 20214 yr I get and understand the stigma. But the few mins out of water for a pic isn't going to do any more harm on the fish than the 30-50 mins of the fish fighting for it's life. Edited June 30, 20214 yr by crash_davis
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