First Big Bass on the Fly

A buddy told me I need to try this new lake.
Okay, I tried it.
Caught a few bass and then BAM caught this big boy.



(-: Maybe I'll try it again. :-)

Great Thought of the Day and BETTER thought for a lifetime...

“Good anglers should live useful lives, and useful lives are marked by struggle, and difficulty and even pain.”

Thomas McGuane “The Longest Silence.”

"To fish, or not to fish." What a stupid question!"

from DDRRedneck500

YAK FISH

I went to Pickens Lake this morning. I got into the crappie. Wound up bringing 17 home. They were between 12 and 16 inch crappie. It was a great fishing day.

MORE OKTOBERFISCH

Wow, what a great time was had by all at Oktoberfisch.
Fishing, yaking, camping, fellowship, and eating.

The Frederickburg Fly fishers were such great hosts.

Here come the pictures.

WORD OF ADVICE

NEVER buy or use a $20 waterproof digital camera.
If you do plan on not having any fish pictures.
BTW do you see any fish pictures?
:-(

OKTOBERFISCH

Next weekend I will travel to Junction, Texas to camp, fish, yak, and learn.
Oktoberfisch will take place on the Llano River in Junction.
I have the yak all rigged and ready to go. I'm getting some flys tied up.
I'M REALLY EXCITED!!!

OUR TRIP TO BROKEN BOW

Myself and 3 buddies went on a fly fishing trip to Broken Bow, Oklahoma Thursday and Friday.
We fished in the Lower Mountain Fork River for trout.
It was some of the most beautiful scenery I have ever seen.
I had 3 strikes but caught no fish.
My buddy Rusty caught his first fish on the fly yesterday.

Me at the spillway fishing:



Another, taken from atop of the dam:



The whole gang. Cliff, Me, Rusty, Jeff

EVERY FLY FISHERMAN NEEDS...

A KAYAK

Here's mine







Heritage Featherlite Angler 9.5 foot