Fishing Megathread: Looking For Big Girls Who swallow

[Damor 1237]

13 hours ago, ohchaucer said:

Wait, what are you using that 5wt for? You started off talking tarpon. And then you’re waiting on a Scott repair. I need to know what you’re fishing where!

To clarify, I don't catch bass/panfish on the 5wt in central Texas, where I broke my Scott not catching fish, hence the repair and ordering the backup TFO.  I plan to use that to not catch trout in a couple weeks in Salida and Gunnison.  I am pumped because thanks to this thread, I also put together a 3wt fiberglass setup I hope to use to not catch some brook trout in some small alpine creeks.

I guess I could probably successfully not catch tarpon on a 5wt as well, but I have never tried, and if someday I do, I'll probably go ahead and buy some expensive heavyweight saltwater gear to not catch them with.

I think that about sums it up for me.

[ohchaucer 1443]

Got it. Yeah, I have several rods across a full range of weights, for salt and fresh, and a dozen reels and spools all of which I dearly love using to not catch fish.

But I was out there today at dawn and will damn sure be out again tomorrow, greeting the morning with waders and sunglasses on, standing waist deep in some body of water or ‘nother.

[DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt 12301]

The key to life is low expectations.

🤛

[Brisketexan 105576]

The key to life is low expectations.

Signed,
Brisketexan’s wife

[mapplewhite132 309]

Got my first grand slam on fly in Belize last week. Was there with my dad and he slammed the next day! Incredible trip. 
 

 

[Pescado_Rojo 19453]

2 hours ago, mapplewhite132 said:

Got my first grand slam on fly in Belize last week. Was there with my dad and he slammed the next day! Incredible trip. 
 

 

Fuckin' A! Congrats! 

[DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt 12301]

That's awesome @mapplewhite132 congrats 👏

[hookemATL 11980]

I’m in beautiful stunning La Porte for work today and tomorrow. Any tips on spots to freshwater fish for bass/panfish/etc? Not my normal fishing grounds so I’m all ears. 

[Enchubben 5560]

Went trout fishing for the first time near Baffin bay this past weekend. Good times were had, limits were reached. Couldn't find the reds though and the drums weren't biting. 

[Lat22 4051]

18 hours ago, hookemATL said:

I’m in beautiful stunning La Porte for work today and tomorrow. Any tips on spots to freshwater fish for bass/panfish/etc? Not my normal fishing grounds so I’m all ears. 

I’m not much on freshwater, but you could probably head up towards equally scenic and beautiful Channelview and fish the Sheldon Reservoir. I think there’s a State Park there. 

[davidg 4040]

Best approach would be to head down to the Kemah area and catch yourself a seafood platter and a few cold beers.  Maybe someplace where the bikinis are running.

[hookemATL 11980]

Best bait/lures for bikinis?

[Pescado_Rojo 19453]

Just now, hookemATL said:

Best bait/lures for bikinis?

$100 bills? 

[Lat22 4051]

Go get a CFS at T Bone Toms. 

[Mac8111 2118]

Best bait/lures for bikinis?

Wiggler obviously


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[Judge Roybeanbag 11824]

When I pass, I’d prefer to be remembered like this, from last week.  

[fattyflattie 4639]

On 6/28/2022 at 7:56 AM, Lat22 said:

I’m not much on freshwater, but you could probably head up towards equally scenic and beautiful Channelview and fish the Sheldon Reservoir. I think there’s a State Park there. 

Be extremely careful about emptying your car before you hit Sheldon.  It’s a great fishery with tons of big ass largemouth, but the parking lots are…not monitored for shitbag thief motherfuckers scum. 

[Zwylde 813]

Me and a buddy with a late evening wade yesterday.  Mostly dinks and a few bait stealers but we got these 5.  All but one 20+ with the biggest at 23.  Beautiful evening after the morning rains.

 

[Deej 77173]

Finally got the skunk off me early this morning at a pond in North Austin. Had a bigger one that took off on me as I reached down to lip him and broke the line. That fish went airborne three times. Kicking myself. 

 

Edited July 2, 2022 by Deej

[troph 24928]

On 6/28/2022 at 8:25 AM, hookemATL said:

Best bait/lures for bikinis?

 

On 6/28/2022 at 8:26 AM, Pescado_Rojo said:

$100 bills? 

 

On 6/28/2022 at 6:04 PM, Mac8111 said:

Wiggler obviously


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God y’all are slipping. 
 

Bonefish, obviously. Artificial or live depending on their mating preferences. 

[4th and 5 4926]

4 nice reds sight casting the flats with gold spoons, this one was just under 28

[fattyflattie 4639]

On 7/3/2022 at 12:13 PM, 4th and 5 said:

4 nice reds sight casting the flats with gold spoons, this one was just under 28

That’s a big $$ fish on the right weekend. 

[Johnny Sack 8397]

Was at our family place for the 4th.  We caught a bunch of bass.  My nephew caught this 8 pounder.  

 

[WhatTheBuck 28835]

I saw this sticker on someone’s car the other day. I thought it was pretty funny. And they had a “Scenic Rivers” license plate.

[FartingMonk 3608]

Launching out of Westport, WA.   Salmon and rockfish 

 

 

[Damor 1237]

T-minus two hours before we hit the road for Colorado.

And to give them kudos, Scott got my rod fixed and shipped back a week ago!  It's just too bad that I'd bought a TFO LK in the meantime.  Whatever shall I do???

(Narrator:  He shall not catch fish with any of them.)

[RMac5 1551]

What part of Colorado? I’m envious for sure.

[FartingMonk 3608]

Along with that salmon.  We did a combo of rockfish.  Holy crap.  Rockfish are delicious 

[Johnny Chimpo 481]

8 hours ago, FartingMonk said:

Along with that salmon.  We did a combo of rockfish.  Holy crap.  Rockfish are delicious 

Yes, yes they are. Lingcod makes beautiful fish & chips. 

[FartingMonk 3608]

1 hour ago, Johnny Chimpo said:

Yes, yes they are. Lingcod makes beautiful fish & chips. 

Yeah.  That's what we are going to next time is hit some lingcod

[MalibuSheriff 1092]

Fishing trip with my son after picking him up in camp.  Rio Grande cutthroats caught last Sunday evening at an extremely isolated lake in southern Colorado.

 

 

Also, some brookies and browns from a little blue line on the Colorado/New Mexico border.

 

 

 

One last RGCT.  Their colors are stunning.

Edited July 15, 2022 by MalibuSheriff

[Scheiss Meister 8419]

That is beautiful.  What great memories to share with your son.

[Sam Lin 3564]

Those colors are so great.

[Braff Zacklin 13672]

Some of the most brilliantly colored cutts I've ever seen, @MalibuSheriff. Guess I have to add them to the list, too.

[ohchaucer 1443]

Damn, that’s heaven. What were you throwing at them? Assuming dries on the creeks? That’s some mighty still water in the lake for trout!

How many days were you out?

[fattyflattie 4639]

Dang @MalibuSheriff  one trip like that and I’d be trying to find a way to make it happen all the time. That’s awesome. 

[MalibuSheriff 1092]

2 hours ago, ohchaucer said:

Damn, that’s heaven. What were you throwing at them? Assuming dries on the creeks? That’s some mighty still water in the lake for trout!

How many days were you out?

We were throwing a Letort hopper style fly that I tied for the cutts in the lake.

Rio Grande Kings and Sparkle Duns on the small streams.  Size 14-18.

I highly recommend making the trip someday.  It’s quite an undertaking to get to the lakes where they reside.  I’ve learned quite a bit about the Rio Grande Cutthroats from Chris at Living Waters in Round Rock when we lived in Austin.  He has a film they’ve put together that’s on their website and he had a seminar before Covid with the biologist from Colorado Parks & Wildlife.  Colorado Parks & Wildlife put out a lot of information about their restoration efforts (Rio Grande Cutts occupy less than 10% of their historic range due to non-native rainbows cross breeding and browns and brookies which out compete the natives Rios):

https://cpw.state.co.us/learn/Pages/ResearchRioGrandeCutthroatTrout.aspx

https://cpw.state.co.us/Documents/Research/Aquatic/CutthroatTrout/TU_RGCT_broch-final.pdf

We just got to fish Sunday evening and Monday.  Unfortunately didn’t have more time as I had several projects I needed to return to work on.  I could spend all summer up there.

Edited July 15, 2022 by MalibuSheriff

[ohchaucer 1443]

Nice looking fly! That’s all just badass. Someday….

[troph 24928]

Anyone know if you can wade walter E long lake? Considering going this evening can’t find any info other than boats are good and the fish are at about 10 feet deep.

[troph 24928]

19 minutes ago, troph said:

Anyone know if you can wade walter E long lake? Considering going this evening can’t find any info other than boats are good and the fish are at about 10 feet deep.

Nevermind no wading really… https://www.austinbassfishing.com/threads/walter-e-long-bank-fishing-kayak.30780/

[davidg 4040]

Anyone know if you can wade walter E long lake? Considering going this evening can’t find any info other than boats are good and the fish are at about 10 feet deep.

You have a big ass truck. Pretty easy throw a couple of kayaks in the back and get in just about any water anywhere. Surprised you haves bought any yet. You can put them in the back of that panther wagon too.

[troph 24928]

7 minutes ago, davidg said:

You have a big ass truck. Pretty easy throw a couple of kayaks in the back and get in just about any water anywhere. Surprised you haves bought any yet. You can put them in the back of that panther wagon too.

Household politics … actually not really she’s a whatever kinda woman as long as I put out. I want a skinny saltwater skiff anyway. Will end up with a yak eventually I’m sure. Going to brushy creek tonight.  But pics of those bass on WEL lake may hasten the purchase. I’m going to need to rent a garage I think. Fuck the haters. 

[Chewbacca 7793]

Fishing trip with my son after picking him up in camp.  Rio Grande cutthroats caught last Sunday evening at an extremely isolated lake in southern Colorado.

 




 
Also, some brookies and browns from a little blue line on the Colorado/New Mexico border.

 




 

 
One last RGCT.  Their colors are stunning.

Is there anything more fun than catching brookies on dry flies?

[Braff Zacklin 13672]

12 minutes ago, Chewbacca said:

Is there anything more fun than catching brookies on dry flies?

Yes. Catching huge <INSERT TROUT/CHAR SPECIES HERE> on dries and/or streamers.

On that note, in a week, I'll be chasing the bulls on an extended camping trip. I'm like a kid the night before Christmas--so wound up, I can't think straight or focus on anything else beyond five minutes.

[Pescado_Rojo 19453]

2 hours ago, troph said:

Household politics … actually not really she’s a whatever kinda woman as long as I put out. I want a skinny saltwater skiff anyway. Will end up with a yak eventually I’m sure. Going to brushy creek tonight.  But pics of those bass on WEL lake may hasten the purchase. I’m going to need to rent a garage I think. Fuck the haters. 

Skiff eh? Man, I can’t wait to help you spend money. 
 

little dude caught a few drum this morning

 

[troph 24928]

Ironically I fish barbless only now. Ironically because this barbed hook happened … 

 

someone’s line was on the shore and I didn’t realize when it wrapped around my ankle and I pulled on it there was a hook, furk. In my pinkie.

 

I did pick up a 3 wt set up today though. Ross and TFO, man the TFO action is spectacular at 3 wt.  Caught 10 or so sunfish, 2 small mouth bass. It was a blast on my new rod and reel. 
 

Edited July 17, 2022 by troph

[troph 24928]

8 hours ago, Pescado_Rojo said:

Skiff eh? Man, I can’t wait to help you spend money. 
 

little dude caught a few drum this morning

 

Best cast I’ve seen would blow us all away. 
 

I need 2 more years of guided then I’m getting one, prob won’t pole just get to the skinny water anchor  and wade. That way I can do it alone. I love wade fishing anyway. 
 

you can spend my money. 

[Pescado_Rojo 19453]

Not bad, kid…not bad at all 

[fattyflattie 4639]

19 hours ago, troph said:

Ironically I fish barbless only now. Ironically because this barbed hook happened … 

 

someone’s line was on the shore and I didn’t realize when it wrapped around my ankle and I pulled on it there was a hook, furk. In my pinkie.

I learned about 20 years ago to never fish without a pair of something that can cut whatever hook you might encounter, out. My last experience was also someone else’s, went through the knuckle in my left thumb.  When I go offshore I upsize to a pair of dykes that weigh about 10#, and have since added a cordless dremel.  I’m never going to go the full day with a hook buried if I can help it. Those little perch hooks have the barbs up top too, oof. 

[davidg 4040]

Yeah a leatherman or a set of klien side cutters would have taken care of that one. +1 on the small bolt cutters for offshore. Seems kinda stupid carrying them but better safe than sorry.