We had a short warm spell last week and I tried to take advantage of it with a little fishing. I made a trip down to a lake near Port Gibson, thinking I would wade the water lilies which make the lake almost unfishable in the summer but are only stalks in the winter. No … More Slow and Small/Never Seen Anyone Fish Like That/Dwarf Crayfish
I’ve been having so much fun tying my tiny UV “Crayfish”. My wife Cassie has kept in good humor though she has been bearing the brunt of it all. What I mean by that is she is asked to look at and admire, with appropriate oohs and ahhs, every new creation. Apparently she hasn’t just … More Is it Crayfish or Crawfish?
Found this great poster on crayfish in Mississippi, at the following site, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/234154354_Crayfishes_of_Mississippi_poster with the following abstract: “This is a wall poster showing about half of the crayfish species in the state of Mississippi. For a free copy of the poster, send your mailing address to Susan Adams. Poster text: Crayfishes, also known as crawfish, … More Crayfishes of Mississippi Poster
I’m old enough to remember a Steve Martin schtick in his stand-up comedy album (yes, album) that was about “getting small”. On stage he made like he was taking a drug that would make him small. Youtube has a recording at “Let’s Get Small”. Start the video at 7:54 for the “Get Small” part. It … More Let’s Get Small!
Last year some club members and I managed to hit on a white bass spawning run on a small shallow river which connects to the Mississippi River. The river is open, no weirs or dams, so the white bass are able to come up and do their thing just like salmon, though not as spectacular. … More Glen’s UV Crayfish
At the Gulf Coast Classic this year I made a bid on a donated trip and actually won the bid. The trip was offered by Jacob Commers of @AllseasonAnglers. Jacob guides part of the year out West, part of the year in Arkansas and in the Fall guides on the Mississippi coast for saltwater. I … More Bulls across the Sound
What’s better than catching a tarpon? Catching two! I’m gonna leave a lot of details out because I am not worthy, I’m just the angler, but yes, I did finally catch my tarpon and not long after that I caught another one. We jumped several which promptly broke leaders, threw flies, broke welded loops, broke … More Tarpon Journey Update
I just got back from my most recent attempt at placing my hand on a tarpon. Every trip I make I seem to get a little further down this road. I’ve seen them, gotten them to look at my fly, follow my fly, eat and spit my fly, hooked them and then broke the leader, … More My Tarpon Journey
I recently watched a video by Simon Gawesworth on Single Handed Spey casting. I was really impressed with his casting and just had to wonder if the line he was recommending would help make my own single handed spey casts smoother and maybe even longer. Simon does casting for RIO products and he was recommending … More RIO Has a Winner with Elite Single Handed Spey Line
Just got back from a two-day fly fishing trip to the LA marsh targeting bull redfish. It was cold and super windy both days but we did manage OK, thanks to guide Miles Larose. The first day we managed three reds apiece with one of my buddy’s redfish being a nice bull, his first, below: … More November Bulls, A Tag Team and A Feral Wharf Cat
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