Went yesterday down here in the marshes and bayous of LA. Go about once a week. This was a typical early spring trip. Caught 10 Spotted Seatrout (Speckled Trout, Specks, really a member of the drum family, not a trout at all.) Two on topwaters pushing 3,4 lbs respectively. Also caught one redfish, + the remaining trout on a soft plastic shrimp. I am moving back to K.C. soon, and it will suck not having the marsh nearby. Guess I'll start fly fishing then.

Oh man, too much fun! I've been wanting to target some redfish and specks with my fly rod. I've had good luck with ladyfish and bluefish down around Destin, but I've yet to hit any specks.

Sweet! Stick a fork in it, it's done. I found a GREAT deal on the reel I was looking for from Cabelas. A Tibor Light Fly Reel for 6, 7, and 8 line taht was $325 on closeout for $175. These things have a drag system like a brick chit house so I will be able to use it on some bigger salmon as well as local trout. :thumb:

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...equestid=32724

Hey Otter, I knocked the rainbows and browns dead up on the Stillwater today. They were hitting Parachute Adams like they were cotten candy. Strange day though, one minute it was sunny and the next I was standing in the middle of a fricken snow storm with flakes the size of quarters. Good day on the river though!

I'm going to try and catch one of these in a few weeks in Mexico..:eek: I hope I can hook one..

http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smi...ges/marlin.jpg

That's something I haven't had the chance to go after yet Joe, but I plan to. Best of luck to you! :thumb: If you tie into one, make sure to post the pictures here.

Very cool! I've caught a few sailfish. Never hooked a marlin, though. Would love to. My current dream fish:

Tarpon and a Roosterfish

Well, we went canoeing last year and stumppy and his friend kept catching fish, almost one after the other, I didn't catch not even one fish, why would that be?
I tried the same places and different places, I think I caught one little tiny bluegill. :mad:

Went deep sea fishing off the coast of corpus cristie and didn't catch nothing then either. :banghead:

I hate to be the one to tell you this BG, but I hear they were playing a little joke on you and they never did bait your hook all day long. :eek:

Awsome, how's the cast? Little rusty I bet. You'll get back in that groove in no time, it's like riding a bike.

How big were they? I've been fishing a fly only, catch and release area of Clarks Creek since the ice came off and those trout have a PHD in entimology. Smart little bastards, tough to catch.

Last Saturday was the first day of trout here in PA. I usually stay away from the steams for a week or two till that circus runs through.

Bait her hook? Have you ever seen a broad Cast?

I'll bet she had a rubber weight on the end, no hook.

started feeding the catfish again last night. got some 8+ pounders now.
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Between 12 and 18 inches yesterday. My cast is getting better, but as you would say, still has a little rust to it. Give me two or three more trips in the next two weeks. :) Just make sure you bring a bunch of the Adams I talked about in my earlier post when you come out and you will slay them.

Went down to Truman yesterday and got the boat out on the lake. Didn't do any fishing (I don't even have my license yet), but I had rebuilt the lower unit over the winter and wanted to make sure everthing was in proper operating condition and it was. Now just waiting to read that fishing report that announces that the crappie are spawning and up on the banks!

As far as fly fishing goes, my wife bought me a fly rod combo LAST YEAR (2003) for Christmas and I still haven't used it. I hope to get down to Bennett Springs this year and take a few rainbow with it.

What weight is the rod and what line are you using Bob?