Louisiana Fly Fishing

General Category => Fishing Reports => Topic started by: chunting on April 22, 2018, 11:57:14 pm

Title: Re: Lightning strikes again.
Post by: Bayoutalker on April 24, 2018, 05:55:40 pm

I'd like to get into a mess of bluegill like that! It's been a long time.

Title: Re: Lightning strikes again.
Post by: chunting on April 24, 2018, 07:44:08 am

Same four acre pond, one I've fished for 25 years.  I doubt it the same fish.  The first was a pre-spawn gal with a heavy waistline.  The most recent was long and lean, with a slack belly.  Some bass have spawned and schools of fry are here and there.  I caught two smaller bass guarding fry. 

Six days prior to catching the second bass, I matched another personal best with a 1.25 pound bluegill in our pond.  The grandniece came by for lunch and helped me.  :)  She didn't want to fish but likes to put them back in the water. 

(https://laflyfish.createaforum.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi544.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fhh338%2Fspikeknife%2F20oz2_zpsfesqlttq.jpg&hash=6ef5867294fde45a4bd00fb7b41c65c5c5118337) (http://s544.photobucket.com/user/spikeknife/media/20oz2_zpsfesqlttq.jpg.html)

We've been weighing our bluegills with a kitchen scale, which gets down to ounces, but sometimes I don't want to fool with it and put the 15 pound BogaGrip in my pocket.  The Boga is an accurate scale but only weighs to the quarter pound.  I have a Chatillon Instrument Scale, 2 lb x 1/2 oz spring scale coming to make it easier to weigh bluegills.  Here's a pounder I caught prior to the 1.25.

(https://laflyfish.createaforum.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi544.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fhh338%2Fspikeknife%2F16oz2_zpsl00rentc.jpg&hash=55a39f5ad4d3c4a951a03ebd313d94b88c0132c2) (http://s544.photobucket.com/user/spikeknife/media/16oz2_zpsl00rentc.jpg.html) 

Title: Re: Lightning strikes again.
Post by: Bayoutalker on April 23, 2018, 07:23:25 am

Same place? Same fish? LOL

Either way, nice fish.

Title: Lightning strikes again.
Post by: chunting on April 22, 2018, 11:57:14 pm

I caught and released a 6.25 pound largemouth on March 4th and this afternoon caught and released another 6.25 pound largemouth.  What are the odds on that? 

(https://laflyfish.createaforum.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi544.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fhh338%2Fspikeknife%2F2nd6.25_zpsyqddyq7k.jpg&hash=8fdaceffd4d74ea3f50a3741f19d67ad2dd7607a) (http://s544.photobucket.com/user/spikeknife/media/2nd6.25_zpsyqddyq7k.jpg.html)