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Jesse	April 15th, 2011, 6:14 am
Posts: 378	Tactical fishing for these beautiful fish on a beautiful river with the the fly rod, what more can a person ask for ha!?
	Most of us fish our whole lives..not knowing its not the fish that we are after. http://www.filingoflyfishing.com
Flatstick96	April 15th, 2011, 9:06 am
Posts: 127	Absolutely gorgeous looking water - I'm jealous! :-)
Jmd123	April 15th, 2011, 11:16 am
Oscoda, MI Posts: 2611	YEAH JESSE!!!! Nice fat fish and beautiful waters - what more could you ask for??? What flies did you use? And where is that (roughly - you don't have to reveal the exact location...)? Jonathon
	No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere...
Troutnut	April 15th, 2011, 7:07 pm
Administrator Bellevue, WA Posts: 2737	Wow, that's some of the prettiest smallie water I've ever seen. Nice fish, too!
	Jason Neuswanger, Ph.D. Troutnut and salmonid ecologist
Jesse	April 18th, 2011, 6:05 am
Posts: 378	Thanks guys and Jonathon i caught those fish on some olive and purple red-eyed clousers that i tied up the night before. Some crystal flash throught the middle. The water was somewhere in Georgia... And yes its some of the most beautiful water ive seen for a small mouth stream. The water's so clear and cold now, i was surprised to find no signs of trout. I pulled out some really pretty, hefty sun fish there as well.
	Most of us fish our whole lives..not knowing its not the fish that we are after. http://www.filingoflyfishing.com
Jmd123	April 18th, 2011, 7:46 pm
Oscoda, MI Posts: 2611	Now I'm curious about the sunnies too. How big, and were they redbreast sunfish? They like that fast water too. I caught a lot of them in GA and also in Texas in the San Marcos River, also in pretty fast waters (pretty and fast!). They seem to be the most adapted of all the sunfish species to swifter streams. They sure are pretty too, all blue and orange, and they can put up a good fight on a fly rod! Sometimes I miss them up here in the north country... Jonathon
	No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere...
Eastwood	April 19th, 2011, 11:54 am
the boogie Posts: 1	holy jeebus spring hath sprung! when will the topwater frog action begin? what color backing do you use? someone should start making flavored corks
	wouldyawannabangerout?
Jesse	April 19th, 2011, 11:55 am
Posts: 378	Jonathon yes i believe that they are redbreast sunfish. My buddy has some good pictures of them that i will try to get and put up for you to take a look at!
	Most of us fish our whole lives..not knowing its not the fish that we are after. http://www.filingoflyfishing.com
Jesse	April 19th, 2011, 12:13 pm
Posts: 378	Chea Storm!
	Most of us fish our whole lives..not knowing its not the fish that we are after. http://www.filingoflyfishing.com
Jmd123	April 19th, 2011, 1:49 pm
Oscoda, MI Posts: 2611	Eastwood's photo is indeed a redbreast. You can't miss the extra-long "ear". Sure are "purdy" too! Hang an 8- to 10-incher on a 3-5 weight and watch it bend over! Jonathon
	No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere...
Motrout	April 21st, 2011, 7:30 pm
Posts: 319	Thanks for the pictures. What a beautiful stream, and the fish are real nice too. I love Ozark rivers with there deep bends and fast riffles, but sometimes I wish we had streams that looked like that.
	"I don't know what fly fishing teaches us, but I think it's something we need to know."-John Gierach http://fishingintheozarks.blogspot.com/
PaulRoberts	April 28th, 2011, 10:02 am
Colorado Posts: 1776	Wow! Now that's fun fishing. In my mind, stream smallies vie for one of the top spots in all fishing for quality and satisfaction. Thanks for bringing it to my desktop.
Keystoner	April 30th, 2011, 7:31 am
Eugene, OR - formerly Eastern PA Posts: 145	Yes, very good. Never caught any THAT big before. It's on my bucket list. Well done!!!!
	"Out into the cool of the evening, strolls the Pretender. He knows that all his hopes and dreams, begin and end there." -JB
Jesse	April 30th, 2011, 9:18 am
Posts: 378	Hey Thanks guys i appreciate that! Its been great whenever the rain decides to give us a break..
	Most of us fish our whole lives..not knowing its not the fish that we are after. http://www.filingoflyfishing.com

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