Bill Dance, Jimmie Houston and Roland Martin would be proud.
Decided to take a break from the trout scene for my annual warmwater weekend. Hit a few lakes and ended up with a few different species. Got LM, SM, Sunfish, Blue Gills and Rock Bass.
Nothing huge but constant action all day. A pissed off Blue Gill puts the fight of any 8-10" planter trout to shame.
Back to trout this weekend. A few pic.
Enjoy - SF

Nice!

I, too did a recent warmwater outing at a normally reliable locale, and I had a great time. I didn't catch any bass (which was unusual), but I did catch a nice brown while fishing next to a dock. Cool surprise. Otherwise, I did catch a few bluegill and crappie, but it wasn't the constant action I usually associate with panfish. Through it all, I also caught a ridiculous (almost annoying) number of 10" planter trout.

I really enjoy such trips once in a while. Totally relaxed and almost guaranteed action. I usually try to take home a dozen or so bluegill, crappie, and bass (small ones). Crusted with jalapeno potato chips and fried up quickly, those little fillets are as tasty as it gets. I can't remember who first posted that concept around here, but the man deserves some credit, cause them's good eats! Sure, it is a pain in the arse to get the fillets off those little critters, but it's worth the effort.

Catching good numbers of these scrappy, beautiful fish on a light fly rod makes for a great departure from the sometimes torturous droughts between steelhead once in a while. Glad to see that someone else appreciates the same.

SON !!


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WHOOO-EE!!
THEREE IS!!
AH MEAN...

Plenty more to add, but I can't imagine how to spell them....

Come here sugar bugar! Ooh gaw dang....that there's a beaut!!

Nice report Brian!