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Farm pond fun

May 21, 2012
Fishing, Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Warmwater
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My buddy Jay and I fished Sunday on a pond he has access to on some family property. The fishing was insane. This pond is loaded with LMB and bluegill. We probably landed close to 50 bass in a matter of hours. It really didn’t matter what we threw because it was going to get eaten regardless. Average size for most of the bass was around 1lb, but Jay caught a couple that were near 3lbs. I threw the fly rod for a little while and would land small bluegill on nearly every cast. Every once in a while a bass would chase the bluegill or smash the popper, but it was just easier to use the spinning rod. Jay caught a nice goggle-eye (warmouth) on a spinnerbait, one of the biggest I’ve seen. Apparently they were never stocked, so it is anyone’s guess how he made it in there. What a great way to spend a Sunday.

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Same old song and dance

May 20, 2012
Fishing, Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Wade Fishing, Warmwater
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Hit another creek Saturday, which may be my favorite creek to wade in Louisiana. Conditions were just as they were on Friday, though the water level in this creek was not as low as the other. Fishing was a little slower than on Friday and again none of the bass had any size to them, but the creek was as beautiful as ever. The bluegill were very active. I usually don’t catch too many on the creeks, but they were all over the place Saturday. I also caught one of the prettiest longears I’ve ever seen and a redspotted sunfish, don’t see those too often. Not too many longear caught overall which is strange for this creek. I also got a double on the popper-dropper Saturday, those are always fun. I might not have caught as many bass as on Friday, but I saw far more diversity, it was a great day. The Tevas are officially badass, I’ll post up a gear review soon. In all honesty, they are exactly what I wanted in a wading shoe for Louisiana creeks.

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Fishing and free beer

March 18, 2012
Fishing, Fly Fishing, Food and Drink, Video, Warmwater
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Hit a couple ponds on Friday after work looking to catch a few bass on top. The first one was in good shape and I found the bluegill to be very aggressive to both the popper and the dropper. The big bass were in shallow water, sitting on beds and unresponsive to anything thrown their way.  The smaller male bass though would swipe at a fly, I managed to land a few of them.

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The second pond I hit had active bluegill as well, though not the size that I found in the first pond. The catfish were pretty active too. Throwing a slow sinking streamer out to the middle of the pond, let it sink, then hold on was the strategy for the cats. I did catch one on top though which was pretty cool. Managed a nice bass on top as well.

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Capped Friday off with a tour of the Tin Roof Brewing Co. here in Baton Rouge. Every Friday from 5-7 they offer free tours and with the tour you get three free beers. You can’t beat that with a stick. They have an amber(Perfect Tin), a pale ale(Voodoo Bengal) and a blonde(Tin Roof Blonde). The blonde was my favorite, while the amber was Amanda’s. Right now you can only find Perfect Tin in stores, it comes in cans. I’m a big fan of the current trend to can craft beer, I hope it continues.

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Here is a great video that lumehouse put together on the Tin Roof story: