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Afternoon Delight

June 25, 2012
Fishing, Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Wade Fishing, Warmwater
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I wanted to get some creek time in before Tropical Storm Debby showed up, so I made a trip this afternoon. By the time I got back home the projected path changed and now we’re currently in the clear here in Baton Rouge. I’m sure that could change tomorrow, the computer models are all over the place.

Water levels are low, making clarity excellent. It was super hot out there too, but once I was in the water I didn’t really notice the heat. Most aggressive fish on the water today were the longear, in full spawning regalia. Spotted bass were caught too, including one that was just a hair under a pound. Doesn’t sound like much, but it was a decent fish for this creek. Totally unexpected coming from the run I caught him in.

The day ended with a freak 15 minute thunderstorm, thing came out of nowhere, had the big trees swaying. It cooled off the temp quite a bit and put some fog on the water. It was pretty cool walking back to the car.

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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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Friday Fly Day

May 18, 2012
Fishing, Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Wade Fishing, Warmwater
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Waded a creek today and caught a bunch of spotted bass. I haven’t hit the creeks in a long time, so it was nice to get out wading again. The weather was perfect, winds were light, highs around 90. Water levels are pretty low so the creek was very clear, the bass were looking up too. I threw a popper or slider the entire time and always had action. The strikes were very aggressive too. Nothing of size today, everything was under 1lb, but that didn’t matter much. The snakes are out, saw 3 today, 1 being a small copperhead that was swimming across the creek. Always got to watch out for snakes on these creeks. I finally got a chance to try out some new wading shoes, Teva Sling Kings. So far, so good. No problems with sand or gravel entering the footbed and they were comfortable the entire trip. Looking to get out again tomorrow and hit another creek. These wade trips are good prep for next weekend’s trout fishing.

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