Last week I went fishing with Bobby. I noticed some bluegill beds a few feet from the bank and just like that, we couldn't keep them off the hook. I would say the minimum size of these guys was about six inches. It was pretty fun because I couldn't find a fly they wouldn't hit. Didn't get many pictures of them, but all you need to know is they were plentiful and large.
You know it's gonna be a good day when the bass start patrolling and picking off bluegill. Some even chased the ones I had hooked! Somehow in my mind this translated to topwater flies, so I switched over to a Hellboy given to me by Cecil Guidry. It worked well for a few fish
Unfortunately, I broke it off on a two pounder at the bank. That was depressing. We continued fishing for awhile until we learned that Josh, a friend from school, was riding to the pond to meet us. Bobby tried to teach him bass fishing. Let's just say that he had to learn to rotate the rod first. However, after dozens of missed fish, he finally got the hang of it. You wouldn't believe it, but one of the fish he caught on a plastic worm had my hellboy in its mouth!!!
After a few more nice fish, we went to bluegill fishing to keep interested. The bass were no longer fired up and it got slightly boring. Bobby went to work waiting for hours while I slammed bluegill and was rewarded with a decent catfish.
After that, there was some decent evening fly fishing. I put on a Flyfishfood hambone streamer and missed probably 3 fish on the set. Then, I connected with an incredible bass! I fought it for a few minutes and was able to bring it in through the dense weed mat surrounding the pond. I didn't get a weight, but I measured her against the fly rod. My estimate is 21 inches. Overall, the highlight of the day is definitely all the GoPro footage of fish releases we got. Expect some videos up on my youtube channel soon.
Tight lines!!
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