"Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore."
-André Gide






Monday, June 7, 2010

First Redfish on the Fly

Well, it finally happened this morning. I caught my first redfish on my fly rod that I've had for over three years, and a slot red at that. I've caught a bunch of fish both fresh and saltwater on the fly rod but never a redfish. But I've really haven't give the "buggy-whip" much attention until recently. One of my goals this year was to become more proficient with fly tackle and catch a redfish on the fly. I've accomplished one of those feats but it's still going to take a lot of practice for me to become skilled at the art of fly-fishing.

First red on the fly...






2 comments:

  1. Well done. Keep fishin' that fly gear. Soon you will refer to the spin rod as "the devil stick".

    I liked that shrimp fly... who's tie ?

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  2. Thanks. The shrimp fly I used is made by East Cut. It's easy to replicate and works well when fish are feeding on shrimp or other small baitfish.

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