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Most Memorable "Eats" Ever...
By Tim Romano
Last week I had the pleasure of fishing with my father-in-law, Mabon Childs and Mr. Deeter on the North Fork of the South Platte River about an hour west of Denver. Mabon lives in North Carolina and frequently finds himself on small brooktrout streams there and in upstate New York. So, while he fishes some he doesn't often find himself throwing giant dry flies for 20 inch rainbows. Come to think of it, I guess I really don't either.... Kirk and I watched Mabon target, hook, and lose a couple of big fish on gaudy dry flies. After a hour of fishing we came across two big fish rising in a shallow riffle. Mabon threw a gorgeous cast, mended and got an absolutely perfect drift...
Deeter and I watched the fly drift in front of the big fish's head. He slowly ambled up from the bottom of the stream bed and opened his maw wide and slowly inhaled the fly. It was a classic take. Actually, it was amazing.
Kirk and I screamed like little girls, danced around and gave a high five. It didn't matter which of us was fishing. Watching it was as good on the side of the bank as it was holding the rod. I think...
What's your best fly fishing "take" ever? Was it a 20 foot streamer follow, a epic cast to the far side of the bank, a perfect popper placement, or simply watching a friend or family member do one of the above? Here's the challenge. Tell us about it in 15 words or less.
Make it simple... Colorado, tinted water, far bank, overhanging trees, grasshoper, 22 inch rainbow, etc... I think you get the drift ;)
TR
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Comments (29)
Lake Seltjorn, Iceland. First fly season, royal coachman, big bow porposing take missed on backcast, CRAP!
Michigan. Give up on big bass. Bluegill eats fly. Bass eats bluegill. 23" and growing.
Pennsylvania. Old rubber chesties are big. Fell in creek. Spooked bluegill right into my waders.
Florida, Key west, see Tarpon strike, set hook too soon, plant hook in cheek.
ocean City MD. big mako follows fly to boat hit at boatside figure 8. emptied reel in 10 seconds.
Mine was when I threw a black beadhead bugger out near a fallen tree in my creek after they stocked. I saw something coming after it, thinking maybe its some kind of baby lochness monster.
my first lake erie steelhead. Elk Creek, Erie, PA. I had resorted to jerking a black wooly bugger through pools teeming with steelhead and finally, just as I was about to pick the fly up out of the water, one of these fish ambled over and ate the stupid thing. I was amazed.
yrs-
Evan!
Montana,cool crisp morning,hopper,far side of pond, 20 inch rainbow,good day
We belly crawled. My buddies backcast snagged. My cast perfect. Water exploded with big brown.
2054
Hazel Bridge, trickling inlet behind dead fall break. Drake Sidearm delivery. Mr.Brown takes greedily.
Michigan evening; 12 years old. A huge bass jumps to come *down* on my floating black Jitterbug.
Cold snowy weather. Frozen toes and fingers. Kaboom! Reel singing. Steelhead jumping. Livin the dream.
N Georgia small creek..nice pool..coupla crappy casts...next one good...KABOOM!..big rainbow has reel singing...sweet
sticky summer day, local pond, 6 weight, blackk ant big bluegill,good eatin'.
cool
Good stories guys!
Michigan. Midnight. Hex. Chaos. 21" brown. Silence. Blackness. Heavy footfalls. Bear? Audible heart beats. Stillness.
Pere Marquette, almost midnight full moon. First take ever on a mouse. Whoa.
When you see your father-in-law again, tell him Michael Geraci said hello from Pittsburgh.
When you talk to your father-in-law again, say hello to him from Mike Geraci in Pittsburgh. Thanks.
Colorado Dream Stream, meager flow, hopper off bank, 22" brown crashing hopper
Contractor, fly-casting,busts bluegill,until 8-pound bass swallows gill,opens mouth ...freedom bluegill!
A big (~17inch) westslope cutt in the fall. Fishing into the evening from up on a short basalt cliff, 5 or so feet above the water. Its at the bottom of an eddy and I'm casting upstream. As my october caddis nears the end of the drift below me, a big cut lazily swims up from the river bottom. With the fly directly between me and the fish, watching that take was amazing, seeing it slowly open its large mouth below the fly almost made me set the hook early.
North Fork Stillaguamish, Washington. Snowing. Size 4 Snohomish Sunset Streamer. Stike. Land. 44" squaretail native.
Idaho, Middle Fork Boise, Elk Hair Caddis, no back cast, role cast 30-40 feet to monster (25') bull trout, Dad freaked and saw it all.
Alaska, unnamed stream, full of trout, fly lands on the water, fish on, some day.
Roaring Fork, Snowy Banks, Gold Medal Waters. First time. Landed six lunkers, missed dozens. Priceless
Ak. A take on the fly. Three big silvers fly out of the water together, all gleaming brite, water flying, which one has the fly?, my mouth open.
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Montana,cool crisp morning,hopper,far side of pond, 20 inch rainbow,good day
Cold snowy weather. Frozen toes and fingers. Kaboom! Reel singing. Steelhead jumping. Livin the dream.
Pere Marquette, almost midnight full moon. First take ever on a mouse. Whoa.
Lake Seltjorn, Iceland. First fly season, royal coachman, big bow porposing take missed on backcast, CRAP!
Michigan. Give up on big bass. Bluegill eats fly. Bass eats bluegill. 23" and growing.
Pennsylvania. Old rubber chesties are big. Fell in creek. Spooked bluegill right into my waders.
Florida, Key west, see Tarpon strike, set hook too soon, plant hook in cheek.
ocean City MD. big mako follows fly to boat hit at boatside figure 8. emptied reel in 10 seconds.
Mine was when I threw a black beadhead bugger out near a fallen tree in my creek after they stocked. I saw something coming after it, thinking maybe its some kind of baby lochness monster.
my first lake erie steelhead. Elk Creek, Erie, PA. I had resorted to jerking a black wooly bugger through pools teeming with steelhead and finally, just as I was about to pick the fly up out of the water, one of these fish ambled over and ate the stupid thing. I was amazed.
yrs-
Evan!
We belly crawled. My buddies backcast snagged. My cast perfect. Water exploded with big brown.
2054
Hazel Bridge, trickling inlet behind dead fall break. Drake Sidearm delivery. Mr.Brown takes greedily.
Michigan evening; 12 years old. A huge bass jumps to come *down* on my floating black Jitterbug.
N Georgia small creek..nice pool..coupla crappy casts...next one good...KABOOM!..big rainbow has reel singing...sweet
sticky summer day, local pond, 6 weight, blackk ant big bluegill,good eatin'.
cool
Good stories guys!
Michigan. Midnight. Hex. Chaos. 21" brown. Silence. Blackness. Heavy footfalls. Bear? Audible heart beats. Stillness.
When you see your father-in-law again, tell him Michael Geraci said hello from Pittsburgh.
When you talk to your father-in-law again, say hello to him from Mike Geraci in Pittsburgh. Thanks.
Colorado Dream Stream, meager flow, hopper off bank, 22" brown crashing hopper
Contractor, fly-casting,busts bluegill,until 8-pound bass swallows gill,opens mouth ...freedom bluegill!
A big (~17inch) westslope cutt in the fall. Fishing into the evening from up on a short basalt cliff, 5 or so feet above the water. Its at the bottom of an eddy and I'm casting upstream. As my october caddis nears the end of the drift below me, a big cut lazily swims up from the river bottom. With the fly directly between me and the fish, watching that take was amazing, seeing it slowly open its large mouth below the fly almost made me set the hook early.
North Fork Stillaguamish, Washington. Snowing. Size 4 Snohomish Sunset Streamer. Stike. Land. 44" squaretail native.
Idaho, Middle Fork Boise, Elk Hair Caddis, no back cast, role cast 30-40 feet to monster (25') bull trout, Dad freaked and saw it all.
Alaska, unnamed stream, full of trout, fly lands on the water, fish on, some day.
Roaring Fork, Snowy Banks, Gold Medal Waters. First time. Landed six lunkers, missed dozens. Priceless
Ak. A take on the fly. Three big silvers fly out of the water together, all gleaming brite, water flying, which one has the fly?, my mouth open.
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