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Airborne Bass: Chasing Dragonflies Above The Surface

Airborne Bass: Chasing Dragonflies Above The Surface

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from Alex Williams wrote 36 weeks 5 days ago

Absolutely amazing photographs! What a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to capture this action that occurs in a matter of seconds on film. And frame-by-frame at that! congrats

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from Ethan3 wrote 10 weeks 1 day ago

Awesome pictures. that is crazy, and those bass are high flyers.

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from RobinHood wrote 10 weeks 1 hour ago

Now if we could only develop a lure that floats in mid air over the water that looks like a dragonfly.

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from MrJim9 wrote 9 weeks 6 days ago

Great pictures. Nothing more exciting than a largemouth bass in midair!

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from Vassilyjung wrote 9 weeks 6 days ago

Gorgeous Country too. Figures there'd be something fishy going on down there...

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from fisherboy-1 wrote 9 weeks 4 days ago

That is some intense stuff. Which lake was this on?

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from Ethan3 wrote 9 weeks 3 days ago

chrisgluv, why do you keep acting like you know me and saying stupid comments like that to make me look bad? I obviously don't do that stuff, and I obviously don't know who you are... I saw it another time and tried to ignore it but it is getting old.

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from bdoglures wrote 9 weeks 1 day ago

When dose the lure come out? Dragonfly STORM

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from bassman3-15 wrote 2 weeks 1 day ago

Great photos and camera work. Keep it up.

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from Alex Williams wrote 36 weeks 5 days ago

Absolutely amazing photographs! What a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to capture this action that occurs in a matter of seconds on film. And frame-by-frame at that! congrats

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from RobinHood wrote 10 weeks 1 hour ago

Now if we could only develop a lure that floats in mid air over the water that looks like a dragonfly.

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from bdoglures wrote 9 weeks 1 day ago

When dose the lure come out? Dragonfly STORM

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from Ethan3 wrote 10 weeks 1 day ago

Awesome pictures. that is crazy, and those bass are high flyers.

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from MrJim9 wrote 9 weeks 6 days ago

Great pictures. Nothing more exciting than a largemouth bass in midair!

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from Vassilyjung wrote 9 weeks 6 days ago

Gorgeous Country too. Figures there'd be something fishy going on down there...

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from fisherboy-1 wrote 9 weeks 4 days ago

That is some intense stuff. Which lake was this on?

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from bassman3-15 wrote 2 weeks 1 day ago

Great photos and camera work. Keep it up.

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from Ethan3 wrote 9 weeks 3 days ago

chrisgluv, why do you keep acting like you know me and saying stupid comments like that to make me look bad? I obviously don't do that stuff, and I obviously don't know who you are... I saw it another time and tried to ignore it but it is getting old.

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from chrisgluv wrote 9 weeks 3 days ago

hey ethan remember when we were fishing and you brought your shotgun to that public fishing and were not suppose to have guns and you were trying to shoot those bass when they jumped out of the water at those dragon flies

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Additional Info

There's a pond in southwest Oklahoma's Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge where largemouth bass have learned that mating dragonflies make tasty meals. Photographer Albert Lavallee lives in the state, and photographed the following behavior. 

According to Lavallee, the bass only eat certain types of dragonfly. First, they wait for the insects to mate. In doing so a male and female dragonfly become joined at the abdomen and fly through the air together, losing much of their speed and mobility, which makes them much easier targets. Second, they look for two different species... the common green darner and the black saddleback dragonfly.

But the best part is that the fish often do not wait for the insects to land, preferring instead to leap from the water and grab them in mid-air. Lavallee captured this action on film, and we've got a gallery of his shots for your enjoyment. Click through the slides at left to see them.