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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 2 years 48 weeks 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 2 years 21 weeks ago

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

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from RobinHood wrote 2 years 21 weeks 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 2 years 21 weeks ago

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

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from Vassilyjung wrote 2 years 21 weeks ago

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

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from fisherboy-1 wrote 2 years 21 weeks ago

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

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from bdoglures wrote 2 years 21 weeks ago

When dose the lure come out? Dragonfly STORM

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from bassman3-15 wrote 2 years 14 weeks ago

Great photos and camera work. Keep it up.

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from Alex Williams wrote 2 years 48 weeks 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 2 years 21 weeks 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 2 years 21 weeks ago

When dose the lure come out? Dragonfly STORM

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from Ethan3 wrote 2 years 21 weeks ago

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

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from MrJim9 wrote 2 years 21 weeks ago

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

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from Vassilyjung wrote 2 years 21 weeks ago

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

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from fisherboy-1 wrote 2 years 21 weeks ago

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

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from bassman3-15 wrote 2 years 14 weeks ago

Great photos and camera work. Keep it up.

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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.