OK, I’m up north for the summer and fished on a local ranchers stretch of the Beaverhead River Tuesday. Got 9 of these guys on the freshly tied Red Beadhead Stick Bugger pictured in the middle.
Big Hole River tomorrow…
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Glad to see you made it over Capt! Always enjoyed your insight and reports!
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Shee baw that beasie is no slouch and that snook is a beauty.
Lookin good
I had a really short window to fish this morning. Started on the struggle bus by spooking quite a few reds…just not enough light and the fish weren’t showing themselves. Finally started seeing some tails and a few crawlers on the bank. But instead of landing soft casts in front the fish, my strategy was to whiff completely or hit them on the head with a line drive cast. I’m blaming it on the wind!
Right as it was getting into “must head home quickly” territory, I saw one last fish cruising the bank with shrimp scattering everywhere in front of it. Finally put a decent cast together and landed my one redfish for the morning.
I was using a grizzly rabbit strip fly with some gold flash and silly legs.
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Love the Beaverhead. Fished it in the early 90’s with John Sampson. It was popular then.
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The current fish population on the Beav rivals what it was in the mid-90’s. It’s a very healthy river with some lightly populated areas which if timed right make for a quiet day.
PS - Sampson has a newer lodge over on the Madison. The Double R near Varney Bridge. Pricey…
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That’s one fat bass! On top water?
Just got this little guy a couple hours ago. They were fired up, soon as the fly hit the water he grabbed it.
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What I have I been catching..Heartbreak and Misery..
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Been 100% focused on Tarpon but picking up a few by catches along the way.
Like these guys, along with Trout.
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This is an older catch from Memorial Day weekend, but it was by far my largest flounder on the fly. Caught in a wading spot and was lucky enough to get it up in the kayak for a pic. A really fun fight!
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I didn’t see your icon, either, Capt. Lemay. Glad to have you in our ranks!
Nice! Is this a smallmouth from AL?
Those were from Arkansas
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