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Fly Fishing Reports
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Date: |
07/11/10 |
Name: |
Ken Hofmeister |
Weather: |
Warm |
Where: |
N.E. St Pete Canal |
Fish Species: |
Snook |
Size: |
24 |
Fly: |
Estaz Red Eyed Gurgler; Chartreuse Estaz |
Weight Rod: |
6 |
Amount: |
7 |
Comments: |
Outgoing tide. Al Pitcher's Estaz Chartreuse Death #2 was a hit with trout on this field test. Snook passed on the chartreuse fly and took the Red Eyed Gurgler instead. |
Date: |
07/06/10 |
Name: |
Ken Hofmeister |
Weather: |
97 and Clear |
Where: |
Reliance, TN Hiwassee River |
Fish_Species: |
Rainbow trout |
Size: |
15" |
Fly: |
Isonychias (#10 and #8 hook size) |
Weight_Rod: |
5 |
Amount: |
20+ |
Comments: |
Hiwassee River was 55 degrees and running fast and clear. Trout were hitting dry flies with Isonychias being their preference. |
Date: |
06/27/10 |
Name: |
Ken Hofmeister and Al Pitcher |
Weather: |
Windy |
Where: |
Northeast St. Pete dock lights |
Fish_Species: |
Trout & Redfish |
Size: |
19" |
Fly: |
shrimp pattern, ada potato, Doty snook |
Weight_Rod: |
8 |
Amount: |
|
Comments: |
Al Pitcher and Ken Hofmeister fished N.E. St. Pete Docks and caught trout, redfish, ladyfish, catfish, and lost a nice snook. Windy conditions prevailed--outgoing tide and full moon. |
Date: |
05/13/10 |
Name: |
Ken Hofmeister and Al Pitcher |
Weather: |
Warm and Sunny |
Where: |
Hillsborough River Morris Bridge |
Fish_Species: |
Bass, bluegill, stumpknockers |
Size: |
8" |
Fly: |
Spider , Beetles |
Weight_Rod: |
4 |
Amount: |
60 plus |
Comments: |
Bluegill, stump knockers, bass were hitting spiders and beetles along the banks. Best above Morris Bridge. Slower below Morris Bridge. |
Date: |
05/12/10 |
Name: |
Ken Hofmeister and Ken Doty |
Weather: |
13 knot winds-no rain-sunny |
Where: |
Hillsborough River Morris Bridge |
Fish_Species: |
Bass, bluegill, stumpknockers |
Size: |
9.5" |
Fly: |
Spider , Beetles |
Weight_Rod: |
5 |
Amount: |
134 |
Comments: |
Launched at Morris Bridge and fished up and downstream from 9-1. Great day on the water for lots of stumpknockers, bass, and bluegill. May SFF Hillsborough River outing from Morris Bridge to Trout Creek should be just right for fun and lots of fish. |
Date: |
04/22/10 |
Name: |
Ken Doty & Paul Sequira |
Weather: |
65-76 degrees w/ light NW wind |
Where: |
Hillsborogh River |
Fish_Species: |
Blue Gill |
Size: |
9.5" |
Fly: |
Spider |
Weight_Rod: |
4 |
Amount: |
30 |
Comments: |
One Shellcracker in the bunch, slow to start but it picked up |
