Man, for Tiger Muskie, these fish sure are picky. As I had been throwing a small streamer for trout, something big swam up behind one of them. The fish swam away, scared for it's life. And that's when I started to see them. Big fish, Muskie, everywhere. I re-rigged my rod as fast as I could with heavy duty tippet and some big flies. I must have given these stupid fish 200 casts, with no result. Finally bored with picky fish, I threw a fly right next to one's belly and set the hook. My 5 weight started buzzing as the fish swam away. I battled for quite a while, only to come up with one big ass, ugly fish. They weren't picky Muskie, they were stupid Suckers! I quickly let the fish go and tied on the only thing I could think of, a Girdle Bug to a Leech to an Egg. A little split shot was added to get the flies down into the deep, slow run, and the first cast was made. After a few more casts, I saw a mouth open and close. Fish on! I battled the ugly beast for a minute, and finally brought it to my net. And now, my net smells like Suckerfish Poop. So do my hands. But I got the best photo, me trying to smile as I look down at the poop on my feet:
I managed to catch two more fish that day, and drove home a very stinky but still happy camper. For anyone hoping to catch a Sucker, I would be glad to take you on a.... well, just find someone else to do it. I have to go clean off my net and myself. Again, happy Father's Day!
I was egged by a trout earlier this spring, but never fish-pooped upon. Although plenty of other critters hold that title....projectile calf diarrhea? Yup....I was in the wrong place at the wrong time....many times.... ;)
ReplyDeleteGreat post, by the way.
Projectile calf shit, that one is definitely going to be one of the posts on your blog soon. I got egged by a brown out on the Colorado last November too.
ReplyDeleteThe egging is kinda fun...so pretty, really. Calf-shit? Nothing pretty about that.
ReplyDeleteYou have a very interesting view of fish reproduction. Luckily, our views on cow defecation are quite similar.
ReplyDeleteReally, most reproduction is really quite gross if you think too much about it. Most people don't think....thus, there are still children being born.
ReplyDeleteWell, us Butter Knives wouldn't be born if people thought too much about this kind of stuff.
ReplyDeleteAin't that the truth. ;)
ReplyDeleteLuckily, people think about the more important things in life. Like flies. And fly rods. And fly reels. Wait, where were we???
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