#fishingfriday — Public Fediverse posts
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When a largemouth bass eats something the size of a frog, it opens its maw nearly as big around as its own head, and takes it in a single sweeping gulping swallow. The frog is floating quietly in the sunlight one second, swallowed whole by an unseen predator the next. A fisherman naturally loves to see this, but when you stop and think about it, it's sort of horrifying.
-John Girach
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Looks like the Canada fishing trip is on! Fly from Tallahassee to Madison, WI September 9, then return to Tallahassee via Madison on September 20.
#Fishing #flyfishing #FishingFriday #canada #wisconsin #florida
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Looks like the Canada fishing trip is on! Fly from Tallahassee to Madison, WI September 9, then return to Tallahassee via Madison on September 20.
#Fishing #flyfishing #FishingFriday #canada #wisconsin #florida
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A novelist I know once told me that lately he'd been confronting his own mortality. Later that summer another writer friend said, "Aw, hell. He's been saying that for 20 years." Still there it is staring you in the face, either at a distance or up close and the one inscription you don't want carved on your tombstone is , "The poor son of a bitch didn't fish enough."
- John Gierach
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What's the difference between a large pizza and a fishing guide?
A large pizza can feed a family.
-John Girach
#fishing #flyfishing #fishingfriday #outdoors #trout #bassfishing #humor
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After losing my first Rapala (sinking) after just three casts last week, I finally got a new little floating Rapala 🤩 Here’s hoping it lasts more than 10 casts 🙄
#FlyFishing #Fishing #Nature #Hiking #Walking #Creek #Photography
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After losing my first Rapala (sinking) after just three casts last week, I finally got a new little floating Rapala 🤩 Here’s hoping it lasts more than 10 casts 🙄
#FlyFishing #Fishing #Nature #Hiking #Walking #Creek #Photography
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In some places the great tradition of shore lunch still survives. This is when you take a long enough break at noon to build a fire and grill fresh fish from the water they were caught, along with canned beans and fried potatoes and, if you get fancy, biscuits baked in a Dutch oven. This usually happens in far flung regions that are so lousy with fish that being able to keep a few for lunch is a foregone conclusion.
-John Girach
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#FishingFriday (belated)
Impulsively bought this Rapala lure while my wife was buying her clothes 😁
My very first Rapala😉
Now I have to give it a try🤔
First on a fly rod… then on a spinning rod 😂#FlyFishing #Fishing #Hiking #Walking #Nature #Creek #Photography
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#FishingFriday (belated)
Impulsively bought this Rapala lure while my wife was buying her clothes 😁
My very first Rapala😉
Now I have to give it a try🤔
First on a fly rod… then on a spinning rod 😂#FlyFishing #Fishing #Hiking #Walking #Nature #Creek #Photography
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I suspect it will be about 8 weeks before it is safe to fish.
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I suspect it will be about 8 weeks before it is safe to fish.
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#fishing #fishinglures #FishingFriday #yyc
rockyviewlures.ca
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#fishing #fishinglures #FishingFriday #yyc
rockyviewlures.ca
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@CowMan There's a few fish guys here. Use hashtags like #fishing #flyfishing #FishingFriday
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@CowMan There's a few fish guys here. Use hashtags like #fishing #flyfishing #FishingFriday
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Any fishy catching people on here?
I just got one of these fancy high end Seam fish landing nets. It's a really beefy, buy it for life type of thing ~~ and made local!
[ #Fishing #FlyFishing #FishingNets #FishingFriday #ElbowsUp #Nfld #MadeInCanada ]
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Any fishy catching people on here?
I just got one of these fancy high end Seam fish landing nets. It's a really beefy, buy it for life type of thing ~~ and made local!
[ #Fishing #FlyFishing #FishingNets #FishingFriday #ElbowsUp #Nfld #MadeInCanada ]
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I still have my father's old tackle box just as he left it the last time he went fishing nearly a half century ago. I take it down from the pantry shelf & open it every few years for sentimental reasons. This is now done as a private observance, because in the past, I've shown it to collectors who all said it was a damn shame that the potentially valuable old lures weren't in mint condition in their original boxes but had actually been *fished*.
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I've always been a sucker for all the paraphernalia that bogs down the sport. Even as a boy the fishermen I admired weren't necessarily the ones who caught the most fish but the ones with the biggest and best stocked tackle boxes-tray after tray of brightly colored plugs and stylized scales or frog spots and the blankly staring eyes of cartoon characters.
-John Girach
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Years ago, I was buying a non-resident fishing license online when my son called to tell me he was moving to Washington State. Totally unexpected.
Weeks later, back in the Midwest, a DNR guy asked how fishing was (great) & could he see my license (yes). Hmm, didn't have it with me. DNR guy says he can see on his phone I bought previous years not that year.
$225 later I was reminded to stay focused and always have a current license.
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Years ago, I was buying a non-resident fishing license online when my son called to tell me he was moving to Washington State. Totally unexpected.
Weeks later, back in the Midwest, a DNR guy asked how fishing was (great) & could he see my license (yes). Hmm, didn't have it with me. DNR guy says he can see on his phone I bought previous years not that year.
$225 later I was reminded to stay focused and always have a current license.
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Darren is studying for a degree in psychiatry-looking to "do something with his life" as my father would say-but the summer job would be good training. Guides get used to seeing raw emotions and exposed insecurities. And really, the only thing a psychiatrist can do that a good guide can do is write prescriptions.
-John Girach
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Fishing Line
It's a good time to check your boat batteries. Check the charge level and hook up the appropriate charger.
I connect my deep cycle battery within minutes of getting the boat in the garage or docked. It's always ready to go.
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I tried ice fishing and didn't like it. Way too difficult to cast 100' into a little hole in the ice.
#fishing #flyfishing #fishingfriday #bassfising #trout #outdoors
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It's not likely for a solitary trip to end in a great epiphany or anything, it's just that I think the way when you fish alone is the way you really fish: your own personal style, uninfluenced by crowds, guides, or friends, and it's interesting to plug back into that now and again. Solitude is educational and it can be satisfying. For instance, I have lived half my adult life by myself and found myself to be decent company.
-John Gierach
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Sometimes the wind was so strong it was a small victory just to make a decent cast without hooking yourself, and when it was a long time between strikes you could almost begin to wonder if it was worth the trouble. Almost but not quite. Lots of things can happen while you are in a fisherman's trance, but the day you actually begin to wonder why you do this is the day you might as well stay home sell your tackle and buy a bigger TV.
-John Gierach
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When you are fishing from shore or in a boat, on a lake or stream, pause occasionally to take in the sights, smells, and sounds.
What are the clouds doing?
What birds can you see or hear?
Listen to the calming sound of the water lapping against boat or flowing over rocks.
You will return from you outing enriched no matter how successful your fishing and be more excited for your next fishing trip.
#fishing #flyfishing #bassfishing #trout #outdoors #fishingfriday
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There's a saying 'Wind from west, fish bite best, wind from the east, fish bite least."
This year in #Canada, we had a tough bite. Wind from the east the whole week.
We had hard time getting a pattern set up. Typically we try lots of different lures early. In about day & a half narrow our lures to what works for different species and locations.
That didn't work for us this time. The other sports in camp had the same problem.
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There's a saying 'Wind from west, fish bite best, wind from the east, fish bite least."
This year in #Canada, we had a tough bite. Wind from the east the whole week.
We had hard time getting a pattern set up. Typically we try lots of different lures early. In about day & a half narrow our lures to what works for different species and locations.
That didn't work for us this time. The other sports in camp had the same problem.
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#FlyFishingFriday
#FishingFridayI managed to harvest some before the birds got them all 😋
I feel good, even though I couldn’t make it out fly fishing today 😉 -
#FlyFishingFriday
#FishingFridayI managed to harvest some before the birds got them all 😋
I feel good, even though I couldn’t make it out fly fishing today 😉 -
#FlyFishingFriday
#FishingFridayChester Creek, PA
Pretty hot today, not sure I feel like fishing. But I didn’t get out enough this week, and the weekend will be packed with my son’s soccer tournament. I think I should try to fish after work… although I still have a lot to get done today 🤔
#FlyFishing #Fishing #Nature #Hiking #Walking #Creek #Forest #ForestBathing #Photography
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#FlyFishingFriday
#FishingFridayChester Creek, PA
Pretty hot today, not sure I feel like fishing. But I didn’t get out enough this week, and the weekend will be packed with my son’s soccer tournament. I think I should try to fish after work… although I still have a lot to get done today 🤔
#FlyFishing #Fishing #Nature #Hiking #Walking #Creek #Forest #ForestBathing #Photography
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#FlyFishingFriday
#FishingFridayDarby Creek, PA
Cast towards the foams and bubbles…they bring food 😉
#FlyFishing #Fishing #Nature #Hiking #Walking #Creek #Forest #ForestBathing #Photography
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#FlyFishingFriday
#FishingFridayDarby Creek, PA
Cast towards the foams and bubbles…they bring food 😉
#FlyFishing #Fishing #Nature #Hiking #Walking #Creek #Forest #ForestBathing #Photography
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#FlyFishingFriday
#FishingFridayDarby Creek, PA
Fly fishing and beer don’t quite mix, but this pebble beach in the middle of the creek feels like the perfect spot for it 🤔 I still don’t know how to mix them, though 🤔
#FlyFishing #Fishing #Nature #Hiking #Walking #Creek #Forest #Beer #ForestBathing #Photography
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#FlyFishingFriday
#FishingFridayDarby Creek, PA
Fly fishing and beer don’t quite mix, but this pebble beach in the middle of the creek feels like the perfect spot for it 🤔 I still don’t know how to mix them, though 🤔
#FlyFishing #Fishing #Nature #Hiking #Walking #Creek #Forest #Beer #ForestBathing #Photography
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#FlyFishingFriday
#FishingFridayMy son’s soccer practice got cancelled for tonight😞
I will be going fishing instead 😉#FlyFishing #Fishing #Nature #Hiking #Walking #Creek #Forest #ForestBathing #Photography
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#FlyFishingFriday
#FishingFridayMy son’s soccer practice got cancelled for tonight😞
I will be going fishing instead 😉#FlyFishing #Fishing #Nature #Hiking #Walking #Creek #Forest #ForestBathing #Photography
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Darby Creek, PA
#FootPathFriday
#FlyFishingFriday
#FishingFridayA fallen tree had transformed into a narrow grassy path and a fishing pier 😉
#FlyFishing #Fishing #Nature #Hiking #Walking #Creek #Photography #MentalHealth
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Darby Creek, PA
#FootPathFriday
#FlyFishingFriday
#FishingFridayA fallen tree had transformed into a narrow grassy path and a fishing pier 😉
#FlyFishing #Fishing #Nature #Hiking #Walking #Creek #Photography #MentalHealth
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#FlyFishingFriday
#FishingFridayDusk of the Delaware River
I’ve been working a lot, really a lot, so I should take a break 🤔
But when I do have free time, I end up fishing or hiking… so it may not be exactly a real break 🤔
What is a break? 🤔#FlyFishing #Fishing #Nature #Hiking #Walking #Creek #Photography #MentalHealth
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#FlyFishingFriday
#FishingFridayDusk of the Delaware River
I’ve been working a lot, really a lot, so I should take a break 🤔
But when I do have free time, I end up fishing or hiking… so it may not be exactly a real break 🤔
What is a break? 🤔#FlyFishing #Fishing #Nature #Hiking #Walking #Creek #Photography #MentalHealth
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The water temperature is almost warm enough to cast a soft plastic toad. A great topwater lure for bass, it's fished on and around emergent weeds. The paddle feet kick up the water to attract the fish.
When you get a strike, the trick is to feel the weight of the fish before setting the hook.
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#FlyFishingFriday
#FishingFridayMeigs Run, PA
- tributary of the Schuylkill RiverA pretty stream flowing through the valley in the woods 😊
I didn’t fish it, and probably won’t, but discovering a new stream always makes me happy 😃#FlyFishing #Fishing #Nature #Hiking #Walking #Creek #Wildlife #Forest #Photography
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#FlyFishingFriday
#FishingFridayMeigs Run, PA
- tributary of the Schuylkill RiverA pretty stream flowing through the valley in the woods 😊
I didn’t fish it, and probably won’t, but discovering a new stream always makes me happy 😃#FlyFishing #Fishing #Nature #Hiking #Walking #Creek #Wildlife #Forest #Photography
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#FlyFishingFriday
#FishingFridaySkippack Creek, PA
It’s been an incredibly busy week, I definitely need some fly fishing tomorrow 😣
The weather is going to be warm, a lot of people will be out there too 🤔
I should go to a quieter, less crowded areas 😊#FlyFishing #Fishing #Nature #Hiking #Walking #Creek #Photography
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#FlyFishingFriday
#FishingFridaySkippack Creek, PA
It’s been an incredibly busy week, I definitely need some fly fishing tomorrow 😣
The weather is going to be warm, a lot of people will be out there too 🤔
I should go to a quieter, less crowded areas 😊#FlyFishing #Fishing #Nature #Hiking #Walking #Creek #Photography
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Reminding all tomorrow is #FishingFriday . It's the perfect day post a fishing photo, comments, question, and stories. Your preferred fishing method, or species doesn't matter.
Catch and release is encouraged.
Stories must contain a minimum 25% truth.
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#FlyFishingFriday
#FishingFridayWalking around while my son’s at a soccer tryout😀
Raining all day, and the creeks keep rising ☹️
The rain won’t stop until morning, water will be very high tomorrow,
but can’t wait until Sunday, I will go fishing tomorrow 😏#FlyFishing #Fishing #Nature #Hiking #Walking #Wildlife #Photography #Wood
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#FlyFishingFriday
#FishingFridayWalking around while my son’s at a soccer tryout😀
Raining all day, and the creeks keep rising ☹️
The rain won’t stop until morning, water will be very high tomorrow,
but can’t wait until Sunday, I will go fishing tomorrow 😏#FlyFishing #Fishing #Nature #Hiking #Walking #Wildlife #Photography #Wood
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#FootPathFriday
#FlyFishingFriday #FishingFridayThere’s no soccer game or swim meet for the kids this week, a bit sad, but I will go fly fishing 🤩
#FlyFishing #Fishing #Nature #Hiking #Walking #Wildlife #Photography #Wood
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#FootPathFriday
#FlyFishingFriday #FishingFridayThere’s no soccer game or swim meet for the kids this week, a bit sad, but I will go fly fishing 🤩
#FlyFishing #Fishing #Nature #Hiking #Walking #Wildlife #Photography #Wood
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#FlyFishingFriday
#FishingFridayNo time to fish tomorrow ☹️
It’s the opening day of trout season😊 While it may not be the best day for fishing, it’s more of a ceremonial event, and it’s a great day to see people out enjoying the outdoors and the tradition. 😊 I’m ready, just in case I find a moment to sneak out there 😉#Pennsylvania #FlyFishing #Fishing #Nature #Hiking #Walking #Photography
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#FlyFishingFriday
#FishingFridayNo time to fish tomorrow ☹️
It’s the opening day of trout season😊 While it may not be the best day for fishing, it’s more of a ceremonial event, and it’s a great day to see people out enjoying the outdoors and the tradition. 😊 I’m ready, just in case I find a moment to sneak out there 😉#Pennsylvania #FlyFishing #Fishing #Nature #Hiking #Walking #Photography
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Years ago, about mid-March, a brother in law and I headed out to fish old gravel pits. 1st time fishing that year. Ice had just gone out.
I had a huge hit. A few cranks of the reel and a huge bass was at my feet. My brother in law got out a $1 bill (6"), mesuring the fish at 4 bills - 24".
I could easily fit my hand and wrist in her mouth. I was stunned.
I didn't bring a camera figured I wouldn't catch anything so early in the season.
🙄
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Every good fishing camp has a good camp dog. I think it's a law.
Their jobs include greeting boats when tieing up, checking out the catch, bear alarm, jumping in the water for no reason, going cabin to cabin to look in the windows to see if anyone is there, begging for something to eat if someone is inside, and pushing in the door and sleeping in the cabin if they feel like it.
#fishing #flyfishing #fishingfriday #bassfishing #walleyefishing #canada #ontario #dogs #dogsofmastodon
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#FlyFishingFriday
#FishingFridayPickering Creek, PA
Looks like I have time to fly fish tomorrow 😊
In March, I have to drive a bit farther to reach creeks that are open for fishing. While those spots are generally considered better, I still prefer fishing closer to home, even if the conditions aren’t ideal for fishing 😉#FlyFishing #Fishing #Nature #Creek #Wildlife #Hiking #Walking #Photography
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#FlyFishingFriday #FishingFriday
This IPA is really good, especially after staying late in the lab due to a strange gas smell issue 🤔
Thankfully, it wasn’t anything serious, so now I can just enjoy this beer 😋
Sixpenny Creek might be a great spot for some fly fishing this weekend🤔#IPA #Beer #Laboratory #Photography #FlyFishing #FlyFishingFriday #FishingFriday
Sixpoint Stooper Hazy IPA. Hazy golden IPA in a pint glass and its gray can on the side.