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Saturday, June 13, 2015

Catfish on the Fly

Many years ago when I made my first cast to a tailing carp how was I to know what doors that would open in the future?

Nearing the end of a good day of carp fishing I was slowly wading back in the direction of my Carpwagon but still keeping an eye out for another shot.  The silhouette of a fish came into view; I thought it was a funny looking carp but he was big so I was immediately in the hunter's mode.  As I eased closer to the fish I thought damn, that carp has a big head.  A bit closer and I realized that carp was a catfish.  Well, I've never caught a catfish; I had no idea if one would take a fly or not.  I just acted like he was a carp and put the Chocolate Cherry in front of him.  Go figure; I made one cast to that ugly handsome sucker and he took the fly.  What a surprise!  I'm one for one; I'm battin' 1000 on catfish.

This first picture shows the fly in the right side of his mouth.






He is sloshing in this picture.



He just finished sloshing and has the leader under the other whisker.  This picture gives some perspective to his length.




Handsome? Beautiful? Ugly? Exotic?  What do you think?  

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10 comments:

  1. RM LytleJune 14, 2015 at 3:21 AM

    Catfish on the fly are pretty fun. I have been catching them, albeit smaller then yours, for some time.

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    1. Mr. P.June 14, 2015 at 6:34 AM

      RM, that's amazing! I had NO idea they would take a fly.

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  2. GreggJune 15, 2015 at 12:32 PM

    Good job! I've caught 5 channels, tops 5 lb. or so on a fly, and too many bullheads to count. Kind of neat it is, novel.

    Gregg

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  3. Joel WiebeJuly 31, 2015 at 8:12 AM

    Congrats Mr. P. That looks like a good sized kitty!
    Cats on the fly are pretty fun. Check out Manitoba's Red River for some epic catfish.
    I have landed well over 2 dozen catfish between 34"-38".
    Instagram: winnipegflyfisher

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  4. Joel WiebeJuly 31, 2015 at 8:12 AM

    Congrats Mr. P. That looks like a good sized kitty!
    Cats on the fly are pretty fun. Check out Manitoba's Red River for some epic catfish.
    I have landed well over 2 dozen catfish between 34"-38".
    Instagram: winnipegflyfisher

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  5. UnknownDecember 21, 2015 at 6:37 PM

    Beautiful, definitely! Good job on catching the catfish, what a pleasant surprise.

    Recreation Space

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  6. UnknownMarch 7, 2016 at 7:11 PM

    It's so cool to target fish that are typically not targeted by fly fishing.

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  7. jayflyfisherJune 15, 2017 at 2:34 PM

    If it has fins and scale's it will eat a fly

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  8. Mr. P.June 21, 2017 at 5:41 PM

    Indeed @jayflyfisher!

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  9. animalsbirdsJune 11, 2018 at 12:52 AM

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