July Fishing

So, I have been out fishing quite a bit lately. I haven't  had a whole lot of time to write. So today I decided to take the day off from fishing and catch up with whats been going on.I have been pretty faithful to fly fishing since I first started in the spring of 2010. I've seriously only taken out the spinning gear a hand full of times since then, with the exclusion of ice fishing. Well, I have kept running into to an old friend of mine the most random places and we have been talking about fishing for a little over a year now. Well a couple  weeks ago we finally got around to it and we have been fishing together almost everyday since. The first time we went out I took out the fly rod and he brought his spinning gear. I have to say, I was re-enthused about the spinning gear. So since that day I've been leaving the fly rods in the car and trying out some new techniques with the spin gear. For instance, I've been using an assortment of top water frogs. I never fished with them before now. I have to say it's a lot of fun and frustrating at the same time. I miss more than I catch this way. But when I actually land them, It's been worth the frustration. Seems like these frogs really bring out the bigger fish. I have caught several fish in the past couple weeks, but since I've got back to spin fishing the fish have gotten a lot bigger. Ok, enough rambling. Here are some pics

Just so you know, the bass to the left and the bluegill below were both caught on a size 6 popper I tied. So, it isn't a small bluegill, just a big fly. Greedy little fish

I caught a birthday cake fish too since I last wrote

I also did a little bit of skateboarding

Just thought this was cool. There was a natural rainbow effect in the cloud

And this is the fatty of this season so far.

This fish put up and awesome fight.

I guess that is it for now. I'd like to talk about the gear I'm using soon. So, maybe that'll be in one of my next posts.
Till next time, Tight Lines,
Woolly Buggin