Brown-lining dump

[Fredrick]

We got a smallie dump so why can't we get a brownlining dump :-D

Caught this guy tight line nymphing on the Susky

Caught this guy stripping a cockroach fly on the Oct Reservoir

Cockroach Fly

Cant forget about these guys

 

[Fishidiot]

Cool.
I haven't caught any channel cats this year but usually pick up a couple in a season when fishing for river SMBs. I really don't target them but if I see a cattie, esp in fast water, I'll try to feed 'em a fly. A mid sized cattie (15-25") is a blast on a fly rod. They won't make long runs like carp but will put up a good fight.

 

[Kabutt]

Nice! No cats for me either, but soon enough...

 

[Cornholio]

One of the most time consuming fights i have ever had was with a mammoth channel cat i caught while fishing for carp on the allegheny river. That fish ran out to the middle of the river and just shook his head and twirled for about 40 minutes.

 

[Kabutt]

Tully.

 

[Fredrick]

NICE how did you get him .

 

[Cornholio]

Nice, i picked a few of those guys up this week.

 

[Kabutt]

Fredrick wrote:
NICE how did you get him .

There were about a dozen of them feeding way up in the head of a riffle, one of them even feeding on the surface. It ignored a damselfly pattern, but this one inhaled my tiger-barred fur leech.

I had lots of refusals all day. It was amazing to watch them swim over, "sniff" my fly, and then swim away. I never really targeted carp much before this summer - man I've been missing out. They're so fun to catch, and incredibly challenging too.

 

[pete41]

Since catfish and carp are both further evolved than salmonids,not surprising that they are more wary.
sorry,couldn't resist.lol

 

[Kabutt]

Susky brown. My first cat on the fly!

 

[SurfCowboyXX]

I love that Frederick throws a tarpon fly in freshwater--and it apparently works on everything. Viva la cucaracha!