2023 Fish-Pic-O-Rama

[The Reverend Floater]

Can't you tell by the rocks that it's the Dean? I thought it was obvious.

Yeah, B. If you knew your geology and water sediment ratios, you'd know it was the Dean!

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[The Reverend Floater]

Also, you can DIY the Dean...sort of. Heli drops you off with raft, you float out. I believe a permit is necessary.

I'd bring bear spray, though our contact was minimal. And about six gallons of Deet.

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[Buster Highmen]

Yeah, B. If you knew your geology and water sediment ratios, you'd know it was the Dean!

And maybe pay more attention to Fishing forum posts?

Anyway, very cool.

[jpcm]

This big old slab of butter just slow slurped a golden chubby. Felt like it was slow motion fishing


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[Rasputin]

That is bright! So yellow!

[romeo tango]

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just back from fishing jetties, rock piles and coves on the Oregon coast.
The Bite was dead ....

Locals told me warm ocean temps drove all the fish offshore to deeper, cooler water.
Superfun trying

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i'm gonna need a bigger boat ....

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[The Reverend Floater]

And maybe pay more attention to Fishing forum posts?

Anyway, very cool.

I got a last second invite. The outfit was insanely expensive but absolutely worth the scrilla. Top 3 fishing trip for this kid for sure. Those fish fight like mature tarpon and the scenery was breathtaking.

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[Percy Rideout]

I caught this fellow on a Chernobyl after seeing him take a couple swipes at my streamer. It's a good reminder of how cool it is seeing a nice trout hitting a dry fly.Attachment 465547

Did that monster create a white cap wave towards the shore when that brute came up and took the dry? Oh my!

[tgapp]

hey folks quick question

headed to Wisconsin for a wedding in my partner's family, we're going to be close to deep lake

Wisconsin DWR says that there are bass, trout, and even northern pike in the lake. is it worth bringing an 8wt and a full sink line? what flies should I bring - just bait fish patterns? a spool of 1x tippet and some hemos?

sure wish I could make it up to Harry's but that's not in the cards this trip, too many family commitments

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[tgapp]

also some more Caddis eaters

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[Rasputin]

Tgapp, gettin'er dun.

[plugboots]

Tgapp, gettin'er dun.

So Tgapp, were you going in Wisconsin? The drift less area is something I would hit if it was under a couple hours. Otherwise, if it's not a pain, bring a rod. I've caught pike on streamers with a wire bite tippet. Floating line, 6 weight. But if it's me,, I'm throwing poppers for bass and maybe a meth'd pike.

[tgapp]

So Tgapp, were you going in Wisconsin? The drift less area is something I would hit if it was under a couple hours. Otherwise, if it's not a pain, bring a rod. I've caught pike on streamers with a wire bite tippet. Floating line, 6 weight. But if it's me,, I'm throwing poppers for bass and maybe a meth'd pike.

I just brought an 8wt with a full sink line and some bait fish looking guys. The name of the lake is "deep lake" so I figured full sink was the move. It's near the dells? It's a family wedding and I can't really get out but I can wake up at 5am to go huck some meat. Figure something there will eat it.

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[tgapp]

Can someone tell me what bite tippet I need to buy? And do I use that instead of my leader or do I just tie on a section off the butt?

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[plugboots]

Harry (and probably many others), can answer in better detail, but I have wire I initially bought for Barracuda, and I tie that on to the end of a 6' leader or so, and I tie the wire to the fly. They make leaders for this purpose, so maybe just buy that?

[John_B]

Did that monster create a white cap wave towards the shore when that brute came up and took the dry? Oh my!

I did swear I heard the wind humming The Hymm to the Red October. But realistically it's just a good photo of a 17-18" west slope. I'll do my best to surpass it later this summer.

[Harry]

I just brought an 8wt with a full sink line and some bait fish looking guys. The name of the lake is "deep lake" so I figured full sink was the move. It's near the dells? It's a family wedding and I can't really get out but I can wake up at 5am to go huck some meat. Figure something there will eat it.

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Text me the coordinates of this lake. I’m 3-4 hours north of the Dells.

There are many, many lakes in this state called ‘Deep Lake”. Probably over 100. The one in Washburn County (the county next to me) has one that’s only 10 feet deep, so take the whole Deep thing with a grain of salt.

8wt with sink line is correct for pike in most WI lakes. I like using a small Buford for my pike fly because pike use their lateral line and Buford’s get their attention. What’s a lateral line ? Underoos explains it, and that’s a big musky-size Buford sitting on his desk.


But if a shallow bay has got lily pads, a floating line with a frog imitation is deadly on both bass and pike.

8wt is also correct for largemouth, but with floating line and a popper.

These guys are great. They have a brick & mortar store in Madison and they know Underoos.
https://muskyfool.com/collections/flies-2

For bass I just use 5-6 feet of 30lb mono for a leader, no tippet, this isn’t trout fishing.

For pike, this is a combined leader plus bite wire, makes it easy.
https://muskyfool.com/collections/le...e-musky-leader

[BobMc]

Another weekend at Boblandia. Got out there Friday evening to a beautiful night.



Lotta these guys still around.



We floated on Saturday and HTFB managed to scare up a decent fish, fishing was pretty slow.



Had to send the wife photographic evidence I was doing Dad duties.



Threw some meat on the griddle.



Ate some carne asada food.



Got up and floated again on Sunday, caught a few dinks but slow once again.



The 11yo was stoked on the grilled cheese dinner.



Another great weekend.

[tgapp]

Another weekend at Boblandia. Got out there Friday evening to a beautiful night.







Ate some carne asada food.

damn your boat looks good

so does that carne asada



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[Harry]

Text received with coordinates for Deep Lake.

Small lake with no public boat ramps. It is 47 feet deep. Out in the center. 5-15 feet deep in anything you can cast to from shore. And it looks like a steep heavily wooded bank most of the way around. Online reviews are all over the place and worthless. Lots of online comments about trout though, which is cool.

If you don’t have access to a boat or float tube, casting a fly rod may be difficult due to the back cast. Hard to tell from online. Hopefully you will have access to a canoe or something ? SUP ?

My advice: ditch the wedding, head north, go Musky fishing with me. [emoji3]

[east or bust]

Pick up this for pike



Like most things there’s a lot of ways to skin the cat. Also been successful using heavy fluoro.

4-6’ leader and it’s important to match the butt section to the end of your line if you want to be turning over large flies more easily… sometimes that means heavier than 30lb but that is probably a decent place to start.

These, or similar variations are what I caught most pike on when I used to fish for them regularly. Such a fun species

[CTR]

I take the 8 weight to Wisconsin once a year for bass, northern, bluegills etc....floating line with flourocarbon mono for a leader.....does fine for northerns, but I'm not catching huge ones....I just enjoy mostly poppers and weedless frog patterns for exploding surface fun......sinking line and more biteproof leader covers more territory and bigger fish obviously.....Chet

[plugboots]

Now that there’s more information, it sounds like you’re probably gonna be roll casting around the bank for whatever you can scare up. Which to me means floating line and poppers or streamers.

[tgapp]

Text received with coordinates for Deep Lake.

Small lake with no public boat ramps. It is 47 feet deep. Out in the center. 5-15 feet deep in anything you can cast to from shore. And it looks like a steep heavily wooded bank most of the way around. Online reviews are all over the place and worthless. Lots of online comments about trout though, which is cool.

If you don’t have access to a boat or float tube, casting a fly rod may be difficult due to the back cast. Hard to tell from online. Hopefully you will have access to a canoe or something ? SUP ?

My advice: ditch the wedding, head north, go Musky fishing with me. [emoji3]

god I want to man, but I gotta keep the family happy. was showing the girl videos about muskies all evening last night, too. she gets the appeal.

I have a SUP and a dumb little rowboat, should I also get a basic landing net? I also have access to a private dock that should get me far enough out to back cast off of.

I have fairly similar bait fish patterns, just a hodgepodge of things that felt fishy. Where do pike hang out? At the bottom of the lake?

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[Harry]

What kind of Wisconsin cabin are you staying at that doesn’t have a bunch of old nets laying around ?