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In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on March 14, 2014 at 15:00

I mainly fish for Sac-Au-Lait [Crappie] and sometimes Bluegill. I have only fished for Brown and Rainbow Trout a few times in Arkansas and North Carolina. I usually can catch a mess of fish when I go but sometimes they just don't bite. I use to compete and did okay but I did not enjoy it, I could not relax. I have retired from all that and now I can enjoy fishing the way it was meant to be. Great relaxing fun. After the fishing trip I'll drink a beer or two or sometimes a Brandy. My wife use to drink Sloe Gin, sometimes. It's all good clean fun... 

Comment by John Bamford on March 14, 2014 at 11:56

Glad your dog is okay Robert, do those Coyotes have rabies ? Guess you will want to thin them out a bit !

I started to tie my own flies cos the ones I bought didn't last more than a couple of casts, in fact I used to pull the line in and find a bare hook .

It is good to catch a fish on something that you have made and I used to spend the winters tying these fabulous flies only for the wicked fish to ignore them. Occasionally I would get lucky and have a good day. I was fishing for Brown Trout and occasional Salmon on Scottish lochs and rivers and I would enjoy the day whether anything was caught or not. The day was improved by a bottle of Sloe Gin now and then which always made a blank day a little less of a disaster !

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on March 13, 2014 at 17:12

John, great looking flies. I don't know about you but the reasons I started making my own jigs, was I could alter certain patterns according to my liking but the main reason was.....I could tie some hair on a hook and catch a fish was such a boot, I just loved the feeling.

  I am really upset about these Coyotes. They got to go. I think my dog will be okay but he has had a rough day.

Comment by Ken Spielvogel on March 13, 2014 at 14:33

Go get 'em Robert

Comment by John Bamford on March 13, 2014 at 14:26

Robert I can't remember the names of these few, except for the Crane Fly or Daddy Long Legs as they are called here. The only pattern I remember makig regularly was a Scottish pattern called the "Black Pennel" .

Comment by John Bamford on March 13, 2014 at 14:21

I used to tie my own flies about thirty years ago, still have a bunch of kit in the loft.

These are a few I still have'

Comment by Tobias Gibson on March 13, 2014 at 13:16

Agreed!  When coyotes get that brazen, they become a danger to more than just dachshunds.

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on March 13, 2014 at 12:46

A Coyote bit my Dachshund and best buddy this morning. I hope he'll be okay. It's war, they came in my yard and bit my dog. They are in trouble, now.

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on March 12, 2014 at 11:15

I was wondering if anyone ties flies or jigs for fun or money? I tie fishing jigs and have tied flies for Blue Gill. I haven't tied any in a while but I may tie a few this spring.

  If someone does "Tie", please tell us what kind. Thanks.

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on March 12, 2014 at 11:11

The weather is getting warmer, day by day. I may go Sac-Au-Lait [Crappie] soon, I usually start catching some around this time of year. I just need to pick the right bayou to go fishing in. Each one of the bayous around here, have their own water conditions. One might be high, the other low; one might be clear the other muddy. Then, they are constantly changing.

  Sac-Au-Lait is the fish I use to compete, fishing for. I am glad that is all over, now days. Fishing for fun is much more fun and relaxing.

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