Went down to spot I like on Lone Star Lake this evening, rain was just letting up, I sat in truck for a while listening to Neil Young for a while, got tired of Winnepeg and cast out a popper, a couple casts to get things going, then I started making sharp hard strips & big "Pops", all of a sudden it was like someone flushed a toilet under my popper...my reel is 3 7/8 dia. & I estimate this fish to be 20+ " probably between 4 & 5 lbs..biggest of the year on a flyrod for sure. I hope I never get used to this.

Very nice pig of a LMB I just love it when they flare open the mouth and gills under a surface fly. You are right just like flushing the white throne.

How far is lonestar lake from San Antonio? If you would have me id love to come fish it with you some time. Iv seen some of your posts and im starting to get jealous. Iv had many 5 and 6 pounders out of my bass pond but not on fly. (yet)

Wow, nice fish!

I finally got my tfo 6 wt. Unfortunately Sunday wasn't a good day for fishing of any kind

Nice fish!

If you ever get used to that then it's time to reconsider a lot of things

That is a lovely fish, I bet the fight was a grand one as well!

nice!

badassbaits...that fish is AWESOME. I don't know how I missed this post from yesterday. Dang I am gonna have to go to that lake real soon. You have been making me jealous with those catches of your's too! I am just at a loss of words as to how cool that fish would be on a fly rod!

Oh I forgot to mention that your choice in music sure brings back memories for this ol' gal. I used to be a fanatic about rock n' roll. I still listen to classic rock, but I like other stuff too like Kenny Wayne Sheppard. He is fantastic!

kelly, i would love to hear of you catching a bigger bass on fly rod, the fight is something else, this one didn't jump but i'm not sure who pulled harder !!

A fish that big might be too much for me...I dunno but I'd sure like to find out! I caught a nice bass one day on my five wt...nothing like yours of course...but still a good fish. That was the biggest thing I guess I have caught on mine so far. Now I have an 8wt, so I should be able to deal with a decent sized bass.
If I could catch a 16 inch bass I'd be thrilled! (on my fly rod)

heres a link to an excellent article on catching my favorite fish..
http://www.midcurrent.com/articles/techniques/sisk_bass_on_fly.aspx

Good article, thanks for sharing that! I cannot wait to latch on to a decent sized bass like you seem to find out there....hehehe.

How far is lonestar lake from San Antonio? If you would have me id love to come fish it with you some time. Iv seen some of your posts and im starting to get jealous. Iv had many 5 and 6 pounders out of my bass pond but not on fly. (yet)

wow, i'm a long long way from san antonio..lone star lake is northeast texas between longview & texarkana, one of these days i wanna get down to your neck of the woods (maybe a little beyond) and fish falcon & amistad...now that has the possibility of being a world class fly fishing trip

Well i know you said you were interested in the trip down the brazos im putting together so maybe before or after that we can hook up at falcon or amistad. Just let me know.

tonites edition of show me your bass....

crappie phone pic

rbpwrd240,
that's a nice fish badassbaits caught, but I'm sure there are plenty of areas alot closer to you that have nice bass like that. You'd be surprise where you can find fish like that. Just gotta spend time on the water. I caught a nice one like that earlier this spring on a golf course pond here in the metroplex, of all places.

Kelkay, just fish early enough, fish a variety of places, and you should easily catch something bigger than 16". I've caught lots and lots of bass around 16" - 19" around Lavon, those areas I showed you.

Thanks ccabal...yes I need to check that place out. I plan to go very soon.

Another nice fish badassbaits, congrats!

i will second what ccabel said...the fish i caught are okay, but there are nicer ones in lotsa places...ponds are great, rivers & streams, etc...you get the idea...bass are a popular sport fish because they are found in so many places from canada to mexico and everywhere in between..if you spend enough time fishing for them , you will catch them, they will eat just about anything that fits in their mouth ... so go catch some LMB !!!

I dont have a yak boat or canoe so unless i go with someone im stuck to the bank. I have cought bigger bass then that but not on fly especially since iv only been doing it for three or four weeks. I just have the bug for big bass on the fly. Thanx for the encouragment. I want to get out to choke but without a boat it is hard.

no flotation can be a drag. Have you looked into float tubes or pontoons? Very economical and will get you out on the water side of that good fishing structure.

Well there is no ponds around close by that I know the people...so I cannot just go to private ponds. I did ask on the pond forum, and got no reply. I have been to the river nearby a few times. It is not really a safe place for me to go by myself. (also no restrooms out there!) If I knew of a better place to fish from the bank at the river, I would certainly already be there. I considered going to one later today. I am trying to wrack my brain to figure out a good place to fish for the contest. I have caught about as many varieties as I am able to. I went to Bob Sandlin State Park yesterday evening. I went to Lake O The Pines dam again today, but didn't catch anything new. It was too hot out there today anyway for me. I am considering going somewhere later today, but WHERE...I don't know.

I t's not the size of the fish in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the fish...this one made a hard run of almost 1.38", I explained to my wife that if I had a new 1 or 2 weight it would have been a more equal fight, I pretty much horsed him in on a 3 wt.