It has been years since Wayne Kilgo and I fished for catfish using a fly rod and yellow grasshoppers for bait. Well, tonight caught some hoppers and will hit a private lake early in the morning. Bring back old memories just thinking about the fun we had had over the years fishing for catfish with a fly rod.

Nice i got my first cat on a fly rod last week. Good luck to you! Might get youa big LMB while your tossing them big hoppers

Now that looks like a lot of fun right there man.

Fishing was slow this morning. Only 1 catfish caught and Wayne caught it. We did catch 8 large red ear perch.

That cat sure looks good though, good catch guys!

man- thanks for the memory blast

This month when the wind stops this is a great way to fish in the lakes. The blue cats will skimm the tops looking for grasshopers. Most of time you will find them in deeo water 30 to 40 foot.

Bud, those are some big 'ol yellow grasshoppers!! Get them off Johnson Grass or fencelines? Ours aren't quite that large yet, but growing dang fast.

Nice channel!

Congrats on the healthy channel cat! I bet that was a blast on fly rod

Corn field next to a farm to market road about 2 miles from my house. Lots of hoppers in our area and having a feast on corn stalks and leaves.

Mr. Doyle, coupla' questions (I'm full of 'em)

1) How to catch the hoppers?

2) Best rig for for non fly fishers?

Use a fly swatter and a water or coke bottle.

When I was younger I didn't need the fly swatter, but oh well---

Great fishing!!!!!!!!!!!! You must of have some good fights not only from that channel but from the red ears as well.

Catching those yellow grasshoppers for bait was a nightly ritual for me as a kid on the brazos. We would just wait until dark and go out to any tall grass with a flashlight. At night they are very hesitant to jump and you can usualy walk right up to them and pick them off. So unless they have wised up over the past 15 years that should work.

Also we learned real quick not to try and catch anything but the big yellow grasshoppers. I know those big green katy-dids look like good bait but you will only attempt to grab one with your bare hand once.

Used to take a burlap bag and drape across the front grill and drive thru the fields. Grasshoppers legs get stuck in the burlap, then pick 'em off.