St. Patrick's Day 3/17/09

4:40 P.M. -7:20 P.M.

11 fish to the fly

5 fish hooked

4 fish to the net (14, 16, 18, 24 inches)

Be aware the rubber net has some holes in it the fish can swim through!  The big one slipped through headfirst with the fly in his mouth.  Really hard to fight and net a fish when the line is going through a net you are holding in your hand while holding a camera to try to take a picture since you are alone on the lake.  Alas, no photo of that one!

This is skinny mini, but 24" was a solid fish.  

First 40 minutes had nothing and then I changed to the yellow bunny leech and got a strike immediately.  Trailed with brown bead head leech with green sparkly stuff in the body (St. Patrick's Day, of course Laddie!) that picked up the other three.  Photos of flies are here.  

Nice friend to the net.  Yellow bunny leech visible in the net above the fish.