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The South Lima Steelhead Society is dedicated to the pursuit of oncorhynchuss mykiss, The Finest Fish That Swims, the legendary migratory missile of the Pacific Northwest,with a fly rod and a sense of humor. And since it's my club, and I'm the only member, I'll fish for any other fish I feel like (I caught my first Redfish, Snook andTarpon this year, and came way too close to being caught by a shark), and tell you about any other adventures I might have. |
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Ok, so the picture above might seem to exaggerate the size of this Tarpon- but hey, she's my first Tarpon. I've wanted to catch one since I was about twelve. She was 28 - 30 inches and jumped clear of the water a dozen or so times, a few times higher than my head as I sat in my canoe. |
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A 20 inch Jack |
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The Professor with a nice snook. |
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A nice Red Fish, my second and last, as my close encounter followed soon after. |
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It turns out Sail Cats make a really fine shark bait. |
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As I'm sitting there 3 - 4 miles off Flamingo, Florida, trying to get the mewing little sail cat off my hook, a shark stopped by for a snack. Did he/she know where the Sail Cat ended and I began? How big was it? What kind of shark? I'm a trout fisherman, and I was about three miles out, alone, so I estimate it as a 128 ft. maneater. Fortunately a photographer happened to be on hand. |
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So far Steelheading is starting out a little slow this year,
but fall is my favorite time of year, and hope springs eternal.