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Warm Water Fishing Reports => The TN Muskie Addiction => Topic started by: gaspergou on August 29, 2012, 10:16:04 AM

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Post by: gaspergou on August 29, 2012, 10:16:04 AM

I figured with the cool nights the creeks would be running cool enough to fish, so yesterday I tried some new (for me) muskie water. This involved a rather steep 100 yard SUP drag through the woods. Going in wasn't bad, but coming out was a chore. Didn't see any muskies nor have any follows, although water clarity was surprisingly poor. Did see some cool stuff, though...

Colonial bryozoans
(http://i1238.photobucket.com/albums/ff496/ptychocheilus/P1010303.jpg)

Freshwater jellyfish
(http://i1238.photobucket.com/albums/ff496/ptychocheilus/P1010306.jpg)

and even a few largemouth that tried to eat muskie flies
(http://i1238.photobucket.com/albums/ff496/ptychocheilus/P1010297.jpg)

Hot, and way too many leaves on the water for August -- every cast would foul, I'd cuss, pull the leaf off, make another cast and repeat.

I finally headed to more familiar water, but was only rewarded with one smallmouth only slightly larger than the fly.
(http://i1238.photobucket.com/albums/ff496/ptychocheilus/P1010332.jpg)

At least it wasn't a total skunk. Had one lackadaisical follow right before dark. Maybe I should have stayed and fished through the night... but the cold beer at home won out.

Can't wait for fall.

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Post by: MikeA on August 29, 2012, 10:29:54 AM

Very cool. Didn't know they even existed.


(http://i1238.photobucket.com/albums/ff496/ptychocheilus/P1010306.jpg)

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Post by: Steve H on August 29, 2012, 03:39:57 PM

Wow, very cool stuff Dave!

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Post by: TheYiman on August 29, 2012, 06:24:00 PM

Cool! How big are those freshwater jellies?

When I went to App State there was a pond on campus that supposedly had them in it, I looked for them but never saw them.

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Post by: gaspergou on August 29, 2012, 07:02:23 PM

Quote from: TheYiman on August 29, 2012, 06:24:00 PM

Cool! How big are those freshwater jellies?

Pretty small, about an inch across.

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Post by: Glenn Hawkins on August 29, 2012, 10:26:48 PM

Thanks for my latest biology lesson. ;D  You ROCK Dave ;)

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Post by: jkilday4 on September 01, 2012, 09:29:46 AM

Cool, Dave.  Sounds like you're going where very few others dare.