The challenges of Fall fishing
Tonight’s show run down
Fishing Reports 15m
Hatcher Bros Erin (@femboyfishing) and Michael (@srien_string_and_stream) are catching smallies and trout and the occasional walleye in the Ozarks
Steve NcAngler says trout season is over in The White Mountains but one can still dredge up some nice browns in the catch and release section of the Androscoggin. He’s catching bass these days on Sneaky Pete’s (topwater bullet head popper with a flared skirt and trailing sili strands) and for subsurface he likes Dragon Tails (a tail material called sili worm behind a built up head, originally cut down “Squirmy” toys)
The Driftless-some streams closed for the Fall spawn but plenty of creeks are open to catch and release and the tourists have gone home. Fishing is solitary and they’re smashing the terrestrials, some drys and streamers.
https://news.orvis.com/fly-fishing/seasons-of-the-driftless-area
Joe Henry Fishing at Lake of the Woods is on fire!!! 6m
FITN 10min
John Gierach
passed from a heart attack October 3rd 2024
Apache Trout Success:
https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-haaland-announces-removal-apache-trout-arizonas-state-fish-endangered
Maine Bans Painted Heads:
https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/life/animals/wildlife/new-law-expands-maines-lead-fishing-tackle-ban-protect-loons/97-61c87bb3-687c-4610-839a-2ce5eb8fb7fa
Laura Williams Maine Audubon Society 30 min
Show pt. 2 Halloween
Scary Fish: 15-20 min
Zombie Salmon-Yes they are catchable, some fight some do not, the scariest thing i have ever felt sorry for short of Frankenstien. I find the grip and grin photos with them disquieting.
Peter Herman Adventures-
https://youtu.be/C5AjppfOntc?si=5NzzCCLnY6v4j5vm
Candiru-sent in by our own Jeff Danaldson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candiru_(fish)
This is the one that legend says swims up one’s urine stream right into the urethra. It has never been confirmed. In 1997 one was removed from a man’s urethra but the circumstances were “suspect” which is a story just made for Fish Nerds.
Stonefish-this one scared the heck out of me when I was a little kid. The most venomous fish of all.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synanceia
https://www.surfertoday.com/environment/how-to-treat-a-stonefish-sting