Late August Fishing

While the east coast is getting blown away,  today was another HOT August day in Kansas. Richard and I fished this morning at Buffalo. The water is down three feet and there are no weeds at the edge for the bass to hide in. Richard sunk a fly out deeper and caught a small bass. All I could get to bite were greenies  from 2 inches to 8 inches.This evening I had tied up a bunch of #4 streamers and we went to the Neosho River 3 blocks west of the house. We waded and fished the snags all the way to the second sand bar. Les caught a small channel cat and Richard had a good strike and no set. Toodles jinxed me when were leaving when she said "don't fall in". I was wading waist deep, got hung up on a log and fell in. My new hat stayed dry but everything else was wet. It was a nice evening on the river. de Paul N0NBD

Fishing the Neosho

Les showed up at home at 6:30 and tied some red flashaboo flies. We went the few blocks to the river and waded below the dam. We all caught fish. Richard caught a small channel cat, So did Les. I caught a 12 inch flathead catfish. I also hooked something large, I thought it was a snag until the snag swam sideways. I lost him at the turn. Les hooked and fought something big, it swam under a log. Richard went in to noodle him out but the fish tangled on the log and got off. All in all it was a great evening of fishing.

More fishing than QRP

Today we went to Elsmore lake 20 miles east and fished the dam and the east cove. I caught a small bass and we caught LOTS of greenies and gills. The wind picked up and was a challenge to row the mile or so back to the truck. We will try Buffalo tomorrow.

Richard and I fished Buffalo Sunday morning. Richard caught a small bass and more greenies than we could count.

More Sunday morning fishing

Les,  Richard and I headed to Buffalo for some early morning fishing. Les caught the best fish at 16+ inches of bass. Richard caught the most with something over 20 fish including greenies, gills and small bass. I caught several little gills and enjoyed the day. We have 3 kick boatts and 2 sets of fins so after I got home I ordered a new set of fins for Les. They should be here in a week or so. Just in time for more weekend fishing. The weather is supposed to break a little after tomorrow so maybe some QRP radio can be done. That's all for now de Paul N0NBD