Fishing a la Mike Chell

[AthensMike]

You fell?? Hope you are OK.

[vett0111]

Nice going.

That lil place is loaded with fishys. Crazy to know that area once or more times a year this area gets flooded. All those fish look very healthy.

[mikechell]

Yeah, Mike ... other than my pride, no injuries. Slipped going down hill, landed going down hill, so not an "abrupt" stop. And it was mud and sand, so not like landing on concrete or ice. I'm fine.

Thank you for asking.

Vett,
I was talking to a guy today ... on the video I'll be posting, he says the flood reached the top of the ravine. It has ALWAYS amazed me how that kind of depth change and the resulting run off doesn't wash all the fish out of places like this. Those fish are amazingly healthy, and strong.

[mikechell]

Your last thread got closed becasue after a couple pages most people (me included ) do not wast e time going thru the same thread . this one will close soon

I kind of understand ... but if you click on the little arrow, it takes you to the last post in the thread.
Anyway, I figured one thread for my contributions, rather than a new one each time I post.

I'll start a new one if you want to close this one any time soon.

[mikechell]

A week after the full moon ... and the fishing is fantastic again! Had to break my video in two ...

Part 1

[mikechell]

Part 2

[vett0111]

A week after the full moon ... and the fishing is fantastic again! Had to break my video in two ...

Part 1

Bass at 2:50 part was a fighter.

Trains don’t phase them.

[vett0111]

Part 2

Colors on those sunfish and bass are awesome. Those bass were smacking those flys. Cichlids were thick and not giving up easily.


Thanks for videos.

[mikechell]

Trains, airplanes passing directly overhead, my shadow on the water ... most of the times, those fish hit no matter what. BUT, if they actually see ME, then they scatter. They'll still hit a few seconds later, but they do run from someone walking next to them.

Prettiest fish I've ever seen. No where else, even here in Texas, have I seen colors like these fish have.

[SKsCrappie]

If'n I every quit fishn fer crappie fly fishn would be what I'd be doin... the challenge of casting a fly is next to the challenge of catchn crappie.... defiantly an art to it.... NICE catchn Mike....