When you fly fish at IT (pronounced, it) Monster Lake, you will catch fish by just casting your fly out and stripping. But when the bite slows down, it’s not a bad idea to chum with bait fish to turn the bite on. You will likely be fishing this lake for just one day, why […]
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Reader Hugh Jarse sent us this photo of a big alligator gar he caught recently. Caught with only 8 pound tackle and a small hook, Hugh was obviously not expecting a fish like this to end up at the end of his line, and did not come prepared with a big enough landing net. According
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In a very unexpected sort of way, taking up fly fishing has re-introduced me to the joy and thrill of fishing all over again. The process of learning the ropes and the excitement when you hook your first fish is suddenly rediscovered. It is like a new experience even though it is not. Quite strange!
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I wrote about seeing juvenile alligator gars being sold in the aquarium shops not too long ago. If you missed that post, read it here. On another recent visit there were more. These are new fishes and they were also bigger! The smaller fish appears darker and has a horizontal bar across the length of
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The river monsters have landed in Asia. Like a tit-for-tat of certain species of Snakehead invading US waters we too may soon see monstrous Alligator Gars in asian waters. Guess it is a universal problem. While strolling in a friendly neighborhood aquarium shop I spotted a bunch of juvenile Alligator Gars (A. Spatula) conspicuously lying
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