Post by Slartybardfast on Jun 27, 2010 11:00:42 GMT -5
Teach and I had a marathon fishing trip Thursday, Friday and Saturday. I caught this 30" Bowfin on a Krebs First Cast fly on Loon Lake. I was casting off the bow and Teach was maneuvering the boat when he said "Hey, four O clock and twenty feet" I laid the backcast out close to the boil he just pointed out and gave the first cast fly a twitch. This huge fish came up to it to see what it was and I gave it another twitch. He slurped it in and the fight was on. We both thought it was a musky until we got a view of it broadside.
This fish was heavy! He didn't fight super aggressively but it was a strong fish. I tired him out for a while and was figuring out how I was going to pick this thing up because we didn't have a net and this thing had a mouth full of teeth. I got him along side the boat a grabbed him around the middle. Got a few quick pictures and put him back in the water.
I grabbed the hook with a pair of pliers and the fish shook himself off. The fish soaked me with it's departing thrash of his tail.
Teach and I were dumbfounded! We didn't even think to measure him but it was as wide as my canoe by the rear seat. That's around 30 inches! We had a blast and wished other club members had joined us for the camping trip.
This fish was heavy! He didn't fight super aggressively but it was a strong fish. I tired him out for a while and was figuring out how I was going to pick this thing up because we didn't have a net and this thing had a mouth full of teeth. I got him along side the boat a grabbed him around the middle. Got a few quick pictures and put him back in the water.
I grabbed the hook with a pair of pliers and the fish shook himself off. The fish soaked me with it's departing thrash of his tail.
Teach and I were dumbfounded! We didn't even think to measure him but it was as wide as my canoe by the rear seat. That's around 30 inches! We had a blast and wished other club members had joined us for the camping trip.
Not sure I would have done that. 
We use to bow hunt and spear those on Lake James, just to get them out of the lake.
We had a great time up in NE Indiana. Wish you could have been there.
