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50lb yellow tail makes Iflyfishers muy feliz in Asuncion

shari - 1-18-2007 at 08:40 AM


Just when they thought it couldn't get any better...wham...mr Iflyfish lands the biggest fish he's ever seen! Juan and the flyfishers were all smiles when they returned. That fish fed alot of people and the sushi and sashimi were memorable indeed. We've only been catching fairly small ones lately so Diver suggested a different rapala and it worked! I figure karma comes into it though as Iflyfish really REALLY deserved this lovely creature. Well done sir.

FARASHA - 1-18-2007 at 08:49 AM

IFLYFISH - YOU should change now to LUCKYFLYFISH :bounce: (in addition with this smiley)!!CONGRATS - a good catch!!

Hook - 1-18-2007 at 10:03 AM

That dont look like no flyrod in the background......:lol:

Cypress - 1-18-2007 at 10:07 AM

Congrats Iflyfish and Juan!:D:D

DianaT - 1-18-2007 at 10:08 AM

Don't think I have ever seen such truly happy fishermen---millon dollar smiles.

Hope you keep on having as much fun
Diane

[Edited on 1-19-2007 by jdtrotter]

Skipjack Joe - 1-18-2007 at 10:57 AM

Congrats Iflyfish. That's certainly a keeper.

Taco de Baja - 1-18-2007 at 11:27 AM

Nice one!
That would make me muy feliz, también :yes:

You're making all of us very jealous

Osprey - 1-18-2007 at 11:40 AM

Made me go lookin' for a picture of one of my big salt water catches but I don't know where my wife hid the big boxes. Best I could do was I found a shot of a keeper trout I got on a fly (with a bobber) one time in Montana.

Big trout.jpg - 15kB

vandenberg - 1-18-2007 at 12:09 PM

Showoff.:spingrin::spingrin::spingrin:

FARASHA - 1-18-2007 at 12:31 PM

:o:O:o OSPREY - that real?? never ever seen or heard of a trout THAT BIG - or do you pull a leg!!??:biggrin:

Taco de Baja - 1-18-2007 at 01:54 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by FARASHA
:o:O:o OSPREY - that real?? never ever seen or heard of a trout THAT BIG - or do you pull a leg!!??:biggrin:


Lake trout can get huge. But Osprey is spinning a yarn with his "photo"

Here is a real 50 pound lake trout



And don't forget, salmon are 'trout' too, and they can go in excess of 100 pounds :o

[Edited on 1-18-2007 by Taco de Baja]

Iflyfish - 1-19-2007 at 10:20 AM

The smiles say it all. I was just as happy as Juan, only I was more tired. That Yellowtail spooled me out on my medium action rod with #40 test line. Had Juan not followed the fish, it would never have hit the boat. Juan is a pleasure to fish with, a real gentleman.

I was reflecting on the fact that a year ago at this time I was just getting out of my hospital bed in our living room and moving upstairs to our bedroom. The day of this photo, it snowed in Ensenada. The day of this photo, we received an email from our Beaverton, Oregon homeowners association that garbage service is cancelled for the week due to the depth of the snow! Life is good in the slow lane!

The DVT I suffered last year left me with some mobility and stamina issues. Juan was kind enough to set up a backrest for me in his panga that made this trip possible and for this reason all that more poignant. He also put my lovely wife into some great snorkeling on this same trip. The rest of the catch, Calico Bass, Bonita and other Yellowtail are not shown in the photo.

It was an overcast day and I chose to use the Tiger striped Storm Magnum lure that I have used with great success in Oregon for Salmon, Steelhead, Walleye and Bass. This is a hot color and seems to be very attractive to many species. Other good colors are the Repala Magnum in Sardine and Tiger Stripe. The largest Krocodiles in Silver with silver fish scale also are choice for this location. For yo-yo fishing, the white and red plastic twister tails are a treatment of choice.

We spent two weeks in Asuncion with Juan, Shari and Serena at the Blow Hole Bed and Breakfast. These folks are wonderful hosts. They are generous and very helpful. It was a pleasure to spend time with them. We will return. The saying in Mexico “mi casa es tu casa” excuse the bastardized Spanish, really fits for these folks with their Sunday community gatherings. We had a great time there.

These are the good old days.

Osprey that fish obviously came out of the south end of that horse when it was headed north! It is shocking that you would post such a thing on this family site.

Taco, that humongous Laker looks like it is about ready to disgorge the lead weights you stuffed it with. Great pic.
Thanks to others for the congrats.

Iflyfishwhennotbaskinginthesunshineofpraiseandjealousy

iflyfish

DianaT - 1-19-2007 at 10:34 AM

Quote:

These are the good old days.


That is just a great postive statement---Thanks

Diane

Osprey - 1-19-2007 at 11:01 AM

Here's another positive I coined: "The future is not what it used to be."

FARASHA - 1-19-2007 at 11:22 AM

may I join? Osprey? ..." I'm still waiting for the Past to happen" :cool:
Maybe I should pick up flyfishing!:smug:

Cypress - 1-19-2007 at 11:48 AM

Agree with Iflyfish "These are the good old days" as well as Osprey's "The future is not what it used to be" (That could be good or bad?).:tumble::spingrin:

Alan - 1-20-2007 at 11:46 AM

Personally I think these days are not any different than any others. They will always be whatever YOU decide to make them. It is always YOUR choice. You can waste them or live them to their fullest potential.

vgabndo - 1-20-2007 at 04:27 PM

When everyone used to say: "Today is the first day of the rest of your life!" I would say: "AS USUAL!":lol:

Iflyfish - 1-21-2007 at 07:51 PM

Osprey, Alan, Vgabndo

It ain't, Yup!, and As US USUAL!

Farasha, Sorry you missed it, the past happened last Tuesday at 4 pm. Don't know when it will happen again. I will keep a look out for you and let you know if I see it.


Iflyfishwhennotwaxingeloguent