http://www.theflyfishingforum.com/forums/blogs/vsyogi/ This fly fishing forum consists of fly fishing techniques, advice, tips, news, gear reviews and fly fishing discussions among fellow anglers. en Thu, 23 May 2013 15:25:15 GMT vBulletin 30 http://www.theflyfishingforum.com/forums/images/misc/flyfishing_red/rss.jpg http://www.theflyfishingforum.com/forums/blogs/vsyogi/ http://www.theflyfishingforum.com/forums/blogs/vsyogi/13-peacock-bass-fun.html Fri, 28 Aug 2009 05:07:43 GMT Alright here are probably some of the best fighting fish in freshwater ever. Peacock Bass are such a beautiful fish, well here see for youself. Image: http://i578.photobucket.com/albums/ss230/vsyogithebear/peacock2-1.jpg Amazing right, the cool thing about them is that any fly used on LMB(... Alright here are probably some of the best fighting fish in freshwater ever. Peacock Bass are such a beautiful fish, well here see for youself.



Amazing right, the cool thing about them is that any fly used on LMB( Largemouth Bass) can be used to catch Peacocks. Clousers, Divers, and Poppers are all you need. Usually bright popping colors are used often, but you really need to know how to work them to get their attention. Bedding Peacocks are the easiest to fish for since they are highly territorial and attack anything close to their nests. Using poppers and divers over their nest are by my opinion the best way to get a strike. Another way to get a guaranteed strike would be to land a deep clouser right on their nest. I don't really recommend this because there is a good chance you can snag a rock or something. My personal favorite way to fish for them is to find a school and use a unweighted clouser. Make a long cast past the school and make long fast strips over them. Whatever you do don't stop or slow down your strips, they'll quickly lose interest in the fly. The fun thing about schools is they don't get scared when one gets hooked, they all follow and wait to attack the next fly. Hook setting them is pretty easy once they attack they quickly turn and run. You'll feel the tug on the line all that is needed is the quick upward motion of the rod and the hook is set. Reminder: Keep your rod tip up as they jump just like Largemouths do and will easily spit out a hook. ]]> vsyogi http://www.theflyfishingforum.com/forums/blogs/vsyogi/13-peacock-bass-fun.html http://www.theflyfishingforum.com/forums/blogs/vsyogi/12-monster-bass.html Fri, 28 Aug 2009 03:51:32 GMT So it's been raining all day what a bummer. It finally let up around sunset and decided to try out my lizard fly today. I knew the perfect spot for it too, a lake by where I once lived around that still have many large Iguanas. This lake has super clear water, nice undisturbed weed beds( No Tilapias or Carp here), and from what I have seen no muddy bottom to the lake. After working the lake for 20 minutes and catching two small LMB's I came upon an area that had fallen tree branches. So I cast the lizard past the left side of the branches and made short slow strips nothing hit. This time I cast right next to it and waited a few seconds. Made two long slow strips and BAM this crazy intense strike came out of no where, made the hook set and fish on!! Fought the fish for 2-3 minutes and here it is



Sorry about the photo it's off a camera phone and that was the best I could do without keeping the LMB out of water to long. Mark this fish is yours buddy! ]]> vsyogi http://www.theflyfishingforum.com/forums/blogs/vsyogi/12-monster-bass.html