Mel’s fishing journal 2012

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fish are caught by flyfishing and most released.

Final Trip of the year.

Christmas camping on the Dry Tortugas.

Fellow campers Kyle and Colin Scott and two big catches.

Dec 15, 2012

4 Yellow Jacks, Black Grouper 16” released

Stupid Loopy fly, 12 lbs test, 9 wt Sage Rod, Ross Evolution Reel.

Tea Table overpass, Islamorada, FL.

Dec 14, 2012

Lesser Amber Jack, 24”, 10 lbs

Stupid Loopy fly, 30 lbs test, 12 wt Rod, Gold Cup reel.

Crocker Reef, Islamorada, FL.

Dec 04, 2012

Yellow Jack, 18”, 2 lbs

Stupid Loopy fly, 12 lbs test, 9 wt Rod, Ross Evolution reel.

Crane Key, Everglades National Park FL.

Nov 24, 2012

Lesser Amber Jacks, 26, 28”, 7-10 lbs

Stupid Loopy fly, 30 lbs test, 12 wt Rod, Gold Cup 4 reel.

Islamorada Reef, FL.

Nov 19, 2012

Greater Amber Jack, 34”, 17 lbs

Stupid Loopy fly, 30 lbs test, 12 wt G-Loomis Rod, Ross CLA reel.

Islamorada Reef, FL.

Nov 15, 2012

2 Yellow Jacks, 5 and 20 lbs

Stupid Loopy fly, 30 lbs test, 12 wt G-Loomis Rod, Ross CLA reel.

Islamorada Reef, FL.

Oct 5, 2012

4 Lahontan Cutthroats’ 20-23”,

Heenan Lake, Lake Tahoe, CA

Emerging mosquito, 12 lbs test, 4 wt Sage Rod, Ross Evolution reel.

Sept 30, 2012

4 Lahontan Cutthroats’ 18-24”,

Heenan Lake, Lake Tahoe, CA

Emerging mosquito, 12 lbs test, 4 wt Sage Rod, Ross Evolution reel.

Sept 23, 2012

Lahontan Cutthroats’ 15”,

Heenan Lake, Lake Tahoe, CA

Emerging mosquito, 5 lbs test, 4 wt Sage Rod, Ross Evolution reel.

Sept 16, 2012

4 Lahontan Cutthroats’ 14”,16”, 20”,24”

Heenan Lake, Lake Tahoe, CA

Emerging mosquito, 5 lbs test, 4 wt Sage Rod, Ross Evolution reel.

July 5, 2012

14” Brown

Truckee River, Lake Tahoe, CA

Emerging mosquito, 3 lbs test, 9 wt G-Loomis Rod, Ross Evolution reel.

January 5, 2012

26” Mackinaw

Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe, CA

Stupid Loopy, 12 lbs test, 12 wt G-Loomis Rod, Ross CLA reel.

May 25, 2012

2 -18” Cravelle Jacks

Alligator in Mangroves

Shrimp pattern fly, 12 lbs test, 9 wt G-Loomis Rod, Ross Evolution reel.

Everglades National Park, FL.

May 9, 2012

42”-20 lbs Dorado

Stupid Loopy fly, 50 lbs test, 12 wt G-Loomis Rod, Ross CLA reel.

Islamorada Reef, FL.

May 8, 2012

Turtles mating.

Small Cravelle Jack.

King Mackerel, small Bonita

Islamorada Reef, FL.

Jan 26, 2012

American and Sacramento Rivers, Sacramento, California

Sea Lion, looked like 3 nice size Stripers.

Jan 11, 2012

Lake Tahoe, California

Winter Mackinaw, 24” 5 lbs. 12 wt G-Loomis rod, Ross CLA reel, 12 lb leader, 60’ depth, Ballyahoo fly.