A little fish porn..

[Night Angler]

Caught this monday night.. on a 7wt using 8lb Maxima....




LOL....

[nutman]

that is some fish , haven't seen one of those since I lived in Virginia ,Ive heard you can only catch them on fuzzy flys so it wraps up in their teeth , how much did she weigh?

[alanb_ct]

That's a paddlefish, right? How big do they get? Are they similar to sturgeon in that they grow to be very old?

Nice photo - I think I would be afraid to handle that beast.

[Night Angler]

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that is some fish , haven't seen one of those since I lived in Virginia ,Ive heard you can only catch them on fuzzy flys so it wraps up in their teeth , how much did she weigh?
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Your thinking gars...


as far as size..
This one probably would have been in the 55-65lb range.

[AaronJasper]

I would be scared to walk in there at night

[Fascist Killer]

They're filter feeders.... They strain plankton out of the water with their gill rakes. Paddlefish are ancient, prehistoric fish like sturgeon, and like sturgeon grow to be very old. I think they're protected in the Mississippi because all the runoff and crap in the river has screwed up the natural plankton blooms for them. Pretty crazy that a river is big enough to support enough plankton to evolve filter feeders like in the ocean. Think whale shark or basking shark. Same sort of deal.

[sammy]

yah id run from a fish like that lol great picture.

[JUICE]

how do you tie a plankton fly?

[Fascist Killer]

Get a hook..... secure it in the vise and pinch down the barb. Now cover it with invisibility spray so you can no longer see it. Dub very loosely with faint green microscopic particles. Secure with a whip finish of invisible thread.

[Fascist Killer]

Or, you can try Larry Tullis' pattern:

http://www.flyfishradio.com/2006/08/...is-on-his.html