Michigan Bass Fishing... A Love Story.

Oh yes!... I've been watching you.  I first saw you during your spawning season getting ready to make babies.  I could of easily caught you while you tended to your love nest... I know you're very vulnerable at that time.  But, out of respect and love for you I chose to let you be.  I again saw you a couple of weeks later.  I wanted to make you mine!  You took my offering and with one jump and a head shake you broke my line and my heart.  I saw you again today, you were slowly cruising that same shallow flat I've seen you on before.  I again tied on your favorite fly... a Murdich Minnow.  I then took a deep breath and in my best blue-collared sexy voice, I softly whispered to you... "Hello my big nasty girl... I love you.  Are you gonna let me touch you today? "

I quickly and nervously positioned myself in my Native 14.5 Watercraft and sent you a line... my offering landed just a few feet in front you.  Without thought you engulfed the candy!  With the strength of your big broad shoulders, thick belly, and wide tail fin you headed for the deep water.  You ran my 6 wt. down to it's backing!  Oh no... your not getting away Ms. Piggy.  I buried the top two feet of my FlyStik into the water.  I wasn't going let you surface and jump this time.  I regained the thin line that connected us.  And after a short, violent, and beautiful struggle you finally gave into my passion.  I touched you, and held you.  You were just as lovely and hefty as I thought.  But... I had to let you go.  I've caught many like you... and hope to catch many more of you!  So... just like my loves of the past... I must let you swim away too.  I hope you live to break many more fisherman's hearts.

Hungry!  Notice the crawfish already in his mouth.  He still wanted a Carptonite fly!  Matching the hatch.

The Murdich Minnow and Carponite flies.. from Greatlakesfly.com.

Remember!  Fight The Good Fight. Catch. Release. Fight Again!  Pick up trash trash you find in and around the water.  Bad fishing karma can be a real bitch to shake.