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ziacatcher · Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2017 11:21 pm Post subject: Awesome day of Wildlife

Decided to fish a different section of the Rio Grande today, about 17 miles upriver.

I was standing on the John Dunn Bridge looking down into the water see if I can see any signs of northern pike that I was trying to catch with my fly rod.

Although I wasn't able to see any northern pike I turned my attention to the Mesa to my left and up at the top there what is a big Ram big horn sheep and four ewes. Quite Majestic. He was standing guard over them looking down at us at the water. After we left he brought his Harem down for drink of water. Pretty cool

Wasn't successful catching any fish there so we proceeded through town and went down to our normal fishing spot. Along the way I had to slam on my breaks at one point because a bighorn sheep came running from the river crossed in front of my truck and up the side of the mountain. Saw probably three herds of Big Horns the biggest was about 12 to 15 sheep. After continuing down the road to my fishing spot I caught something out of the corner of my eye. I looked into the Willows and there was this deer looking at me and on further investigation there were at least four others with it.

Finally got down on to the water and as I was casting there were several flocks of Canada geese, Mallard and Merganser Ducks, As well as several other smaller species. What was really awesome was a bald eagle flying right over head and landed in a tree watching me fish. In the riffles I was fishing I did wind up catching two brown trout

Pretty awesome day. By the way it was 37 degrees while I was fishing the river and I was just in a pair of jeans and a t-shirt. 37 degrees when the Sun is bright and no wind is a hell of a lot different than 37 degrees in Corpus

bulldog1935 · Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2017 6:19 am Post subject:

it ain't the cold, it's the humidity works just like the other.
(wind also applies, since it can strip away your warm air film)

thanks for sharing the photos

btw, if you're interested in a guide to get you into private water on Costilla Creek and in the Sangre de Cristos, here's a friend:
https://www.costillacreek.com/guide-service.html

shallowsport · Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2017 7:24 am Post subject:

Fantastic Pictures! God has done amazing things and glad you and Mary are enjoying the diversity of his wonders.
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Donnie · Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2017 8:16 am Post subject:

TroutChaser · Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2017 9:02 am Post subject:

Thanks for sharing those pics, they

TroutSupport · Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2017 9:23 am Post subject:

Nice work Zia.. beautiful country!

shallowsport · Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2017 12:12 pm Post subject:

Donnie, l caught a lot of northern pikes when I lived in Nebraska , freshwater barracuda. They are a blast to catch but not much for table fare.
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Donnie · Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2017 12:20 pm Post subject:

ziacatcher · Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2017 1:22 pm Post subject:

I saw one that taken out of the Rio Grande that went about 38. My wife caught one last year up on Navajo Lake that went 31. I want to catch a 30 + inch on a fly. Also at eagle nest lake they have a rule that if you catch one you must keep it. They are starting to take over the lake and destroy a lot of the perch and trout

landlocked beachbum · Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2017 7:31 pm Post subject:

On the pike and bony: all members of the family have a line of "Y" bones running most of the length of the body, above the spine. There are videos on how to trim that section away for bone free eating, but it wastes meat, and pike are GREAT eating! Shocked

To waste, or not to waste.... THAT is the question! I cook Chain Pickerel and they have the same issues, only smaller bones and less meat. If you take a little time and learn the anatomy while eating, there's a fairly easy way to pull out a forkfull of meat and then take the back of a table knife and your thumb to pull out all or most of said Y bones in each bite, all at once. It's worth the extra trouble to me, because the meat is REALLY good! Cool

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shallowsport · Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2017 9:26 pm Post subject:

Northern Pike get big but their cousin the Muskie get even bigger. Both are very aggressive fish. Seen video of them eating small ducks . As for eatin I like walleye. They grow to a good size and have a tasty white meat. Been a long, long, time.
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Donnie · Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2017 9:32 pm Post subject:

TroutChaser · Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2017 10:10 pm Post subject:

Guess I can

TroutChaser · Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2017 10:12 pm Post subject:

Great pics

bulldog1935 · Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2017 5:55 am Post subject: