A longnose gar provided the biggest dose of excitement this trip. Catching it was probably a fluke. It bit on a 3/8oz rooster tail right where the East Fork connects with the main branch of the Little Miami just south of Milford (about 13 miles upriver from the Ohio). The state record for these dudes is 25lbs and 49 inches long. Can't imagine hooking one that size while canoeing. It was hard enough getting this little one in the boat!
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| Our net was entirely too small. We netted it's toothy snout and grabbed the other end of it by the tail. Chaos. |
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| Big blow-down. |
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| Taking a break to catch toads. |
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Checking out the goose babies hiding in the weeds.
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Put-in.........: Milford American Legion
Miles To Date..: 49.3
Fish...........: Longnose gar, smallmouth, and white bass.
