Loch Ness is pool toy compared to this guy... 
Me and an old friend of mine Ron (one of the guys trying to coerce me into doing the WaterTribe EC Challenge next year) decided to hit a stretch of the Withlacoochee River where the Gum Slough spring drain downs into the main river. You can google earth "Gum Slough, Sumter County, FL" to see where we were. Trip came together as a last minute kind of thing to kill some time before Easter dinner, so we didn't have time to push all the way to the spring which is about 7 miles of twisty, twiggy, loggy and buggy obstacles through the swamp. Its a half a day easy to finagle your way up there. We're going to try and plan a camping trip in the next few weeks or so before the heat and bugs become unbearable and see if its clear all the way to the spring.
I did some fly fishing while Ron was futzing around getting his Monarch launched too. Ended up catching a few panfish and a keeper largemouth bass, which we turned into a shore brunch across from the Gum Slough drainage. Not sure why I didn't think to take any pictures of the fish or the fish fry and eggs event, probably too busy BS'ing. We fished a bit paddling back to the launch too and both caught a few more panfish and got another bass about an inch smaller than the one we ate.
Beautiful morning on the water and good time with a long time friend...
video of a few clips mashed together https://vimeo.com/213469644
Me and an old friend of mine Ron (one of the guys trying to coerce me into doing the WaterTribe EC Challenge next year) decided to hit a stretch of the Withlacoochee River where the Gum Slough spring drain downs into the main river. You can google earth "Gum Slough, Sumter County, FL" to see where we were. Trip came together as a last minute kind of thing to kill some time before Easter dinner, so we didn't have time to push all the way to the spring which is about 7 miles of twisty, twiggy, loggy and buggy obstacles through the swamp. Its a half a day easy to finagle your way up there. We're going to try and plan a camping trip in the next few weeks or so before the heat and bugs become unbearable and see if its clear all the way to the spring.
I did some fly fishing while Ron was futzing around getting his Monarch launched too. Ended up catching a few panfish and a keeper largemouth bass, which we turned into a shore brunch across from the Gum Slough drainage. Not sure why I didn't think to take any pictures of the fish or the fish fry and eggs event, probably too busy BS'ing. We fished a bit paddling back to the launch too and both caught a few more panfish and got another bass about an inch smaller than the one we ate.
Beautiful morning on the water and good time with a long time friend...
video of a few clips mashed together https://vimeo.com/213469644
