8.20.2010

If Once is good, Twice is better

Thursday morning I caught a fish that had a familiar grin.  I have caught a lot of fish out of the same runs this year so I am sure I have caught the same fish several times but unless they have a distinguishing charateristic I haven't noticed.  Well this fish has a deformed jaw that turns up like he's got a permanent grin.  When I got home I compared the markings on the gill plate and am almost certain this is the same fish I caught a little less than a month ago in the same stretch of water, but with a different fly.  You be the judge.

Picture from July 28:

Picture from August 19:

Once I catch a fish twice I feel obligated to name it.  This one is obvious:  Smiley.

1 comment:

suzee said...

sure looks like the same fish! love following your fishing adventures Benj... and the pictures are awesome!