Latergrams - Week 29

Had pretty good coverage across the state over the past few weeks, fishing from border to border Literally, just a stones throw from either side of Canada and Iowa.

Oooh, that's a bingo! You know it's a biggun' when their mouth is almost as big as your fist. #inglouriousbassterds #smalljaws #flyfishing #carpcrack #minnesota

A photo posted by Jean-Paul Lipton (@roughfisher) on Jul 11, 2015 at 7:45am PDT

Oh, the places we fish. #flyfishing #ditchfishing #urbanangling #streetart #minnesota

A photo posted by Jean-Paul Lipton (@roughfisher) on Jul 10, 2015 at 2:46pm PDT

The river might be out of its banks right now but the Vermillion is still a sight to behold. #vermillionriver #crownjewel #flyfishing #browntown #minnesota

A photo posted by Jean-Paul Lipton (@roughfisher) on Jul 9, 2015 at 7:55am PDT

So this happened last week. Went scouting for gar and left my gar flies and net in the truck. Rookie mistake. Spotted some gar and all I had was a bonefish shrimp pattern. I hooked a couple of gar but couldn't land them. When I tried to hoist them on the bank the hook fell out of their bony jaw. Next time I'll come better prepared. #flyfishing #gar #roughfish #dinosaurs #minnesotariver #amateurhour

A video posted by Jean-Paul Lipton (@roughfisher) on Jul 7, 2015 at 12:11pm PDT

Happy Canada Day to my neighbors! The view of Fort Frances, ON from the American side of the Rainy River. #rainyriver #borderwaters #minnesota #internationalfalls

A photo posted by Jean-Paul Lipton (@roughfisher) on Jul 1, 2015 at 7:37pm PDT

A hitchhiker wanted to sit in on my morning meeting. #hexagenia #ephemeroptera #flyfishing #fisheriesmanagement

A photo posted by Jean-Paul Lipton (@roughfisher) on Jun 30, 2015 at 7:26am PDT

Zee or zed? Should've asked to see this guy's passport. Regardless, Rainy River smallmouth are world class. #flyfishing #smalljaws #rainyriver #borderwaters #minnesota

A photo posted by Jean-Paul Lipton (@roughfisher) on Jun 29, 2015 at 7:09pm PDT

Latergrams - Week 27

Playing catch up. Been a few weeks behind posting updates from Instagram. I actually have been busy fishing! Enjoy!

Some folks were busy chasing carp competitively today, I chose a more worthwhile pursuit, hunting for bigmouth buffalo. This warrior has been ravaged from the toils of the spawn. It's amazing how beat up these fish get each Spring from spawning. The raw strength these native fish possess is incredible. #roughfish #bigmouthbuffalo #minnesota #carpcrack #artisanflies @scientificanglers @rossreels @umpquafeathermerchants @loonoutdoors

A photo posted by Jean-Paul Lipton (@roughfisher) on Jun 13, 2015 at 7:36pm PDT

#tbt to that time I almost died carp fishing. This mirror carp was hard earned. I fished a string of hot days on the South Platte when I was in Denver for the #iftd show back in September of 2010. Low flows forced us to seek out sources of fresh water entering the system, resulting in us fishing downstream of a water treatment plant. After landing this fish we had sucked in enough ammonia to make our lungs start burning. Sometimes you gotta pay to play. #dsp #flyfishing #carponthefly #carppro #mirrorcarp

A photo posted by Jean-Paul Lipton (@roughfisher) on Jun 18, 2015 at 2:59pm PDT

Smalljaws in crystal clear water #flyfishing #smalljaws #lakeofthevalley #minnesota

A photo posted by Jean-Paul Lipton (@roughfisher) on Jun 16, 2015 at 11:40am PDT

Even smalljaws dig the clam. #darthclam #artisanflies #flyfishing #smalljaws #littlerunt #clameater

A photo posted by Jean-Paul Lipton (@roughfisher) on Jun 17, 2015 at 12:33pm PDT

Not a symbiotic relationship. Zebra mussels showed up in the Otter Tail River drainage a few years ago and it was only a matter of time before they became well established further downstream. Here, several zebra mussels have attached to a native Unionid mussel. It is only a matter of time before they suffocate the mussel, usurping all of its food before it has a chance to enter its siphon. #AIS #stopANS #zebramussels #protectourstreams

A photo posted by Jean-Paul Lipton (@roughfisher) on Jun 18, 2015 at 8:02am PDT

One of my most interesting catches to date, a native chestnut lamprey. Look at those teeth! All business. My guess is that I lined the host fish while fishing a current seam and the fly must have slid down and hooked the lamprey in the mouth. I'm not sure how else a parasite would take a fly. #flyfishing #chestnutlamprey #strangecatches #natives #minnesota

A photo posted by Jean-Paul Lipton (@roughfisher) on Jun 22, 2015 at 6:56pm PDT

Rigged up in middle America. #flyfishing #flyfarming #carponthefly #carppro #artisanflies @scientificanglers @rossreels @loonoutdoors

A photo posted by Jean-Paul Lipton (@roughfisher) on Jun 26, 2015 at 9:28am PDT

Most definitely a target rich environment. A bunch of channel cats were mixed in with these carp. All the excitement you could handle in an hour. #flyfishing #carponthefly #carppro #carp #channelcats #minnesota

A video posted by Jean-Paul Lipton (@roughfisher) on Jun 23, 2015 at 10:37am PDT

Fruits of labor. A hefty teener. #carp #carpcrack #carponthefly #carppro #flyfishing #artisanflies

A photo posted by Jean-Paul Lipton (@roughfisher) on Jun 23, 2015 at 12:25pm PDT