Odd things while fishing

Over the years we sometimes run into odd or strange issues while outdoors. I've had a few but this one was unique and funny. While fishing on Shenango River a few years back I had something pulling on the back of my fishing vest while wading and casting. When I turned and looked I saw nothing at first, then as it started again I discovered a wild hen Wood Duck swimming behind me.
For some reason she was interested in tugging on the back of my vest in a friendly manner. As I moved down river she followed and continued swimming around me. It's like she wanted me to toss her some food or something. She just enjoyed tugging on my vest !
 
This was not a busy area on the river and wild ducks especially Wood Ducks are usually very shy and avoid humans highly ! Most times they fly away within eyesight of you.
She hung around for about 20 minutes or so then went on about her way. I did manage to get my camera out and snap a few of her swimming behind me tugging away !
 
Feel free to share any other outdoor oddities !  
 



 
 

I was fishing the Allegheny at Harmarville using a Countdown Rapala. It was in the fall and all I was bringing to the net were leaves. I felt the familiar tug and reeled quickly to remove more weeds. Surprise surprise, an Allegheny white fish. I put the needle nose to work and yanked it off the back treble. Sort of funny in a way!

I've posted this one before . Elk Creek fishing, my buddy gets company !
 

I was fishing Raystown Lake when it was filling up. No boats were permitted, so I was wading the shoreline. I saw a bass in the reeds and cast to it. The inline spinner I was using came right in front of the fish and the line came tight. Fighting the fish, it appeared that the spinner was outside of its mouth.

It looked that way because it was. Someone had caught the fish on a snelled hook and released it when it swallowed the bait, but leaving the loop. The spinner was hooked in the loop, not the fish.

I lived in Florida most of the 70s and hooked on Pier fishing and you have not caught anything till you have a seagull snatch your bait in the air and hook his beak! You're trying to bring the bird in without harming it or getting yourself torn to shreds with a **** female tourist screaming at you to cut the line and not hurt the bird.

I know exactly what you're talking about the local youth had it perfect when it came to pier fishing. Did you ever pull the mullet,/ sardine trick all the tourist? Sent more than running off the pier to throw up!

That's when you lay your dead mullet on the rail on one side of you and good sardines or the other. The tourist see you putting mullet on your hooks and when they start to crowd you and won't  let you be just pick up a sardine and bite it! Just remember which side is what!

Watched a guy hook and reel in a seagull at Trout Run many moons ago.....floating Power Bait was his downfall ! LOL.....
 
The best was the days of the KO Wobbler spoons at Trout Run. (70's)
Watched a guy casting one with a long noddle rod probably a ten footer.
As he prepared to swing back and cast, a guy was netting a fish behind him and the spoon just nipped the guy's tossle cap as he fired the rod forward !
That hat flew off the guys head and headed out into the lake in a second flat ! LMAO  
It didn't go very far but it was soaking wet when he reeled it in!  LMAO again.... 
...... only at Trout Run

Whole list of chit I hooked 90% of this came from our pristine rivers lmfao
-Traffic cone
-Lawn Chair
-Garbage Bag
-Sandals
-Muffler
-Ohio River Whitefish
-Bat during a cast at night
- 17" Rat (on a trip in Britain fishing a syndicate)

Just odd chit
- had homeless duUD walk by and fell asleep next to a bike path this past weekend
- got stop by a fish warden at night heard something across the lake, shined his light on two guys banging each other in the reeds LMAO
- Fat black woman at Twin jogging in her sports bra when the twins both fell out
- Chinese guy fight a Russian guy at Walnut over a lost steelhead
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