IF this Butterfly lights be prepared to set the hook/Lake Conway 8-3-10

Guys im telling ya there is something to this butterfly thing. I fished Conway from 7AM to 12:23 PM this morning and had only caught 9 keepers. Well I was about to give it up, when this butterfly landed on my reel hand. It was the same butterfly or moth (whatever it is) that followed me home from the Red River I posted about last week. (PLEASE SOMEBODY tell me the name of this butterfly if they know). Anyway with the heat index over 100 degrees I decided I would call it a day. LOL well on my way back in to the boat ramp I thought I would jig around the Cypress trees right infront of my boat ramp. Guys im telling ya from 12:23 PM to 1:20PM in blazing heat I boated seven fish in about 5-6 feet of water and they were my nicest fish of the day. I am at 16 fish right now, I'll put up a pic of the whole mess when I come back off the water this evening, but here is a couple pics of my nicer fish I caught right after the butterfly landing.:D

I think its called a good luck butterfly... why try to name it anything else?

CP, my hat's off to you for braving the heat. Nice mess of fish!:)

That poor little lady is gonna get tired of having to clean all these fish.:eek::D:D Sounds like another good day on the water. Congrats.:)

I would name it "Good Luck" butterfly.:D

WOW. i didnt even wana go outside today and u went fishing...U DA MAN!!!!

My hats off to ya CP your the only person I know who catches em on Conway in the summer, I hear of a lot of people tearing them up in the winter but your in a league all your own

Thanks Guys, I stopped fishing to enjoy the sunset on Lake Conway. As I watched it set I thought of how many beautiful sunset's I missed because I was so intent on catching a fish. As the sun dropped down below the horizon I thought of the butterfly that landed on me, how I battled extream hot weather, and how the fish bit best in the hottest part of the day, I realized The Good Lord set this day before me, and this day was coming to an end. I thought how I will never be able to re-live this day on the water agian, It is gone now, all except the pictures and memory's that I now have of it. We are haunted by the waters we fish. God Bless...:)

Great pic....crappie aren't bad either. :)

i think it is a buckeye butterfly, look at this link
The Buckeye Butterfly in the garden
curtis

Great catch CP !!! I've been looking hard for one of those butterflys down here but haven't seen one yet. I'm gonna look at it as a message from above when it shows up!!!

Those butterfly's do work. Had one land on me this past Saturday which was work day at deer camp. I caught all the dust, grim and sweat I could handle. Gotta a big ol dose of spider webs too.

I am sure the cooler would have been slam full if I had been fishin.:D

Russ, you are killin me!! Awesome catch!!!

Reckon if I just carried a pic of the butterfly with me? Would that work? LOL Always enjoy your fishing info, perspective of our Creator, and your pics! Keep em coming!

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Originally Posted by tank55

i think it is a buckeye butterfly, look at this link
The Buckeye Butterfly in the garden
curtis

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Thats the One Tank, thanks for checking on it, A buckeye butterfly is becoming my favorite insect by far. LOL

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Originally Posted by luvpt

Great catch CP !!! I've been looking hard for one of those butterflys down here but haven't seen one yet. I'm gonna look at it as a message from above when it shows up!!!

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I know it's a Devine Fishing Sign, but it seems everytime a butterfly shows up and lands on me something good happen's on the water. I have had this happen several times over the years. It's Good to hear from you Luvpt maybe one day we can share some time on the water together my friend.:)

I agree with tank55. I think it is a Buckeye Butterfly also. But the "Good luck" butterfly has a nice sound to it.

Great looking mess of fish!

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Originally Posted by CrappiePro

Thanks Guys, I stopped fishing to enjoy the sunset on Lake Conway. As I watched it set I thought of how many beautiful sunset's I missed because I was so intent on catching a fish. As the sun dropped down below the horizon I thought of the butterfly that landed on me, how I battled extream hot weather, and how the fish bit best in the hottest part of the day, I realized The Good Lord set this day before me, and this day was coming to an end. I thought how I will never be able to re-live this day on the water agian, It is gone now, all except the pictures and memory's that I now have of it. We are haunted by the waters we fish. God Bless...:)

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CP never heard it put better, we are indeed haunted by the waters we fish and the memories of it.

Good mess of fish, I tip my hat and say you are a great fisherman sir

Ain't them buckeyes lucky charms? And then to get a butterfly named after one... How can you go wrong?

It's getting close to Black Crappie hammer time here on Lake Conway. One of my favorite post from the CP archives. Enjoy...

Durn son, you made a day of it! Looks like you worked for thay limit!:twocents

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Originally Posted by creekslick

I would name it "Good Luck" butterfly.:D

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Me to

Attachment 126470Attachment 126471I'm a firm believer in the "good luck" butterfly. But they are a finicky critter. This butterfly lit on my hand and I got all ready to catch a fish, and the little rascal saw Nimrod get a bite and left me and set up there under his seat flapping his wings trying to get credit for Nimrods fish. I'da mashed the little sucker if he would have come back my way.

Saturday me and the boys had some butterfly mojo going on. I big black butterfly flew the length of the boat, just before we finally started catching some decent crappie! I told the boys that it was all because of the butterfly! :biggrin

Nice story and pics CP. Nice feesh too.

Thanks for reviving an old post for us. It's fun to see post from a few years back pop up on the forum again! I wasn't around back then but the knowledge shared from 2 years ago can easily still educate us today. I recall recently when the live cypress bite thread came back around I took some detailed notes and plan on trying to get on em at Conway!

Thanks CP for shearing

Thanks Guys...I dont know how many Black Crappie I have caught off lake Conway in the summer but I can tell you it's been a few. LOL RCC Great Pics man and thats Darn Funny ROFL. I would have thought that betterfly would have run from Nimrod...But butterfly rules say if a butterfly leaves you for another boat...Then she was never your butterfly to begin with. HAHA!!!

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Originally Posted by CrappiePro

Thanks Guys...I dont know how many Black Crappie I have caught off lake Conway in the summer but I can tell you it's been a few. LOL RCC Great Pics man and thats Darn Funny ROFL. I would have thought that betterfly would have run from Nimrod...But butterfly rules say if a butterfly leaves you for another boat...Then she was never your butterfly to begin with. HAHA!!!

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Your first mistake thinking again!rotfl

I could'nt blame the butterfly if it did for working it too hard !:Rofl

When you reach Crappie Ninja statis you will have a flock of butterflies following your boat all over the lake.:biggrin

Attachment 126499 Use caution when dealing with butterfly mojo. We thought these were crappie butterflies, as it turned out, these were bass butterflies at Beaver Lake. I shoulda sprayed them with raid.

LOL RCC...Come On guys show us your crappie fishing butterfly pics. I remember Ole LUVPT's Lucky Bird Pic. That was a good one. Any body else got some Crappie Fishing butterfly or bird pics. I think it should be a requirement before you reach ninja status. Now If you guys can get strange chickens to show up at your door step and lay eggs I'll really be impressed. I'll resurrect that post for you guys if you like. HEHE!!! LOL

Go ahead and resurrect it Russ. I'll see what I can come up with. I don't recall any of my fishing trips ever involving chickens:Rofl

I never had a chicken on my boat, but had a bat once!:yikes

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Attachment 126470Attachment 126471I'm a firm believer in the "good luck" butterfly. But they are a finicky critter. This butterfly lit on my hand and I got all ready to catch a fish, and the little rascal saw Nimrod get a bite and left me and set up there under his seat flapping his wings trying to get credit for Nimrods fish. I'da mashed the little sucker if he would have come back my way.

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You guys crack me up with this stuff , never no what's coming next!!! Lol

I'm adding a butterfly net to my boat this weekend!

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Originally Posted by Tony McCall

I'm adding a butterfly net to my boat this weekend!

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I'm sending sending Kena (nimrod's catch) out with a butterfly net and a fruit jar to catch mine at first light. I figure if one butterfly is good well a whole dang jar full is better.rotfl Ain't letting Crappie pro get all the luck.:fish

I concur it is a common buckeye butterfly. Junonia coenia. Them and hackberry emperors have always been good luck to me!