How many days have you been out fishing this year? 2024
Alan Reed reply :
33 days left in the year. How many days have you fished? How many more do you think you can get in?
Choporoz reply :
No clue....many....five or six days some weeks....zero others...remaining 33 are a bit tougher, what with weather and holidays negatively impacting results
Catt reply :
On 11/29/2016 at 1:27 AM, Choporoz said:No clue....many....five or six days some weeks....zero others...remaining 33 are a bit tougher, what with weather and holidays negatively impacting results
This!
Started the year real strong, in a two month slide to early pre-spawn!
Team9nine reply :
I'm guessing I made about half as many as @IndianaFinesse 
...usually runs between 80-125 days per year for me.
Extended forecast models aren't looking good. Probably down to half a dozen or less trips left this year 
-T9
N Florida Mike reply :
I've fished SOME 4-5 days a week throughout the year.I have not fished a full day all year.My longest day was 6:30 to 1:30 one Saturday.
shimmy reply :
Hmm, altogether, i was out on the water approximately 30 times this year give or take. When i finish my boat this winter, i hope to be out on the water a lot more. I probably watch/read something fishing related on a daily basis throughout the year, but am really not on the water that much. I really need to fix this.
soflabasser reply :
Enough days to make it one of the best years I have had bass fishing.
Hez reply :
Hmmm...that's a tough one to calculate...which is a good thing.
I will try though...
I will estimate 3 weekends a month, 2 days a weekend...I will start in February, so...9 months....
9 x (3 x 2) = ~ 54 days this year
That's a rough estimate...but fairly accurate.
Spankey reply :
I think I'll get a few day of trout fishing in before the end of the year.
I can only guess, 60+ days. If I said 75 I think I'd be stretching it. I had a few week at trout season that it seem like I went everyday after work.
I feel this was a great bass season for me. Better than expected. Conditions were not great. Lack of rain. Hotter than the norm. Construction going on I a place I like to fish.
Steveo-1969 reply :
I would guess 80+ days so far this year and another 6-8 days before years end. The only thing I know for sure is that I didn't fish as many days as I would have liked to fish!!!!!
DrMarlboro92 reply :
So, I just tried to calculate it, and it looks like I spent ~230 days on the water this year. after figuring up launch fees, and fuel to and from the lake, I spent over $9k just hauling and launching the boat. that... That must be why my girl is always so ticked off at me.
Choporoz reply :
On 11/29/2016 at 3:45 AM, DrMarlboro92 said:.. That must be why my girl is always so ticked off at me.
you could break your brain trying to figure that one out....sometimes I wonder if a problem stems from too many days out fishing....or not enough...lol....probably both
OCdockskipper reply :
4 days on Missouri waters, 57 days on my home lake in Southern California. Most trips were 7+ hours with a few summer afternoon trips thrown in.
With the holidays and a friend visiting in December, I expect to add in another 6 full day trips.
Darren. reply :
No idea, but much fewer than last year because life. 
I.e., sons getting older, travel soccer weekends, travel
for mountain bike races...seems to take up more time
every year.
Jar11591 reply :
50-75 days
stk44 reply :
60 - 70 days per year. 10-16 hours per week. I'm done for the year. Below 45 degrees and increasing wind gusts make it unsafe in my kayak.
OCdockskipper reply :
On 11/29/2016 at 4:10 AM, Darren. said:No idea, but much fewer than last year because life.
I.e., sons getting older, travel soccer weekends, travel
for mountain bike races...seems to take up more time
every year.
Good news, there is light at the end of the tunnel and it isn't an oncoming train...
As much as I enjoyed my kids as children, I like them more as adults.
Bankbeater reply :
I have gone about 50 times so far. If the weather holds I will be able to squeeze a few more days in.
Darren. reply :
On 11/29/2016 at 5:17 AM, OCdockskipper said:Good news, there is light at the end of the tunnel and it isn't an oncoming train...
As much as I enjoyed my kids as children, I like them more as adults.
Thanks for the encouragement!
kickerfish1 reply :
Fished maybe 25 on the high side. How many left would be a whopping zero.
Goose52 reply :
Easy question. I don't keep track of how many days I fish, I keep track of how many days I don't fish. This calendar year, I had hard water for (only) 5 days, and was on personal or business travel for 33 days. Today is the 333 day of 2016. 333 minus 38 = 295.
So, 2016 to date, I fished on 295 days.
As you say, 33 days left in this calendar year. I have travel scheduled for 7 days - leaving 26 days available for fishing. I expect to fish all 26 of those days since I don't think there is even a REMOTE possibility of any hard water for the rest of this year...
slonezp reply :
I've been out all but 3 weekends since ice out and every day of my 10 days of PTO. I will be out this weekend, but this may be it. Extended forecast shows the bottom dropping out in the middle of next week.
On 11/29/2016 at 7:46 AM, Goose52 said:Easy question. I don't keep track of how many days I fish, I keep track of how many days I don't fish. This calendar year, I had hard water for (only) 5 days, and was on personal or business travel for 33 days. Today is the 333 day of 2016. 333 minus 38 = 295.
So, 2016 to date, I fished on 295 days.
As you say, 33 days left in this calendar year. I have travel scheduled for 7 days - leaving 24 days available for fishing. I expect to fish all 24 of those days since I don't think there is even a REMOTE possibility of any hard water for the rest of this year...
What are you? Rain Man?
MIbassyaker reply :
I get to fish approximately from April through September, with most of those days coming may-august. 2-3 times per week, usually weekday mornings, during weeks when I don't have too many other obligations in the way. I'm guessing this year was 40-45 days, most of which were 3-5 hours on/in/at the water.
Goose52 reply :
On 11/29/2016 at 8:06 AM, slonezp said:I've been out all but 3 weekends since ice out and every day of my 10 days of PTO. I will be out this weekend, but this may be it. Extended forecast shows the bottom dropping out in the middle of next week.
What are you? Rain Man?
Hah - I can't compete with Rain Man...I need an Excel spreadsheet to keep track...
IndianaFinesse reply :
Somewhere around 240 days so far, but most of these were shorter ~4 hour trips rather than all day things. I've probably "only" fished about 70 all day fishing trips this year. I'm hoping to get another 20 trips in before new years, as long as the lakes don't freeze up to thick to plow threw with a canoe, which I don't think will happen till January unless the weather turns really cold really fast.
gimruis reply :
I kept track of this in an excel spreadsheet this season! I mostly did it because I bought a new boat last April and I wanted to see how often I would use it, but I kept track of the hours and quantity of fish I caught too. I'm probably not going to do this again but it was interesting to try this year.
I went fishing a total of 38 times between April - October for a grand total of 131 hours, which is an average of about 3.4 hours per trip. 28 of those 38 trips were in my new boat which had a total of 112 hours. 30 of those 38 trips were targeting bass, 3 targeting walleye, 4 targeting muskies, and 1 trip for panfish.
Bluebasser86 reply :
I know that I fished 35 different bodies of water this year, many of them multiple times. So I'm going to guess that I fished more days than most folks do.
How many more days depends a lot on when/if I get a deer, and when baby #2 decides to make his appearance.
Turkey sandwich reply :
Man, I'm jealous of you guys. Between health issues, work, and having a long drive to any waters I regularly fish, I'm not so lucky. Instead, I'm the guy on the water at dawn and off at dusk any day I can sneak free, and spending my off time reading or practicing casting. I might have had 20 days on the water this year between bass and trout. Luckily, I'm healing up well and not far from having a 4 day work week - so I'm very excited to have more time for fishing and camping next year.
"hamma" reply :
I got 6 days in, Thank you je1946
Oregon Native reply :
It boils down to never enough. From March through October I fish a couple wildcats a week and clubbers on Saturday twice a month. Plus I try and get out a few more in between. But it seems I'm always spacing out thinking of being on the water and what to use. Probably do to the fact that a short time ago I was laid up for some time and couldn't do anything....so I am so thankful to be out there now.
Tight Lines
WIGuide reply :
I believe I have to be right around 100 times this year. I start fishing on weekends in early to mid April and then average about 4 days a week from May through mid October when basketball season starts and I'm coaching after work. Then it's just Fridays and weekends until I can't go any longer. Trips left this year...most likely zero looking at the weather. My fingers are still crossed that I can get out this Saturday though. That hard water is coming fast
IndianaFinesse reply :
On 11/29/2016 at 1:34 AM, Team9nine said:I'm guessing I made about half as many as @IndianaFinesse
Extended forecast models aren't looking good. Probably down to half a dozen or less trips left this year
-T9
And yet you still probably end up catching more total bass than me.
00 mod reply :
I am a little crazy about keeping numbers: days, bass caught and over 5lbs
43 days on the water- 397 bass caught
5 - 5.99lbs =10
6 - 6.99lbs =12
7 - 7.99lbs = 10
8 - 8.99lbs = 4
9 - 9.30lbs = 3 **9.30 lbs biggest so far
10+ = 0 (so far)
Jeff
Ohio Archer reply :
Best I can figure I'm around 30 days give or take a couple. Got a slow start but picked up in June. Then got a new boat in July. Trying to get a few more before it gets too cold.
TnRiver46 reply :
Every darn day I had the opportunity. Way too many to count
Ratherbfishing reply :
If I did an actual tally it would probably depress me so I'll just go with "Not enough."
Team9nine reply :
On 11/29/2016 at 10:58 PM, IndianaFinesse said:And yet you still probably end up catching more total bass than me.
I'm guessing you're fish-for-fish with me on the shallow stuff. You seem to have figured out most of the better bites and locations out there. If I have an advantage, it's that I've got a pretty solid offshore game that you haven't had a chance to capitalize on yet due to your electronics setup (I'm guessing). That will come soon enough though, I'm sure. 
-T9
stk44 reply :
How many guys that fish 200+ days are still married? I'll compile a list and plan on interviewing the top three.
Goose52 reply :
On 11/30/2016 at 9:48 AM, stk44 said:How many guys that fish 200+ days are still married? I'll compile a list and plan on interviewing the top three.
296 days fished this year as of today AND still married. BUT, I'm (mostly) retired and have 13 lakes/ponds within a few minutes drive making it possible to fish every day...
A-Jay reply :
On 11/30/2016 at 10:16 AM, Goose52 said:296 days fished this year as of today AND still married. BUT, I'm (mostly) retired and have 13 lakes/ponds within a few minutes drive making it possible to fish every day...
Are you still in good supply ?
I'm almost out
A-Jay
Goose52 reply :
On 11/30/2016 at 11:16 AM, A-Jay said:
Are you still in good supply ?
I'm almost out
A-Jay
I saved the one you sent me before for a rainy day - let me know if you need it back...
A-Jay reply :
On 11/30/2016 at 11:39 AM, Goose52 said:I saved the one you sent me before for a rainy day - let me know if you need it back...
Thanks but I can't use those anymore.
Mine have to be multi-functional to include Dog Sledding & trips to Mexico . . . .
A-Jay
stk44 reply :
On 11/30/2016 at 10:16 AM, Goose52 said:296 days fished this year as of today AND still married. BUT, I'm (mostly) retired and have 13 lakes/ponds within a few minutes drive making it possible to fish every day...
You're disqualified. 
Catt reply :
On 11/30/2016 at 11:16 AM, A-Jay said:
Are you still in good supply ?
I'm almost out
A-Jay
I don't ask for permission... It's easier to ask for forgiveness!
Catt reply :
MawMaw's hobby is shopping, mine is fishing!
Right now MawMaw's job is Christmas shopping for the grandkids!
PawPaw's job is to stay outta MawMaw's way!
RB 77 reply :
I fish anywhere from 50-100 days a year on average. This is anything from a few hours after work to 36+ hour offshore a trips. This year unfortunately, while I'm not sure the actual number, I believe it to be well under 50...
breban1 reply :
Wow, I can only dream of fishing as often as 1/2 of you guys! 2 little ones take up most of my time (which I don't mind at all).
I probably get out 3-4 times a month. Living in the midwest doesn't help when winter rolls around. I'm kind of a wimp when it comes to ice fishing. Never been good at it either.
AndrewJ reply :
On 11/30/2016 at 9:48 AM, stk44 said:How many guys that fish 200+ days are still married? I'll compile a list and plan on interviewing the top three.
Now I did not even come close to 200 days (probably in the 75-100 days range) I will say it is easy to stay married and fish that much. Just bring the wife with you.
Bass_Fishing_Socal reply :
I think i am the biggest looser here, married with no kid and full time job. I got a boat early this year and only got out less than 10 time, other than that just bank fishing a couple hours here and there, most of the time very early morning while my wife still in her beauty sleep.
I hope I will get more fishing hours next year since we are still in process of moving to canyon lake here in CA. This is another thing that frustrated me, We supposed to move like 2 months ago but always thing came up, now we are on the third buyers for our house. ???
WIGuide reply :
On 12/2/2016 at 6:48 PM, AndrewJ said:Now I did not even come close to 200 days (probably in the 75-100 days range) I will say it is easy to stay married and fish that much. Just bring the wife with you.
I'm not married yet, but my girlfriend loves to fish. Not quite as much as me, but she's always up to go and it's actually what we did on our first date. She's currently going to school about 3 hours away and she gets jealous every time I tell her I'm going fishing because she just wants to go with. I think I might have found a keeper and although I don't think she'll be putting in 200+ days on the water a year I don't think she'd mind if I do as long as she gets to come with when she wants.
OCdockskipper reply :
On 12/2/2016 at 11:14 PM, WIGuide said:I'm not married yet, but my girlfriend loves to fish. Not quite as much as me, but she's always up to go and it's actually what we did on our first date. She's currently going to school about 3 hours away and she gets jealous every time I tell her I'm going fishing because she just wants to go with. I think I might have found a keeper and although I don't think she'll be putting in 200+ days on the water a year I don't think she'd mind if I do as long as she gets to come with when she wants.
Unless she has a hump on her back, a lazy eye & asks to be called "Igor", marry that woman immediately...
stk44 reply :
On 12/2/2016 at 6:48 PM, AndrewJ said:Now I did not even come close to 200 days (probably in the 75-100 days range) I will say it is easy to stay married and fish that much. Just bring the wife with you.
On 12/2/2016 at 11:14 PM, WIGuide said:I'm not married yet, but my girlfriend loves to fish. Not quite as much as me, but she's always up to go and it's actually what we did on our first date. She's currently going to school about 3 hours away and she gets jealous every time I tell her I'm going fishing because she just wants to go with. I think I might have found a keeper and although I don't think she'll be putting in 200+ days on the water a year I don't think she'd mind if I do as long as she gets to come with when she wants.
It's not the married part alone that makes it difficult. It's the married + little rugrat running around part. My wife likes to fish, but if we take my daughter, one of us isn't going to be able to fish, and it's not gonna be me. I'll count my blessings though, because next year I'll get to teach the little one how to fish.
Choporoz reply :
On 12/2/2016 at 11:14 PM, WIGuide said:I'm not married yet, but my girlfriend loves to fish. Not quite as much as me, but she's always up to go and it's actually what we did on our first date. She's currently going to school about 3 hours away and she gets jealous every time I tell her I'm going fishing because she just wants to go with. I think I might have found a keeper and although I don't think she'll be putting in 200+ days on the water a year I don't think she'd mind if I do as long as she gets to come with when she wants.
Get that one in the net quickly!
I've got one like that....In fact, we went fishing on our wedding day....Her idea!
Hurricane reply :
Not enough.... Hopefully a lot more next year...
Goose52 reply :
On 12/2/2016 at 11:14 PM, WIGuide said:I'm not married yet, but my girlfriend loves to fish. Not quite as much as me, but she's always up to go and it's actually what we did on our first date. She's currently going to school about 3 hours away and she gets jealous every time I tell her I'm going fishing because she just wants to go with. I think I might have found a keeper and although I don't think she'll be putting in 200+ days on the water a year I don't think she'd mind if I do as long as she gets to come with when she wants.
Sounds like a keeper for sure ! Don't let her get away ...
Jaderose reply :
Enough but not ENOUGH. 
bowhunter63 reply :
Never ever enough
CybrSlydr reply :
Brother and I have made it out about... 20+ times I'd say.
senile1 reply :
On 11/30/2016 at 9:48 AM, stk44 said:How many guys that fish 200+ days are still married? I'll compile a list and plan on interviewing the top three.
I think there are only two.
On 12/2/2016 at 11:14 PM, WIGuide said:I'm not married yet, but my girlfriend loves to fish. Not quite as much as me, but she's always up to go and it's actually what we did on our first date. She's currently going to school about 3 hours away and she gets jealous every time I tell her I'm going fishing because she just wants to go with. I think I might have found a keeper and although I don't think she'll be putting in 200+ days on the water a year I don't think she'd mind if I do as long as she gets to come with when she wants.
QuoteUnless she has a hump on her back, a lazy eye & asks to be called "Igor", marry that woman immediately...:
This is just a guess but I suspect that 99 percent of the time any woman who allows you to fish 200 days a year looks like Igor and has a hump on her back.
3rdDon reply :
Probably 15-20 since I bought my rod in July. I'm hoping to squeeze in 3 more trips before the end of the year and obviously next year I'll put up better numbers!
DrMarlboro92 reply :
On 11/30/2016 at 9:48 AM, stk44 said:How many guys that fish 200+ days are still married? I'll compile a list and plan on interviewing the top three.
How does that song go.....
I'm sure it'll hit me, when i walk through that door tonight, yeah I'm gonna miss her, oh lookie there, I got a bite!
Oklahoma Mike reply :
On 12/3/2016 at 12:02 AM, stk44 said:It's not the married part alone that makes it difficult. It's the married + little rugrat running around part. My wife likes to fish, but if we take my daughter, one of us isn't going to be able to fish, and it's not gonna be me. I'll count my blessings though, because next year I'll get to teach the little one how to fish.
What is awesome is when they are finally old enough to take an interest in fishing. Not only does it provide for some great quality time together, but in teaching them from the basics up, you will find that you get a chance to go back and relearn things maybe a little better yourself, or maybe return to some great techniques that you for whatever reason left behind.
Here's my youngest with his first catch of the day from last weekend (he outfished me on the whole day).
stk44 reply :
On 12/8/2016 at 5:32 AM, Oklahoma Mike said:What is awesome is when they are finally old enough to take an interest in fishing. Not only does it provide for some great quality time together, but in teaching them from the basics up, you will find that you get a chance to go back and relearn things maybe a little better yourself, or maybe return to some great techniques that you for whatever reason left behind.
Here's my youngest with his first catch of the day from last weekend (he outfished me on the whole day).
Yeah, I definitely can't wait for that. It might give me a chance to slow down and relax for once.
Brayberry reply :
I'll be just over 300 days this years, it helps I work at the lake, so I can fish before, during (lunch break), and after work daily
Ktho reply :
I don't really keep track or anything but I'd say im around 125 days or so. Half of those days are just short shore trips where I'm at a lake 2 hours or less and 15 or so were saltwater trips.
.ghoti. reply :
On 12/8/2016 at 7:23 AM, stk44 said:Yeah, I definitely can't wait for that. It might give me a chance to slow down and relax for once.
When taking a youngster fishing for the first few times, relax aint on the agenda. Fun, yes. Rewarding, yes. Making memories, yep. Relaxing, uh, not gonna happen.
stk44 reply :
On 12/11/2016 at 1:12 AM, .ghoti. said:When taking a youngster fishing for the first few times, relax aint on the agenda. Fun, yes. Rewarding, yes. Making memories, yep. Relaxing, uh, not gonna happen.
I would probably not fish and just supervise and help my daughter. It's gotta be more relaxing than paddling like a maniac all over the lake and casting or pitching as many times as I possibly can in 12 hours :-)
Kris2016 reply :
Actually, this year was an improvement in time fishing because I retired in January. Around June of this year I was speaking with a customer where I work part-time and he mentioned a bass club. This club is small and all the Members are over 55 and oldest is early to mid-Seventies. Turned out that four of the Members are guys I fished tournaments and clubs back in the day. Twenty to twenty-five years ago. We do two club tournaments a month from April through October and I got some practice days in on reservoirs I have never fished before. So I would say I got 25 days in fishing this year. Sure beats the time I used to spend on the road for a company.
Hoping this year will be an improvement over last. Looking forward to making all of the club tournaments and many trips away with my wife. Something will have to give and it will probably be work.
Robeng reply :
9 days - sad to say. Some were great others not so much. Tried different lakes-didnt do too bad. Always ended up back in Lake St Clair.
SJex reply :
Between May and November I fished 46 times, mostly on weekends.
ohiobassfishing reply :
I would say I fished around 75-100 days this year. Many came from steelhead season when I went almost everyday after school.
cgolf reply :
Fished 98 days this year. Usually get around 150 days a year, but the river fishing was really down this year. Many of my trips are on my way to work, so they are shorter, but it is still fishing:)
Last_Cast reply :
I havent been out enough times! lol
IndianaFinesse reply :
Now that the lakes around here are iced over and i'm done for the year, I finished with a total of 268 days fishing. I would like to hope that the ice will be thick enough to get out ice fishing on before new years, but I doubt it will.
crypt reply :
150-175. gonna go for 200 next year…………we'll see what happens.
DoDFire reply :
My boat has been wet 5 times this year.......I have been fishing since I was 5 and fished every chance I had as a kid which was a bunch since there was a pond right across from where I lived fished by myself at age 10-11 I say by myself but the best friend was there as well just no Dad or Mom when we hit the pond then I started driving and was always fishing every free moment I had. Got married and fished the evenings 1-2 nights and all day on Saturday with my brother uncle and cuz. Had kids and fished every Saturday I could and a few evenings per month. Now I have no job and can't get off the couch due to back problems for the past 9 years and now I'm lucky to get 5-10 days a year......It sucks......I want to fish so bad right now it's not funny. This is smallmouth time and I'm married to this frigg'n couch.......You guys that fish day in and day out better not take it for granted because it can be taken away in the blink of an eye and take care of your health. Tie'n jigs when I can sit and being on a site like Bassresource.com talking about fishing is the only thing that gets me through the suck. The H2O temps are getting right for hair jigs around here and I'm take'n little man out come hell or high water in the next week or so. Fish On men, Fish On.
FordsnFishin reply :
I would estimate at 120 to 140 days times this year. Most trips estimating 4 hours after work. Probably 30 days I've spent 6+ hours
Ronald K Smith reply :
Everyone has been lucky this year, I have fished ZERO days due to my illness. I've always had bronchial problems all my life. Last November I got pneumonia and a common cold on top. Doctor and hospital told me it was a rare viral type and have been fighting it all year. Several problems have resulted since. Now the doctors said I have COPD, never smoked and have been on oxygen since. 3 weeks ago they did a lungscope and discovered a growth blocking the airway in my lungs, removed last week and breathing has improved.
I record every show dealing with fishing nd seat on the couch with my favorite casting outfit watching them.
I'm looking forward to 2017.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
DogBone_384 reply :
I did well this year. I'd say I got our somewhere between 50-75 days this year. Many trips were only for a few hours before or after work. Caught fish every month except February, April, and December (though it's not over yet...).
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