Other Species Latest Catch Pics Thread 2024
everythingthatswims reply :
Figured we should have one of these, bass aren't always the target species.
I caught a few stripers and largemouth on Lake Anna the other day. Good fun as always, finally got some fish to eat those 2015 Bassmaster Classic Hype Baits.
EricTheAngler reply :
A 4.5 Pounder at the local business park.
N Florida Mike reply :
This is an old one from the 80s.
Derekbass02 reply :
OntarioFishingGuy reply :
From earlier this winter in Cuba. I used a 1/3 oz Cleo, casting of the beach.
It fought hard on ML walleye gear / 10lb Power Pro.
everythingthatswims reply :
Caught a few of these guys on a float-n-fly after school. Ponds are gonna freeze again soon though 
Cyacnba reply :
My PB crappie so far 1.43lb caught on a tube
Catt reply :
Caught on Toledo Bend, wasn't weighed or measured!
Florida Cracker2 reply :
On 2/10/2016 at 5:12 AM, OntarioFishingGuy said:From earlier this winter in Cuba. I used a 1/3 oz Cleo, casting of the beach.
It fought hard on ML walleye gear / 10lb Power Pro.
Now your talkin-my-language. Nothing like a big jack to get the heart pumpin.
gardnerjigman reply :
On 2/11/2016 at 10:23 PM, Catt said:Caught on Toledo Bend, wasn't weighed or measured!
Holy slab
Dillo reply :
redfish from chirstmas in florida.
Jar11591 reply :
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BooyahMan reply :
d**n greedy, these trout are. That's a Rapala Crankin' Rap 5...
Weld's Largemouth reply :
Hog Basser reply :
I was bass fishin and this guy came up and hit my lure the second it hit the water last summer, right up in the weeds near the bank. Not supposed to even have channels stocked in this lake, but they're in there.
BooyahMan reply :
First, albeit tiny, Coho Salmon of the year!
fisherrw reply :
A slab I caught last week!! 2 or 2 1/2 pounds on a rainbow 5 in paddle tail swimbait!!
everythingthatswims reply :
Fished in the SNP for some wild trout today. Had a blast!
Bluebasser86 reply :
I just can't keep away from these guys this winter, not a bad problem to have though.
everythingthatswims reply :
Snakehead Whisperer reply :
Caught this little dude on a silver buddy with 12lb test in December. He went 62.5 lbs. The bass fishing has actually been decent throughout most of the winter here, so my multi-species fishing has been mostly accidental.
The only other noteworthy catch of this winter is this slab crappie my friend caught. Didn't weigh or measure it, but it was huge.
Hog Basser reply :
2 of our 7 crappie caught while bass fishing this weekend. These two were the biggest at 1.65 lbs and 14.5 inches. The rest ran about 12-13 inches and 1 pound each.
Fishin Ethan reply :
Caught this Southern Flounder in January. Used a baitcaster and the salt ruined it
. It was 4lbs and cooked it up for dinner
EricTheAngler reply :
On 3/8/2016 at 11:23 PM, Fishin Ethan said:Caught this Southern Flounder in January. Used a baitcaster and the salt ruined it
Good idea on the face part, but your other photos had your face on it.
Fishin Ethan reply :
On 3/8/2016 at 11:37 PM, EricTheAngler said:Good idea on the face part, but your other photos had your face on it.
true just to lazy to edit them
Cyacnba reply :
My first pike ever! 3.5lb and caught on a football jig haha
Jar11591 reply :
On 3/10/2016 at 7:55 AM, Cyacnba said:My first pike ever! 3.5lb and caught on a football jig haha
I hate to be that guy, but that is a chain pickerel. 
A nice one though!
Cyacnba reply :
On 3/10/2016 at 8:21 AM, Jar11591 said:
I hate to be that guy, but that is a chain pickerel.
Oh yeah, I was too excited that I forgot there are pikes and pickerel haha. Thanks for reminding me of that haha
Lucky Craft Man reply :
Not big ones, but it was just nice to be out in March without a jacket!
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 3/10/2016 at 3:38 PM, Lucky Craft Man said:Not big ones, but it was just nice to be out in March without a jacket!
That's funny, because I seem to see one that is quite large, and the other one is nothing to sneeze at. I'd love to catch one as big at that bottom fish.
buzzed bait reply :
On 3/8/2016 at 11:23 PM, Fishin Ethan said:Caught this Southern Flounder in January. Used a baitcaster and the salt ruined it
reppin the heels too!!! double like this post!!
Fishin Ethan reply :
On 3/10/2016 at 9:53 PM, buzzed bait said:reppin the heels too!!! double like this post!!
Hopefully the Heels can beat Pitt today at noon
Jtrout reply :
On 3/10/2016 at 3:38 PM, Lucky Craft Man said:Not big ones, but it was just nice to be out in March without a jacket!
The bottom one does look pretty fat lol what was the length and weight?
Lucky Craft Man reply :
On 3/11/2016 at 12:48 AM, Jtrout said:The bottom one does look pretty fat lol what was the length and weight?
She was in the mid 40's, but had a girth just over a 21". We didn't keep her out of the water long at all (maybe 15 seconds) so there was no offcial weight taken (not that I even carry a scale in the first place to take a weight measurement). Formulas put her in the low 20 pound range. She felt about that. When I first saw her quickly roll up by the surface, I thought I had a giant, because of how fat she looked. However, the next time I got her up, I knew she wasn't as big as my racing mind (and heart) thought. Still fun to catch though (as any size musky is)
everythingthatswims reply :
These pretty little guys have distracted me from bass for a little bit. When I caught two nice ones on a wacky rig I knew it was time to get the UL and some jigs. In an hour and a half today I caught 22 crappie, 22 (dink) largemouth, and 7 bluegill.....This thing called spring...I LIKE IT!
OntarioFishingGuy reply :
Cold, cold steelhead from late January. Probably one of the coldest days I have caught fish on.
Catch 22 reply :
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Catch 22 reply :
From top to bottom
yellow perch
white perch
pickerel
mirror carp
wisconsin heat reply :
It's been a few weeks since this trip on the ice. But here is the photo of my first fish through the ice of 2016: a little bluegill.
It wasn't the best day on the ice, but I finished with maybe 15 fish. Here are some of the Goliath yellow perch we pulled up.
I've also been keeping busy with the Brooks and Browns around my parts; I don't take many photos but take my word I've been catching more than just this one!
Bluebasser86 reply :
Caught a couple bull gills on the float-n-fly out of a pond a few weeks ago.
Also caught my first few trout of the season last week. I'd have video but my Virb is unfortunately at the bottom of the lake now
Jtrout reply :
Caught a couple good sized crappies yesterday in the rain on a zara puppy spook they were hammering it jumping all the way out of the water!
Jtrout reply :
Cant keep the huge crappie off my spook! This one was the biggest went 1.3 on the scale. Pulled some drag thought it was a bass
buzzed bait reply :
HOLY CRAPPIE.... this fattie gobbled up my spinnerbait last night!!
Dwight Hottle reply :
On 3/10/2016 at 3:38 PM, Lucky Craft Man said:Not big ones, but it was just nice to be out in March without a jacket!
That's what happens when your PB is the size of a horse buddy. All the rest are small by comparison.
Hurricane reply :
On 3/10/2016 at 3:38 PM, Lucky Craft Man said:Not big ones, but it was just nice to be out in March without a jacket!
Awesome fish!
Scarborough817 reply :
no pics but i caught a 3 lb pike last night on a Lucky Craft slender pointer
Jtrout reply :
Went to the patuxent river near my house first cast caught my first snakehead. It was 24 inches and 4 lbs fought pretty hard. We chopped its head off
MARsSPEED reply :
Almost got myself a state record Rock Bass today! This little girl was only 11" long but weighed 1lb 5oz on my scale. Maryland state record is 1lb 8oz...I don't know if it was full of eggs or just on a binge? Heck of a little fighter too!
Catt reply :
Wayne Hosea
Poverty Point Reservoir north Louisiana
3.24 - 3.16 - 2.28 - 2.24
All 4 were released 
Hurricane reply :
On 4/1/2016 at 1:15 AM, Catt said:WWayne Hosea
Poverty Point Reservoir north Louisiana
3.24 - 3.16 - 2.28 - 2.24
All 4 were released
Wow! Nice fish!!
Catch and Grease reply :
It's not too recent but I love this picture...
Derekbass02 reply :
Wow! Is that a bowfin?
Catch and Grease reply :
On 4/1/2016 at 3:13 AM, Derekbass02 said:
yeah, I caught it while flipping for bass... For a second I thought I had the bass of a lifetime on the end if my line...
Hurricane reply :
On 4/1/2016 at 1:52 AM, Catch and Grease said:It's not too recent but I love this picture...
wow.. Nice... Nice looking place to fish too...
everythingthatswims reply :
On 3/30/2016 at 10:45 AM, MARsSPEED said:Almost got myself a state record Rock Bass today! This little girl was only 11" long but weighed 1lb 5oz on my scale. Maryland state record is 1lb 8oz...I don't know if it was full of eggs or just on a binge? Heck of a little fighter too!
Wow I've never seen one that big!
everythingthatswims reply :
Massive cold front came through today so I decided not to fool with any bass.......14.5" crappie was the largest of many for me. And my little brother caught a 13" yellow perch
buzzed bait reply :
had a great weekend visiting with my family... managed to do a little fishing saturday evening and sunday afternoon althought saturday was about the most wind i've ever actually stayed and fished in with the kayak.
caught a nice rainbow and fat crappie as by-products on the wacky worm.... then on sunday my dad and i hit the creek for some trout. i landed 2 browns nice size and a beautiful native brook. had a blast with the old man!
BASS fisherman reply :
These were from my first trip out this year. Caught both on a hair rig rigged with corn. 
29 inch 13lb common carp
Possible rainbow trout. Did not measure, appx 15 inches.
slonezp reply :
got these a couple weeks ago
everythingthatswims reply :
My little brother and I braved the 40mph gusts today in search of some trout. We did pretty well. Kept 11, released 5.
OntarioFishingGuy reply :
On 4/9/2016 at 12:27 PM, BASS fisherman said:These were from my first trip out this year. Caught both on a hair rig rigged with corn.
29 inch 13lb common carp
Possible rainbow trout. Did not measure, appx 15 inches.
Nice carp! The second fish is a brown trout, and a nice one too.
Attila reply :
Went our for some panfish yesterday and caught quite a few decent perch and crappie. Ticket was a marabou jig as the water was still quite chilly.
Bluebasser86 reply :
everythingthatswims reply :
I am touring WVU tomorrow, but I had an hour and a half to kill in Morgantown, and I never go anywhere without a fishing rod.
1st white bass ever too
bassh8er reply :
26 1/4" and 6 lbs 2 oz.. In eastern Nebraska.
N Florida Mike reply :
Nice fish.My son lives in Omaha but I don't see any where to fish there..
Turtle135 reply :
somebody took a bite out of the Northern I caught yesterday! 
bassh8er reply :
On 4/19/2016 at 3:54 AM, N Florida Mike said:Nice fish.My son lives in Omaha but I don't see any where to fish there..
I'm in Omaha as well and I caught this fish in that area.
Lucky Craft Man reply :
From out West...
FloridaBasser1 reply :
25 pound Channel Cat caught Saturday, just a baby.
Jar11591 reply :
This little guy tricked me. Thought I had had something big when it made a long run. Bent the hook on my Rattlin' Rap.
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lakeannaangler reply :
Last week at lake anna Biggest was 15 inches
everythingthatswims reply :
On 4/27/2016 at 1:15 AM, lakeannaangler said:Last week. Biggest was 15 inches
He caught that thing on a darn hula grub. Now I've seen it all.
lakeannaangler reply :
On 4/27/2016 at 12:51 PM, everythingthatswims said:He caught that thing on a darn hula grub. Now I've seen it all.
Yeah we were fishing a rock pile for bass. We thoUGht He had a giant largemouth.
lakeannaangler reply :
I did not catch this but I just wanted to post this. 26lbs 2oz is the second largest ever caught on lake anna.
Jtrout reply :
24 in channel kitty 6lbs caught on cut up eel.
Bluebasser86 reply :
I can't hardly make a trip this year without doing this it seems. Hurt even worse that it was during a tournament again.
MassBass reply :
sight fished
lo n slo reply :
we went out on Lake Norman today and my cousin caught, not one, but two blue cats on Zoom lizards. both went around 8-10 lbs each. first one broke off at the boat but not before i got this pic. we usually catch a cat or two early in the spring but did not this year. the lizard in his face looks like a moustache.
MassBass reply :
This fish was 19" caught some others in my pal's boat that went about 26". Im on the first wave just a matter of time till the biggins move in.
Weld's Largemouth reply :
Trout everywhere!
https://imgur.com/a/G1v7m
everythingthatswims reply :
25mph+ sustained winds in a kayak? Never again. But I did catch some fish. Felt like I was in the ocean!
lakeannaangler reply :
The hybrids in lake anna are almost to the legal keeping length. Also caught 5 catfish
slonezp reply :
DevinFishing29 reply :
On 5/23/2016 at 8:36 AM, slonezp said:
Oh man those are some monster panfish!! Looks like a great day!
slonezp reply :
On 5/24/2016 at 10:24 AM, DevinFishing29 said:Oh man those are some monster panfish!! Looks like a great day!
My dad and I boated over 100 fish. Was a helluvaday
Lucky Craft Man reply :
While having a cruddy go of it in finding Smallmouth in Erie, we happened into a pod of Walleye. To lessen the sting of sucky bass fishing that day, dinner that night was certainly tasty...
Bluebasser86 reply :
First time in the kayak. Wish it wouldn't have gotten wrapped up so I could have got the full experience.
everythingthatswims reply :
A hair under 13", this fish was out in the middle of nowhere over 60FOW
tstraub reply :
One of my sons caught a nice black crappie
Bluebasser86 reply :
I had quite the multispecies day Friday. Largemouth, smallmouth, bluegill, warmouth, white bass, walleye, channel cat, and drum, almost all on a Ned Rig. This channel cat was the largest fish of the day and gave quite the fight.
MassBass reply :
This is the biggest carp I have ever caught i think; 37". Big heavy fish who knows what the weight was. Almost spooled me what a run out to the middle of the river whew!
Bluebasser86 reply :
Missed the state record by 3 ounces today.
Derekbass02 reply :
On 6/3/2016 at 6:33 AM, Bluebasser86 said:
What is that?
Here's a pike I caught last saturday on a Stik-O.
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 6/3/2016 at 7:48 AM, Derekbass02 said:What is that?
It's a Warmouth.
MarkH024 reply :
Jumbo perch. 15" My PB caught last weekend in downtown Chicago/Lake Michigan.
Afishionado reply :
Got a whole bunch of wee dinks yesterday.. still fun though..
James Frise reply :
I managed to catch this small snakehead n a short evening session. I'm not sure how but I managed to catch it on bread.
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Bluebasser86 reply :
Kbral87 reply :
9lbs channel cat, caught it with my ultralight setup. He was a scrappy guy, gave me a run for my money.
James Frise reply :
I managed to nab this spotted tilapia the other day. Caught it on my ultra light setup. It was a little bigger than my hand.
Jtrout reply :
Caught this 28 inch 12 pound carp in the patuxent river on a bread ball. Luckily my brother was there he got in the river to net it! What a fight it put up!
Bluebasser86 reply :
Haven't seen this done in a while, now twice in the last 2 trips.
lakeannaangler reply :
My brother caught this pickerel on lake anna yesterday
ibobpeb reply :
On 5/23/2016 at 8:36 AM, slonezp said:
Nice. What lure did you catch them on?
slonezp reply :
On 6/10/2016 at 3:24 AM, ibobpeb said:Nice. What lure did you catch them on?
Nightcrawlers
MassBass reply :
Had some luck today. 29". cool pic i think.
MassBass reply :
Caught the friggin things that were stripping all my carp rigs. And ate them! Pulled alot of meat off these 11 fish. Still have some in the frig.
everythingthatswims reply :
On 6/12/2016 at 7:52 AM, MassBass said:Caught the friggin things that were stripping all my carp rigs. And ate them! Pulled alot of meat off these 11 fish. Still have some in the frig.
They are great fried and they don't have any parasites at all like smallies and bluegill from rivers
On 6/9/2016 at 2:31 PM, Bluebasser86 said:Haven't seen this done in a while, now twice in the last 2 trips.
During a tournament this week. Best flippin' hookset ever, that thing STOPPED my rod
Jtrout reply :
Two more fatties today lol top one went 29in 16 lbs second went 32 in 20 lbs! Little sister netted them for me pulled drag all over the river
Bluebasser86 reply :
I was the drum and catfish slayer this past weekend on a camping trip with my family. This blue was almost completely white, and the drum is my second biggest ever at 10 pounds even.
buzzed bait reply :
On 6/14/2016 at 2:20 PM, Bluebasser86 said:I was the drum and catfish slayer this past weekend on a camping trip with my family. This blue was almost completely white, and the drum is my second biggest ever at 10 pounds even.
the highly coveted Albino fish! looks like it even sparked the dog's interest!
lakeannaangler reply :
Caught some stripers this morning
Dolphin fish we caught on the 10th
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everythingthatswims reply :
On 6/14/2016 at 11:16 PM, lakeannaangler said:Caught some stripers this morning
Dolphin fish we caught on the 10th
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Where'd you catch the stripers/how?
Master Bait'r reply :
On 6/12/2016 at 11:38 AM, everythingthatswims said:They are great fried and they don't have any parasites at all like smallies and bluegill from rivers
During a tournament this week. Best flippin' hookset ever, that thing STOPPED my rod
Haha I did that last week too! Monster hookset and a monster snapper. Ugh. For that half second though...
everythingthatswims reply :
Kayak
lakeannaangler reply :
On 6/15/2016 at 4:10 AM, everythingthatswims said:Where'd you catch the stripers/how?
We caught them at the splits trolling deep diving red fins
everythingthatswims reply :
On 6/15/2016 at 4:48 AM, lakeannaangler said:We caught them at the splits trolling deep diving red fins
Good deal, you didn't troll with an outboard did you?
lakeannaangler reply :
We were trolling with an outboard.
On 6/15/2016 at 5:09 AM, everythingthatswims said:Good deal, you didn't troll with an outboard did you?
We were not trolling with an outboard. Why?
MassBass reply :
caught 7
everythingthatswims reply :
On 6/15/2016 at 9:56 AM, lakeannaangler said:We were trolling with an outboard.
We were not trolling with an outboard. Why?
The stripers in Anna pretty much run away from outboards and my dad needs to take our boat to Anna soon before we go to the beach and I was just seeing if there was any chance of using it to catch stripers. They don't like the 2 stroke sound effects haha
MassBass reply :
On 6/15/2016 at 4:19 AM, everythingthatswims said:
Rod & reel?
everythingthatswims reply :
On 6/16/2016 at 4:53 AM, MassBass said:Rod & reel?
Yup, my shakey head rod with some corn haha
lakeannaangler reply :
On 6/16/2016 at 2:03 AM, everythingthatswims said:The stripers in Anna pretty much run away from outboard and my dad needs to take our boat to Anna soon before we go to the beach and I was just seeing if there was any chance of using it to catch stripers. They don't like the 2 stroke sound effects haha
We usually do use the outboard but we were experimenting to see if it really matters if you use the outboard or not. If you have the baits behind the boat far enough it really doesn't matter what motor you use. So you will probably be able to catch some. Put your baits out in an area that you were marking fish and run the baits through them. What baits do you normally use?
AndrewJ reply :
Caught several large blue gills on Shasta in the past. Not sure the exact species, but these are a few of the nicer ones. 
12 in 1 lbs Sun Fish
11.5 in 15 oz Sunfish
everythingthatswims reply :
On 6/16/2016 at 10:29 AM, lakeannaangler said:We usually do use the outboard but we were experimenting to see if it really matters if you use the outboard or not. If you have the baits behind the boat far enough it really doesn't matter what motor you use. So you will probably be able to catch some. Put your baits out in an area that you were marking fish and run the baits through them. What baits do you normally use?
My little brother caught one trolling a Manns stretch 15 from our boat in anna, and we have caught some nice ones on DD 22s, SK 6XD, and the bomber fat free shad that go 20+ trolling them from our kayaks. Down by the dike we troll jerkbaits and alabama rigs from our kayaks.
I would probably just troll a couple heavy a-rigs and a couple deep diving crankbaits from our boat
lakeannaangler reply :
On 6/18/2016 at 8:14 AM, everythingthatswims said:My little brother caught one trolling a Manns stretch 15 from our boat in anna, and we have caught some nice ones on DD 22s, SK 6XD, and the bomber fat free shad that go 20+ trolling them from our kayaks. Down by the dike we troll jerkbaits and alabama rigs from our kayaks.
I would probably just troll a couple heavy a-rigs and a couple deep diving crankbaits from our boat
I have noticed that the stripers strike crankbaits with a very slender baitfish profile more than cranks with a short and fat body. I also like to use a double rig with a redfin and a bucktail jig . I have an A-rig but have not had any luc with it.
James Frise reply :
I swear it was bigger than it looks..
Bluebasser86 reply :
Catching one of these guys is a pretty rare deal for me. Catching 3 in one day, and one while I was burning a Bull Shad, is unreal.
AndrewJ reply :
Well it wasnt my catch, but my Father landed this beauty on my 21st birthday. 42 inch 29 lbs lingcod.
James Frise reply :
Nice bullseye snakehead on the boo yah pad crashed poppin frog
River Dave reply :
Upper Niagara River last Friday. Almost impossible to take a selfie with a muskie. ?
AndrewJ reply :
On 6/21/2016 at 10:07 AM, River Dave said:Upper Niagara River last Friday. Almost impossible to take a selfies with a muskie. ?
Might be tough, but i say you nailed that selfie
James Frise reply :
On 6/21/2016 at 10:07 AM, River Dave said:Upper Niagara River last Friday. Almost impossible to take a selfies with a muskie. ?
I just set my front facing camera on a timer and lean it against a tree
Hog Basser reply :
Grinnell (Bowfin) my nephew caught out of our bass pond over the weekend.
Dillo reply :
Some backcountry cutthroats at 11, 861 feet. Caught and released.
A-Jay reply :
On 6/23/2016 at 8:47 AM, Dillo said:Some backcountry cutthroats at 11, 861 feet. Caught and released.
Wow - Gorgeous colors on those ~
Congrats
A-Jay
Bluebasser86 reply :
I was on a role Friday. Missed probably a half dozen more, all on my homemade bladed jigs.
everythingthatswims reply :
The bass were not cooperating so we made some makeshift crappie jigs with a piece of a trick worm on a 1/8oz swimbait head, and fished them on baitcasters with 12lb line. We would pitch the baits into laydowns and the line would jump on the fall, just like bass, it was crazy
A-Jay reply :
On 6/29/2016 at 5:42 AM, everythingthatswims said:
The bass were not cooperating so we made some makeshift crappie jigs with a piece of a trick worm on a 1/8oz swimbait head, and fished them on baitcasters with 12lb line. We would pitch the baits into laydowns and the line would jump on the fall, just like bass, it was crazy
That's a nice mess of sweet, finger licking, deep fried, Goodness Right There ~
Congrats
A-Jay
everythingthatswims reply :
On 6/29/2016 at 6:26 AM, A-Jay said:That's a nice mess of sweet, finger licking, deep fried, Goodness Right There ~
Congrats
A-Jay
The fridge at my house is pretty empty since we are going to the beach soon and don't want to leave anything behind that will spoil, so we just go catch lunch!
Logan S reply :
One mini snakehead and one monster snakehead from the Potomac today...
N Florida Mike reply :
They any good to eat?
Logan S reply :
On 7/2/2016 at 5:02 AM, N Florida Mike said:They any good to eat?
Supposed to be very good...Haven't tried it yet myself.
frosty reply :
Caught the bluegill on the Ned rig and the cat on a senco. The catfish ticked me off, I thought I had a HUGE bass
slonezp reply :
On 7/2/2016 at 5:00 AM, Logan S said:One mini snakehead and one monster snakehead from the Potomac today...
If they fight anything like bowfin, I bet they are fun
Dillo reply :
I landed a pretty cool job at a private fly fishing club teaching the kids camp. I caught this one during a quick break on a Tenkara rod and a dry fly. Poor quality photo but a pretty nice fish, around 20 inches
A-Jay reply :
Pike-O-Saurus ate a swim jig this afternoon.
A-Jay
N Florida Mike reply :
Man that thing looks huge!!
DevinFishing29 reply :
On 7/8/2016 at 10:37 AM, A-Jay said:
Pike-O-Saurus ate a swim jig this afternoon.
A-Jay
Nice one. I've always wanted to get one that big.
Bluebasser86 reply :
Not the fish I was hoping for, but watching a big channel cat eat a bladed jig next to the boat is still pretty cool!
everythingthatswims reply :
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The "other" sheepshead
Lucky Craft Man reply :
Not a big fish by any means, but it was my first caught on my homemade Musky A-Rig (there's always an element of pride in catching a fish on a lure you made/tied)
everythingthatswims reply :
On 7/15/2016 at 5:53 AM, Lucky Craft Man said:Not a big fish by any means, but it was my first caught on my homemade Musky A-Rig (there's always an element of pride in catching a fish on a lure you made/tied)
But were you vertical jigging it like that crazy guy Aaron Webe
A-Jay reply :
On 7/15/2016 at 5:53 AM, Lucky Craft Man said:Not a big fish by any means, but it was my first caught on my homemade Musky A-Rig (there's always an element of pride in catching a fish on a lure you made/tied)
Nice one ~
But are you gonna show us your new rig ?
A-Jay
Lucky Craft Man reply :
On 7/15/2016 at 8:46 AM, everythingthatswims said:But were you vertical jigging it like that crazy guy Aaron Webe
No, I was casting it (which is a freakin' work out to do for 10 hours). I did get the idea from watching Aaron's video and I made a 3, 4, and 5 arm model. I caught that fish on the three armed model.
A-Jay reply :
On 7/15/2016 at 9:00 AM, Lucky Craft Man said:No, I was casting it (which is a freakin' work out to do for 10 hours). I did get the idea from watching Aaron's video and I made a 3, 4, and 5 arm model. I caught that fish on the three armed model.
You're a wild man - 10 hours ?
Ya, I'd be done in 10 minutes and be looking for something a little more Deltoid - friendly . .
What about a Musky sized Ned Rig - we could call it a Med Rig . . .
Sure would be easier to fish
A-Jay
bassh8er reply :
Beat my PB walleye from earlier this year by 3/4" in South Dakota this last weekend.
Was able to hit 27" by a hair on the tape.
everythingthatswims reply :
Last trip into the blue before heading home, had another sail but it didn't stay buttoned
Penguino reply :
Was fishing for Crappie with nightcrawlers, in a pond with only bluegill, crappie, and bullheads.
Instead, all I caught were black bullheads that were ~1 pound or so that fought really hard. Also managed to poke myself with one of the dorsal fins by accident.
Lastly, right before I left, I saw a huge koi swimming around in the shallows. Anybody got any tips for bait or lures?
everythingthatswims reply :
On 7/16/2016 at 4:50 AM, Penguino said:Was fishing for Crappie with nightcrawlers, in a pond with only bluegill, crappie, and bullheads.
Instead, all I caught were black bullheads that were ~1 pound or so that fought really hard. Also managed to poke myself with one of the dorsal fins by accident.
Lastly, right before I left, I saw a huge koi swimming around in the shallows. Anybody got any tips for bait or lures?
Rick Clunn is the og, who is this Vincent guy?
dtux reply :
Caught these little dudes off Padre last weekend-
Nice_Bass reply :
PB walleye. Middle of the day in Central IL. Great eye for around here!
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 7/19/2016 at 11:00 PM, Nice_Bass said:PB walleye. Middle of the day in Central IL. Great eye for around here!
Great eye for about anywhere!
alexczarn reply :
On 7/16/2016 at 4:50 AM, Penguino said:Was fishing for Crappie with nightcrawlers, in a pond with only bluegill, crappie, and bullheads.
Instead, all I caught were black bullheads that were ~1 pound or so that fought really hard. Also managed to poke myself with one of the dorsal fins by accident.
Lastly, right before I left, I saw a huge koi swimming around in the shallows. Anybody got any tips for bait or lures?
I have caught koi the same way I've caught European carp, hair rig/simple sliding sinker to hook with corn or bread(dough)
YoTone reply :
I wasnt even targeting anything. i was out there just to practice my frogging retrieves. at best i was hoping for a 1lbs lmb..
around 7.5 and 8. i say that because this fish was caught before by a friend back in june and we weighed her at 7.5 lbs. so i figure she must of gotten bigger since.
Master Bait'r reply :
On 7/29/2016 at 8:29 PM, YoTone said:I wasnt even targeting anything. i was out there just to practice my frogging retrieves. at best i was hoping for a 1lbs lmb..
around 7.5 and 8. i say that because this fish was caught before by a friend back in june and we weighed her at 7.5 lbs. so i figure she must of gotten bigger since.
You know it's illegal to put those back in the water, right?
Good eating too!!
YoTone reply :
thanks but maybe YOU should read up on whats illegal in the state it was caught in regarding to this species before commenting.
Master Bait'r reply :
On 7/29/2016 at 9:44 PM, YoTone said:thanks but maybe YOU should read up on whats illegal in the state it was caught in regarding to this species before commenting.
*sigh*
I don't actually know or care where you are at this very moment, but per your "location", the PA FBC's website had this to say:
| IF YOU CATCH ONE |
| Anglers catching snakeheads should dispose of them properly. Anglers suspecting they have caught a snakehead are encouraged to NOT release it, and report it to the Commission at 610-847-2442 or via email.
So while yes, you may be technically correct in it not being ILLEGAL to re-release one in PA the bigger picture is that it's that way because they aren't prevalent enough to call for a law on it yet- and the FBC is literally asking for your help in figuring out where they even are at this point. Perhaps YOU should read up on proper disposal of them! In any case if you don't care about responsible enjoyment of the waterways, I can't make you. Have a nice day sir, and enjoy your lunkershare snakehead management efforts. Lol. |
YoTone reply :
Thanks for assuming that it was in public waters, man. but keep up the blabbering and assumptions of what i did or what occurred after the catch.
Master Bait'r reply :
Cool well just so you know...
PA REGULATIONS
It is unlawful for a person to sell, purchase, offer for sale or barter live snakehead species in Pennsylvania.
It is unlawful to possess live snakehead species in Pennsylvania.
It is unlawful to introduce or import live snakehead species into Pennsylvania waters.
Transportation of live snakehead species in or through Pennsylvania is prohibited.
So I'm not sure how the fish was introduced into said private pond, how long he plans on possessing it or how many times you boys catch something before you kill it and actually I don't really care but have a nice day in any case. Just trying to be helpful. Lots of people don't know or care and I like to imagine us all as not being part of that. When you said he caught it before I took you two for people who had no idea how bad snakeheads are- Sorry if that isn't the case!
MassBass reply :
nailed one. wicked thick weeds i was wading in there trying to pull afew pounds of weeds off my line so I could properly play the fish. 31.5"
On 7/16/2016 at 4:50 AM, Penguino said:Was fishing for Crappie with nightcrawlers, in a pond with only bluegill, crappie, and bullheads.
Instead, all I caught were black bullheads that were ~1 pound or so that fought really hard. Also managed to poke myself with one of the dorsal fins by accident.
Lastly, right before I left, I saw a huge koi swimming around in the shallows. Anybody got any tips for bait or lures?
Lets see that fish out of the water!
DogBone_384 reply :
On 8/1/2016 at 7:51 AM, MassBass said:nailed one. wicked thick weeds i was wading in there trying to pull afew pounds of weeds off my line so I could properly play the fish. 31.5"
Lets see that fish out of the water!
For those of you unfamiliar with Boston slang, the term WICKED means very, great, unbelievable, etc., etc.,
slonezp reply :
10" gills in Northern IL water temps in the 80's and the bite was hotter than that. We fished pieces of nightcrawler under slip bobbers in 8-12fow.Wasn't a ton of big gills to be had, but the bite was nonstop. Probably boated 80 gills and went thru 4 dozen worms.
fishinfiend reply :
oh ya! good eating there!
everythingthatswims reply :
@Bluebasser86
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 8/16/2016 at 3:31 AM, everythingthatswims said:
@Bluebasser86
That's close, I couldn't even see mine.
clh121787 reply :
mrpao reply :
Small alligator gar???
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 8/21/2016 at 12:20 PM, clh121787 said:
I caught a small longnose gar burning a Bull Shad earlier this year, sure surprised me.
Bluebasser86 reply :
Flipping the grass with a Pit Boss. First time I've ever caught a flathead doing it.
Later the same day, this greedy dude smacked my frog and managed to get both the hooks in his mouth. Looks like he might have had a run in with the flatheads larger cousin and escaped.
clh121787 reply :
On 8/21/2016 at 12:50 PM, mrpao said:Small alligator gar???
Not sure if it's an alligator gar or spotted gar etc. Some kiND of gar forsure.
Yeajray231 reply :
It's not a black tip. But it's very similar. This past may , with a chunk of "Bonita". They were hanging around a small sunken ship! My brother got a black tip first roughly the same size. We brought it to a chef who prepared it two ways. Blackened and some type of spicy grilled. Both were the best fish ive ever eaten. (I don't even like to eat fish ha-ha )
Bass_Fishing_Socal reply :
Took my cousin who visit me from Thailand to drift fishing for catfish at lake Henshaw CA. We caught a whole bunch of 20-30 kitties but very small. Finally he caught one good size one and then me about the same size.
AndrewJ reply :
Went out ocean fishing in Brookings Or for our anniversary. We caught some nice lingcods and a nice cabazon.
Bluebasser86 reply :
Caught probably the longest Redear I've ever caught yesterday on a Ned with a PB&J Hula Stick.
AndrewJ reply :
Caught this beautiful brown trout while drop shotting a tube
Bluebasser86 reply :
Dillo reply :
Only caught one fish today, but man it was a beauty.
Bluebasser86 reply :
For those that have asked about this technique I refer to often for catfishing. I made a rough video showing how I do it. I wasn't prepared to do it but the fish feeder went off and looked like the water was boiling from all the fish so I thought I'd take advantage of it. I accidentally said baitcaster when I'm obviously using and always do use spinning gear for this technique. Otherwise, it turned out okay with a very nice channel that never should have made it to the boat.
Attila reply :
We've had a slot limit on walleye here the last few years as the population has taken a serious hit due to over fishing and an increase in panfish numbers including crappie. While this isn't the largest walleye around, to me it's an important find as it shows the slot limit is working and that some natural spawning success is happening.
Attila
OntarioFishingGuy reply :
Nice fresh salmon from the weekend.
I.rar reply :
From today
slonezp reply :
Water temps 62, down a couple degrees from last weekend. Got skunked bass fishing last Sunday so I decided to change it up.
First fisherman we saw today
Marked fish all over the water column shallow down to 18ft but couldn't get a deep water bite. We had to work for them but ended up victorious
Couldn't keep them from jumping out while I transferred them from the boat to the chopping block
Jeff H reply :
On 2/28/2016 at 4:24 PM, Bluebasser86 said:I just can't keep away from these guys this winter, not a bad problem to have though.
I wish we had these up here in MN. That's a chunky one!
Team9nine reply :
Wasn't sure if any made it through the winter, but managed this 26.75" hybrid yesterday on an otherwise slow, post frontal day.
IndianaFinesse reply :
On 10/10/2016 at 9:09 AM, Team9nine said:Wasn't sure if any made it through the winter, but managed this 26.75" hybrid yesterday on an otherwise slow, post frontal day.
That's a monster wiper! I'm glad to hear that at least a few survived the winter, I really hope they stock some more this year or we're going to be out of wipers. Did you get it on crappie gear?
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 10/11/2016 at 10:07 AM, IndianaFinesse said:That's a monster wiper! I'm glad to hear that at least a few survived the winter, I really hope they stock some more this year or we're going to be out of wipers.
You can have all the wipers they put in our small lakes. All the big bass disappeared after the state did that and most of the smaller fish are skinny and sickly looking. They lakes that can support them, they're a blast, but they sure can wreck a little lake too.
Gundog reply :
On 10/11/2016 at 1:24 PM, Bluebasser86 said:You can have all the wipers they put in our small lakes. All the big bass disappeared after the state did that and most of the smaller fish are skinny and sickly looking. They lakes that can support them, they're a blast, but they sure can wreck a little lake too.
Agreed. They did that in a few lakes I use to fish. The population of bass wasn't good in the lakes to begin with but got worse after they stocked the wipers. They found out a decade later that the bass couldn't compete with wipers for food and that adversely hurt the bass population. Not to mention depleting the bait fish numbers.
Team9nine reply :
On 10/11/2016 at 10:07 AM, IndianaFinesse said:That's a monster wiper! I'm glad to hear that at least a few survived the winter, I really hope they stock some more this year or we're going to be out of wipers.
They added a bunch just a few years ago, so they should start showing up next year as they outgrow the white bass...and yes, this one came on a 2" crappie tube on 3# line
On 10/11/2016 at 1:24 PM, Bluebasser86 said:You can have all the wipers they put in our small lakes. All the big bass disappeared after the state did that and most of the smaller fish are skinny and sickly looking. They lakes that can support them, they're a blast, but they sure can wreck a little lake too.
On 10/11/2016 at 8:53 PM, Gundog said:Agreed. They did that in a few lakes I use to fish. The population of bass wasn't good in the lakes to begin with but got worse after they stocked the wipers. They found out a decade later that the bass couldn't compete with wipers for food and that adversely hurt the bass population. Not to mention depleting the bait fish numbers.
Seems to be a mixed bag depending upon lake and species composition. I've heard others mention them hurting big bass populations, but that's been anecdotal. In some of our lakes they almost never live past 4 years old in any numbers, and in others I've seen them go 7-9 years. If they're going to stock them, I figure you might as well just make the best of it
-T9
IndianaFinesse reply :
On 10/11/2016 at 10:44 PM, Team9nine said:They added a bunch just a few years ago, so they should start showing up next year as they outgrow the white bass...and yes, this one came on a 2" crappie tube on 3# line
Seems to be a mixed bag depending upon lake and species composition. I've heard others mention them hurting big bass populations, but that's been anecdotal. In some of our lakes they almost never live past 4 years old in any numbers, and in others I've seen them go 7-9 years. If they're going to stock them, I figure you might as well just make the best of it
-T9
I'll bet that was both challenging and fun. I hadn't heard that they stocked any more wipers since 2007, but i'm glad that they did. Excited to hopefully catch a few in the next few years, I have yet to land one. I did hook one last fall while white bass fishing but the hook on my in-line spinner bent out right next to the boat. Fought like crazy while I had it though, just like a fifteen pound white bass.
everythingthatswims reply :
This little musky found its way to my 1/4oz Excalibur lipless crank today and miraculously didn't bite through the 10lb mono it was on. The Calcutta Conquest 50 sure is being put to the test!
A-Jay reply :
On 10/13/2016 at 11:14 AM, everythingthatswims said:
This little musky found its way to my 1/4oz Excalibur lipless crank today and miraculously didn't bite through the 10lb mono it was on. The Calcutta Conquest 50 sure is being put to the test!
Nice one Mr. "I must have forgotten my Life Jacket" ~
C'mon Man - help set the standard.
A-Jay
MBB Nate reply :
I've been fishing after dark, and not catching largemouth.
Tlauz reply :
Caught the Muskie burning a spinnerbait over a weed bed. Only had bass net in boat so I had to hand land it. My son caught the bowfin on a wacky worm.
everythingthatswims reply :
Yeajray231 reply :
Walleye are amazing fish..
everythingthatswims reply :
On 10/21/2016 at 3:24 AM, Yeajray231 said:Walleye are amazing fish..
Sure doesn't seem like it. I thought bass didn't fight well pound for pound, but compared to a walleye they are Olympians!
Walleyes are neat, but definitely not a fish I would target with regularity.
Yeajray231 reply :
On 10/21/2016 at 3:35 AM, everythingthatswims said:Sure doesn't seem like it. I thought bass didn't fight well pound for pound, but compared to a walleye they are Olympians!
Walleyes are neat, but definitely not a fish I would target with regularity.
I just meant their qualities.. such as their eyes and shape. They get real big too ! I imagine a huge one might offer a better experience in terms of a fight.
In the weakest fighting fish thread walleye was mentioned alot..
MBB Nate reply :
Walleye are delicious and bass aren't.
River Dave reply :
Wow nice muskie! What state was that caught in? Looks like our NY Great Lakes fish. Great picture too btw.
I've always found walleye one of the best tasting but worst fighting fish. I never cared for the way they fought or the way we fished for them (always either jigging or trolling both of which I found boring) but as a food fish they can't be beat. I'm right on Lake Erie which has some incredible walleye fishing but even so I don't bother going after them. Just not my thing I guess. They are cool looking fish though.
Tlauz reply :
Muskie was caught in Northern Minnesota. The lake I fish does not have many, but I have been lucky enough to catch a couple over the last few years while bass fishing. Caught this one when I was out alone. Muskie Selfie. My son lost a big one this year on a wacky worm. Jumped clear out of the water 15 feet from boat and snapped line. I had a very sad boy that day.
hawgenvy reply :
The fall pattern has finally inched its way into toasty So Flo, as evidenced by several satisfying catches during this evening's sunset excursion along the bank of a local pond, courtesy of pond water that is no longer at boiling temperature and thanks to the awesome jerkbaits from Megabass.
River Dave reply :
Muskie selfies rule! Catching a muskie on bass gear is always a blast. I see a lot of fish here, get a lot of follows, and hook several muskies every year. Even with all that I still rarely get more than one a year to the boat so it's a thrill when it finally all works out. That's why I can really appreciate your picture because I know how hard it is to get a fish like that for most of us.
Jtrout reply :
Caught two Trout the other day this palomino and a regular rainbow
budgetbassin reply :
Bluegill decided to smash the Ole hula popper.
Some tissues reply :
I caught this hog sucker on a tube
DubyaDee reply :
She liked my tube more than Mr. Smallie did.
everythingthatswims reply :
While everyone was at Halloween parties tonight
Some tissues reply :
On 10/29/2016 at 12:43 PM, everythingthatswims said:
While everyone was at Halloween parties tonight
Yeet
bassh8er reply :
Crappie fry tonight.
Jar11591 reply :
On 11/1/2016 at 3:38 AM, bassh8er said:Crappie fry tonight.
That's what I'm talking about. Nice haul!
Some tissues reply :
Rip
UPSmallie reply :
First Ever Steelhead Today
everythingthatswims reply :
More WVU mixed bag fish
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*Disclaimer* This is a 20" fish but I made sure there is nothing in the photo for size reference
Yeajray231 reply :
On 11/3/2016 at 10:16 AM, everythingthatswims said:More WVU mixed bag fish
*Disclaimer* This is a 20" fish but I made sure there is nothing in the photo for size reference
On that Helsinki shad rap. Nice
N Florida Mike reply :
Went inshore fishing with my son yesterday.We usually catch a lot of redfish and flounder this time of year.We generally fish 2 creeks ,so we know them very well.They Always produce for our target fish .
Until yesterday.We could NOT get bit by our target fish.My son will never fish for anything else if that's what he's after.
I will fish for anything I can catch,which usually involves dead shrimp as bait.
This was the result of that philosophy.
SPOTS.They are delicious!!!
N Florida Mike reply :
Just caught this one out back on one of the mud minnows we used in our saltwater trip yesterday.( See above )
The crazy thing is that we fished these continually where they are native in salt water yesterday and didn't catch a fish.We usually tear em up on them.So I throw one out in a freshwater lake and get a nice fish.
slonezp reply :
Cannibal crappie. Look what they were spitting up
everythingthatswims reply :
Bluebasser86 reply :
It's that time of year again.
N Florida Mike reply :
white bass or hybrids?
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 11/12/2016 at 8:40 PM, N Florida Mike said:white bass or hybrids?
Hybrids, I'd be calling someone with a certified scale if they were whites.
I.rar reply :
Tlauz reply :
This is the latest (November 5th), I have ever caught a fish from the boat. In my neck of the woods people are waiting to get on the ice. Very warm fall. Fishing was slow, but had to go 1 last time.
everythingthatswims reply :
22" Hybrid, it ate a tiny shiner on a Carolina rig I was using for walleyes. The #4 Aberdeen hook surprisingly didn't straighten out!
everythingthatswims reply :
UPSmallie reply :
Nice catches guys.
Though there may be snow on the ground, the spawn sac bite has been on. Using uncured Atlantic Salmon spawn.
everythingthatswims reply :
Couple very pretty wild trout today! My brother caught the brown which was was 17", I caught the rainbow, 20". All released.
whitwolf reply :
N Florida Mike, Spots are durn great eating!
everythingthatswims reply :
Caught my PB walleye this evening, crushed the Alabama rig I was throwing. 4.8" keitech swing impact fats with a 5.8" swing impact fat in the middle. Thought I had a giant largemouth but you can only be so disappointed with a fish like this! 27", 5.68lbs, and a $20 reward tag in her back.
slonezp reply :
On 11/27/2016 at 10:07 AM, everythingthatswims said:
Caught my PB walleye this evening, crushed the Alabama rig I was throwing. 4.8" keitech swing impact fats with a 5.8" swing impact fat in the middle. Thought I had a giant largemouth but you can only be so disappointed with a fish like this! 27", 5.68lbs, and a $20 reward tag in her back.
I just got back from walleye fishing and caught a cold. Nice job on the PB
slonezp reply :
Caught the skunk today walleye fishing, went 0 for 3....but no one was around to see it, so maybe it didn't happen. I was the only boat on the river.
Wally Corder reply :
Caught my first steelhead today. approx. 30" but didn't have a scale to weight it. Adrenaline was pumping for sure, as the first one broke off.
UPSmallie reply :
Awesome PB Walleye everythingthatswims and sweet buck steelhead wally corder.
Fishing turned on today with the temperatures reaching 50 degrees. Little guy was just over 10" and the bigger male was 13.5"
everythingthatswims reply :
On 11/30/2016 at 4:22 AM, UPSmallie said:Awesome PB Walleye everythingthatswims and sweet buck steelhead wally corder.
Fishing turned on today with the temperatures reaching 50 degrees. Little guy was just over 10" and the bigger male was 13.5"
Strange how mature that fish looks for not even 14"
UPSmallie reply :
Definitely kind of weird. The bigger rainbows/smaller steelhead start to develop steelhead features including skeins and milt sacs, but are a lot smaller than the average steelhead parts would be.
Bluebasser86 reply :
It's starting to get right for these guys, just need the big gizzard shad to start moving to get the big boys up cruising, but these little guys are fun.
A-Jay reply :
On 12/3/2016 at 8:11 PM, Bluebasser86 said:It's starting to get right for these guys, just need the big gizzard shad to start moving to get the big boys up cruising, but these little guys are fun.
Nice - Is it me or do those guys heads always look unnaturally small for the Routinely Robust Torso that follows ?
And that's usually a Good Thing.
A-Jay
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 12/3/2016 at 11:38 PM, A-Jay said:Nice - Is it me or do those guys heads always look unnaturally small for the Routinely Robust Torso that follows ?
And that's usually a Good Thing.
A-Jay
Their heads do often look a bit unnatural, but in a good way.
MDRookie reply :
On 11/25/2016 at 10:24 AM, everythingthatswims said:
Couple very pretty wild trout today! My brother caught the brown which was was 17", I caught the rainbow, 20". All released.
Nice... where were they caught?
everythingthatswims reply :
On 12/4/2016 at 11:35 AM, MDRookie said:Nice... where were they caught?
Southwestern Virginia. The water I was fishing isn't even listed as trout water 
UPSmallie reply :
TnRiver46 reply :
On 1/8/2017 at 12:11 AM, UPSmallie said:
Sweet. Already frozen
UPSmallie reply :
Thanks and yup 7-10 inches in Michigan's U.P.
Bluebasser86 reply :
What a time to realize I forgot my pliers at home.
Dwight Hottle reply :
On 1/15/2017 at 2:25 AM, Bluebasser86 said:What a time to realize I forgot my pliers at home.
Your starting to spend too much time with the sheep. LOL.
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 1/15/2017 at 6:04 AM, Dwight Hottle said:
Your starting to spend too much time with the sheep. LOL.
I only caught 17 of them Thursday, all on a RES ?
Yeajray231 reply :
Whatd the dog say to the sheep herder. ? Let's get the flock out of here
UPSmallie reply :
First ice walleye of 2017
And some perch from the last two trips
Dropinbrix reply :
Got my first crappie of the year earlier on a 3" storm wildeye swim shad.
soflabasser reply :
On 1/8/2017 at 12:11 AM, UPSmallie said:
Nice northern pike.
UPSmallie reply :
Thanks. Was jigging a small buckshot rattle spoon tipped with a minnow hit when I felt a tap. Kept jigging and then felt a strike but missed it. 7 seconds later he slammed it and my rod tip doubled over to the ice. Kind of surprised I landed him on 4 lb mono
RoweBoatRVA reply :
Other species of sunfish in my pond.
RMax reply :
On 2/2/2017 at 12:20 AM, RoweBoatRVA said:Other species of sunfish in my pond.
Is that first one a bluegill-crappie hybrid? It kind of looks like both.
J Francho reply :
On 2/2/2017 at 12:28 AM, RMax said:Is that first one a bluegill-crappie hybrid? It kind of looks like both.
Female Pumpkinseed.
The Bassman reply :
Looks like a redear to me. I could tell for sure if the gillflap edge wasn't obscured.
RoweBoatRVA reply :
On 2/2/2017 at 12:28 AM, RMax said:Is that first one a bluegill-crappie hybrid? It kind of looks like both.
On 2/2/2017 at 12:46 AM, J Francho said:
Female Pumpkinseed.
Top picture is a Redear. Biggest one so far to catch in this pond.
J Francho reply :
You're probably right, pumpkin seed have a smaller, different shaped gill spike.
Neil McCauley reply :
Small Laker from last week. I am hopin to have a keeper this weekend.
everythingthatswims reply :
My friend and I took a few cans of corn to the river today and got into some carp. There is a yellow/orange one that lives with a school of probably 50 fish, and it's now my goal to catch that one before spring. I've got nothing but time and those fish are the only ones around here we are catching. My friend hooked a fish today that he didn't turn at all, the fish peeled 40 yards of line on one run before wrapping him in something out in the river channel and breaking him off, I have no idea how big that one was, because the 19lb one that I caught was pretty easy to handle!
Top fish was 19 and change, bottom was 13 and change.
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alexczarn reply :
Carp that size are always good fun on the light gear; good job mate.
Klebs01 reply :
Recent trip down to Ft. Myers. Got on some nice AJs.
Bluebasser86 reply :
Been catching a lot of big white bass lately, with a few of their bigger cousins mixed in.
lonnie g reply :
On 2/11/2017 at 3:20 PM, Bluebasser86 said:Been catching a lot of big white bass lately, with a few of their bigger cousins mixed in.
nice fish! stay out of the wind , looked much more comfortable in calm water. keep swinging , fun fun!!
UPSmallie reply :
Nice fish guys! Yesterday I had the best ice fishing day I've ever had. I was in the right spot at the right time throughout the whole day. The walleye bite was on fire for the fist time all winter. Non-stop bobber action. Was also able to nail a fat walleye jigging and a Jumbo perch on a glow Moonshine jigging lure. Oh and to top it off, inside one of the keeper walleye's mouths that I had caught, was a blue chrome Lindy Ratllin Flyer Spoon. It was wedged deep in its jaw with about 3 feet of line coming out of the walleye's mouth. Must have snapped someone off last winter. I say that because there was no treble hook left and yet the lure was stuck deep in its jaw. Probably my coolest fishing treasure to this date. Some new splitrings and a sharp treble hook later and I think it will be good to go for the next trip out.
everythingthatswims reply :
On 2/13/2017 at 2:08 AM, UPSmallie said:Nice fish guys! Yesterday I had the best ice fishing day I've ever had. I was in the right spot at the right time throughout the whole day. The walleye bite was on fire for the fist time all winter. Non-stop bobber action. Was also able to nail a fat walleye jigging and a Jumbo perch on a glow Moonshine jigging lure. Oh and to top it off, inside one of the keeper walleye's mouths that I had caught, was a blue chrome Lindy Ratllin Flyer Spoon. It was wedged deep in its jaw with about 3 feet of line coming out of the walleye's mouth. Must have snapped someone off last winter. I say that because there was no treble hook left and yet the lure was stuck deep in its jaw. Probably my coolest fishing treasure to this date. Some new splitrings and a sharp treble hook later and I think it will be good to go for the next trip out.
Cool to see the fish survived that long with a bait wedged in there like that!
Neil McCauley reply :
Very nice jumbo perch.
UPSmallie reply :
Thanks guys
slonezp reply :
Nice perch, and I will say the best tasting fish God put on this planet
UPSmallie reply :
Had a fun time ice fishing today. Got set up and within an hour the walleye bite was on fire. I landed 3 keeper walleyes in less than 40 minutes. After about an hour the bite sizzled out. Slugged out the day and had a bunch of throwbacks to keep me busy. Finished with 3 keeper walleyes, 4 perch, 4 throwback walleyes, and 2 throwback pike.
Took a few short clips with my GoPro. It's pretty choppy, but if you're up for it you can see how I catch a lot of my fish using minnows and bobbers.
Dorado reply :
On 7/10/2016 at 2:39 PM, Bluebasser86 said:Not the fish I was hoping for, but watching a big channel cat eat a bladed jig next to the boat is still pretty cool!
Awesome hookset!
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 2/19/2017 at 2:44 PM, Dorado said:Awesome hookset!
Yeah, tweaked my wrista little on that one.
Dorado reply :
Caught some of these guys from the kayak today at Lake Pleasant, Az. Can't tell if the first pic is a wiper or white bass or striper? 2nd pic is a PB striper caught on a River2sea Rig Walker Paddletail 120 in Platinum.
TnRiver46 reply :
Hard to say on first fish but my guess is white bass. People always say hybrid have broken lines but most white bass also have broken lines
Dorado reply :
On 2/22/2017 at 7:27 AM, TnRiver46 said:Hard to say on first fish but my guess is white bass. People always say hybrid have broken lines but most white bass also have broken lines
My gut is telling me 'white bass'.
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 2/21/2017 at 1:30 PM, Dorado said:Caught some of these guys from the kayak today at Lake Pleasant, Az. Can't tell if the first pic is a wiper or white bass or striper? 2nd pic is a PB striper caught on a River2sea Rig Walker Paddletail 120 in Platinum.
First one is a white bass, a very nice one too. White bass only have 1 line that reaches from their gills to their tail while wipers will have more than one.
Dorado reply :
On 2/25/2017 at 2:57 AM, Bluebasser86 said:First one is a white bass, a very nice one too. White bass only have 1 line that reaches from their gills to their tail while wipers will have more than one.
Thank you for that explanation. I'm going to remember that rule going forward! I wish I would've got measurements, but she got released right after the pic to grow even larger.
Bluebasser86 reply :
Went and checked out a lake I haven't fished in a couple years on the way home yesterday. Had a 5' Ul with 4lb test on a 20 size Trion and a #8 Xrap. Never seen or heard of a drum from this lake, a big bass was about the only thing it could be in my mind while I was fighting it. I was pretty disappointed to say the least.
N Florida Mike reply :
Are they any good to eat ?
They resemble salt water drum,which to me are good.The smaller ones are better though.
Nice sized fish though. Must have been a good fight anyway,though not what you were looking for.
UPSmallie reply :
On 3/9/2017 at 7:36 PM, N Florida Mike said:Are they any good to eat ?
They resemble salt water drum,which to me are good.The smaller ones are better though.
Nice sized fish though. Must have been a good fight anyway,though not what you were looking for.
I think if you pull them from cold water and bake them they'd be alright. Smaller ones would probably taste better and have less Mercury than the bigger ones. Do NOT pan-fry them whatever you do. Arguably the worst taste I've had in my mouth. Nice fish regardless @Bluebasser86
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 3/9/2017 at 7:36 PM, N Florida Mike said:Are they any good to eat ?
They resemble salt water drum,which to me are good.The smaller ones are better though.
Nice sized fish though. Must have been a good fight anyway,though not what you were looking for.
I think it depends a lot on where they're caught and what they feed on. They're related to the black drum and redfish, both popular food fish, but for some reason get a pass as table fare. I have an uncle who swears they're the best tasting fish in freshwater, but his sanity is a bit in question so take that for what it's worth.
Bluebasser86 reply :
There's some bass in here too, but mostly trout. They were small but very fun catching them on the rod that @.ghoti. built for me.
UPSmallie reply :
Made the last ice fishing trip of the year yesterday. Set up in my hot spot and waited. The morning bite never came. Most likely because all of the walleye were stacked up at the river mouth (7 miles away) gearing for the spawn. Stuck with it, and was rewarded by my bobber getting sucked down. Set the hook and pulled up my PB Walleye at 20.5 inches 2.68 lb. Literally one of the only bites I got all day. This must have been a straggler male who most likely was starting to move towards spawning grounds. Note the tail area. Packed up shortly after and called it a day. Happy to end the season on a high note. Tight lines everyone.
lonnie g reply :
On 3/9/2017 at 7:20 PM, Bluebasser86 said:Went and checked out a lake I haven't fished in a couple years on the way home yesterday. Had a 5' Ul with 4lb test on a 20 size Trion and a #8 Xrap. Never seen or heard of a drum from this lake, a big bass was about the only thing it could be in my mind while I was fighting it. I was pretty disappointed to say the least.
those dudes usually fight hard. not a bass , but still fun to catch , beats work any day!
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 3/14/2017 at 9:33 AM, lonnie g said:those dudes usually fight hard. not a bass , but still fun to catch , beats work any day!
It was in the 10-12 pound range, on an ultralight with 4lb test, it was a pretty drawn out fight. I'd just got done working all night, stopped to make a few cast on the way home to help unwind.
everythingthatswims reply :
Settling back into Morgantown after a bass-filled spring break
lonnie g reply :
On 3/15/2017 at 7:51 AM, everythingthatswims said:Settling back into Morgantown after a bass-filled spring break
I was in opening band for billy crash craddoc concert there few years back. put on by the dnr and there dare program. the next day one of the game wardens took us for a boat ride on cheat lake, I believe was the name. looked like a neat place to fish.
Klebs01 reply :
Little better AJ. Tag team action with my wife.
lonnie g reply :
On 3/17/2017 at 10:44 AM, Klebs01 said:Little better AJ. Tag team action with my wife.
WOW!!! that's no dink. cant even imagine hanging on to something like that. nice fish!!
N Florida Mike reply :
Catfish be bitin'
lonnie g reply :
dinner tonight mike ?? don't forget the taters and cornbread balls
N Florida Mike reply :
Not yet...but soon.
lonnie g reply :
On 3/20/2017 at 10:57 AM, N Florida Mike said:Not yet...but soon.
oh yea!! nap time next.
everythingthatswims reply :
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Spent an hour getting dinner today when I was out looking for bass. Top right was 13.5", a darn nice one for me!
everythingthatswims reply :
Caught a little guy on the 9" suicide glide this morning before class. Yes I need new hooks.
UPSmallie reply :
Caught my first Brown Trout today. 15.5 inches. Rainbow trout was 15 inches. Inside the Brown's stomach was four spawn sacs and 3/4 had hooks in them!
budgetbassin reply :
Caught my first bowfin in a few years at a pond that I've been fishing at for over a year. I didn't even know that they were in there. He absolutely crushed the whooper plopper. I had to replace the rear treble and split ring because of him.
Bluebasser86 reply :
Caught a big crappie on a Ned rig my first cast Thursday.
Then a new PB wiper on a jerkbait later that day, 11.2 pounds.
NYWayfarer reply :
Good multi species day for me. Got 2 trout 2 largemouth bass and a pickerel.
YoTone reply :
6 lbs on a picasso shock blade with a lake fork trailer.
N Florida Mike reply :
what in the world is that?
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 4/16/2017 at 11:26 AM, N Florida Mike said:what in the world is that?
If you're talking about @YoTone's fish, appears to be a snakehead.
N Florida Mike reply :
Thanks.They havent made it to my part of the country yet.
Yeajray231 reply :
On 4/16/2017 at 6:40 PM, N Florida Mike said:Thanks.They havent made it to my part of the country yet.
Mike, bullseye snakehead are all over Florida ! Which are non native
Bowfin are very similar and are native to North America.
Im not sure how snakehead were introduced but I do know they are all over the country and Florida is prime territory for them !
Google Florida snakehead, and find a canal near you that holds them !
N Florida Mike reply :
I know theyre down south but Ive never heard of anyone catching one in my area, which I consider to be from the Georgia line to ocala fl.
Bluebasser86 reply :
I think it's a different species of snakehead that lives in the NE that grow larger than the Bullseye but I could be wrong. We don't have them here, just other wonderful invasives like zebra mussels, Asian carp, white perch, and Eurasian Water Milfoil.
Yeajray231 reply :
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/17/record-bullseye-snakehead-florida-broward-canal_n_2895621.html&ved=0ahUKEwiApoHIm6nTAhUGQSYKHYfMAugQFggaMAA&usg=AFQjCNH7iW7qKgbhhAYj7ZIqexSaP8GHmQ&sig2=uOCVZlGGVeX3cepy0lN_hg
Record bullseye found in Broward county FL.
I guess the record for northern snakehead is just over 18lbs. The bullseye was found electroshock at over 14lbs with the record being just over 12 by hook and line. So. Not too much difference.
@soflabasser can go break this record
NYWayfarer reply :
Trout caught Easter Sunday on the Kastking Sharky II
NYWayfarer reply :
Went to the pond after dinner. I caught 1 largemouth Bass and 4 Pickerel on the Kastking Sharky II
fishwizzard reply :
When out to a brackish pond by my house to test out some new lures. Kept getting bumped on like every retrieve so I hiked back to the car and retrieved the single inline spinner I had with me.
Caught about 24 white perch, maybe eight of which were around this size.
and maybe ten slightly smaller like him;
The rest were super small dinks that I am always amazed can even get the hook in their mouths.
There were a bunch of guys fishing for them with bait on the other side of the pond and having little luck. One of them wandered over after seeing me land like 3 in 4 casts with a 5 gallon bucket in one hand and two tallboys of Highlife in the other. A deal was struck and everyone walked away happy.
While getting rid of the Highlife back in the woods, I ran across these guys;
The pond is full of carp, so I assume that is what they are from? A buddy of mine is a biologist and always appreciates it when I bring him dead stuff from the woods, so they are now proudly on display in my yard until he picks them up.
NYWayfarer reply :
Another night at the pond. Caught 3 brook trout and 1 Pickerel suspended jigging a trout magnet with a 1" gulp minnow on my Kastking Mela II
Master Bait'r reply :
On 4/19/2017 at 8:52 PM, Finesse Wayfarer said:Another night at the pond. Caught 3 brook trout and 1 Pickerel suspended jigging a trout magnet with a 1" gulp minnow on my Kastking Mela II
Brookies are probably my favorite tasting panfish.
fishwizzard reply :
When I first got into fishing those Trout Magnets were my bread and butter lure. I really need to leave the bass rods at home and have a panfish day soon.
Have you ever used the slightly larger Trout Slayer lures? They look like tiny craws and I found that the small increase in weight really helped casting distance and accuray in mild winds.
NYWayfarer reply :
On 4/19/2017 at 10:02 PM, Bunnielab said:When I first got into fishing those Trout Magnets were my bread and butter lure. I really need to leave the bass rods at home and have a panfish day soon.
Have you ever used the slightly larger Trout Slayer lures? They look like tiny craws and I found that the small increase in weight really helped casting distance and accuray in mild winds.
I have not heard of them, but I will be on the lookout for them.
Casting distance is an issue sometimes as the magnets are ultra light. I have solved this to a degree by using a weighted float for suspended jigging and to get some casting distance. I have been thinking of trying a slip bobber instead so I can get the bait further down when casting farther out.
J Francho reply :
Raven makes some good floats. Way better than Thill:
http://www.raventackle.com/products_detail_floats.php
fishballer06 reply :
The slabs are starting to move up in central Pennsylvania.
Master Bait'r reply :
On 4/19/2017 at 11:15 PM, Finesse Wayfarer said:
I have not heard of them, but I will be on the lookout for them.
Casting distance is an issue sometimes as the magnets are ultra light. I have solved this to a degree by using a weighted float for suspended jigging and to get some casting distance. I have been thinking of trying a slip bobber instead so I can get the bait further down when casting farther out.
My basic stream & small small river ultralight setup consists of three things:
Slurpies. Panfish tube jigs from Northland tackle that are awesome for working bottoms.
Small Slug-Gos weightless t-rigged. Soft jerkbait from Lunker City (their texposer hooks work great w them). Pulls crazy fish out of rocks and specific cover and it is so much fun to drift through current and twitch in eddies.
Joe's flies. All kinds of colors and several sizes. Killer for covering lots of water and seem to catch all kinds of stuff.
I bring a few pieces of small terminal tackle too but not much- everything HAS to fit in my pocket pack. I never use bobbers, they're the devil's work ?
fishwizzard reply :
The manufacture recommends adding a split shot or two a foot or so up so the lure can move across the bottom, but I have almost as much, if not more luck letting it make a slow gliding fall into holes.
slonezp reply :
On 4/19/2017 at 11:37 PM, J Francho said:Raven makes some good floats. Way better than Thill:
http://www.raventackle.com/products_detail_floats.php
You'll thank me later http://www.rat-l-trap.com/rocketbobber.php
J Francho reply :
On 4/21/2017 at 9:59 AM, slonezp said:
You'll thank me later http://www.rat-l-trap.com/rocketbobber.php
There's a local guy that hand turns a similar float. Works great for under cuts on the fast side of a bend.
Attila reply :
I've been leaving the crappie alone lately and just targeting some bigger blue gills. This is an average one which came in at 8.5", just love the colours on her. Hoping to break the 12" mark over the coming days as I enjoy a week off and get to do some more fishing between the house errands that just never seem to end.
I've been fishing an Angler's Choice 1.75" Crappie Fry on a 1/64oz jig head with red bleeding hooks under a Thill slip float. The colour I've been using the most is called Bionic Tiger, a two tone chartreuse and orange with a thin triangular shaped tail which quivers when shaken. There is an additive added to make it react with UV light which I have yet to put to the test but will be doing so this weekend.
Next up for me will be some pike fishing for a couple of weeks before walleye opens in May.
Cheers, hope that your spring is going well!
A-Jay reply :
Jerkbait By-Catch ~
A-Jay
Bluebasser86 reply :
My boy was catching everything in the pond except bass Sunday evening. Caught them all on a wacky rig or a 2" grub.
He's not crying in this picture, just very expressive as little kids tend to be and his crappie was too heavy for him to hold.
He was wearing out the big green sunfish with a wacky rig.
N Florida Mike reply :
Great job little man!?
OCdockskipper reply :
Bluebasser86, the best part of those pictures is how comfortable your son looks lipping & holding the fish. He appears to have a healthy curiosity about each fish and has already learned how to check them out without hurting either himself or the fish.
Before you know it, he will have you in the back of the boat...
bassh8er reply :
On 4/25/2017 at 3:08 PM, Bluebasser86 said:My boy was catching everything in the pond except bass Sunday evening. Caught them all on a wacky rig or a 2" grub.
He's not crying in this picture, just very expressive as little kids tend to be and his crappie was too heavy for him to hold.He was wearing out the big green sunfish with a wacky rig.
As a guy that has an 18 month old at home whose name is "Fischer", I am totally jealous of these pictures and can only hope that my son loves fishing too.
Congrats to you and I think it's great that your young man loves the sport and I'm sure is already a lot better fisherman than a lot of the guys I see at the lake on the weekends.
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 4/25/2017 at 11:50 PM, OCdockskipper said:Bluebasser86, the best part of those pictures is how comfortable your son looks lipping & holding the fish. He appears to have a healthy curiosity about each fish and has already learned how to check them out without hurting either himself or the fish.
Before you know it, he will have you in the back of the boat...
Kid has zero fear of the fish, wants to hold most every one he catches but I don't force him to do it if he doesn't want to either. He can ID most of the fish he catches and we go through what places not to touch on each of them. Just working with him on presenting the fish to the camera better now.
I'm hoping in a few short years we'll be fishing buddy tournaments together. He likes looking at my trophies and says he wants his own.
On 4/26/2017 at 8:16 AM, bassh8er said:
As a guy that has an 18 month old at home whose name is "Fischer", I am totally jealous of these pictures and can only hope that my son loves fishing too.
Congrats to you and I think it's great that your young man loves the sport and I'm sure is already a lot better fisherman than a lot of the guys I see at the lake on the weekends.
I've got 2 boys, Lake and Finn. Hopefully Finn with like fishing just like his big brother does. Lake was only 2.5 when he caught his first fish by himself, so you're not far off. Keep him exposed to it, but don't force it on him. As soon as it's not fun anymore is when they stop liking it.
Choporoz reply :
I thought I snagged a passing freight train
lonnie g reply :
On 4/25/2017 at 8:34 AM, Attila said:I've been leaving the crappie alone lately and just targeting some bigger blue gills. This is an average one which came in at 8.5", just love the colours on her. Hoping to break the 12" mark over the coming days as I enjoy a week off and get to do some more fishing between the house errands that just never seem to end.
I've been fishing an Angler's Choice 1.75" Crappie Fry on a 1/64oz jig head with red bleeding hooks under a Thill slip float. The colour I've been using the most is called Bionic Tiger, a two tone chartreuse and orange with a thin triangular shaped tail which quivers when shaken. There is an additive added to make it react with UV light which I have yet to put to the test but will be doing so this weekend.
Next up for me will be some pike fishing for a couple of weeks before walleye opens in May.
Cheers, hope that your spring is going well!
YUM!YUM! now just add fresh mushrooms and your toung will slap your brains out!
NYWayfarer reply :
Nice sunny on a 3" Yum Dinger wacky rigged
Jelvas reply :
The only catch from my last outing:
Zander... the European cousin of your Walleyes.
Yeajray231 reply :
@Bluebasser86 I think it's awesome your son is so young and is holding those fish.. my daughter is almost 2 and is very smart. I'm thinking it won't be long before I take her... I have a 12 year old cousin, whom I took the other day to catch his FIRST bass... And I did manage to get him one. And then he wouldn't even hold it for me to take a picture... He said "ew"... I hesitated to tell his mother that he might be... Umm... Well ya know... Not so manly.
budgetbassin reply :
Went down to a small local creek that I used to fish all of the time and caught some beautiful sunfish on a rooster tail.
lonnie g reply :
MAN!! you guys are killing me with then nice bluegill. WHEN's dinner?!!!!
Attila reply :
On 4/29/2017 at 9:10 PM, budgetbassin said:Went down to a small local creek that I used to fish all of the time and caught some beautiful sunfish on a rooster tail.
Nice fish, they're awesome fun on those smaller rooster tails.
@budgetbassin - the one shown above, I've never seen that colouration before; is it what one would call a redbreast sunfish?
budgetbassin reply :
On 5/1/2017 at 5:59 AM, Attila said:
Nice fish, they're awesome fun on those smaller rooster tails.
@budgetbassin - the one shown above, I've never seen that colouration before; is it what one would call a redbreast sunfish?
It is. There's an abundance of them in the local creeks and smaller rivers.
I.rar reply :
Steveo-1969 reply :
On 4/29/2017 at 8:00 AM, Jelvas said:The only catch from my last outing:
Zander... the European cousin of your Walleyes.
Cool. I was looking at the pictures thinking "It's a walleye. No, it's a sauger, look at the spots on the dorsal. No it's a walleye, look at the markings on it's side. No it's a sauger, no white spot on the tail...".
Then I scrolled down and read "Zander". Ah.........
Jelvas reply :
On 5/3/2017 at 1:37 AM, Steveo-1969 said:
Cool. I was looking at the pictures thinking "It's a walleye. No, it's a sauger, look at the spots on the dorsal. No it's a walleye, look at the markings on it's side. No it's a sauger, no white spot on the tail...".
Then I scrolled down and read "Zander". Ah.........
Yep... and man do they grow big around here:
fishballer06 reply :
Not exactly what I was looking for while I was trying to fill my limit during my tournament on Sunday, but it was my first spotted muskie that I've ever caught, so I was pretty proud of it.
lonnie g reply :
On 5/3/2017 at 3:45 AM, Jelvas said:
Yep... and man do they grow big around here:
bet those dudes can fight back. I would want to even pic that fight!!
Choporoz reply :
I don't get many crappies on Cut-R's
Yeajray231 reply :
I've never caught a crappie on an artificial worm... Craziest thing was probably a 5" swimbait. But never a worm.
Everytime I hook a crappie on bass gear it just gets dragged along the surface lol.
fishballer06 reply :
I've caught crappies on some crazy stuff, but never a worm. Poppers, jerkbaits, fish head spins with a 4" swimbait, DT10's. Never on a big worm.
Bluebasser86 reply :
I've been catching crappies on a 5" wacky rigged stick worm in the neighbors pond lately. Last week they were hitting everything I threw, so much so I got frustrated with catching them and left. Caught crappie on a 1.5, 127 slender pointer, 3/4oz football jig with a Rage lobster, shakyhead, ned rig, spinnerbait, didn't matter they ate it all.
I had a guide trip today and got on one of the craziest, funnest bites I've ever found. There was what I thought was wipers blowing up on shad inside the off limits area on a power plant lake, just as far as I could cast a jigging spoon. They were big fish alright, but I was pretty shocked when we started boating blue and channel cats that were busting shad on the surface on jigging spoons. No monsters, I had one 14 pound blue, all the rest were under 10 pounds, but they were some of the hardest, jarring strikes I've ever had and of course the fights were great on bass gear.
And of course we had several big drum throughout the day too.
scaleface reply :
Bluebasser86 I've never seen cats schooling on the surface . That would be pretty cool .
NYWayfarer reply :
Caught 2 Pickerel today. Wind was blowing my bait right to them.
I.rar reply :
Another pea from today that crushed a pins minnow on the UL.
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 5/7/2017 at 1:59 AM, scaleface said:Bluebasser86 I've never seen cats schooling on the surface . That would be pretty cool .
I've seen channels do it on lakes where they feed them a lot, and I've heard of blues doing it at LOZ, but never personally seen blues do it. No doubting that's what they were, and apparently they were feeding quite effectively too.
The morning started with a crazy white bass and wiper bite. It was pretty much like it is in this video for the first 2 hours.
slonezp reply :
On 5/5/2017 at 6:51 AM, lonnie g said:bet those dudes can fight back. I would want to even pic that fight!!
If they fight anything like a walleye, it would be similar to reeling in a log
Yeajray231 reply :
I got out for a couple hours earlier... Caught a few bass... And noticed some catfish prowling the shallows... So I decided I was going to catch a couple gills and use em for bait.. well I ended up catching some brutes on some crappie nibbles. They were thick too.
slonezp reply :
22" walleye. The saving grace of an otherwise dismal fishing trip
RoLo reply :
On 5/11/2017 at 4:42 AM, Yeajray231 said:I got out for a couple hours earlier... Caught a few bass... And noticed some catfish prowling the shallows... So I decided I was going to catch a couple gills and use em for bait.. well I ended up catching some brutes on some crappie nibbles. They were thick too.
HAND-SIZED SLABS, that's what I'm talking about! 
Roger
Yeajray231 reply :
@RoLo that's 3-4" up my forearm... If you have hands that big.. you're in the wrong profession !
P.s I know you're retired.
OCdockskipper reply :
I tend to refer to Bluegill that large as being "as big as your face". It makes folks think how really big that is.
RoLo reply :
On 5/11/2017 at 7:59 AM, Yeajray231 said:@RoLo that's 3-4" up my forearm... If you have hands that big.. you're in the wrong profession !
P.s I know you're retired.
WOW, you left me a slew of openings, but my best choice is the exit
Kidding aside, that bluegill is a humpback and a half!
Roger
lo n slo reply :
me and a friend fished this 5 acre pond (mud hole) for a couple hours this afternoon and managed to scratch out around 10 fish, mostly crappie, on yellow road runners tipped with yum curly tails, but this bream stole the show.
Pkfish49 reply :
I'm glad I found this pics forum.
I caught this Chain Pickerel on Friday, the day before New York Pickerel season opened, but it would have been undersized anyway, not meeting the 15 inch minimum, so it lived to see another day.
bassh8er reply :
On 5/11/2017 at 4:42 AM, Yeajray231 said:I got out for a couple hours earlier... Caught a few bass... And noticed some catfish prowling the shallows... So I decided I was going to catch a couple gills and use em for bait.. well I ended up catching some brutes on some crappie nibbles. They were thick too.
I'd call that a green sunfish or green sunfish hybrid, but not a bluegill.
Yeajray231 reply :
@bassh8er alright bud.
bassh8er reply :
Not trying to be a jerk, I was just pointing it out. The orange on the edge of the fins and the spots below the eyes is why I was saying that.
NYWayfarer reply :
On 5/11/2017 at 9:56 PM, bassh8er said:
I'd call that a green sunfish or green sunfish hybrid, but not a bluegill.
I'd call that dinner for two! That's a nice size sunfish.
Yeajray231 reply :
On 5/11/2017 at 10:21 PM, bassh8er said:Not trying to be a jerk, I was just pointing it out. The orange on the edge of the fins and the spitting below the eyes is why I was saying that.
Yea im not doubting it at all... I don't target them ever really... It was a surprise though !
Dorado reply :
27" #7.5 Channel Cat from two nights ago. Fresh chicken livers w/ a couple spays of Gulp!Alive! Shad scent because I'm just crazy like that. Like catfishing when I want a break from beating the banks for bass.
QUAKEnSHAKE reply :
Saw some crappie hanging around thought I would give them a whirl. One managed to be nice
Jar11591 reply :
On 5/11/2017 at 9:56 PM, bassh8er said:
I'd call that a green sunfish or green sunfish hybrid, but not a bluegill.
To me it actually looks like a pumpkinseed with faded color.
lonnie g reply :
On 5/12/2017 at 6:50 AM, QUAKEnSHAKE said:Saw some crappie hanging around thought I would give them a whirl. One managed to be nice
yum! yum! when's dinner? nice 12 incher
lonnie g reply :
On 5/11/2017 at 9:59 AM, lo n slo said:me and a friend fished this 5 acre pond (mud hole) for a couple hours this afternoon and managed to scratch out around 10 fish, mostly crappie, on yellow road runners tipped with yum curly tails, but this bream stole the show.
looks like supper to me. I'M IN!!
shipyard reply :
Perch!!!!
HeavyTwenty reply :
Got bit by several large reds, but none of them committed... broke off a huge black drum trying to land him (too big for the net, also Berkley Vanish...). Caught a lot of dink trouts.
Yeajray231 reply :
Black and gold / blue flake 4" senko.. helluva surprise and an even better fight.
Pretty good size for a channel cat. Big ol head
fishwizzard reply :
What rod is that? I like a short handle but they are hard to find.
david in va reply :
On 5/20/2017 at 9:11 AM, Yeajray231 said:Black and gold / blue flake 4" senko.. helluva surprise and an even better fight.
Pretty good size for a channel cat. Big ol head on her.
That looks like a blue cat to me
I think some call it a bull head
Yeajray231 reply :
I'm pretty sure it's a channel. They get dark in color.
Here is someone else's channel catfish I found as soon as I googled black channel cat. It's not a blue. Look at the anal fin.
85 % sure it's a channel.
@Bunnielab it's a Berkley cherrywood 6 foot MH. Perfect for bank fishing . And only 25 bucks. For the money it's above and beyond
Yeajray231 reply :
Someone who Chases catfish chime in please.
Some tissues reply :
Lol ? bullhead, I fish for a lot of species that's a channel.
lonnie g reply :
I was going to say bull heads usually channels have white bellies with speckals. the bullheads we use to catch were usually black in color. but I am no expert. bet it was a fun fight tho!
Yeajray231 reply :
It's belly was all white... The owner of the pond told me his brother stocked channels in there.. so I just assumed. It's not a blue or a flathead that's for sure.
fishwizzard reply :
On 5/20/2017 at 9:44 AM, Yeajray231 said:
@Bunnielab it's a Berkley cherrywood 6 foot MH. Perfect for bank fishing . And only 25 bucks. For the money it's above and beyond
Thanks! It looks like they have a M/F one at 5'6". That might make a good "allways in the car" rod.
Some tissues reply :
On 5/20/2017 at 10:10 AM, lonnie g said:I was going to say bull heads usually channels have white bellies with speckals. the bullheads we use to catch were usually black in color. but I am no expert. bet it was a fun fight tho!
Yeah generally the bullheads don't get very big
Bluebasser86 reply :
That's a big male channel. They turn nearly black and their heads swell up during spawning time. Channels only have spots as juveniles, they disappear once they become adults. Blues anal fins are very straight and unmistakable.
bassh8er reply :
On 5/20/2017 at 10:06 AM, Fish yeeter said:Lol ? bullhead, I fish for a lot of species that's a channel.
That would be an all world Bullhead.
Yeajray231 reply :
On 5/20/2017 at 10:32 AM, Bluebasser86 said:That's a big male channel. They turn nearly black and their heads swell up during spawning time. Channels only have spots as juveniles, they disappear once they become adults. Blues anal fins are very straight and unmistakable.
I knew you'd come along.
slonezp reply :
I thought bullheads were brown with whitish yellowish bellies
lonnie g reply :
cool! learn something every day. told you I was no expert. just remember what my dad called them when I was a young boy.
On 5/20/2017 at 10:44 AM, slonezp said:I thought bullheads were brown with whitish yellowish bellies
flat heads or mountain boys might say mud cat. that's on the brown ones with huge heads
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 5/20/2017 at 10:44 AM, slonezp said:I thought bullheads were brown with whitish yellowish bellies
Several species of bullhead so they cone in a variety of colors. Easiest way to tell a bullhead is their head is rounded like a channel, and their tail is rounded like a flathead.
NYWayfarer reply :
I am pretty sure this is my PB Perch.
12 others reply :
On 5/21/2017 at 6:44 AM, Finesse Wayfarer said:I am pretty sure this is my PB Perch.
Nice catch but bro buy a tape measure
david in va reply :
On 5/20/2017 at 10:32 AM, Bluebasser86 said:That's a big male channel. They turn nearly black and their heads swell up during spawning time. Channels only have spots as juveniles, they disappear once they become adults. Blues anal fins are very straight and unmistakable.
You are most likely right, but that cat has a lot of head 
about 1/3 of his body
MassBass reply :
Schoolies upriver! hopefully the start of a successful campaign! Fish in the dark was a little bigger.
Attila reply :
Great night in the Kawartha's fishing with some Rapala X-Raps and Shad Raps.
NYWayfarer reply :
On 5/21/2017 at 7:46 AM, 12 others said:
Nice catch but bro buy a tape measure
I have one. My foot is in the picture to give viewers some perspective of size. Unlike this picture where you have nothing to compare the fish to.
MassBass reply :
nice one
UPSmallie reply :
Couldn't find the bass, but I did find dinner
Found this 26 inch slow rolling a keitech over weeds inside a marina.
Was also able to make a short video on the catch. It is definitely choppy, but I'm still working on my editing skills. Don't laugh too much haha
frosty reply :
Accidentally caught 5 or 6 bluegill on a yo-zuri jerkbait. I was quite impressed with their grit and determination
N Florida Mike reply :
Caught this nice copperhead bream on a spinner bait.He crushed it before I could even engage the reel.
Bluebasser86 reply :
It's that time of year when everyone is up shallow and hungry. In addition to largemouth and smallmouth this past week I've caught; warmouth, green sunfish, crappie, walleye, white bass, drum, channel catfish, flathead catfish, and trout. A finesse or micro jig fooled most of them. A couple of my favorite ones, I have a soft spot for flatheads, even tiny ones.
I caught 3 walleye on Thursday, this one being the largest at 20-22 inches (board only goes to 18 so I didn't bother measuring).
My oldest also caught a monster crappie from our neighbors pond on a wacky rigged 5" stickworm. It looks big in the picture, but it was even bigger in person, 15-16 inches by the mark on rod he was using. The 5" bait just about fit in it's mouth without having to be bent.
Attila reply :
Some awesome photos being posted here, glad everyone is having a great spring and catching a lot of fish!
DevinFishing29 reply :
Nice day of Trout fishing!
A-Jay reply :
The Trouts were out & about this morning ~
A-Jay
UPSmallie reply :
On 5/27/2017 at 10:14 AM, A-Jay said:The Trouts were out & about this morning ~
A-Jay
Beautiful fish A-Jay!
N Florida Mike reply :
Got out surf fishing early this morning at Amelia Island FL.
First cast caught a nice whiting.I think, it's on!.Then, all morning it was slow.My buddy caught another whiting and my son got a nice pompano.Cuaght several sting rays ,a jack,and a couple small spadefish.
Took a lunch break,then did some 4 wheeling in the sand.Went back and started tearing up the whiting.We ended keeping 14 + the pompano and threw back several dinks.
Nothing big,but something bit my son's 65 pound power pro in half.
All in all= good day.
Gundog reply :
On 5/23/2017 at 2:49 PM, Bluebasser86 said:
Rule #1 of taking pictures with your catch - Always watch your background. Now we know your secret fishing hole. See ya on the water.
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 5/28/2017 at 9:35 AM, Gundog said:
Rule #1 of taking pictures with your catch - Always watch your background. Now we know your secret fishing hole. See ya on the water.
Think of it as my way of saying "I ain't scared".
Lots of very recognizable landmarks on this lake, along with the fact that it's one of very few lakes in the state with the variety of fish. Not really a big secret unfortunately.
HeavyTwenty reply :
23.5" red (PB so far)
21" with vegetation (circled in red) growing out of his side? Looked like its been there for a while because the flesh healed up around it.
Manatee came and spooked me, and then spooked the reds I was sight fishing...
Also ran into dolphins the last two times I've been out. They came within 20 feet of the kayak.
Gundog reply :
On 5/28/2017 at 10:00 AM, HeavyTwenty said:23.5" red (PB so far)
21" with vegetation (circled in red) growing out of his side? Looked like its been there for a while because the flesh healed up around it.
Manatee came and spooked me, and then spooked the reds I was sight fishing...
Also ran into dolphins the last two times I've been out. They came within 20 feet of the kayak.
Talk about a full day of fun. That is too cool.
Turkey sandwich reply :
On 5/28/2017 at 10:00 AM, HeavyTwenty said:23.5" red (PB so far)
21" with vegetation (circled in red) growing out of his side? Looked like its been there for a while because the flesh healed up around it.
Manatee came and spooked me, and then spooked the reds I was sight fishing...
Also ran into dolphins the last two times I've been out. They came within 20 feet of the kayak.
Double check when you see that "vegetation" growing out of fish. It's not uncommon to see all sorts of stuff growing on a tag.
Awesome day on the water!
slonezp reply :
On 5/27/2017 at 10:14 AM, A-Jay said:The Trouts were out & about this morning ~
A-Jay
Must be some deep water to hold lakers.
Yeajray231 reply :
I caught a few crappie today jigging craw imitations for bass.
slonezp reply :
Some post front gill action today
Team9nine reply :
Beside plenty of bass, this has been a good multi-species weekend so far with several nice cats, walleye and bluegill. And I've had some fun fishing with my electronics, too 
fishballer06 reply :
I caught 29 of these guys last week in Canada. It was a great trip.
NYWayfarer reply :
Caught a brook trout while Bass fishing. It was quite a surprise
The biggest catch of the weekend by my fishing partner.
everythingthatswims reply :
On 5/28/2017 at 9:58 AM, Bluebasser86 said:Think of it as my way of saying "I ain't scared".
Lots of very recognizable landmarks on this lake, along with the fact that it's one of very few lakes in the state with the variety of fish. Not really a big secret unfortunately.
Quick let's all drive to Kansas to bass fish!
Oh wait...
Bluebasser86 reply :
Been catching a lot of these guys lately. This big Warmouth slammed a 90 Whopper Plopper next to a flooded willow tree.
On 6/3/2017 at 2:21 PM, everythingthatswims said:Quick let's all drive to Kansas to bass fish!
Oh wait...
Said no one ever lol.
Attila reply :
One of the hundreds of bluegills that I spent the day on, this one came in at 9" and hit a soft plastic. Fun times!
Bass opens in 2 weeks...the wait is killing me!! lol
slonezp reply :
On 6/4/2017 at 8:17 AM, Attila said:One of the hundreds of bluegills that I spent the day on, this one came in at 9" and hit a soft plastic. Fun times!
Bass opens in 2 weeks...the wait is killing me!! lol
Gotta love the action. I use a little 5ft ultralight with 6lb test and nightcrawler pieces. They are in prespawn/spawn right now in northern IL. Big gill action is usually hot until father day.
Jar11591 reply :
My first Tiger Muskie
Attila reply :
On 6/5/2017 at 2:12 AM, Jar11591 said:My first Tiger Muskie
Love the patterns on this fish, nice one!
UPSmallie reply :
On 6/5/2017 at 2:12 AM, Jar11591 said:My first Tiger Muskie
Very beautiful fish! Congrats
Master Bait'r reply :
On 6/5/2017 at 7:39 AM, Attila said:
Love the patterns on this fish, nice one!
That's hands down the prettiest muskie I've seen in a very long time. So vibrant!
MassBass reply :
Aggressive stripers far up a northeast river hittin topwater... gamefishing dosen't get much better I reckon
lonnie g reply :
On 6/3/2017 at 2:30 PM, Bluebasser86 said:Been catching a lot of these guys lately. This big Warmouth slammed a 90 Whopper Plopper next to a flooded willow tree.
Said no one ever lol.
those dudes are very aggressive. they wear us out crappie fishing in the spring on lay lake in Alabama. the good side is man can they fight! deffinatly fun.
Hog Basser reply :
My 2 1/2 year old hooked a 4+lbs. channel cat on a dock demon with light line with a worm over Memorial Day Weekend. We fought it all the way up to the dock without a handle on the reel (fell off) by spinning the reel by hand. As I got down to grab him, he broke the line and got away. My boy did not like him getting away and spent the rest of the day yelling "Daddy, I want a catfish!!" He already has the fishing fever! We tried to get him again, but only caught bluegill the rest of the day. Once he got the bigger fish, they just weren't as much fun. You can see the direct aftermath of it getting away in the pic below.
Steveo-1969 reply :
On 6/6/2017 at 10:58 PM, Hog Basser said:My 2 1/2 year old hooked a 4+lbs. channel cat on a dock demon with light line with a worm over Memorial Day Weekend. We fought it all the way up to the dock without a handle on the reel (fell off) by spinning the reel by hand. As I got down to grab him, he broke the line and got away. My boy did not like him getting away and spent the rest of the day yelling "Daddy, I want a catfish!!" He already has the fishing fever! We tried to get him again, but only caught bluegill the rest of the day. Once he got the bigger fish, they just weren't as much fun. You can see the direct aftermath of it getting away in the pic below.
That's what I look like when a big fish gets away too!!!!!!!
lonnie g reply :
On 6/6/2017 at 10:58 PM, Hog Basser said:My 2 1/2 year old hooked a 4+lbs. channel cat on a dock demon with light line with a worm over Memorial Day Weekend. We fought it all the way up to the dock without a handle on the reel (fell off) by spinning the reel by hand. As I got down to grab him, he broke the line and got away. My boy did not like him getting away and spent the rest of the day yelling "Daddy, I want a catfish!!" He already has the fishing fever! We tried to get him again, but only caught bluegill the rest of the day. Once he got the bigger fish, they just weren't as much fun. You can see the direct aftermath of it getting away in the pic below.
I feel for you buddy , that's exactly how I feel when I loose a big one.
mrmacwvu1 reply :
I looked like that the other day when a big snook got off at the boat. Good thing is I had beer in my sippy cup
Jelvas reply :
Mr. Pikey...
MassBass reply :
I like sunnies!
N Florida Mike reply :
Went surf fishing again this morning at Vilano beach,near st Augustine. We got to the beach ramp ready to roll and found that they closed the beach for driving for a few months.So we couldn't fish our big fish spot near the inlet. So we settled for an alternative spot.
Once again got into the whiting except the average size was larger than last time.Also got some sharks, catfish,
Croacker, and small pompano.Something with some size loaded up on my cut bait pole but the hook pulled. Also caught the smallest fish I've ever caught in saltwater .Once again,got to enjoy quality time with my son, put some delicious fish on the table, and enjoy the beauty of creation. Blessed man I am !?
This was all the keepers .we probably threw back another 20 or so that were too small or illegal.
MassBass reply :
Nice shark. Is that a bonnet head? Whats your gear like that you land the shark with?
N Florida Mike reply :
Yeah , bonnet head. I have several surf combos. I caught that one on dead shrimp on a 10 ft rod and an old heavy Olympic spinning reel that was my dad's.I use a small R &R for fishing just behind the breakers,a medium range outfit and one I can cast WAY out. Also a big 12 ft rod that I use only live or cut bait on. I feel like this pretty much covers everything .
fishwizzard reply :
Caught this guy and three or four just like him today, can anyone ID him for me?
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 6/11/2017 at 9:16 AM, Bunnielab said:Caught this guy and three or four just like him today, can anyone ID him for me?
Warmouth, been catching a ton of them lately here and they're very brightly colored for the spawn.
fishwizzard reply :
On 6/11/2017 at 1:30 PM, Bluebasser86 said:Warmouth, been catching a ton of them lately here and they're very brightly colored for the spawn.
Great thanks! I was hoping that is what they were. I think I have now caught every species of sunfish we have around here. The Warmouth has been eluding me for a year or two now. Such a great name too!
Dillo reply :
I bought a new 5 weight fly rod a couple of weeks ago and I think it came with some mojo. Some noteworthy catches so far include some of my biggest crappies and trout, and my first carp!
Jigfishn10 reply :
Nothing like catching fish like that on a 5 weight @Dillo! Must have felt like a freight train on the end of your line.
Nice, Concrats bud!
Dillo reply :
On 6/13/2017 at 2:45 AM, Jigfishn10 said:Nothing like catching fish like that on a 5 weight @Dillo! Must have felt like a freight train on the end of your line.
Nice@ Concrats bud!
the rod has put up with a lot already! My first carp will not be my last
Jigfishn10 reply :
On 6/13/2017 at 11:09 PM, Dillo said:the rod has put up with a lot already! My first carp will not be my last
That's awesome, I love that kind of attitude!
I hope you have many more memories with that rod!
lonnie g reply :
On 6/11/2017 at 4:57 AM, N Florida Mike said:Went surf fishing again this morning at Vilano beach,near st Augustine. We got to the beach ramp ready to roll and found that they closed the beach for driving for a few months.So we couldn't fish our big fish spot near the inlet. So we settled for an alternative spot.
Once again got into the whiting except the average size was larger than last time.Also got some sharks, catfish,
Croacker, and small pompano.Something with some size loaded up on my cut bait pole but the hook pulled. Also caught the smallest fish I've ever caught in saltwater .Once again,got to enjoy quality time with my son, put some delicious fish on the table, and enjoy the beauty of creation. Blessed man I am !?
This was all the keepers .we probably threw back another 20 or so that were too small or illegal.
I'm jealous! whens supper? sitting on the beach not knowing whats going to bite is fun!
Jelvas reply :
I had a fish fry promised to a group of friends, so, i went for some Zander...
Jtrout reply :
Spent a week in gulfport Mississippi with my gf at her dads house. Most of the trout were caught on live shrimp and snagged a few on shrimp swimbaits. Caught the lady fish off an island in the gulf pulled so hard for its size. My gf learned how to use a cast net and caught 22 prawns. Got back to maryland and grilled all the fish and shrimp. Caught my first black drum and first redfish.
Leftymuk reply :
Fishing for smallies on the Susquehanna and ended up landing this Muskie
Turkey sandwich reply :
On 6/15/2017 at 9:50 AM, Leftymuk said:Fishing for smallies on the Susquehanna and ended up landing this Muskie
Great fish! North Branch?
Leftymuk reply :
Feeder creek near Meshoppen.....under the bridge
Jigfishn10 reply :
That fish is sweet @Leftymuk! Another one of those elusive fish I haven't been able to catch.
A beauty for sure. Congrats!
wet_dream reply :
I was wading a sod bank for fluke this afternoon. Slow day overall, had one short fluke and this nice 20 inch weakfish.
MassBass reply :
Caught two it should have been four though. Lots of boils and swirls fun action.
QUAKEnSHAKE reply :
I just got back from an evening of fishing. Here are my bonus catches a pike and crappie around 12"
Bluebasser86 reply :
Been a good spring for the big warmouths. Another good one pitching a beaver into the grass on Thursday.
The local river finally got down enough to fish and the hot weather had me itching to do some catfishing, so I went and caught some fat little blue cats, it was a good time.
Jelvas reply :
Two baby Wels...
Capt.Bob reply :
The largest tributary to the great Lakes, just off Erie was very good to me this spring. For me this year I had 6 solid weeks of limits nearly every day on the Walleye. Even though the limit is only 4 per day, but seldom taking more than an hour or two to get em, and who leaves when your catchen fish, even if your limited,,,, then it's catch and release time.. That's just fishing between sunup and staying as late as 2 or 3pm, fished at least 5 days a week mid March thru the end of April, and the freezer is stocked! This was about the average limit,, till the last week of April, then 18"-20" was about all you could find. Still f=good eaters, and them last 7 to 10 days fish were everywhere, easily catching over 30 a day.
Then when it was peaking I had few days where the bigger eye's cooperated,,
It was a rough 6 weeks and get's tougher every year,, but thats what the river bank was made for,,,, a place fer us old geezers to sneak in a power nap,,, something I used to never need!
UPSmallie reply :
Well done Capt. Bob! Sounds like an amazing spring
Yeajray231 reply :
I want to noodle for Wels.
You down @Jelvas?
Capt.Bob reply :
Ya the Gills cooperated ptetty good the month of May in Southern Mich. as well on a couple Lakes, the first pic was a 10AM Limit so I hit a northern Ohio lake on the way home and added 22 more bull gills to the day's catch,, and half of them on the cricket fly,,,
Now it's time to rebuild this boat fir the 2018 Walleye run,,, maybe take some time out njext month and stock up on some of them big Yellow Perch from my honey hole,, 12"+,,, we shall see, but it has been a very good fishing season so far,, and we do have some fry'n to do!
Jelvas reply :
On 6/19/2017 at 7:12 AM, Yeajray231 said:I want to noodle for Wels.
You down @Jelvas?
Hell yeah! But you better have rather big hands (and balls by the way)...
JohnnyRebTX reply :
11.5lb, 28" Smallmouth Buffalo, 7 lb Striper, 6lb Blue Catfish
fishballer06 reply :
Bass season opened up on Saturday here in PA. I was flipping a 7" worm up under overhanging trees into the shade.
Attila reply :
Hit the lake for bass opener in zone 17 and ended up with this musky, gave a great account of itself on my crankbait setup.
soflabasser reply :
On 6/15/2017 at 9:50 AM, Leftymuk said:Fishing for smallies on the Susquehanna and ended up landing this Muskie
Nice Muskie, they sure are a blast to catch on light tackle.
On 6/19/2017 at 3:39 PM, Jelvas said:
Hell yeah! But you better have rather big hands (and balls by the way)...
Nice catches. One of my dive buddies showed me a picture of a +200 pound Wels catfish that he caught freedive spearfishing while on vacation. He said he gave the fish away to some locals since these fish don't taste good when they get big.
Jelvas reply :
On 6/20/2017 at 6:20 AM, soflabasser said:
Nice catches. One of my dive buddies showed me a picture of a +200 pound Wels catfish that he caught freedive spearfishing while on vacation. He said he gave the fish away to some locals since these fish don't taste good when they get big.
Your friend is a braver man than i am... going after this behemoths underwater with a spear gun! I´ve seen +200 pound Wels swimming in the shallows in a few ocasions while i was bass fishing and let me tell you... it´s one intimidating sight (i think scary is a better word)!
A-Jay reply :
Pike Day today ~ Lost count.
This was the best one.
A-Jay
soflabasser reply :
On 6/20/2017 at 7:15 AM, Jelvas said:
Your friend is a braver man than i am... going after this behemoths underwater with a spear gun! I´ve seen +200 pound Wels swimming in the shallows in a few ocasions while i was bass fishing and let me tell you... it´s one intimidating sight (i think scary is a better word)!
Any well trained spearfisherman can handle a fish of that size, especially if there are no other predators to worry about. I often spear groupers in areas infested with bullsharks, that's much more dangerous than shooting a big catfish. With that said, I would prefer catching a wels catfish on rod and reel and leave the spearing for saltwater fish.
Attila reply :
Nice fish there @A-Jay, love how feisty they can be. Jerkbaits?
A-Jay reply :
On 6/20/2017 at 12:24 PM, Attila said:Nice fish there @A-Jay, love how feisty they can be. Jerkbaits?
Spinnerbait.
A-Jay
Jigfishn10 reply :
Nice Northern @A-Jay, a beauty for sure.
JohnnyRebTX reply :
5lb Channel Cat, 5lb Flathead, 3lb Spotted Gar, 1.5lb Black Crappie
MassBass reply :
Those wels pictures are haunting my dreams... I would fish for those things if I had access.
Attila reply :
Was practicing my shakey head presentation and had this decent rock bass hit right beside a dock.
Jigfishn10 reply :
Nice size Rock Bass @Attila!
Attila reply :
On 6/22/2017 at 10:29 PM, Jigfishn10 said:Nice size Rock Bass @Attila!
Thanks! Surprised me, at first I thought a small smallmouth had grabbed the bait as it jumped up and into the dock but when it came out I saw it was a rock bass...fishing, full of surprises!
Jigfishn10 reply :
Fishing certainly is full of surprises @Attila...for sure, hundred%
MassBass reply :
Large Pike. Forgot my tape in another bag. One of my biggest.
A-Jay reply :
On 6/24/2017 at 10:51 PM, MassBass said:Large Pike. Forgot my tape in another bag. One of my biggest.
Primo looking Pike !
Congrats
A-Jay
PAbasser927 reply :
After getting skunked for the first 6 or 7 hours of the day, my dad and my brother and I caught all these guys in about an hour before the bite shut off again. Never know what the day will turn into!
A-Jay reply :
On 6/26/2017 at 11:39 PM, PAbasser927 said:After getting skunked for the first 6 or 7 hours of the day, my dad and my brother and I caught all these guys in about an hour before the bite shut off again. Never know what the day will turn into!
Nice load of Slabs right there.
Congrats
"Cue the Hot Fat !"
A-Jay
Jelvas reply :
Today i went, just for a quick one hour session, to a little lake near my house... the only captures where one tiny Bass and one nice Barbel, both on a Zoom Super Fluke Jr....
everythingthatswims reply :
On 6/28/2017 at 5:27 AM, Jelvas said:Today i went, just for a quick one hour session, to a little lake near my house... the only captures where one tiny Bass and one nice Barbel, both on a Zoom Super Fluke Jr....
A barbel really doesn't look like a predatory fish but it's super cool that they will eat things other than chunks of lunch meat that the guys in the UK like to camp out with haha
Angealy reply :
I caught this before heading home for the day.
Such a cool sunfish, I think it is anyway.
Never caught a blue one before.
Jelvas reply :
On 6/28/2017 at 12:13 PM, everythingthatswims said:A barbel really doesn't look like a predatory fish but it's super cool that they will eat things other than chunks of lunch meat that the guys in the UK like to camp out with haha
Oh but believe me... they are! And, pound for pound, probably the best fighting fish we have on our waters. The fight doesn´t last very long, but, while it lasts, it´s like you´re hooked to a torpedo...
Bluebasser86 reply :
Pitched into a laydown and thought I'd hooked one of the DD bass that live in this lake for a minute, should have known.
frosty reply :
Caught my first longear sunfish today. Unfortunately he took all 3 barbs and there was no way to get them out without serious damage to him, and I didn't figure a jerkbait would rust away so I had to put him out of his misery, to bad, he was a feisty little guy
Pkfish49 reply :
I caught these Yellow Perch back in June. They were delicious, fried in butter:
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 7/5/2017 at 4:29 AM, frosty said:Caught my first longear sunfish today. Unfortunately he took all 3 barbs and there was no way to get them out without serious damage to him, and I didn't figure a jerkbait would rust away so I had to put him out of his misery, to bad, he was a feisty little guy
Not that I would do it for a sunfish, but you could always cut one or two of those hooks protruding outside of it's mouth to remove the hooks.
frosty reply :
On 7/5/2017 at 2:23 PM, Bluebasser86 said:Not that I would do it for a sunfish, but you could always cut one or two of those hooks protruding outside of it's mouth to remove the hooks.
Yeah, I didn't even consider that. I was honestly trying to figure out how he got the whole treble hook in his mouth!
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 7/5/2017 at 6:12 PM, frosty said:Yeah, I didn't even consider that. I was honestly trying to figure out how he got the whole treble hook in his mouth!
I've had them do that lots of time when I was younger and fished roostertails a lot. Almost impossible to remove the hook without tearing their mouths up when they're sewn up like that.
frosty reply :
On 7/5/2017 at 6:33 PM, Bluebasser86 said:I've had them do that lots of time when I was younger and fished roostertails a lot. Almost impossible to remove the hook without tearing their mouths up when they're sewn up like that.
Oh yeah, get one out, start working on the top ones and back in the bottom one goes, not to mention the other top one was ripping... oh well, I'm sure some gar has made a meal out of him already.
N Florida Mike reply :
On 6/28/2017 at 3:25 PM, Angealy said:I caught this before heading home for the day.
Such a cool sunfish, I think it is anyway.
Never caught a blue one before.
That's a red ear sunfish.
We call em shellcrackers in Fla.
slonezp reply :
On 7/5/2017 at 2:23 PM, Bluebasser86 said:Not that I would do it for a sunfish, but you could always cut one or two of those hooks protruding outside of it's mouth to remove the hooks.
Fish fry is a more humane option
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 7/5/2017 at 6:52 PM, N Florida Mike said:That's a red ear sunfish.
We call em shellcrackers in Fla.
Looks nothing like the redears we have here.
Looks more like a pumpkinseed to me.
N Florida Mike reply :
I agree. I dont think we have pumpkin seeds in Fla. What threw me off was the dab of orange on the Gill plate
Bluebasser86 reply :
Caught this little beauty during the Thursday night tournament this week on a shakyhead.
A-Jay reply :
On 7/8/2017 at 2:12 PM, Bluebasser86 said:Caught this little beauty during the Thursday night tournament this week on a shakyhead.
That's cool coloring Blue.
btw - it's looking pretty bright there for a 'night tournament'
Is that the infamous Kansas Midnight sun" ?
Complete with the newest rage straight from iCast - Night Derby Sunglasses . .
(it's early and I need coffee apparently)
A-Jay
slonezp reply :
Jerkbait crappie
UPSmallie reply :
Had one of the best mornings spent fishing in my life. A friend of mine from church took me out to the local powerhouse chucking wire flies beneath bobbers and it was a blast! In 5 hours we hooked probably 27 fish and landed about 20 of them. Roughly 6 steelhead ranging from 12-18 inches, 9 whitefish ranging from 10-17 inches, 1 dink Atlantic Salmon, and 4 brute Atlantic Salmon in the 20-26 inch range. This guy has these fish dialed in! We threw all fish back besides two whitefish and my first true Atlantic pictured below. This guy weighed just over 6 lbs and measured 25 inches. Literally took 15 minutes to land this beast! Can't thank that guy enough for an unforgettable experience. Will definitely be back for more bobber take-downs in the near future.
frosty reply :
On 7/9/2017 at 3:38 AM, slonezp said:Jerkbait crappie
I always imagined you older, possibly grumpier, like Al Bundy
12poundbass reply :
On 7/9/2017 at 7:33 AM, frosty said:I always imagined you older, possibly grumpier, like Al Bundy
I'm still taken back when I see someone for the first time. I guess I'm horrible at picturing people. ?
frosty reply :
On 7/9/2017 at 7:54 AM, 12poundbass said:I'm still taken back when I see someone for the first time. I guess I'm horrible at picturing people. ?
Me to, I always seem to guess them really young or really old, usually the opposite of their actual age.
everythingthatswims reply :
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slonezp reply :
On 7/9/2017 at 7:33 AM, frosty said:I always imagined you older, possibly grumpier, like Al Bundy
Older? I'm going to be a grandpa in a week or so. As far as being grumpy, life's too short. Being an a-hole is a different story. I've perfected that.
frosty reply :
On 7/9/2017 at 9:23 AM, slonezp said:Older? I'm going to be a grandpa in a week or so. As far as being grumpy, life's too short. Being an a-hole is a different story. I've perfected that.
Wow, congrats on the upcoming grand baby!
slonezp reply :
On 7/9/2017 at 9:32 AM, frosty said:Wow, congrats on the upcoming grand baby!
Thank you. Will be my first. I'm older than I look. I have a son who is 27 a step son 24, and a step daughter, who is having the baby is 28. It's going to be a boy. I'm fortunate I still have hair on my head. My brother who is 4 years older than I is bald. If I let my beard grow, it comes in grey.
N Florida Mike reply :
On 7/9/2017 at 9:02 AM, everythingthatswims said:
Thats a nice sheepie there. About 8 pounds? Excellent eating!!
On 7/9/2017 at 9:02 AM, everythingthatswims said:
Thats a nice sheepie there. About 8 pounds? Excellent eating!! Fiddler crab bait ?
everythingthatswims reply :
On 7/9/2017 at 7:17 PM, N Florida Mike said:Thats a nice sheepie there. About 8 pounds? Excellent eating!!
Thats a nice sheepie there. About 8 pounds? Excellent eating!! Fiddler crab bait ?
Try 5 and change, I take good pictures. Very good eating, we use fiddler and hermit crabs.
lonnie g reply :
On 7/10/2017 at 2:56 AM, everythingthatswims said:Try 5 and change, I take good pictures. Very good eating, we use fiddler and hermit crabs.
all I want to know is WHO'S COOKING AND WHERE? I'm in!!!! nice fish bet it was fun to catch.
Dorado reply :
Landed this nice Cutthroat Trout from my kayak off a Mepps Comet Mino on #4 Sunline FC Sniper. Location: Big Lake, AZ.
Dorado reply :
2nd Pic of the Cuttie.
Chris at Tech reply :
Team9nine reply :
Getting a bunch of mixed catches now that summer is here. Here's a few: walleye, crappie and channel cats
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 7/8/2017 at 8:56 PM, A-Jay said:That's cool coloring Blue.
btw - it's looking pretty bright there for a 'night tournament'
Is that the infamous Kansas Midnight sun" ?
Complete with the newest rage straight from iCast - Night Derby Sunglasses . .
(it's early and I need coffee apparently)
A-Jay
Meh, evening tournaments. Very few guys around here night fish, afraid of the Sasquatches and such. Most of them get cranky if I set the tournament end times more than about 30 minutes past sunset.
12poundbass reply :
On 7/12/2017 at 7:19 AM, Chris at Tech said:
Bucket list fish for me.
Jigfishn10 reply :
I haven't caught a cutthroat since the late 90's out in Colorado and I can assure you they weren't that big. A beauty for sure @Dorado.
NYWayfarer reply :
Pennsylvania Bluegill
MassBass reply :
I have always thought tarpon are like giant minnows/shiners.
J Francho reply :
On 7/13/2017 at 1:29 AM, MassBass said:I have always thought tarpon are like giant minnows/shiners.
You're close, they are a herring.
everythingthatswims reply :
On 7/12/2017 at 2:08 PM, Bluebasser86 said:Meh, evening tournaments. Very few guys around here night fish, afraid of the Sasquatches and such. Most of them get cranky if I set the tournament end times more than about 30 minutes past sunset.
I would be one of those guys. Maybe it would be different if I had the right equipment for night fishing, but even though I was able to connect with a 3.5lb smallmouth on a deep crank at 11pm, it was the first time fishing that I came away thinking "this is not for me". And I'll gladly fish in some crazy weather/conditions.
A-Jay reply :
On 7/13/2017 at 9:34 PM, everythingthatswims said:I would be one of those guys. Maybe it would be different if I had the right equipment for night fishing, but even though I was able to connect with a 3.5lb smallmouth on a deep crank at 11pm, it was the first time fishing that I came away thinking "this is not for me". And I'll gladly fish in some crazy weather/conditions.
Too bad.
You do not need to throw trebles at night but with a little practice & some intestinal fortitude, for every chunk you can catch in the summer during the day - there's a decent chance you can get 3 at night.
And you'll most likely have the majority of the water to yourself.
A-Jay
flyfisher reply :
On 7/13/2017 at 9:34 PM, everythingthatswims said:I would be one of those guys. Maybe it would be different if I had the right equipment for night fishing, but even though I was able to connect with a 3.5lb smallmouth on a deep crank at 11pm, it was the first time fishing that I came away thinking "this is not for me". And I'll gladly fish in some crazy weather/conditions.
I am with A-Jay on this one. Night fishing is a lot of fun. You don't need a ton of special gear, at least not from my kayak. Good bug spray helps though that is for sure.
The thing that freaks me out the most is when a beaver comes up and slaps it's tail about 10' from me. That will get the blood flowing a little, well that and the bats that seem to enjoy chasing m baits. I have stopped fly fishing at night for that reason. after having to unhook one of them i figured this wasn't the best idea lol
sully420 reply :
Caught this toothy critter on a skirted punchrig glad i got my tungsten back
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 7/13/2017 at 9:34 PM, everythingthatswims said:I would be one of those guys. Maybe it would be different if I had the right equipment for night fishing, but even though I was able to connect with a 3.5lb smallmouth on a deep crank at 11pm, it was the first time fishing that I came away thinking "this is not for me". And I'll gladly fish in some crazy weather/conditions.
My special night fishing equipment consist of a good headlamp, bug spray, a body of water I'm familiar with, and a few rods rigged with single hooked baits. No need for those blacklights or any other special gear. I prefer it over daytime fishing when it's hot for just the reason Ajay said, more quality fish and they're much more aggressive at night normally.
12poundbass reply :
On 7/13/2017 at 9:55 PM, A-Jay said:Too bad.
You do not need to throw trebles at night but with a little practice & some intestinal fortitude, for every chunk you can catch in the summer during the day - there's a decent chance you can get 3 at night.
And you'll most likely have the majority of the water to yourself.
A-Jay
I vote for a night vision fishing video from A-Jay or Bluebasser86.
On 7/14/2017 at 1:08 AM, Bluebasser86 said:My special night fishing equipment consist of a good headlamp, bug spray, a body of water I'm familiar with, and a few rods rigged with single hooked baits. No need for those blacklights or any other special gear. I prefer it over daytime fishing when it's hot for just the reason Ajay said, more quality fish and they're much more aggressive at night normally.
BradGinKC reply :
Caught this last week just before sunset. Took me by surprise. I wasn't expecting a flathead to hit a topwater bait. It did put up a good fight.
A-Jay reply :
On 7/14/2017 at 2:01 AM, 12poundbass said:I vote for a night vision fishing video from A-Jay or Bluebasser86.
@12poundbass I've tried to make night time bassing video's more than a couple of times.
Between the humidity at night totally soaking the lens and the light I need to make it, blinding me - they all end up looking more like a cross between The Blair Witch Project & something that was left on the cutting room floor of a bad Jacques Cousteau episode.
So needless to say, it's been tough sledding.
I'll keep at it and eventually I hope to get something decent & worth posting.
Stay Tunes sports fans.
A-Jay
Looch reply :
Is this a spotted bass? or just a Largemouth? Lm are kind of rare in this area. I caught 6 "bass" today, 4 smallmouth, 1 rock, and this guy. His mouth is why I think it may be a spotted, more like a smallmouth's mouth
frosty reply :
Looks like a large mouth to me.
IndianaFinesse reply :
On 7/14/2017 at 4:42 AM, Looch said:Is this a spotted bass? or just a Largemouth? Lm are kind of rare in this area. I caught 6 "bass" today, 4 smallmouth, 1 rock, and this guy. His mouth is why I think it may be a spotted, more like a smallmouth's mouth
Largemouth.
mrpao reply :
That's a largemouth.
Spotted bass of that size is usually much more slim. Plus spotted bass will have a rough patch on the tongue.
frosty reply :
This is a spotted bass. Notice the size of the tail, the jaw, the slightly different coloring, and the dots on the belly.
slonezp reply :
On 7/13/2017 at 10:09 PM, flyfisher said:I am with A-Jay on this one. Night fishing is a lot of fun. You don't need a ton of special gear, at least not from my kayak. Good bug spray helps though that is for sure.
The thing that freaks me out the most is when a brave comes up and slaps it's tail about 10' from me. That will get the blood flowing a little, well that and the bats that seem to enjoy chasing m baits. I have stopped fly fishing at night for that reason. after having to unhook one of them i figured this wasn't the best idea lol
Bats can ruin an evening real quick. Darn things can catch tiny bugs using their "radar" but I'll be damned if they can see fishing line.
A-Jay reply :
On 7/13/2017 at 10:09 PM, flyfisher said:I am with A-Jay on this one. Night fishing is a lot of fun. You don't need a ton of special gear, at least not from my kayak. Good bug spray helps though that is for sure.
The thing that freaks me out the most is when a brave comes up and slaps it's tail about 10' from me. That will get the blood flowing a little, well that and the bats that seem to enjoy chasing m baits. I have stopped fly fishing at night for that reason. after having to unhook one of them i figured this wasn't the best idea lol
On 7/15/2017 at 11:24 AM, slonezp said:Bats can ruin an evening real quick. Darn things can catch tiny bugs using their "radar" but I'll be damned if they can see fishing line.
A Summer night of Bass Fishing just wouldn't be complete without the three B's . . .
Bugs in your eyes & up your nose.
Bats hitting your line, triggering useless hooksets.
And That cursed Beaver - Blasting it's tail on the water 3 feet from your head causing heart palpitations & the need for new pair of draws.
Good Times.
A-Jay
Bass_Fishing_Socal reply :
On 7/14/2017 at 2:08 AM, BradGinKC said:Caught this last week just before sunset. Took me by surprise. I wasn't expecting a flathead to hit a topwater bait. It did put up a good fight.
Yup caught one of the 4lbs bullhead catfish on whopper plopper, gave me excitement of getting a big bass for a minute.
Looch reply :
fishing was good today for about 90 minutes, then they turned off. Got 2 wipers, a nice 1 lb 13oz smallmouth, 1 nice barely legal walleye, and 3 little cigar size saugers. All released
the nicer wiper tore my gulp bait up. the jig ripped down into the minnows head. 1 fish and it was basically ruined for that style, I hooked it through head only and caught the walleye and a sauger
Russ E reply :
using a Ned Rig in shallow water this 6 pound drum nearly pulled the rod out of my hands when it hit.
this guy was fun on an otherwise slow day.
lonnie g reply :
On 7/13/2017 at 9:34 PM, everythingthatswims said:I would be one of those guys. Maybe it would be different if I had the right equipment for night fishing, but even though I was able to connect with a 3.5lb smallmouth on a deep crank at 11pm, it was the first time fishing that I came away thinking "this is not for me". And I'll gladly fish in some crazy weather/conditions.
never bass night fished but do like to catfish my problem is them skeeters sure do like me . and come in teeth first ,and I think these dudes around here think bug spray is candy!
Jar11591 reply :
Got into some really big bluegills over the weekend. Had a blast with the ultra-lite tackle, and we were reeling in gills this big every cast.
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MassBass reply :
This is from earlier in the summer. 3-4 chain pickerel.
Looch reply :
nicest hybrid I caught this week. 
Had a great week with smallmouth, with a couple pigs. One I could only describe as a football, not long, just fat. Greediest fish in the river. Here is a decent sized one I caught on a 3/4 oz white/chartreuse bucktail hair jig that I throw to target hybrids.
Walleye continue to hit right before it gets dark. Not sure where sauger have gone but I only caught 1 this week and I'm not complaining. This is a 14 or 15 inch walleye, caught on a 1/4oz jig and gulp minnow, normally use 1/8oz but needed extra weight to get my bait to where I needed it.
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 7/16/2017 at 5:04 AM, JustJames said:Yup caught one of the 4lbs bullhead catfish on whopper plopper, gave me excitement of getting a big bass for a minute.
Looks more like a channel cat than a bullhead in that picture. A sure way to tell would be if the tail was forked or not. A forked tail would be a channel, straight tail is a bullhead. They sure can smash a topwater though.
Took my oldest boy exploring in a creek for the first time. Caught a variety of fish, but the spawning longears are awesome looking fish.
Looch reply :
ha oddly enough I caught a young flathead on a jig+plastic last night. berkley havoc paddletail thing, bobby lane design, bama bug color
Been catching a lot of channel cats too this year on plastics(gulps mostly). Most of them have been when the water is really muddy. Haven't got a bullhead on a lure yet, did get a brown bullhead on trout doughbait. Maybe they are spawning if you got it on topwater. Bullheads are amazing parents compared to most other fish
Bluebasser86 reply :
Ned rigged a juvenile flathead. It was a welcomed change of pace from the drum I was hammering on.
Looch reply :
Drum have been hitting like crazy here too, a guy I fish with was using live emerald shiners and the odd 2-3" gizzard shad(he was just dipnetting them out the river) under an egg bobber and he caught 40+ drum in 4 hours today, only caught 9-10 desirable fish(smallies, walleye, hybrids). Drums and catfish have been most of what I been seeing since we got rain a few days ago and watter got muddy
slonezp reply :
They were stacked thick today. Could do no wrong.Followed the school around for a couple hours. Probably caught 100. Sorted thru lots of small fish. Gills perch, bass, and a lone crappie
Team9nine reply :
Lots of action chasing crappie this afternoon. Kept a few for a meal, then enjoyed just swinging on them the rest of the afternoon.
Ksam1234 reply :
I finally got my first pike today!! Wasn't rly sure how to get a good pic so don't mind the first time awkwardness hah
UPSmallie reply :
It's been a trying few weeks for me fishing for Atlantics. I've hooked into 4 solo fishing. The first two have snapped me off, one of which I fought for literally 45 minutes before my mainline gave-out. The third used my clamp line as leverage to pop loose. The fourth wasn't so lucky. I've been gradually improving my setup and I believe it is safe to say I have found the 'magic fly' thanks to trying multiple nymph patterns via Orvis. Picture looks a little funky, but was happy to land this 18 incher for a tasty shore lunch.
UPSmallie reply :
Had a fantastic day fishing the local bay after work today. It was too windy to troll for smallmouth, so I anchored deep into the weedy inside bends and fan casted a Rapala X-Rap in perch color for pike. It took a little bit of moving around, but I was finally able to hook up with this 25 incher. Using 10 lb trilene, he took me for a 7 minute joyride. I thought he might be a muskie since I'm used to fishing heavier line, but I couldn't complain. Also proceeded to land three 23 inch pike on the same bait, with two striking just feet from the boat! It was incredible. Rapala jaw-grippers came in handy here. Filleted the only legal one and gave it to a coworker. Inside its stomach was a 5 inch perch. I think the Rapala matched the hatch well. Fish On
Bluebasser86 reply :
IndianaFinesse reply :
No pics of it, but i managed to land a 44.5 inch flathead on a medium-lite rod and an eight pound leader a couple weeks back. Caught her on a 1/8 ounce shaky head with a trick worm, fishing slightly offshore on a brushpile in 12 feet of water. Took me into the brush at first, bit somehow untangled itself and went out into open water. Followed her on the trolling motor, until the cat finally got tired about fifteen minutes later. My scale only goes to 25 pounds, but we estimated the 44.5 inch flathead to be in the 45 pound range.
Bass_Fishing_Socal reply :
My wife first catfish(almost 10lbs) from this lake on our Sunday evening. It was her first cast and only 10-15 mins, talk about luck. I think she got her fishing license worth now?.
Bluebasser86 reply :
Ned rigged channel cat. Hooked it under a dock and took me for quite a ride trying to get it out of there.
UPSmallie reply :
Fishing has been phenomenal for me this past week. Lots of nice fish casting. Pike came on Rapala Husky Jerk Perch, Atlantic came on a fly, and the walleye was a big surprise for me using an olive X-Rap. Thought it was a sub legal pike until it surfaced. Didn't even bring a net since I figured I'd just be pike fishing. Thankful that it stayed on long enough for me to land with fish grips. There is great fishing to be had close by. The local bay where the pike and walleye came from is a 7 minute trip and the powerhouse where the Atlantic came from is a 30 minute boat ride from my house. Hoping to catch a few more nice ones before school picks up again. Fish On
Jar11591 reply :
Caught my PB Pumpkinseed this morning while fishing for bass. This guy nailed my Chug Bug.
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everythingthatswims reply :
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Back at WVU, so these guys come along with move-in. Caught another one on a spook this morning too!
wet_dream reply :
Launched at 4:30am with one of my buddies. He's been having some success at a couple spots and we wanted to make sure we got there before first light.
The water was nice and flat, and it was very peaceful on the water. It was a welcomed change from the summer boat traffic we normally have to contend with during the day. I trolled an SP minnow on the way to the sod banks we'd be working to start the morning. We were hoping to get on a topwater bite. Sunrise pics never get old.
A lot of bait busting on the surface. We were optimistic. The conditions were aligning for a fishy day. But after a few casts we realized the fish feeding on the bait were not our target species.
Little snapper bluefish all over the place. These are aggressive fish. Caught a bunch of these guys, all about the same size, and was careful in taking this one picture after this one finally calmed down after a minute of thrashing. I did not want a treble hook in my finger.
We made a move, hoping to get away from these yellow-eyed monsters and was finally able to land our target species.
Not a big fish by any means but I was ecstatic to land one this morning. Had a couple more blowups on my lure but I was only able to hook up with this one fish. I cannot wait for the fall run when there will be much larger stripers in our waters. I considered this productive 4 hours on the water. Learned a few things and marked a couple more spots for future trips.
Got some footage on my GoPro, maybe I'll post it if I ever get around to editing it.
NYWayfarer reply :
While Kayak fishing this weekend I caught a 3 plus pound Channel Catfish. Quite a surprise as I was fishing a Ned Rig. You can see it in the corner of his mouth in the top pic.
UPSmallie reply :
Managed to get the afternoon off so I went to see if the eclipse would affect the Atlantic Salmon fishing. Usually the middle of the afternoon is not a great time to target these fish, but today was the exception it seemed. Ended up 1/4 with two fly break-offs on 10 lb test. Very difficult to land. Got two hookups right as the eclipse was taking place. The other two came about an hour after it had finished. The 4 lber I was able to land was a brightly colored male with some light red speckles. Hard to tell from the picture though. It looks like they are starting to shift towards their November spawn as the females and males are pretty easy to tell apart now. I'm hoping the Kings start moving in with the Atlantics. Would love to fight one, even if for only a few seconds. Fish On
12poundbass reply :
On 8/22/2017 at 8:32 AM, UPSmallie said:Managed to get the afternoon off so I went to see if the eclipse would affect the Atlantic Salmon fishing. Usually the middle of the afternoon is not a great time to target these fish, but today was the exception it seemed. Ended up 1/4 with two fly break-offs on 10 lb test. Very difficult to land. Got two hookups right as the eclipse was taking place. The other two came about an hour after it had finished. The 4 lber I was able to land was a brightly colored male with some light red speckles. Hard to tell from the picture though. It looks like they are starting to shift towards their November spawn as the females and males are pretty easy to tell apart now. I'm hoping the Kings start moving in with the Atlantics. Would love to fight one, even if for only a few seconds. Fish On
Perfect picture with the freighter in the background.
Dorado reply :
Using live Bluegills 2 feet under a float is my favorite way to catch channels! Last night........
By the way, Shimano OC Baitrunner is absolutely perfect for free lining livebait. One crank of the reel and you engage and lock for a fish on! Circle hooks prevent gut hooking for a nice catch-and-release.
UPSmallie reply :
On 8/22/2017 at 9:22 AM, 12poundbass said:Perfect picture with the freighter in the background.
Thanks man! Definitely blessed to live in a great location.
IndianaFinesse reply :
On 8/22/2017 at 11:58 PM, Dorado said:Using live Bluegills 2 feet under a float is my favorite way to catch channels! Last night........
By the way, Shimano OC Baitrunner is absolutely perfect for free lining livebait. One crank of the reel and you engage and lock for a fish on! Circle hooks prevent gut hooking for a nice catch-and-release.
That looks like a white crappie to me...
Dorado reply :
@IndianaFinesse oops my mistake. Used a bluegill earlier that night but I think you're right on.
Team9nine reply :
On 8/23/2017 at 1:51 AM, Dorado said:@IndianaFinesse oops my mistake. Used a bluegill earlier that night but I think you're right on.
Not to start any trouble - lol - but I'm thinking juvenile bluegill in the pic...
Dorado reply :
On 8/23/2017 at 2:01 AM, Team9nine said:
Not to start any trouble - lol - but I'm thinking juvenile bluegill in the pic...
It's a fun debate. There are no crappies in this pond so that's why I originally eliminated that species. However, the canals sometimes introduce nonstocked species in ponds which explains why a random flathead could end up in a neighborhood pond. Either way, it's catfish bait to me
IndianaFinesse reply :
On 8/23/2017 at 2:01 AM, Team9nine said:
Not to start any trouble - lol - but I'm thinking juvenile bluegill in the pic...
On 8/23/2017 at 2:04 AM, Dorado said:It's a fun debate. There are no crappies in this pond so that's why I originally eliminated that species. However, the canals sometimes introduce nonstocked species in ponds which explains why a random flathead could end up in a neighborhood pond. Either way, it's catfish bait to me
I just zoomed in on the mouth, and it turns out it I was wrong, you had it right in the first place. I saw the crappie-like coloration, and assumed from that it was a crappie. Way to small of a mouth for crappie though, and the spines are different. My bad
Team9nine reply :
On 8/23/2017 at 3:41 AM, IndianaFinesse said:
I just zoomed in on the mouth, and it turns out it I was wrong, you had it right in the first place. I saw the crappie-like coloration, and assumed from that it was a crappie. Way to small of a mouth for crappie though. My bad
That's what caught my attention first, and just the overall color pattern (or lack thereof)...or maybe I just have too much experience catching baby bluegill Missing HL already...not the same not having that place right down the street. Once things cool down a little I might try and swing out your way "for old times' sake." Not looking like I'll have a new lot anytime soon, plus they're going to pull the lake down 10' next year really early.
IndianaFinesse reply :
On 8/23/2017 at 3:48 AM, Team9nine said:
That's what caught my attention first, and just the overall color pattern (or lack thereof)...or maybe I just have too much experience catching baby bluegill
It still looks like your doing really good rock hopping, far better than it's been out here. Last two weed treatments caused major fish kills, and ruined fishing for about a week each. I think they might be using a different chemical, I've never seen them react this way before. Only taking ~10 pounds to win the tournaments.
You're always welcome to run my boat, name the time and day and I will be there. Really learned a lot watching the way you approached offshore fishing last time, made my whole summer.
BTW, is it set in stone that the lake will be drained ten feet down next year? Is the lake still going to stay open for fishing? I hadn't heard anything about that till now.
AC870 reply :
Bluefish, Gulf Shores, Ala.
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 8/23/2017 at 12:29 AM, IndianaFinesse said:That looks like a white crappie to me...
On 8/23/2017 at 1:51 AM, Dorado said:@IndianaFinesse oops my mistake. Used a bluegill earlier that night but I think you're right on.
I agree that it's a juvie gill, but FWIW, crappie are legal bait in KS as long as they're legal keepers and you count them towards your daily limit. Not sure if it's the same where Dorado is though.
My eclipse day fishing was pretty awful, but I did catch a monster sunfish, a bluegill/green sunfish hybrid I believe, which are pretty common here. 10.5" long whatever it was.
Dorado reply :
On 8/23/2017 at 1:37 PM, Bluebasser86 said:
I agree that it's a juvie gill, but FWIW, crappie are legal bait in KS as long as they're legal keepers and you count them towards your daily limit. Not sure if it's the same where Dorado is though.
My eclipse day fishing was pretty awful, but I did catch a monster sunfish, a bluegill/green sunfish hybrid I believe, which are pretty common here. 10.5" long whatever it was.
Thanks for chiming in and nice hybrid! I live in Phoenix and it is lawful to use live bait in community waters, except Tucson down south FWIW. Plus, there is a bag limit of 10 for sunfish at lakes with no minimum size. AZ is pretty lax compared to other states.
Team9nine reply :
On 8/23/2017 at 8:40 AM, IndianaFinesse said:
BTW, is it set in stone that the lake will be drained ten feet down next year? Is the lake still going to stay open for fishing? I hadn't heard anything about that till now.
Not 100%, but it was becoming more likely when I left. They are replacing the spillway, so permitting and everything needs to be done well in advance. Lake would get pulled down immediate after Labor Day and held that way until the project was complete, or the first of the year. I'm guessing the lake won't be closed, per se, but the boat ramp and most docks would be unusable. Could still drag no a car topper or canoe and be fine though, I'm guessing. That's what's been done in he past. Any idea when Marina is closing this year?
Dtrombly reply :
Giant Crappie earlier this year, pitching laydowns with a 1/2oz spinnerbait.
IndianaFinesse reply :
On 8/23/2017 at 10:48 PM, Team9nine said:
Not 100%, but it was becoming more likely when I left. They are replacing the spillway, so permitting and everything needs to be done well in advance. Lake would get pulled down immediate after Labor Day and held that way until the project was complete, or the first of the year. I'm guessing the lake won't be closed, per se, but the boat ramp and most docks would be unusable. Could still drag no a car topper or canoe and be fine though, I'm guessing. That's what's been done in he past. Any idea when Marina is closing this year?
I know a guy (Jim and Shirley) that lives on a main lake point that has 12 feet of water 5-6 feet in front of his dock, and he gave me permission to pull my aluminum boat up there last time the water was pulled down, and said I could use it again if needed in the future.
The boat is light enough that two or three people can lift it up, so it really can't get stuck.
Not sure when the marina will be closing, I don't think it's been announced yet but I could be wrong. I am personally looking forward to when the marina is closed and the security boats are winterized, they've really been cracking down on driving in the wrong direction. Even just fishing offshore and using the trolling motor, staying in relatively the same area, is getting people warnings. Not that it's stopped me from fishing offshore, I just have to make sure to not move the boat much. But you can forget making repeated trolling passes both ways over structure.
12poundbass reply :
On 8/24/2017 at 4:23 AM, IndianaFinesse said:I know a guy (Jim and Shirley) that lives on a main lake point that has 12 feet of water 5-6 feet in front of his dock, and he gave me permission to pull my aluminum boat up there last time the water was pulled down, and said I could use it again if needed in the future.
The boat is light enough that two or three people can lift it up, so it really can't get stuck.
Not sure when the marina will be closing, I don't think it's been announced yet but I could be wrong. I am personally looking forward to when the marina is closed and the security boats are winterized, they've really been cracking down on driving in the wrong direction. Even just fishing offshore and using the trolling motor, staying in relatively the same area, is getting people warnings. You can forget making repeated trolling passes both ways over structure.
Is this lake in North Korea? Sure sounds like it is. ?
IndianaFinesse reply :
On 8/24/2017 at 5:29 AM, 12poundbass said:Is this lake in North Korea? Sure sounds like it is. ?
It's a semi-private lake, so it has different rules than others.
Russ E reply :
caught my personal best smallmouth 1/2 hour before this drum hit.
thought I was going to break my record twice in one day.
it was not the fish I was expecting , but still put up a good fight.
it weighed 5.5 lbs.
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 8/24/2017 at 7:24 AM, Weedwhacker said:caught my personal best smallmouth 1/2 hour before this drum hit.
thought I was going to break my record twice in one day.
it was not the fish I was expecting , but still put up a good fight.
it weighed 5.5 lbs.
Wyco? I used to sight fish them with live crawdads out there when the bass weren't biting, then give them to people on the bank. There's some giant drum in that lake.
Russ E reply :
On 8/24/2017 at 8:20 AM, Bluebasser86 said:Wyco? I used to sight fish them with live crawdads out there when the bass weren't biting, then give them to people on the bank. There's some giant drum in that lake.
yes. catch them there all the time in the shallows. they love ned rigs.
this one bit a trick worm on a shakyhead in 15 foot of water. wasn't expecting that.
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 8/24/2017 at 8:24 AM, Weedwhacker said:yes. catch them there all the time in the shallows. they love ned rigs.
this one bit a trick worm on a shakyhead in 15 foot of water. wasn't expecting that.
I have had my heart broke by them so many times when I used to fish the tournaments out there. I used to catch a bunch of them on bladed jigs and finesse jigs.
Russ E reply :
On 8/24/2017 at 9:05 AM, Bluebasser86 said:I have had my heart broke by them so many times when I used to fish the tournaments out there. I used to catch a bunch of them on bladed jigs and finesse jigs.
something out there bites the trailers off of my bladed jigs all the time . I am assuming it is drum.
Attila reply :
Perch eating perch...chunky one at that!!
AC870 reply :
Caught a pretty nice shellcracker earlier in the year. I wear XL and XXL gloves if it gives you an idea.
slonezp reply :
Bass fishing was less than stellar yesterday so after a couple hours of catching 13 inchers, I hit up the gills. Caught a ton and sorted thru a lot of 6-7 inchers to take home some 7-8 inchers. Anyway, I smoked a few of them on a cedar plank. Kept 6 fillets to make a cracker spread. 1 package of cream cheese, a few tablespoons of mayo, finely chopped green onions, and the bluegills. Delicious
Team9nine reply :
Change of pace this weekend by chasing crappie. Right up there with bass fishing in my book, at least the way I prefer to chase them. Had great weather and company - always a nice bonus ?
J Francho reply :
Triple digits on the ol' clicker.
Bluebasser86 reply :
A big crooked tailed white bass that slammed my bladed jig.
Dorado reply :
On 8/28/2017 at 10:00 PM, Team9nine said:Change of pace this weekend by chasing crappie. Right up there with bass fishing in my book, at least the way I prefer to chase them. Had great weather and company - always a nice bonus ?
Going to pick up some Kalins grubs in John Deere and Acid rain this weekend. Do you recall that color?
Team9nine reply :
On 8/30/2017 at 9:40 PM, Dorado said:Going to pick up some Kalins grubs in John Deere and Acid rain this weekend. Do you recall that color?
Believe it's "popsicle". Different pictures show the accent color as more pinkish or whitish depending.
Neil McCauley reply :
jumbo perch from today
It was like filleting a bass.
A-Jay reply :
Pike Day today ~
I.rar reply :
UPSmallie reply :
Atlantic Slammin Season is Here! Been trying to catch one of the bigger pink salmon that are fresh in the river, but so far I haven't had any luck with them. Also tried for some late night kings a few days ago and went 0/1. Had a great time with a nice screamer though. Should be able to hit that creek again sometime this week. Of the few I've been privileged to land I've given some to the neighbors and the rest to different recipes. I usually grill or bake them, but am excited to try some salmon soup tomorrow. It's looking like a great fall. Fish On everybody.
UPSmallie reply :
Almost forgot. What's cool is the university puts on a fish cam under one of the closed off turbines so you can get an idea of what kind of fish are present and how much are around. Most on the cam are atlantics and pinks, but sometimes you'll see a whitefish or king on. They live stream it so usually you have to jump from the current video to a different link in a few days, but it is excellent quality.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKe2pMVZOvs
Team9nine reply :
Back after the crappie this afternoon. Bite has been really good with the cooler summer weather. Should only get better with fall approaching.
IndianaFinesse reply :
On 9/4/2017 at 11:06 AM, Team9nine said:Back after the crappie this afternoon. Bite has been really good with the cooler summer weather. Should only get better with fall approaching.
Is that over on CL? Thought about going there today for bass, but decided against it because of the labor day boat traffic. Went to one of the gravel pits I used to frequent instead, and got a bunch of bass fishing from shore. Jerks and shaky heads, on the old ramps.
Team9nine reply :
On 9/4/2017 at 11:23 AM, IndianaFinesse said:Is that over on CL? Thought about going there today for bass, but decided against it because of the labor day boat traffic. Went to one of the gravel pits I used to frequent instead, and got a bunch of bass fishing from shore. Jerks and shaky heads, on the old ramps.
Coon - better quality at Cat, and less boat traffic, but didn't want to drive that far.
wet_dream reply :
Took the kayak out Saturday morning hoping for a topwater bite. Chance of rain kept boats off the water, had the feeling of a crisp fall day. Labor Day weekend, and we had the water to ourselves. Can't wait for the fall striper run.
Another beautiful sunrise, doesn't get old
26.5 in striper
Whopper plopper enticed these little bluefish to bite, but this fiesty things will hit anything lol
Bluebasser86 reply :
The late summer berry hatch is on! Never got an official grass carp on a fly rod before (caught one, but it was hooked outside the mouth), managed to entice one to eat an egg imitation and get an official first on the fly. Just a little guy, but still took about 5 minutes to land.
Found a huge school of black crappie in a tiny brushpile off the front of a deep dock too. Hammered them for 20 minutes before I got tired of catching them.
Neil McCauley reply :
Surprise August Laker
Measured 30". I felt awful having to remove her from the Lake, but she had 2 treble hooks deep in the gill plates, and had already fought a 15 min battle up from 80 feet to warm surface water.
I was trolling in 80 fow after seeing some marks in the 50-60s and got curious. So I let out a Rapala DT20 with 200 yrds of 8lb fluoro line out. I thought they were pike or deep SMB, never thought I'd run into one of these in August.
A-Jay reply :
On 9/7/2017 at 11:02 PM, Neil McCauley said:Surprise August Laker
Measured 30". I felt awful having to remove her from the Lake, but she had 2 treble hooks deep in the gill plates, and had already fought a 15 min battle up from 80 feet to warm surface water.
I was trolling in 80 fow after seeing some marks in the 50-60s and got curious. So I let out a Rapala DT20 with 200 yrds of 8lb fluoro line out. I thought they were pike or deep SMB, never thought I'd run into one of these in August.
Nice fish ~
So how many states are you wanted in ?
A-Jay
Steveo-1969 reply :
On 9/7/2017 at 11:23 PM, A-Jay said:Nice fish ~
So how many states are you wanted in ?
A-Jay
I was wondering if maybe that Lake Trout was out of season.
J Francho reply :
On 9/8/2017 at 3:56 AM, Steveo-1969 said:I was wondering if maybe that Lake Trout was out of season.
Nope, lake trout are open all year, three fish limit, any over 12".
A-Jay reply :
On 9/8/2017 at 3:56 AM, Steveo-1969 said:I was wondering if maybe that Lake Trout was out of season.
If it's a NY caught fish, I think he's fine.
Haven't check the wall at the post office either.
But either way, I didn't wanna go there.
A-Jay
UPSmallie reply :
Well you can't win them all. For whatever reason the powerhouse turbines were all shut off today so fishing was very slow. Managed a hookup with what I would estimate a 20-21 inch pink salmon male. Had to have been pushing master angler (21 inches). Threw the hooks as my friend was trying to get the net. Did get a nice 30 second video of it though
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5Xh9Db5tSg
slonezp reply :
Followed me home for dinner
everythingthatswims reply :
With about an hour of daylight left, I got the extreme urge to fish, so I loaded up my kayak and hurried to the river. Only caught one fish, but it happened to be musky number 27 for me! She followed a war eagle spinnerbait to my kayak and I missed her on the figure 8, but dunked the rod back under and she ate it as soon as I started figure 8ing again! Super cool in clean water, I have always wanted to land one on the figure 8 in a kayak!
12poundbass reply :
On 9/7/2017 at 11:23 PM, A-Jay said:Nice fish ~
So how many states are you wanted in ?
A-Jay
I'm guessing his screen name isn't real. D.B. Cooper maybe?
everythingthatswims reply :
On 9/10/2017 at 8:59 PM, 12poundbass said:I'm guessing his screen name isn't real. D.B. Cooper maybe?
The mods could really draw some activity to the site if they advertised about him
Team9nine reply :
Gorgeous fall day - a little to nice, actually - lol. ENE post front breezes and bluebird skies, but we still managed
a decent crappie catch given the conditions - just no slabs.
Attila reply :
Caught a whole bunch of these guys tonight on a yellow perch patterned Rapala Shadow Rap...fun times! Can't wait for the colder weather to bring the bigguns in shallow again. And a bonus twofer, a pair of rock bass hitting the Ripstop!
Bluebasser86 reply :
My buddy wanted some fish to eat, so we did a little crappie hunting. I'd found them last week, and they hadn't moved an inch. 15-18 feet of water with a 1/16oz ball head and panfish assassin.
NYWayfarer reply :
I love Fall fishing for Sunfish. Technically not Fall yet but the big Pumpkinseed and Bluegill think it is.
Jtrout reply :
Little flounder in ocean city Md.
Neil McCauley reply :
On 9/7/2017 at 11:23 PM, A-Jay said:Nice fish ~
So how many states are you wanted in ?
A-Jay
Ha. None.. that I know of!
Yes Lakers are in season year-round here, totally legal catch. I just like to return big ones like this to the water to breed.. but it is not always possible.
12poundbass reply :
On 9/19/2017 at 10:53 PM, Neil McCauley said:
Ha. None.. that I know of!
Yes Lakers are in season year-round here, totally legal catch. I just like to return big ones like this to the water to breed.. but it is not always possible.
He said that because your face was blacked out. ?
Team9nine reply :
Warm spell moving through this last week and again next. Highs near 90 will temporarily halt our fall fishing progress. No rush, as the crappie have begun grouping up a bit as they move in from their main lake summer homes. A couple pics from this weekend.
IndianaFinesse reply :
On 9/20/2017 at 12:29 AM, Team9nine said:Warm spell moving through this last week and again next. Highs near 90 will temporarily halt our fall fishing progress. No rush, as the crappie have begun grouping up a bit as they move in from their main lake summer homes. A couple pics from this weekend.
Nice crappie, its been a while since I've chased them. What model depth finder is that? Those are some really good screen shots.
NYWayfarer reply :
Some videos of the big Sunfish I caught recently
Team9nine reply :
On 9/20/2017 at 1:32 AM, IndianaFinesse said:Nice crappie, its been a while since I've chased them. What model depth finder is that? Those are some really good screen shots.
Lowrance HDS 8 - buddy's boat - it reads great in DI mode.
Dorado reply :
On 9/20/2017 at 2:39 AM, Team9nine said:
Lowrance HDS 8 - buddy's boat - it reads great in DI mode.
Nice crappie! I like it when you post the sonar screenshot. Keep it up!
Bluebasser86 reply :
Wind was killing me yesterday. Lots of bites but too much line out on a long cast in deep water to get the hooks in them. Only got this little guy to stick.
Team9nine reply :
More crappie Lots of pressure bites tonight. Good practice ?
Looch reply :
Got a nice 36" muskie tonight while casting a bone whopper plopper 110 hoping to catch a nice wiper or smallmouth after a little rain rolled through. I ended up having to get in water, grab the fish, and slide the fish up the bank to keep my lure and the fish, She broke me off right as I was landing her. Not real proud of how I handled her, but better than swimming off with a whopper plopper treble sealing her mouth shut. She swam away strong, I got in river with her for the release, tried to take debris off her without her losing too much of her slime. Definitely wish my line didn't break, I would of done my best to keep her from touching dry ground.
Bluebasser86 reply :
It's hard to tell from the bad picture, but that is a drum's mug with only the blade of my 3/8oz bladed jig and 5" swimbait trailer, still visible. It was a chore to remove.
fishwizzard reply :
Got my first snakehead today!
I was surprised he hit a Ned, I was way undergunned for the marsh I was fishing, I was pitching to open water right up next to the bank and he grabbed it.
TnRiver46 reply :
^now that fish looks cool!
A-Jay reply :
I was treated to an epic battled with this finned freak of a sturgeon this afternoon ~
slonezp reply :
On 10/5/2017 at 9:34 AM, A-Jay said:I was treated to an epic battled with this finned freak of a sturgeon this afternoon ~
Very Cool.A-Jay
Holy Schnikes!!. That's one fish still on my bucket list. I've had one on about 3ft or so but never landed it.
A-Jay reply :
On 10/5/2017 at 9:40 AM, slonezp said:Holy Schnikes!!. That's one fish still on my bucket list. I've had one on about 3ft or so but never landed it.
This one was 5ft & change I guess - seriously fun too !
A-Jay
slonezp reply :
On 10/5/2017 at 9:42 AM, A-Jay said:This one was 5ft & change I guess - seriously fun too !
A-Jay
I'll bet. Very nice.
Off topic, I had a first happen on Sunday. Was panfishing with my dad and as I lifted a bluegill out of the water a pike jumped out of the water and grabbed it. I've had them chase lures clear out of the water before but never this.
A-Jay reply :
On 10/5/2017 at 9:48 AM, slonezp said:I'll bet. Very nice.
Off topic, I had a first happen on Sunday. Was panfishing with my dad and as I lifted a bluegill out of the water a pike jumped out of the water and grabbed it. I've had them chase lures clear out of the water before but never this.
Dude was hungry ~
A-Jay
Bluebasser86 reply :
The video to go with my bad picture from Monday. No idea how a fish with such a tiny mouth can eat a bait like they do sometimes.
A-Jay reply :
On 10/14/2017 at 11:32 AM, UPSmallie said:It was a long day, but I gained a newfound respect for the Pre-Rapala Wiggle Warts. After classes I hit one of the local spots for steelies and got the hit I was looking for, but couldn't get the right hookset so no dice. Tried another shore spot and still nothing. Went home, dug through some plugs I had and found one that I'm not even sure where it came from. It's a pre-Rapala Short Wart in the prizm gold shiner color. Never fished it before, but figured it'd be good. Brought it and some of my other lures to a different location that allows for shore fishing over a set of rapids. Basically you fish off a bridge into the rapids downstream from you. Within seconds I hooked into a 5+ lb chromer on the 1 oz spinner. It was unreal. I watched in disbelief as it threw the hooks on the surface. All around I could see steelhead feeding on the surface though. No one else was even fishing, so I realized things could get great. I tied on the short wart and began casting, but it was out of tune so I began making the adjustments for it to run straight. When I finally got it running true, I bombed it where I had seen a steelhead sipping. I started twitching it in fast erratic sweeps back to me when this 5 lb male didn't want any of it. Struck so hard, my drag was screaming before I even realized I had a fish on. Managed to battle it in and get it in the drop net. Came out to be 24.5 inches and an even 5 lbs. Also hooked into another 2-3 lber in the same spot on the same lure, but it popped off as I attempted to land it. Finished the afternoon 1-4 but I'll take it. Looking forward to Sunday's Dinner. Steelhead are in full swing now. Water temps a touch below 59 degrees.
Great Steelie ~
"and no one else was even fishing"
Nothing like having world class steelhead fishing all to yourself ~ Gotta Love That !
Congrats
A-Jay
slonezp reply :
On 10/14/2017 at 11:32 AM, UPSmallie said:It was a long day, but I gained a newfound respect for the Pre-Rapala Wiggle Warts. After classes I hit one of the local spots for steelies and got the hit I was looking for, but couldn't get the right hookset so no dice. Tried another shore spot and still nothing. Went home, dug through some plugs I had and found one that I'm not even sure where it came from. It's a pre-Rapala Short Wart in the prizm gold shiner color. Never fished it before, but figured it'd be good. Brought it and some of my other lures to a different location that allows for shore fishing over a set of rapids. Basically you fish off a bridge into the rapids downstream from you. Within seconds I hooked into a 5+ lb chromer on the 1 oz spinner. It was unreal. I watched in disbelief as it threw the hooks on the surface. All around I could see steelhead feeding on the surface though. No one else was even fishing, so I realized things could get great. I tied on the short wart and began casting, but it was out of tune so I began making the adjustments for it to run straight. When I finally got it running true, I bombed it where I had seen a steelhead sipping. I started twitching it in fast erratic sweeps back to me when this 5 lb male didn't want any of it. Struck so hard, my drag was screaming before I even realized I had a fish on. Managed to battle it in and get it in the drop net. Came out to be 24.5 inches and an even 5 lbs. Also hooked into another 2-3 lber in the same spot on the same lure, but it popped off as I attempted to land it. Finished the afternoon 1-4 but I'll take it. Looking forward to Sunday's Dinner. Steelhead are in full swing now. Water temps a touch below 59 degrees.
If you can get your hands on some Berkley Frenzy's, they are another discontinued bait that work phenomenal on kings. One current bait you should try is the Strike King Bonsai Shad
UPSmallie reply :
On 10/14/2017 at 5:26 PM, A-Jay said:Great Steelie ~
"and no one else was even fishing"
Nothing like having world class steelhead fishing all to yourself ~ Gotta Love That !
Congrats
A-Jay
On 10/14/2017 at 9:55 PM, slonezp said:If you can get your hands on some Berkley Frenzy's, they are another discontinued bait that work phenomenal on kings. One current bait you should try is the Strike King Bonsai Shad
Thanks guys! Yes, I am grateful to live in a fantastic fishery. The only coldwater fish not in abundance here seems to be brown trout and a handful of other salmon species. Everything else comes in year-round numbers, you just have to learn how to catch them. I'll look into those lures. Thanks for the suggestions.
nosdog2 reply :
Little early morning top water Pike. Excuse my dad's thumb.
teethmarks reply :
went out to the mudhole for some blues. throwing some chum along with 5 other boats maybe 3 or 4 of them charters. however, fish were rolling through at 130-150' on the fish finder. tied on a wounded herring jig and hooked into this 16 # monster. what fun
rod she was landed on
Master Bait'r reply :
Striper and blues are awesome
wet_dream reply :
Tautog aka Blackfish aka White Chins aka Slipper Bass or simply Tog, has been my target species of late. Hard fighting fish and is blast to catch on my lighter spinning gear. The jig has been killer so far for me this season.
Bluebasser86 reply :
A little surprise finding one of these guys in the very back of a cut in 1' of water along a weedline. Thought it was going to be a catfish at first.
everythingthatswims reply :
The 110 catches everything!
Dorado reply :
Caught this bow deep nymphing the Roaring Fork in Colorado over the weekend. Caught over 30 viscious pre-spawning browns off streamers from a drift boat on the Upper Colorado River the day before. If I wasn't in AZ, I would probably be more addicted to streamer fishing. Such a fun annual trip!
Team9nine reply :
Friend and I caught over 250 crappie on a trip late last week - had a great time. Water temps are starting to cool, trees are near their peak colors, and even saw a few bald eagles ? Love fall fishing!
Bluebasser86 reply :
Horrible fishing on Monday for the first few hours before the wind blew and I got called off the lake. Only one fish even worth catching and it was the wrong kind.
Turkey sandwich reply :
On 10/19/2017 at 11:54 PM, Dorado said:Caught this bow deep nymphing the Roaring Fork in Colorado over the weekend. Caught over 30 viscious pre-spawning browns off streamers from a drift boat on the Upper Colorado River the day before. If I wasn't in AZ, I would probably be more addicted to streamer fishing. Such a fun annual trip!
30 on streamers is incredible!
NYWayfarer reply :
Caught my PB Chain Pickerel a few weeks ago. I was topwater fishing with a Bluegill colored 90 Whopper Plopper and she slammed it! 2lbs 7oz
NYWayfarer reply :
The release of my PB Pickerel. Got to get a GoPro. Holding the phone in one hand and releasing in the other isn't the easiest thing.
ohboyitsrobby reply :
1st drum. Dragging a c rig with a centipede. Felt like a good bass till i saw it and was sorely disappointed lol
TnRiver46 reply :
On 11/6/2017 at 8:40 AM, ohboyitsrobby said:1st drum. Dragging a c rig with a centipede. Felt like a good bass till i saw it and was sorely disappointed lol
We call them Tennessee redfish or Alabama smallmouth to make it sound like we accomplished something haha. In all seriousness though they are fun to catch and hit about any lure.
UPSmallie reply :
The first 3/4 of October, life was good and the steelhead fishing was easy. Then the salmon finished spawning and the nasty fall cold-front hit. It has been a skunk-fest for the last few weeks. Looking to regroup and change tactics. Should be interesting to see what happens from here up until ice-fishing season. Temperatures look to be <40 from here on out. Did manage these two nice males 10-22 on the pre rapala short wart and magnum wart though. Smaller one was given to the neighbors and the bigger one tasted amazing on the grill. Did also manage to capture both on GoPro, although it looks like I have a scratched lense now. Fish On
Bluebasser86 reply :
Giant drum on a finesse jig Monday.
Couple of wipers on Keitechs Tuesday.
12poundbass reply :
On 11/8/2017 at 6:45 AM, UPSmallie said:The first 3/4 of October, life was good and the steelhead fishing was easy. Then the salmon finished spawning and the nasty fall cold-front hit. It has been a skunk-fest for the last few weeks. Looking to regroup and change tactics. Should be interesting to see what happens from here up until ice-fishing season. Temperatures look to be <40 from here on out. Did manage these two nice males 10-22 on the pre rapala short wart and magnum wart though. Smaller one was given to the neighbors and the bigger one tasted amazing on the grill. Did also manage to capture both on GoPro, although it looks like I have a scratched lense now. Fish On
Go Lakers! Good place to watch a hockey game! Had a friend who played basketball a LSSU back in the early 2000's too.
IndianaFinesse reply :
On 11/8/2017 at 6:45 AM, UPSmallie said:The first 3/4 of October, life was good and the steelhead fishing was easy. Then the salmon finished spawning and the nasty fall cold-front hit. It has been a skunk-fest for the last few weeks. Looking to regroup and change tactics. Should be interesting to see what happens from here up until ice-fishing season. Temperatures look to be <40 from here on out. Did manage these two nice males 10-22 on the pre rapala short wart and magnum wart though. Smaller one was given to the neighbors and the bigger one tasted amazing on the grill. Did also manage to capture both on GoPro, although it looks like I have a scratched lense now. Fish On
Nice steelhead! That's a fish I have yet to have the opportunity to fish for, looks like the fight pretty good. BTW, a bit to the left of you on that same bridge can be a good spot for walleye around June.
UPSmallie reply :
On 11/8/2017 at 10:03 PM, 12poundbass said:Go Lakers! Good place to watch a hockey game! Had a friend who played basketball a LSSU back in the early 2000's too.
Yes! Hockey games are one of the only things to do on campus. Lots of fun
On 11/8/2017 at 11:25 PM, IndianaFinesse said:Nice steelhead! That's a fish I have yet to have the opportunity to fish for, looks like the fight pretty good. BTW, a bit to the left of you on that same bridge can be a good spot for walleye around June.
Thanks! If you make it up here shoot me a PM and I'll try and get you on one. When they're in they are a lot of fun. Thanks for the tip also
Team9nine reply :
Love chasing crappie this time of year about as much as I do bass. Buddy and I picked up over 100 today.
ohboyitsrobby reply :
not exactly what I was fishing for but another first. Bank fishing cuz I didn't have time after work to get the boat out. Caught 2 about this size and a couple 2 lb lmb. Man what a fight!
Turkey sandwich reply :
Bluebasser86 reply :
The cold weather months are always fun because everyone gets bunched up in the same areas and you never know what is going to bite next!
UPSmallie reply :
That first rainbow is a PIG! Nice fish
AndrewJ reply :
Shasta Lake has been producing quite a few Rainbow Trout for me lately, with four rainbows caught the past two trips and a fifth one that broke off at the boat.
My wife also caught an aggressive blue gill using a ned rig which was a first for us.
Bluebasser86 reply :
It was a good weekend for big "other" fish. Monday I had 3 trout over 4 pounds, including a 6.31 and 6.76 pound rainbow off the same spot on the same bait. I'm still not convinced it wasn't the same fish, just not sure how to account for the half a pound it would have had to gain the 5 minutes between catches.
Tuesday I was after wipers and they showed up big time. I caught several, had a giant straighten a 4X strong #4 treble on my jigging spoon, and broke my lake PB twice, first with an 8.22, then a crazy fat 9.04.
A "little" 6.5
The 8.22 that was almost digesting my jigging rap shad.
and the 9.04 that was about as tall as it was long and super thick.
12poundbass reply :
On 11/22/2017 at 6:11 PM, Bluebasser86 said:It was a good weekend for big "other" fish. Monday I had 3 trout over 4 pounds, including a 6.31 and 6.76 pound rainbow off the same spot on the same bait. I'm still not convinced it wasn't the same fish, just not sure how to account for the half a pound it would have had to gain the 5 minutes between catches.
Tuesday I was after wipers and they showed up big time. I caught several, had a giant straighten a 4X strong #4 treble on my jigging spoon, and broke my lake PB twice, first with an 8.22, then a crazy fat 9.04.
A "little" 6.5
The 8.22 that was almost digesting my jigging rap shad.
and the 9.04 that was about as tall as it was long and super thick.
Do you ever sleep? With working nights, really young children, and fishing when do you sleep my friend?
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 11/23/2017 at 12:49 AM, 12poundbass said:Do you ever sleep? With working nights, really young children, and fishing when do you sleep my friend?
Depending on the day of the week but usually 4-6 hours between 10am and 6pm. Sunday-Tuesday are my days off so that's when I go.
hawgenvy reply :
Caught these guys in my home town.
Bluebasser86 reply :
These guys are still keeping me busy, but I don't mind
Jtrout reply :
My sisters 9 lb 28 inch wiper.
Team9nine reply :
Crappie bite still going strong here...
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 11/30/2017 at 2:22 AM, Jtrout said:My sisters 9 lb 28 inch wiper.
Did you weigh that beast? The 9 pounder I caught last week was only 24" long and that one doesn't look skinny at all.
Jtrout reply :
On 11/30/2017 at 3:17 PM, Bluebasser86 said:Did you weigh that beast? The 9 pounder I caught last week was only 24" long and that one doesn't look skinny at all.
My sister was with her boyfriend. They weighed it and said it was 9. How big does it look to to you?
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 12/1/2017 at 6:43 AM, Jtrout said:My sister was with her boyfriend. They weighed it and said it was 9. How big does it look to to you?
I've never seen one that long that wasn't a DD fish. My 11 was only 26", but our wipers are super fat too. Still, I'd be really surprised if it wasn't over 10.
Jtrout reply :
Heres another pic of it.
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 12/1/2017 at 8:45 AM, Jtrout said:Heres another pic of it.
This one is 8.5 pounds for scale. It was very thick, but still way shorter.
and my 11.2 that was a little over 26"
Then Ondrejka's 12 pound monster was 27.5" long. Obviously very fat, but like I said, I'd be shocked if that one wasn't over 10.
Team9nine reply :
Some bonus fish from yesterday's trip...
Dorado reply :
@Team9nine That's a slab! Nice kittie too! You're having a great fall.
Team9nine reply :
From yesterday, possibly the last open water boat trip for me this year...
12poundbass reply :
On 12/4/2017 at 9:11 PM, Team9nine said:From yesterday, possibly the last open water boat trip for me this year...
That's a pretty good way to end the season!
everythingthatswims reply :
The bass were not doing it today, but my friends and I got on a big school of crappies in 35'. Dinner was pretty cheap too
TnRiver46 reply :
On 12/10/2017 at 11:01 AM, everythingthatswims said:
The bass were not doing it today, but my friends and I got on a big school of crappies in 35'. Dinner was pretty cheap too
Mmmmmm good looking river groceries
alexczarn reply :
If you anger a tilly enough, it'll smash a lure that big.
A whole line of nests along a bank produced this one.
wisconsin heat reply :
Caught some mondo Bluegills on the ice yesterday. Going back out in a bit!
Will update how I do!
Update, today was slower, kept only 5 in total
N Florida Mike reply :
Meat run !
Went inshore fishing with my son today in the st augustine area. Very nice day. Fish varieties caught included Redfish, black drum , sheepheads , whiting, grunts , porgies. spots, sharks , puffers , bluefish ,catfish , sailors choice, mangrove , lane snappers and sea bass. We kept 22 fish total for the table, including the two biggest fish ,my son's 24 inch red , and my black drum that was at least 10 pounds, that Was caught on my lightest combo. Caught nearly all the fish on fresh dead shrimp, except the sheepheads were caught on fiddler 
crabs.
My son had something big pull one of his combos overboard, and he jumped in and was able to grab the rod underwater and get back with it safely.Without catching the fish though.
Bass_Fishing_Socal reply :
My wife and kids requested catfish for dinner tonight. I setup drifting for catfish with bacon, within 30 mins after located a good spot, I got one pretty good size (~7lbs).
"HAPPY WIFE HAPPY LIFE"
and happy holidays to y'all.
Added***
I forgot I also caught a bass with my bare hand but that will be in bass section. Lol
ohboyitsrobby reply :
Caught these last Friday. First crappie I've caught in a couple years and the first I've caught on purpose since I was a kid. Pretty fun jigging docks and fantastic table fare ????
UPSmallie reply :
It's been an interesting season on the ice so far for me. I've been out 3 times in the last few weeks and it appears to be getting better each time. Mostly just dink perch and throwback walleye, but the bigger fish are starting to move in. First trip out I only managed 5 perch. Two days ago I got 5 perch again, with four being 9+ inches and one keeper walleye. A buddy invited me to hit the bay again yesterday so I gave it another shot. Managed 5 perch with one being my new PB at 11 inches and then 3 keeper walleyes. Most of the fish I've been getting have just been on the minnow and bobber, but I've been pumped to get a couple walleyes on jigging lures. This guy hit a moonshine jigging spoon tipped with a minnow head. Fishing about 6 feet of murky water on 9-10 inches of ice. Buddy also fought a 36+ inch pike for 10 minutes yesterday before popping off at the hole. Looks to be a great 2018. Fish On.
TnRiver46 reply :
Sweet!!!
UPSmallie reply :
On 1/1/2018 at 5:36 AM, TnRiver46 said:Sweet!!!
Thanks!
bassh8er reply :
My ice season started this past Friday on about 4” of ice. Was on 8” this morning with -9 actual temps. Fished outside the hut most of the morning but my hole kept freezing up. So glad the ice is finally here.
UPSmallie reply :
On 1/1/2018 at 9:07 AM, bassh8er said:My ice season started this past Friday on about 4” of ice. Was on 8” this morning with -9 actual temps. Fished outside the hut most of the morning but my hole kept freezing up. So glad the ice is finally here.
Nice! Yeah I usually just sit in a portable with a buddy heater since the wind plus the cold can just be straight brutal. Fishing should only be getting better.
fishwizzard reply :
How thick does ice need to be for it to be safe to fish on? I grew up in the midalantic and as a kid "DO NOT GO ONTO ICE FOR ANY REASON" was drilled into my head so often that ice fishing still sounds so crazy to me.
slonezp reply :
On 1/2/2018 at 1:37 AM, fishwizzard said:How thick does ice need to be for it to be safe to fish on? I grew up in the midalantic and as a kid "DO NOT GO ONTO ICE FOR ANY REASON" was drilled into my head so often that ice fishing still sounds so crazy to me.
4" to walk, 6" for snowmobille/atv, 12" for a car
fishwizzard reply :
On 1/2/2018 at 2:20 AM, slonezp said:4" to walk, 6" for snowmobille/atv, 12" for a car
Hah, man, in my childhood (ok, some of my adulthood too) of throwing rocks into iced over water, I don't think I have ever seen it over an inch or two here.
Way north bass guy reply :
About 4 years ago around my place we had an old fashioned true winter, I was out with my son for lakers, and with my power auger I just barely made it through the ice, it has a 48” long auger on it so I guess you could say we were pretty safe to walk there ????
UPSmallie reply :
I know I've already posted these catches, but I had some leftover footage of some bobber-takedowns on the Atlantic Salmon this past summer so I figured I'd put it into a video. Something to look forward to this coming summer. Fish On
J Francho reply :
The initial run is the best. Unstoppable!
UPSmallie reply :
Thanks! Definitely. You never know what to expect when you throw your bobber into the turbines.
J Francho reply :
You have to try centrepinning. It's a blast, though it wouldn't work in the spot from your video.
Bluebasser86 reply :
A pair of jigging spoon flatheads that will make some good dinners for my buddies parents. We caught them one after the other off the same spot, first my spoon got smacked, then his.
Bass_Fishing_Socal reply :
I'm still in recovery mode, this flu is killing me, I don't have fever no more but still dizzy when move. Anyway today I feel more energized so went out for a small session today. This might be a good medicine for me caught a carp on pointer 78DD, not sure if it was a snag or carp hit the lure, the hook was on the top lip.
Also caught a small bass on this same lure.
TnRiver46 reply :
Got a couple crappie today. Water was frozen in a few places. If you guys could keep the ice up north that'd be great......
TnRiver46 reply :
66 degrees outside today, figured I would night fish. Not bad for January
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 1/11/2018 at 10:03 AM, TnRiver46 said:66 degrees outside today, figured I would night fish. Not bad for January
TnRiver46 reply :
^hahaha
roadwarrior reply :
You need to have a replica made
N Florida Mike reply :
Had an hour before dark. Went out and caught a few nice bream off the dock.
Nice, cool evening after a COLD few days.
UPSmallie reply :
I've been pretty busy with school picking up, but have still been able to make the most out of my weekends. Last week I went out and got a couple perch on the minnow and bobber, a ton of throwback walleye, a throwback pike, a 17 inch walleye, and then lost a monster 3 lb walleye just beneath the hole using a moonshine jigging spoon. It was a pretty good time. Then this past Sunday my dad happened to be walking our dogs down the road and told me there were a couple shanties stacked out near an island only a half mile from our house. I went and checked it out and started sight-fishing a teardrop and waxie for whitefish in about 10 feet of clear water. Using an ice saw I can extend the hole to about 2 feet to make it easier to see. About 20 minutes in and a huge pike rolls up, probably pushing 30 inches. I call up my dad and he brings out my walleye and pike lures with my dead minnows. Shout out to my dad. The pike comes back and takes some hard shots on my #5 Perch foil Jigging Rap tipped with a full minnow. The fish is so finicky though and spits the jig rap out every time I go and set the hook. I head back out again after class Tuesday for a few hours and only see a couple minnows. On Friday I went to the local bait-shop, bought some big sucker minnows and threw them on tipups. I’m jigging a #7 Silver minnow jig rap with minnow when the beast comes back! He charges the jig rap with mouth wide, misses, reloads, comes back and INHALES the bait. I set the hook hard, but he spits it out just in the nick of time again! By this time, I’m feeling frustrated and the tipups never trip once. About an hour later I’m jigging the #7 jig rap again when the fish shows up once more! This time he’s not aggressive and only circles the bait. Keep in mind this is the exact lure he spit out an hour ago. Without hesitation I pick up my #5 Perch jig rap rod with steel leader and minnow and drop it down. The pike comes back with interest but still doesn’t commit. I decide to change it up and start jiggling my rod-tip with fast twitches. It makes it look like the minnow on the treble is having a seizure. The pike spins on a dime, comes up to the lure, fans his fins, and then takes a big bite! Set the hook hard and couldn’t believe he was on! Came out to be a fat 4.67 lber at 28 inches and was only hooked by ONE BARB on the jig rap treble!!! Sight-fishing for pike has to be the most exhilarating kind of ice fishing I’ve ever experienced, and a 10 minute walk away to boot!
TnRiver46 reply :
Sweet!
bh91 reply :
First fishes in Minnesota ice fishing after 3 skunked trips
still trying to catch a walleye
Bluebasser86 reply :
Couldn't keep the fish from swallowing my baits yesterday. Wipers were super aggressive and most every one of the 3 dozen I caught had my bait like this.
I had a first also, my first flathead from this lake, on a homemade bladed jig.
Florida Cracker2 reply :
Mayan Cichlid. AKA atomic sunfish. They are hard fighters. My area is loaded with them. Supposed to be great eating although I never tried one.
Bluebasser86 reply :
Finally remembered to bring the big shad I froze last month and let some soak while I was fishing for bass. Got on a hot bite on a flat point where I just dropped the motor in the mud and sat there, great chance to let some cut bait sit while I was casting. 3 nice blues and a channel liked the spot too added a 4th blue right at the end of the day on a Keitech.
Bluebasser86 reply :
Got to wonder what these crazy white bass are thinking sometimes?! That's a 190 Plopper, all 7.5" and 2 3/4oz of it.
hawgenvy reply :
Did a little offshore fishing this morning. Gorgeous day. Got this grouper and three Spanish mackerel, including a really big one.
...oh, and this massive nurse shark.
TimberTodd reply :
Winter steelhead fishing one of the tributaries on the northern Oregon coast.
FishDewd reply :
Not even a good filet.
slonezp reply :
On 1/19/2018 at 6:37 PM, N Florida Mike said:Had an hour before dark. Went out and caught a few nice bream off the dock.
Nice, cool evening after a COLD few days.
Hey Mike, What causes those bluegill to be so dark complected? The water color?
slonezp reply :
On 3/7/2018 at 9:17 AM, roadwarrior said:"Quality" drum? What's that?
Plenty of people eat them. Me, not so much
Bluebasser86 reply :
Put a buddy on one of his biggest wipers ever and his PB walleye yesterday at 5.20 pounds, on a Ned rig.
Dorado reply :
@Bluebasser86 You're a good buddy to have! Those fish are beauties.......all on the ned too.
Bluebasser86 reply :
2 minutes ago, Dorado said:@Bluebasser86 You're a good buddy to have! Those fish are beauties.......all on the ned too.
The wiper was on a trap, walleye was on a Ned.
Bluebasser86 reply :
Nice hybrid gill that got a little too aggressive following my jerkbait.
N Florida Mike reply :
Caught a few bull whiting with my grandson Tyler yesterday near St Augustine Inlet.
My son ( who does some commercial fishing ) was in the area too, and had caught so many there a few days ago he didnt bother counting them all.
All in all , a good morning, and got Tyler off the video games for awhile.
slonezp reply :
A perchin we will go
slonezp reply :
Just going to throw this out there. I've been reading elsewhere about how delicious perch roe is. Deep fried some for the first time this evening in Zataran's. Not what I expected. It was pretty good. Consistency was a little weird but good nonetheless. I've got a lot of it. Not sure that it will keep though.
A-Jay reply :
On 3/13/2018 at 1:37 PM, Bluebasser86 said:Put a buddy on one of his biggest wipers ever and his PB walleye yesterday at 5.20 pounds, on a Ned rig.
Your buddy looks like Mark Zona ~
A-Jay
TnRiver46 reply :
Intended to go striper fishing but realized while pumping gas that I had cracked my lower unit the day before. Quick change of plans and floated from point a to point b and used trolling motor and paddle. Caught a nice brown trout with a gold spoon
mattkenzer reply :
On 3/19/2018 at 9:06 PM, A-Jay said:Your buddy looks like Mark Zona ~
My thoughts exactly ...
UPSmallie reply :
On 3/19/2018 at 8:22 AM, slonezp said:Just going to throw this out there. I've been reading elsewhere about how delicious perch roe is. Deep fried some for the first time this evening in Zataran's. Not what I expected. It was pretty good. Consistency was a little weird but good nonetheless. I've got a lot of it. Not sure that it will keep though.
Nice. I pan fried pike roe this past winter and it was crazy because the eggs were popping out of the frying pan like popcorn. The ones that held together tasted like really really really fishy tasting scrambled eggs soaked in fish oil lol. With a lot of salt and pepper though, they were manageable
On 3/19/2018 at 10:09 PM, TnRiver46 said:Intended to go striper fishing but realized while pumping gas that I had cracked my lower unit the day before. Quick change of plans and floated from point a to point b and used trolling motor and paddle. Caught a nice brown trout with a gold spoon
Gorgeous Fish!
slonezp reply :
On 3/22/2018 at 5:37 AM, UPSmallie said:Nice. I pan fried pike roe this past winter and it was crazy because the eggs were popping out of the frying pan like popcorn. The ones that held together tasted like really really really fishy tasting scrambled eggs soaked in fish oil lol. With a lot of salt and pepper though, they were manageable
The perch roe was not fishy at all. I made sure to not break the sac. Dipped them in egg and Zatarans and deep fried them for around 12 minutes on 350* They were off white colored like a baked potato, not brown like your pike roe.
FishDewd reply :
One of my own pond cats. Caught some live craws out of the creek and used them as bait. Not the best picture... I killed it pond side, cut the rakers, and was bleeding it out as I carried it back to the house as I didn't have my phone with me while fishing. About 16" and right at or maybe a little over 2 pounds I estimate:
Fileted and ready for eating!
everythingthatswims reply :
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A wonderful time of year
Bluebasser86 reply :
Jerkbait wasn't just catching bass this weekend.
roadwarrior reply :
Man, those look like Southern "Crappy".
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 3/28/2018 at 9:11 PM, roadwarrior said:Man, those look like Southern "Crappy".
My buddy likes to call them Sac-a-Lait, or dinner, whichever. I turn them loose since I'm not a fish eater.
TnRiver46 reply :
3lb skipjacks were smashing lures and going crazy last night
gimruis reply :
My Father and I took a recent saltwater fishing trip to Key West and had a successful trip. The highlight of the trip includes a 45 inch/20 pound barracuda, a 22.5 pound jack crevalle, a 15 pound jack crevalle, a 16 pound yellowtail, and a 15 pound tarpon. The power of these fish is incredible. It took me 25 minutes to land the big jack. Its the biggest one our guide has seen in 7 years.
Dorado reply :
@gimruis dude that’s a trip of a lifetime!
Ratherbfishing reply :
On 4/5/2018 at 9:41 PM, TnRiver46 said:3lb skipjacks were smashing lures and going crazy last night
Skipjack are fun to catch. I never knew they existed until my cousin-in law and I watched some guys fish for them in the tail-waters of the Picwick lake dam. We went out the next day and caught several. Fun stufff!
everythingthatswims reply :
I have been working on my video gaming skills on a small electric only lake near school. Crappies are out roaming by themselves or in groups of 2/3, you have to be able to position the boat straight over top of them when you spot one, and then read the mood of the fish once you get your bait down in front of it! Super cool stuff, and I'm positive that this will help me out in the future with bass fishing.
A-Jay reply :
On 4/9/2018 at 11:13 AM, everythingthatswims said:I have been working on my video gaming skills on a small electric only lake near school. Crappies are out roaming by themselves or in groups of 2/3, you have to be able to position the boat straight over top of them when you spot one, and then read the mood of the fish once you get your bait down in front of it! Super cool stuff, and I'm positive that this will help me out in the future with bass fishing.
That's one fine mess of crappie !
Congrats
A-Jay
mrmacwvu1 reply :
heading out in two days
boat has been out of commission for a few weeks
will be hitting the snook, red fish and tarpon
can't wait
lo n slo reply :
Chris at Tech reply :
Even a slow day inshore in Hilton Head has its moments of excitement.
Bluebasser86 reply :
Had a little multispecies action this weekend.
Bluebasser86 reply :
Got a upgrade for my kayak tournament in the black crappie category.
bassh8er reply :
On 4/25/2018 at 8:45 PM, Bluebasser86 said:Got a upgrade for my kayak tournament in the black crappie category.
Are they spawning down there?
That looks liked a pretty fired up male right there.
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 4/26/2018 at 2:51 AM, bassh8er said:Are they spawning down there?
That looks liked a pretty fired up male right there.
This was off a bed in the very far southeast corner of Kansas. I saw lots of spawning crappie and bass in the pit I got this one out of.
UPSmallie reply :
Schools out and fishing's on!
Planned ahead and planned a splake fishing pier trip for this morning's downpour. You can pretty much only catch them if its raining/windy/stormy in the short amount of time after ice out before the water warms up. Sunny days = no fish. It's a less than 2 week window after ice-out to catch them from shore.
In the few short hours that it poured, I had a pretty good time. Countless hits, follows, and hook ups. As aggressive as these fish are, it's often difficult to get one in the net. I used everything from husky jerks, spoons, swimbaits, and dead smelt under a bobber.
Was close on a couple occasions, but just couldn't quite connect. Then I helped net a guy's 9 lb splake. Literally 9 lbs!!! We weighed it on his hand scale. This opened my eyes a little. Insead of having the dead smelt sit 6 feet under a bobber, he had a bobber setup, but didn't have a bobber stop on, so his dead-bait would just be laying on bottom. This makes sense becuase splake are very opportunistic with their feeding habits.
Before I could make the switch on my setups, the guy hooks up on another one! I help him land a 4 lb brute and quickly rig my smelt for the bottom.
5 minutes later and one of my rods gets hammered. I pick it up and set the hook, but the fish pops off right away.
When they feel the hooks, they instantly spit the bait out so you have to be quick.
1 hour later and I see my bobber/indicator swimming in circles on the surface going crazy.
I run over and slam the hooks. This time the fish stays on. A guy helps net the 5.25 lb beast just as the trebles pop out. Probably my most beautiful splake yet.
Life is Good.
QUAKEnSHAKE reply :
Got a couple bonus crappie targeting bass with a 1/8 jighead 2.8" fat keaitech
Way north bass guy reply :
Bass doesn’t open here for a while yet, but pike opened up on the 1st so I took the kid out for a few hours this morning. Water is still quite cold, and with the cloud cover today the big girls weren’t interested in anything, even though we could see them laying around. Need another week or so to get them more active. Did find a few little guys though, enough to get some slime on the boat for the first time this year. Sure was nice to get out and set a hook a few times!
Bassin' Brad reply :
1.5 lb crappie. I pitched my 5" T rigged senko into a bush and she inhales it and starts swimming off. Big girl with a big appetite....
Bluebasser86 reply :
Had a rough trip for bass after picking up my boat from the shop, but calm winds, sunny skies, and super clear water doesn't usually make for good bassing. Lots of little guys, although I did get to see some big cruisers, before I found the mother load of beds right at the end. Not the beds I was looking for, but I grew up chasing gills in creeks and I still enjoy catching them now, and sight fishing for them makes it even more fun.
NYWayfarer reply :
Biggest Brook Trout I got this year. I have had success with rooster tails, powerbait and trout magnets
UPSmallie reply :
On 5/11/2018 at 10:12 PM, NYWayfarer said:
Biggest Brook Trout I got this year. I have had success with rooster tails, powerbait and trout magnets
Toad!
Capt.Bob reply :
Time for a break again, been pounding the Walleye on the big river tun for the last 6 week's, culling limits daily. Some day's catching 20 to 30 fish, everything from sucker quilback and buffalo and drum, to walleye small mouth and white bass, even one day when several healthy channels and blue cats lit it up, jig fishing at it's best!
I finally called it a year last Friday. But the freezer is full. 4 and 5 days a week with limits usually averaging 20" and running from 18" to 26" this year. Not big ones running to spots on the rivers not known for hogs, but with the new river rig I built last summer it sure made it nice getting away from the big crowds even though the fish ran smaller, heck were freezer filling not hunt'n fer trophy's, we wanted eaters!
We usually had spots to our self, or maybe 2 or 3 others that were there to fish, not party! I now can say this was my 46th year fishing this big Walleye migration off Lake Erie, and I only pray I can continue doing it for years to come, no better way to spend March and April in these parts! We caught plenty and best of all had a great season!
QUAKEnSHAKE reply :
Biggest yesterday 11" crappie
Today 13" crappie
Bugeyed Earl reply :
Multispecies canal catches - don't know if there's such a thing as an invasive grand slam, but this might come close:
Mayan ciclid:
jaguar guapote:
tilapia (quite a big one, took a worm...)
Got a few snook also:
Failed to land a decent sized peacock on the same day...
frosty reply :
On 5/17/2018 at 10:37 AM, Bugeyed Earl said:jaguar guapote:
That looks like a crappie on acid
Bugeyed Earl reply :
On 5/17/2018 at 5:26 PM, frosty said:That looks like a crappie on acid
Lol, it's a weird little beast! Said to be a good food source in it's native country, but I wouldn't know how they taste...
frosty reply :
On 5/18/2018 at 10:37 AM, Bugeyed Earl said:Lol, it's a weird little beast! Said to be a good food source in it's native country, but I wouldn't know how they taste...
They look pretty meaty, probably make some nice fillets, then you could have an “exotic” dinner ????
Team9nine reply :
One of the best ways to understand what's going on in your waters (with the bass) is to fish the bluegill spawn. Spent a couple hours doing that last night and managed about 4 dozen nice gills. Planning on pulling out the fly rod and hitting it again this weekend.
Dponchay reply :
I caught a turtle! He smiled for the camera.
Arcs&sparks reply :
Pb rainbow 3lbs even. They don’t get really big here like they do out west...
A-Jay reply :
A-Jay
WVU-SCPA reply :
Long time lurker but first post. Had some fun with the power of the ned last night. Along with the bass came 2 muskies and 3 strippers.
Quite the surprise to reel into a muskie using a TRD.
Subaqua Adinterim reply :
On 5/22/2018 at 7:43 PM, WVU-SCPA said:Quite the surprise to reel into a muskie using a TRD
Amazing how versatile the TRD is. Also amazing how it usually hooks them in the side or tip of the mouth in most cases. I have been bit off by pickerel - the toothy critter where I fish, however for the most part, I'm able to land these toothy devils with the TRD and lose very few.
Welcome to the forum, that's a beautiful musky.
Hook2Jaw reply :
Why are bluegill attacking my lipless? I caught four this size.
Yeajray231 reply :
Cuz they're hungry and you're fishing where they're present and/or gaurding their nests? Lol that's a nice one... Bust out the Ultra light
Hook2Jaw reply :
Yessir, I plan on it Wednesday after work! The pond is also eat up with crappie. It's gonna be a fish fry down here.
Bluebasser86 reply :
Had the first run in with a flathead that there's been since winter time on Monday. Gave Lake all the fight he could handle.
TnRiver46 reply :
On 5/22/2018 at 10:13 PM, Hook2Jaw said:Why are bluegill attacking my lipless? I caught four this size.
Bluegill gotta eat too
N Florida Mike reply :
Got this big Softshell this evening on a live bream. Thought it was a big catfish at first. My G. Daughter finally netted it after a hard fight of 7-10 minutes. It was app.25 inch long and completely filled up my cooler.
fishwizzard reply :
Got into some crappie this afternoon. I had never really caught them before, they are a blast on my Ned rod.
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 5/25/2018 at 10:14 AM, N Florida Mike said:
Turtle soup?
N Florida Mike reply :
Not this time. We released him into the creek that is the outflow for the lake.
UPSmallie reply :
Capt.Bob reply :
Hit Monday late morning after the rain then about the time they started firing up, here come the rain again and shut em down, but got 17 anyway's, 5 of which were perch! This 11 3/4"r was the big boy of the week! a few 9 and 10" but none under 8".
But they are on the beds heavy, I put up 117 this week with limits every day after the 2 weeks of rain ended Monday night.
this weeks efforts, 9.8# scaled and filleted, finally last night ready to bag & freeze. They were all males but 6 or 8, so it's just starting!
StrikePrince reply :
On 5/18/2018 at 10:21 PM, Team9nine said:One of the best ways to understand what's going on in your waters (with the bass) is to fish the bluegill spawn. Spent a couple hours doing that last night and managed about 4 dozen nice gills. Planning on pulling out the fly rod and hitting it again this weekend.
Interesting- can you elaborate on what you can learn from fishing the bluegill spawn? I"m up north and bluegill/perch are a primary forage in a lot of lakes here I think and would love to learn more about them and how their behavior relates to the bass.
A-Jay reply :
On 5/27/2018 at 8:15 AM, Capt.Bob said:Hit Monday late morning after the rain then about the time they started firing up, here come the rain again and shut em down, but got 17 anyway's, 5 of which were perch! This 11 3/4"r was the big boy of the week! a few 9 and 10" but none under 8".
But they are on the beds heavy, I put up 117 this week with limits every day after the 2 weeks of rain ended Monday night.
this weeks efforts, 9.8# scaled and filleted, finally last night ready to bag & freeze. They were all males but 6 or 8, so it's just starting!
Cue the Hot Fat ~ !
Seriously jealous -
A-Jay
Capt.Bob reply :
On 5/28/2018 at 7:54 AM, A-Jay said:Cue the Hot Fat ~ !
Seriously jealous -
A-Jay
They will be turn'n on there any day now, and the shoe will soon be on the other foot! 
Team9nine reply :
On 5/28/2018 at 5:11 AM, StrikePrince said:Interesting- can you elaborate on what you can learn from fishing the bluegill spawn? I"m up north and bluegill/perch are a primary forage in a lot of lakes here I think and would love to learn more about them and how their behavior relates to the bass.
There is a saying among fisheries people; "Bluegill set the table for the success of most bass lakes."
In smaller (non-shad) lakes and ponds, the size and quantity of the spawning bluegills gives you a good idea about the quality of the bass fishery. Lakes with big spawning gills usually have high populations of smaller bass, with just a few barrier breakers. On the other hand, lots of small spawning gills or hordes of gills in the shallows usually suggests less, but larger bass. Frequently you'll also see this reflected in the skinniness or fatness of the bass you catch. Bass anglers can literally change the dynamics of the fishery in some cases in this regard.
Bluegill also like to spawn on firm bottoms near vegetation, so knowing the areas where they spawn every year can tell you something about the substrate and cover in the area. Bass will often spawn in these same areas but earlier than the bluegills. You can also learn these areas in reverse by observing the vegetation in the area and knowing what bottom type they prefer. In one particular pond I fish, it's easy to pick out all the good spawning areas based on whether the bank has pencil reed along it or cattails.
Additionally, there is a certain portion of the bass population that will hang around the bluegill bedding areas after spawning, picking off smaller stray gills brought into the area during spawning, creating good locations or patterns that bass anglers can exploit. Plus, just sitting in these areas and watching the bass move into and out of these areas gives you a better idea of bass behavior.
These are just a few things that come to mind. Lots of articles online that go into more details on all these specifics if you want to search them out.
slonezp reply :
On 5/18/2018 at 10:21 PM, Team9nine said:One of the best ways to understand what's going on in your waters (with the bass) is to fish the bluegill spawn. Spent a couple hours doing that last night and managed about 4 dozen nice gills. Planning on pulling out the fly rod and hitting it again this weekend.
I have been stating that forever.
Bluebasser86 reply :
Some of my catches from Tuesday. Full report in my kayak challenge thread.
UPSmallie reply :
Probably my craziest from shore catch yet.
I still have no idea how this happened lol. Was fishing with a buddy at one of the local rivers yesterday a little before sunset rip jigging a moonshine shiver minnow, trying for walleyes. I'd caught a lot of atlantics in this spot before but never this early in the year. I was working the shoreline, popping the shiver minnow back to me just off bottom, no big deal. Then I moved over to one spot, pitched it out and 12 feet from the shoreline I felt a hard strike and my rod got ripped down hard. Thankfully I had my net right next to me. I yelled "I got one, it's an Atlantic!" to my buddy but he didn't believe me. I had 15 lb test on so I wasn't worried about breaking off. The fish was barely hooked so I fought him as hard as I could to the net before he could pop off. I got him half netted when he jumped out of the net. I figured the hooks would have got stuck on the mesh and popped out, but somehow they didn't. A few minutes later and I got the miracle catch in the net. Hooks popped out shortly after. I still can't believe it. The fish was Right Ventral clipped so it looks like it was stocked in 2012. 22.5 inches and 3.5 lbs. Not a bug or minnow in its stomach. Of course I later ended up snagging and loosing the exact shiver minnow, but now I have an excuse to buy a bunch more ????
gardnerjigman reply :
On 4/12/2018 at 6:17 AM, Chris at Tech said:Even a slow day inshore in Hilton Head has its moments of excitement.
Going to be there in less than a month! Can't freaking wait!
Way north bass guy reply :
Took the family out to a small local lake for a few hours for pike. Caught a half dozen, lost a real nice one at the boat, but still a lovely afternoon on the lake.
This little guy didn’t want to be held for a pic ????.
Moved so fast my wife got 2 action pics of him before my facial expression even changed!
Team9nine reply :
Bluegill are done spawning for the most part, so moved on to another bite window...post-spawn walleye that are now recovered and feeding again. Managed half a dozen this afternoon.
J Francho reply :
Half a dozen fish Sammies!
Team9nine reply :
On 6/5/2018 at 10:17 AM, J Francho said:Half a dozen fish Sammies!
All released to swim again but speaking of sammiches...
Changed up and decided to target crappie today. Another fun afternoon on the water!
Bluebasser86 reply :
Half the fun of a Ned rig is the accidental catches.
My dad and I got out on Monday to chase some walleye and saugeye. Caught a bunch, just no keepers like he was hoping. I was having fun smacking them on spoons though.
fishballer06 reply :
Went out with my tournament partner for a fun day of fishing for some post spawn bass. In the last creek arm that we were fishing that day, we saw a big fish on a bed still. We made a few flips, but scared the fish off. We came back 5-10 minutes later and we could see that the fish was back. I stepped up on the front deck next to my buddy and made one flip and a short hop. Boom, fish on! We thought for certain that it was a 7+ pound largemouth based on the size of the shadow we saw...
Bass_Fishing_Socal reply :
Catfish hit my Jig. I though it was good size bass, it hit me three time until third cast that I got him(almost pull rod of my hand).
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 6/8/2018 at 5:46 AM, JustJames said:Catfish hit my Jig. I though it was good size bass, it hit me three time until third cast that I got him(almost pull rod of my hand).
About time for them to be spawning, you were probably near it's nesting area. They're very territorial when they have a bedding area and even more so when they have eggs to guard.
Bass_Fishing_Socal reply :
On 6/8/2018 at 2:36 PM, Bluebasser86 said:About time for them to be spawning, you were probably near it's nesting area. They're very territorial when they have a bedding area and even more so when they have eggs to guard.
I think you are right. I got a whole bunch of nibbles almost every cast in this location(I don't fish here very often) and I don't see bass around either.
A-Jay reply :
Old Marble Eyes ~
A-Jay
12poundbass reply :
On 6/9/2018 at 9:41 AM, A-Jay said:Old Marble Eyes ~
A-Jay
Nice catch. Looks a little too big for a tasty meal which isn't a bad thing. Do you ever keep a walleye or two for a nice meal?
Subaqua Adinterim reply :
Wind was gusting yesterday, so stayed close to shore. Caught just 4 LMB on a senko and spent most of the time having fun with the ultralight setup catching dozens of good sized panfish. Couple pics of one of the many colorful sunnys, as well as a massive crappie caught near the end of the day when wind went down. A bonus was sighting a fawn laying in the high weeds close to water. Was able to paddle my kayak into about 6" of water and zoom in with my little point and shoot camera.
A-Jay reply :
On 6/9/2018 at 11:16 AM, 12poundbass said:Nice catch. Looks a little too big for a tasty meal which isn't a bad thing. Do you ever keep a walleye or two for a nice meal?
Thanks ~ Once or twice a season I'll take 2 or 3 home for a hot fat bath.
They are very tasty so it's always very tempting.
A-Jay
12poundbass reply :
On 6/9/2018 at 9:45 PM, A-Jay said:Thanks ~ Once or twice a season I'll take 2 or 3 home for a hot fat bath.
They are very tasty so it's always very tempting.
A-Jay
I'm not much of a fish eater except for walleye and bluegill.
UPSmallie reply :
The fishing has been great lately. 95% of all the pike I've been catching out of the local bay have been 23 inches or less, but still a fish is a fish. Never get tired of the fight
Quick story on how I got my PB from this bay a few days ago. Not overall PB, just from this bay.
I pull up to my first way-point and the water is glass. This is just screaming for me to throw a topwater. I pitch out a Heddon One Knocker Spook in bone color. First cast and a big pike rolls right next to it, but won't commit. I throw a weightless super fluke as a follow-up bait and he smacks it but doesn't get hooked. I decide that it's time to get serious. If this pike is this aggressive I think I should be able to get him. I throw out an olive X-Rap on a steel leader and jerk it back to me. I start to wonder if he's going to hit it first cast or not. Oh there he is! Just dead-weight on the end. I crank him into the net with little problem. Alright not bad! Came out at 28 inches and 4.25 lbs.
Then last night I wanted to try something new so I went out to the shoreline with a headlamp and netted around 6 sculpin minnows to use as bait for this morning. I threw them out on a 1/8 oz firetiger jighead and almost immediately was met with success. Ended up 4/5 on the jig and sculpins and the one I didn't land snapped me off. Felt good
kenmitch reply :
I caught my 1st and only carp 5.93lbs on May 30th while bass fishing. I was using a lipless crankbait fishing across the top of a submerged brushline when it hit. It slammed the lure pretty hard and dove deep while zigzagging back and forth fought it for a couple of minutes while it pulled my kayak around. i really thought it was going to be my new PB Bass until I got a really good look at it....Guess in the end it's still a PB just the wrong species.
Jar11591 reply :
PB Rock Bass. This thing inhaled the jig that I pitched into a laydown.
NYWayfarer reply :
Big ole Perch I caught while kayaking this Sunday.
First time fishing a Ned rig on straight 20# braided line this weekend as I was too lazy to tie a leader. I felt every tick, bump and nibble. I was getting a lot of bites but came up short on the hooksets. Not at all like a Smallmouth Bass which was what I was targeting. It wasn't until I landed this big guy that I realized it was Perch that were messing around with my rig. Most were small and unable to take the bait in fully to get them hooked.
J Francho reply :
Absolutely slayed the google-eyes at the City Dump this weekend. Bass, not so much.
Capt.Bob reply :
Gill's moved off the beds now, but still had a good day to start my grandsons summer vacation, he's primed for the summer now.
Supper over a campfire after hammering out a limit of big O'le gill's has em always want'n to go back to fish camp with grampa,, I love spoil'n em,,,,
QUAKEnSHAKE reply :
St Croix Avid 8' ML/MOD rod, Daiwa RG-AB 2000 spinning reel, 8# Nanofil line, 2.8" Keitech fat paddle tail.
Jar11591 reply :
Learning to fly-cast, and this little guy became my first ever fish on the fly. Hit a bluegill popper.
NHBull reply :
Got more of these in traditional SM areas than ever before!
A-Jay reply :
This lake has a healthy Pike population.
And judging by the 'teeth marks' on the side of this guy (facing me),
At least one mutant pike that tried to EAT this one -
Mental note to self ~ No swimming.
A-Jay
Jar11591 reply :
Got a nicely colored rainbow this morning. First rainbow in years. Normally mostly browns in this river, but occasionally it will give up a ‘bow or a brookie.
Way north bass guy reply :
Went out for a troll on Georgian Bay this morning with the family, slow start, didn’t get fishing till 11:00 and only fished an hour before the heat drove us off the water, but we did alright. My son fought this one in all by himself. 10lbs even on my light rainbow gear, almost spooled him twice! Looks like we’re bbqing salmon for dinner tonight ????????
TnRiver46 reply :
Toothy creatures. Sauger was 1/2 inch short (I think...) but The walleye was a keeper!
NYWayfarer reply :
Took a quick morning fishing trip on Father's Day. Smallmouth Bass were gone at my local shore spots but the Bluegill were bedding. I used a Leland Trout Slayer jig dragged onto their beds to get them going. When they picked up the jig to remove it from the bed I set the hook and reeled them in.
YoTone reply :
TnRiver46 reply :
On 6/19/2018 at 12:23 AM, YoTone said:
Whoa. Look at that thing. “Just take a look at it” - ed bassmaster
kenmitch reply :
This one saved me from the skunk today. Luckily for me I planned ahead and picked up some crawlers yesterday as my day off sadly landed on the 1st clear blue sky day of our next heatwave. Sadly no luck with the bass today.
Guess I should have weighed it and measured it. The hook was stuck in the roof of it's mouth and took longer than anticipated to get out and I wanted to get it back into the water. Figure it was around a pound or so. Never fish for them so I guess it would be a PB of unknown weight.
Bluebasser86 reply :
The river by my house is low, which means the gar are thick. They're fun to fight, so I go target them with rope lures and cut bait. This is an average one about 3'
This crazy channel cat exploded on a piece of cut bluegill as soon as it touched the water, I thought for sure it was going to be a big wiper.
gimruis reply :
Accidental tiger muskie when I was bass fishing yesterday morning. Smoked a buzz bait in 8 feet of water. I initially thought it was a pike. Measured 33 inches, and released fully alive.
UPSmallie reply :
Had some more success on the stream after work this past Friday. Here's a quick snipnet.
I get to the spot where I last caught a brook trout. It's really shallow and I wonder how on earth I caught a fish from here. I pitch out my spinner a few times and nothing hits. Alright time to move a little further downstream.
I round a bend and my eyes light up like it's Christmas.
Right in front of me is about a 25 foot long cleared off stretch of stream that is perfect for casting into and the stream runs tight across an undercut bank with a tree bulging out of the water. It looks like the deeper portion will be at least 4.5-5 feet deep. This should house a couple big brook trout.
I wade into a position where I can cast from and wait for the mud clouds to settle.
After a little bit, I fire off a cast and watch as a big brook trout comes up from under the bank, slaps my spinner and darts back under the bank!
I throw the spinner right back and then something truly remarkable happens. I got it all on GoPro so I'm hoping the footage turns out.
The big brook trout comes up to the spinner and slams it but somehow is barely hooked so he pops off right away and as he pops off he jumps out of the water and lunges for the spinner!
He misses it so I reel it back in and know what cast number three will yield
FISH ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's the brute!!!!
He's going crazy and is barely lip hooked!
I get him in close and flip him onto the bank. Yes! My new Personal Best Brook Trout at 12.5 inches long (at the time haha) Alright!! That undercut turned out to have 5 brook trout stacked under it. Craziness!
NYWayfarer reply :
I caught my eighth species for the year this weekend. A Fallfish. Fought like a demon on a light action rod.
Gundog reply :
On 6/26/2018 at 11:09 PM, NYWayfarer said:I caught my eighth species for the year this weekend. A Fallfish. Fought like a demon on a light action rod.
The first time I caught a fallfish I thought I caught a shiner until I heard it grunt. Dead giveaway right there. Also the fact that there were no shiners in the river I was fishing at.
Arcs&sparks reply :
On 6/26/2018 at 11:09 PM, NYWayfarer said:I caught my eighth species for the year this weekend. A Fallfish. Fought like a demon on a light action rod.
I have a secret love for those. Ever seen one in spawning colors?
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 6/26/2018 at 11:09 PM, NYWayfarer said:I caught my eighth species for the year this weekend. A Fallfish. Fought like a demon on a light action rod.
Those look like they would be awesome flathead bait, like a huge creek chub.
NYWayfarer reply :
On 6/28/2018 at 8:36 AM, Arcs&sparks said:I have a secret love for those. Ever seen one in spawning colors?
That's wild! I have never seen one in spawning colors, thanks for the pic!
Bluebasser86 reply :
The prettiest little fish we have in Kansas, a male longear sunfish in full blown spawning colors from a little creek.
Arcs&sparks reply :
On 6/30/2018 at 1:50 PM, Bluebasser86 said:
Wow! Looks tropical????
UPSmallie reply :
Took the boat out to one of the local bays to try and get some pike and at first it really was a struggle. After a solid hour and a half of covering all of my waypoints I could only manage a 20-22 inch to follow. Then as I moved along the shoreline of the other side of the bay I started seeing signs of life.
Forage, and plenty of it. Probably 1-2 inches long. Some little perch were darting up and grabbing the minnows. Little perch = big pike close by.
I started working the shoreline that was stacked with bait and out of nowhere something big slams my golden little cleo. It looks like a muskie just at first glance, but turns out to be just one of the biggest pike in the bay! A fat 5 lber.
I slide her back in the water and then get a large pike that charges my olive x-rap back to the boat. I mark the spot and keep fishing around it, working the deeper edge. Takes like 30 minutes, but then I get one to commit. Solid 3.5 lber. Great morning all around.
N Florida Mike reply :
Had a big rain here today, so I figured the cats would be active. They were.
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 7/1/2018 at 10:03 AM, N Florida Mike said:Had a big rain here today, so I figured the cats would be active. They were.
That's a giant bullhead!
N Florida Mike reply :
Yeah, she was about to pop with eggs, so I let her go.
lonnie g reply :
On 7/1/2018 at 7:00 PM, N Florida Mike said:Yeah, she was about to pop with eggs, so I let her go.
how are we supposed to eat if you keep turning them loose ????
N Florida Mike reply :
That wasn't an easy decision !
Love fried catfish.
EGbassing reply :
On 6/9/2018 at 9:45 PM, RichPenNY said:Wind was gusting yesterday, so stayed close to shore. Caught just 4 LMB on a senko and spent most of the time having fun with the ultralight setup catching dozens of good sized panfish. Couple pics of one of the many colorful sunnys, as well as a massive crappie caught near the end of the day when wind went down. A bonus was sighting a fawn laying in the high weeds close to water. Was able to paddle my kayak into about 6" of water and zoom in with my little point and shoot camera.
I held an ultra-light rod for the first time yesterday when I was in Cabela's. Dang, that thing is light. I really want to try fishing with one of those sometime. I've heard they make bluegill feel like tarpon. ????
Subaqua Adinterim reply :
On 7/2/2018 at 7:38 AM, EGbassing said:I held an ultra-light rod for the first time yesterday when I was in Cabela's. Dang, that thing is light. I really want to try fishing with one of those sometime. I've heard they make bluegill feel like tarpon. ????
For years I have used an Okuma SST 6'6" ultra - light with a small Plueger 20 size reel. Not an expensive rod (I think about $49 at DSG), but have landed most everything with it - trout, bass, northerns, pickerel and of course all types of panfish. I usually use just 4 or 6# test floro or mono line. For panfish, I use a 1/16 oz. VMC moon eye jig along with a curly tail grub; the one pictured was a Strike King 2" grub Tuxedo Black/Chartreuse. Using that size bait keeps the real little panfish off and allows for just hooking the larger ones, as well as interesting a larger species if it's in the area and feeding.
Yes, you are correct - it does make catching the smaller ones a lot more fun.
You should consider getting an ultralight set up; it is especially good when the bass aren't hitting and you just want to not be frustrated and have fun. When the bass are shut down; I have caught several dozen panfish and have been surprised along the way by pickerel, pike and bass.
Edit: I ran into John, who is a super nice guy and great to meet in person (see below) last week and showed him what I was using. Also, I will add this tip: to make the jig easier to use - (this also applies to the TRD jig head as well) - take your needle nose pliers and squeeze down the metal bait keeper that is sticking out below the jig head. Squeeze this down so it is flush/parallel with the hook shaft. This will help to not tear up your plastic, so will make it last longer and will still be enough to keep the plastic attached well to the hook.
Edited by RichPenNYJ Francho reply :
On 7/2/2018 at 10:10 PM, RichPenNY said:For years I have used an Okuma SST 6'6" ultra - light with a small Plueger 20 size reel.
I actually got to hold this setup in person, after running into Rich at the launch last Friday afternoon. It's crisp, light as a feather. Thinking I might get back into some UL fishing for days when it's tough for bass.
EGbassing reply :
On 7/2/2018 at 10:10 PM, RichPenNY said:For years I have used an Okuma SST 6'6" ultra - light with a small Pflueger 20 size reel. Not an expensive rod (I think about $49 at DSG), but have landed most everything with it - trout, bass, northerns, pickerel and of course all types of panfish. I usually use just 4 or 6# test floro or mono line. For panfish, I use a 1/16 oz. VMC moon eye jig along with a curly tail grub; the one pictured was a Strike King 2" grub Tuxedo Black/Chartreuse. Using that size bait keeps the real little panfish off and allows for just hooking the larger ones, as well as interesting a larger species if it's in the area and feeding.
Yes, you are correct - it does make catching the smaller ones a lot more fun.
You should consider getting an ultralight set up; it is especially good when the bass aren't hitting and you just want to not be frustrated and have fun. When the bass are shut down; I have caught several dozen panfish and have been surprised along the way by pickerel, pike and bass.
Edit: I ran into John, who is a super nice guy and great to meet in person (see below) last week and showed him what I was using. Also, I will add this tip: to make the jig easier to use - (this also applies to the TRD jig head as well) - take your needle nose pliers and squeeze down the metal bait keeper that is sticking out below the jig head. Squeeze this down so it is flush/parallel with the hook shaft. This will help to not tear up your plastic, so will make it last longer and will still be enough to keep the plastic attached well to the hook.
Yeah, I'm about to buy a ML Dobyns Fury for finesse fishing, so I probably won't get an UL yet, but I want to get one sometime. Imagine hooking a good sized bass on one of those things. ????
FishDewd reply :
Fished my pond this evening just before a big storm front moved in. Caught two nice catfish that were harvested for the fry pan. First was a channel cat around 18", then a few minutes later I got this nice fat boy. I had to measure it cause it might be my PB catfish. Pretty sure it's one of our old blue cats we thought had died out/been fished out. It hit that hotdog so hard it slid all the way up my 10 lb. fluorocarbon leader and got stuck onto the swivel (my exact set up is a secret, sorry). It ran 4-5 times across my pond, doing it's darndest to spool my spinning reel. I love the sound of my reel drag screaming, I know you can all relate to that! In the end I wore it down, netted it, and pulled it onto the bank in victory. 22" (although it moved before I took the pic and it's head went up farther, so it was a little over 22") and easily 3.5 lbs.
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 7/4/2018 at 10:15 AM, FishDewd said:Fished my pond this evening just before a big storm front moved in. Caught two nice catfish that were harvested for the fry pan. First was a channel cat around 18", then a few minutes later I got this nice fat boy. I had to measure it cause it might be my PB catfish. Pretty sure it's one of our old blue cats we thought had died out/been fished out. It hit that hotdog so hard it slid all the way up my 10 lb. fluorocarbon leader and got stuck onto the swivel (my exact set up is a secret, sorry). It ran 4-5 times across my pond, doing it's darndest to spool my spinning reel. I love the sound of my reel drag screaming, I know you can all relate to that! In the end I wore it down, netted it, and pulled it onto the bank in victory. 22" (although it moved before I took the pic and it's head went up farther, so it was a little over 22") and easily 3.5 lbs.
That's a channel cat for sure. Blues have a straight anal fin, channels are rounded like your fish. It is a nice channel cat though
Got one of the bigger and harder catches out of the way for my multispecies kayak challenge yesterday. I sat and stillfished corn and crawlers for 3 hours and caught nothing but channel cats. As I was moving to my next spot I decided to let the wind push me down a shallow flat and look for cruisers. First one I saw I made a perfect cast with a tiny #8 gamakatsu octopus hook with a few corn kernels and it was all over them. Had to drop anchor and fight it as I was getting pushed to some trees and I sure didn't want to lose it. Was hoping for a little bigger one, but I'm banking on a lot of guys not even messing with fishing for them in the competition.
FishDewd reply :
Ah yeah you're right I overlooked the fin. Ones we had before were flat in the back, remember that now. The coloring on it threw me off. Normally mine have spots and a flatter head. This one was a little oddly colored and shaped. Then again I also have albinos in the pond too, so big gene pool there flying around.
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 7/4/2018 at 9:42 PM, FishDewd said:Ah yeah you're right I overlooked the fin. Ones we had before were flat in the back, remember that now. The coloring on it threw me off. Normally mine have spots and a flatter head. This one was a little oddly colored and shaped. Then again I also have albinos in the pond too, so big gene pool there flying around.
There's actually at least 1 lake in Kansas with hybrid blue/channels, but I don't think they're naturally occurring. The coloration and potbelly is more that of a blue than a channel. It would be nearly impossible to tell without genetic testing if it was a hybrid though.
FishDewd reply :
On 7/5/2018 at 9:43 AM, Bluebasser86 said:There's actually at least 1 lake in Kansas with hybrid blue/channels, but I don't think they're naturally occurring. The coloration and potbelly is more that of a blue than a channel. It would be nearly impossible to tell without genetic testing if it was a hybrid though.
Interesting. Its very possible I could have some hybrids. Pond has held catfish for over 40 years. Can't see it in the picture but thos cat had a lot of red on the fins. I've never seen that before on my cats. I have no idea what caused that.
UPSmallie reply :
Hit the stream early yesterday morning for some Independence Day brookies. The area I was fishing was mustly just mud and clay with hardly any riffles so was surprised to do quite well. Panther martin struck gold at one spot with a nice 12.5 incher coming from this open muddy stretch.
KickingFish reply :
Caught a 100 pounder my new pb
KickingFish reply :
went musky fishing on webster lake today caught 4this fish is only about 35 inches and was the largest
Way north bass guy reply :
Took the kid out for a few hours trolling on the bay this evening, I literally just set the first rod in the holder and this guy smashed it. Got one other small laker that we released, this guy will go on the bbq tomorrow.
Jar11591 reply :
On 7/8/2018 at 10:34 AM, Way north bass guy said:Took the kid out for a few hours trolling on the bay this evening, I literally just set the first rod in the holder and this guy smashed it. Got one other small laker that we released, this guy will go on the bbq tomorrow.
Coho?
Way north bass guy reply :
Chinook. Nice eater size and a good fighter too.
Bluebasser86 reply :
Little after work creek fishing. That Yo-Zuri Snap Bean catches everything (almost caught a bullhead with it this morning even). The little Longear were spawning and super aggressive. They don't get much prettier than this.
NYWayfarer reply :
On 7/15/2018 at 5:18 PM, Bluebasser86 said:Little after work creek fishing. That Yo-Zuri Snap Bean catches everything (almost caught a bullhead with it this morning even). The little Longear were spawning and super aggressive. They don't get much prettier than this.
Beautiful fish! I have a Snap Bean. No luck with it yet. I will have to give it another try.
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 7/18/2018 at 8:45 PM, NYWayfarer said:Beautiful fish! I have a Snap Bean. No luck with it yet. I will have to give it another try.
light line is key, nothing heavier than 4lb, 2 is best for me. Kind of scary throwing a $6 bait on 2lb line though.
Team9nine reply :
Nice channel cat that got in the way yesterday. Thought at first it was a walleye when I initially saw the light colored flash in the water - lol. Absolutely ate a jigging spoon. Could barely reach the hooks with the long nose pliers.
hawgenvy reply :
Can't handle the summer humidity, heat and lack of breeze lately. Even my sunset bassing visits to local ponds have now become sweaty and buggy affairs rewarded with merely a dink or two. My daughter and son-in-law convinced me to join them on a local drift boat for an evening trip offshore. You pay $45 pp and includes tackle, sardines for bait, and a mate to help. It ended up being a blast. When the kingfish bite was on it was mayhem. I caught the first fish, a monster kingfish, and ended up winning the pool. This king yielded enough superb sashimi for 30 people.
slonezp reply :
Couple kittys from today
Bluebasser86 reply :
The flatheads wanted to be bass Friday. 6XD, Z-Craw, and YoMomma. Just babies but they were fun.
NYWayfarer reply :
Been awhile since I caught one of these guys. Didn't miss the smelly slimy mess at all. It was fun to catch though. The water was as calm as glass and I was able to see him shoot up from the depths to slam my Strike King Red Eye Shad crankbait. He was as long as my arm and weighed in at almost a pound and a half.
UPSmallie reply :
The pike fishing here has been fairly easy for the most part. It's just hiking to the fishing spots that can be the challenging part. Explored a small lake from the shoreline and found some success casting across some of the back bays. Nailed a 25 inch right away on the X-Rap in olive green. Worked my way to the next bay and got crushed by this fat 29 incher.
Few days later I went back to my frog spot at around 7 PM and realized how special of a spot it really is. I think I've figured it out. So basically the river flows through the area but it reaches a spot where it widens quite a bit. Off to the side on one of the wide areas is a flat full of lilly pads that is on a ledge right next to a deep portion of the river. I've fished it in broad daylight and just never have had success on it. But fish it from 7-9 PM and hold on! When the evening comes and the day cools off, the pike must come from the deeper water and sit in the lilly pads. Anywho I got to the spot and in an additional two days straight of fishing it on top of when I went the first time, I got something crazy like 25 pike blowups on the frog! Insane! My landing percentage was crappy as I only got three to shore but was heck of a lot of fun. The first night I got these two big girls and the second night was just a 22 inch dink. The first one went 30.5 inches and the 2nd one went 29 inches. I kid you not I was packing up and starting to leave the area when I decided to pitch out one more final cast and that's when the 29 inch smoked the pad crasher. Love the fishing here, just wish there'd be more trout/salmon. Oh also a crap ton of reindeer running around.
12poundbass reply :
On 8/3/2018 at 2:07 AM, UPSmallie said:The pike fishing here has been fairly easy for the most part. It's just hiking to the fishing spots that can be the challenging part. Explored a small lake from the shoreline and found some success casting across some of the back bays. Nailed a 25 inch right away on the X-Rap in olive green. Worked my way to the next bay and got crushed by this fat 29 incher.
Few days later I went back to my frog spot at around 7 PM and realized how special of a spot it really is. I think I've figured it out. So basically the river flows through the area but it reaches a spot where it widens quite a bit. Off to the side on one of the wide areas is a flat full of lilly pads that is on a ledge right next to a deep portion of the river. I've fished it in broad daylight and just never have had success on it. But fish it from 7-9 PM and hold on! When the evening comes and the day cools off, the pike must come from the deeper water and sit in the lilly pads. Anywho I got to the spot and in an additional two days straight of fishing it on top of when I went the first time, I got something crazy like 25 pike blowups on the frog! Insane! My landing percentage was crappy as I only got three to shore but was heck of a lot of fun. The first night I got these two big girls and the second night was just a 22 inch dink. The first one went 30.5 inches and the 2nd one went 29 inches. I kid you not I was packing up and starting to leave the area when I decided to pitch out one more final cast and that's when the 29 inch smoked the pad crasher. Love the fishing here, just wish there'd be more trout/salmon. Oh also a crap ton of reindeer running around.
Reindeer? You live in the UP right?
NYWayfarer reply :
Super aggressive Redbreast Sunfish took a swipe at my Whopper Plopper 90
If I am incorrect in my identification that this is a Redbreast Sunfish please let me know. They are one of the more colorful fish I catch out of the Hudson.
J Francho reply :
That actually looks like a long ear sunfish.
UPSmallie reply :
On 8/3/2018 at 8:48 AM, 12poundbass said:Reindeer? You live in the UP right?
Taking a gap year in Finland at the moment working at a National Park Research Station. Up near the Arctic Circle and 4 miles from the Russian Border! See probably on average 10-15 reindeer a day, but have seen as many as 30. The only downside is that they leave behind turd minefields haha. Just have to watch where you step. This sign is posted at my work.
12poundbass reply :
On 8/4/2018 at 1:41 AM, UPSmallie said:Taking a gap year in Finland at the moment working at a National Park Research Station. Up near the Arctic Circle and 4 miles from the Russian Border! See probably on average 10-15 reindeer a day, but have seen as many as 30. The only downside is that they leave behind turd minefields haha. Just have to watch where you step. This sign is posted at my work.
Awesome good for you! I knew we had moose up in the UP but reindeer would've been a new one. They are some tasty critters if you get a chance to try some.
A-Jay reply :
Started this raining morning with Mr Pikeage ~
A-Jay
DSTN reply :
From last Saturday...Picture doesn't do it justice but this wiper was a little under 9 lbs. They are a blast to catch, especially in a kayak.
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 8/5/2018 at 4:05 AM, DSTN said:From last Saturday...Picture doesn't do it justice but this wiper was a little under 9 lbs. They are a blast to catch, especially in a kayak.
They're impossible to take a good picture of by yourself it seems like unless you set a camera up with a timer, which is tough in a kayak
Had a guide trip Friday, mostly for bass and wipers, but the youngest of the 3 generations of men had never caught many catfish and none much larger than a pound and was really interested in catching one when I mentioned how easily we could catch them. When dad and grandpa were ready to go I asked for 5 minutes to get the boy his catfish, I don't think we used half that time. Bass fishing for catfish with a chunk of gizzard shad, weightless with a 1/0 kahle hook, it never touched bottom and it took off and hit the end of the line so hard I'm pretty sure it hooked itself. He wasn't ready to go after that.
Bass_Fishing_Socal reply :
I planned to torture myself with Dropshot rig on a pockets of weed today. Got there a little late 6:45AM and saw a whole bunch of water boiling. I took a closer look and carp everywhere roaming around shallow and deep. I walked to my usual spot, 2nd cast felt a bite, set hook and line started screaming out of my reel. I said to myself "oh **** carp hit me again" and this area is weed everywhere. I let him pull the line but try to get him to stay on surface as mush as possible, finally got him in with another carp swimming around him very close to my feet. I moved after that since I don't plan to fight with crap in those weedy area and I know for sure carp will hit my lure again. This was on Zman zinkerz anyway.
At 2nd spot I got nothing and still saw some carp boiling up, I think those greenie water bugs laying egg or something?
N Florida Mike reply :
Got a free offshore fishing trip from my job.
It was the second least productive day Ive had offshore fishing but it was still fun. One of my co-workers ( the one next to me ) was seasick all day and never put a line in the water so my day was great compared to his.
Team9nine reply :
Nice mixed bag today from a local reservoir. Besides a dozen green fish, I found a big school of white bass willing to eat along with a bonus walleye. Sat on that group for about an hour and caught a bunch before resuming my chase for bass.
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TnRiver46 reply :
Biggest fish to ever come into my boat, although I didn’t catch it
Way north bass guy reply :
Tried for some salmon on Georgian Bay this morning, didn’t stay out too long due to the ridiculous heat and not a bit of wind, but my son did manage one nice fat laker about 10lbs or so.
lo n slo reply :
ok guys, i caught what i thought was an 11 lb “striper” a few weeks ago while bass fishing. but is it a striper? or is it a hybrid? the broken lines say hybrid, but it’s body type says striper. i have caught both before but this one has me puzzled. help a brother out. i threw it back anyways.
TnRiver46 reply :
On 8/15/2018 at 4:38 AM, lo n slo said:ok guys, i caught what i thought was an 11 lb “striper” a few weeks ago while bass fishing. but is it a striper? or is it a hybrid? the broken lines say hybrid, but it’s body type says striper. i have caught both before but this one has me puzzled. help a brother out. i threw it back anyways.
Striper indeed, broken lines only exist to confuse people.
lo n slo reply :
On 8/15/2018 at 5:51 AM, TnRiver46 said:Striper indeed, broken lines only exist to confuse people.
thanks man
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 8/15/2018 at 5:51 AM, TnRiver46 said:Striper indeed, broken lines only exist to confuse people.
Yep, the whole broken vs solid stripes thing is way over emphasized.
DSTN reply :
Flathead on a crankbait yesterday. My by catch game is taking off. RIP to my Bomber Square A in brown/chartreuse that I caught the cat with. Fell victim to a cast net someone got snagged and left behind. Pretty sure that color is discontinued and I can only find in store at Walmart but it catches fish so time to hunt for more.
Bluebasser86 reply :
Did a little kayak catfishing on the river Friday. I found there comes a point in kayak catfishing when you hook a fish and for a moment aren't really sure who has caught who.
A-Jay reply :
On 8/19/2018 at 3:12 PM, Bluebasser86 said:Did a little kayak catfishing on the river Friday. I found there comes a point in kayak catfishing when you hook a fish and for a moment aren't really sure who has caught who.
Dude ~
That's a Beast !
Bet that was fun
Congrats.
A-Jay
A-Jay reply :
I'll apologized in advance for burning your retina but this juvenile Musky is The First One I've caught here. The lake used to have a quite a population back in the day. Recently (a few years ago) DNR began a re-stocking program.
Looks like it's working ! This specimen was fat, very healthy and quite a surprise when it rocketed 3 feet in the air next to the boat. Seems a few years from now I may have a legitimate Musky lake very close by - I'm a fan.
A-Jay
NYWayfarer reply :
On 8/23/2018 at 2:22 AM, A-Jay said:
This specimen was fat, very healthy and quite a surprise when it rocketed 3 feet in the air next to the boat.
A-Jay
Please tell me there is a vid on the way!
A-Jay reply :
On 8/23/2018 at 2:36 AM, NYWayfarer said:Please tell me there is a vid on the way!
There certainly is . . .
Be up in a bit.
A-Jay
MichaelCopeland reply :
On 8/23/2018 at 2:22 AM, A-Jay said:
I'll apologized in advance for burning your retina but this juvenile Musky is The First One I've caught here. The lake used to have a quite a population back in the day. Recently (a few years ago) DNR began a re-stocking program.
Looks like it's working ! This specimen was fat, very healthy and quite a surprise when it rocketed 3 feet in the air next to the boat. Seems a few years from now I may have a legitimate Musky lake very close by - I'm a fan.
A-Jay
Did you catch any bass as well? Looking forward to the vid of the 3' rocket! ????
A-Jay reply :
On 8/23/2018 at 3:42 AM, MichaelCopeland said:Did you catch any bass as well? Looking forward to the vid of the 3' rocket! ????
Yes - Report to follow.
A-Jay
MichaelCopeland reply :
On 8/23/2018 at 4:14 AM, A-Jay said:
Yes - Report to follow.
A-Jay
Awesomeness! That bass looks like it did some of its own acrobats as well! ????
NYWayfarer reply :
On 8/23/2018 at 3:39 AM, A-Jay said:There certainly is . . .
Be up in a bit.
A-Jay
Awesome vid! That was some leap. I could hear the shock in your voice over the wind.
Team9nine reply :
Left the green fish alone and went after crappie with a good friend on Thursday. Kids back in school and a weekday made the lake pretty enjoyable. Catching just over 300 crappie didn't hurt anything, either. They were grouped up pretty good though as you can tell in the second picture.
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Bluebasser86 reply :
First eye I've caught in quite a while this year, on a Duo Rozante 77 jerkbait in 5' of water mixed in with a bunch of smallies.
Russ E reply :
spent the morning dragging a baby brush hog around weed edges on a local City lake.
caught several largemouth, then this pig hammered the brush hog.
I have caught a lot of bonus white bass in this lake, but I did not know it had wipers.
It is my personal best Wiper.
24 inches long 7lb. 4oz.
The Bassman reply :
On 8/27/2018 at 3:03 AM, Russ E said:spent the morning dragging a baby brush hog around weed edges on a local City lake.
caught several largemouth, then this pig hammered the brush hog.
I have caught a lot of bonus white bass in this lake, but I did not know it had wipers.
It is my personal best Wiper.
24 inches long 7lb. 4oz.
I can only imagine how hard that fish pulled.
Russ E reply :
On 8/27/2018 at 4:20 AM, The Bassman said:I can only imagine how hard that fish pulled.
my baitcaster drag was cranked down. cranked down there is 13.5 lbs of drag.
he peeled the line off like it was an ultra light. Never had any other fish that size fight like that.
N Florida Mike reply :
Got this nice brown bullhead on a 4 inch senko !
The Bassman reply :
On 8/27/2018 at 6:16 AM, N Florida Mike said:Got this nice brown bullhead on a 4 inch senko !
World record is 7lb. 6oz. Yours is like catching a DD bass. Good job.
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 8/27/2018 at 3:03 AM, Russ E said:spent the morning dragging a baby brush hog around weed edges on a local City lake.
caught several largemouth, then this pig hammered the brush hog.
I have caught a lot of bonus white bass in this lake, but I did not know it had wipers.
It is my personal best Wiper.
24 inches long 7lb. 4oz.
Wyco has MONSTER wipers.
A-Jay reply :
Waldo in the late afternoon sun & wind today ~
A-Jay
hawgenvy reply :
Friends and I had great fun loading the boat with these speckled trout near Titusville a couple of weeks ago. All were over 15". Later, we loaded our stomachs with yummy pan fried trout filets!
wet_dream reply :
It’s been a tough fluke season for me in NJ. I’ve been catching tons of shorts and some have been painfully close. It was nice to unexpectedly run into some bluefish and stripers first thing in the morning but I could not manage a fluke for the dinner table once again. Awesome day on the water nonetheless.
Team9nine reply :
Spent the afternoon chasing crappie yesterday...caught 'em pretty good.
Somd Fx4 reply :
My buddy Steve invite me to do some river fishing today and we did pretty good. Between the two of us we caught about 60 white crappie and 3 small stripers.
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 9/4/2018 at 7:21 AM, Somd Fx4 said:My buddy Steve invite me to do some river fishing today and we did pretty good. Between the two of us we caught about 60 white crappie and 3 small stripers.
Top fish looks like a white perch?
Thought I caught a rock, would have rather it been a rock.
Somd Fx4 reply :
It is a perch. I have no idea why I put crappie. I'm not a fish expert.
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 9/5/2018 at 7:10 AM, Somd Fx4 said:It is a perch. I have no idea why I put crappie. I'm not a fish expert.
Me neither, and I've never seen a white perch in person, but I've always heard they look like a small white bass without the stripes.
Somd Fx4 reply :
they are a fun little fish to catch. they don't bite hard but put up a pretty good fight.
everythingthatswims reply :
On 8/26/2018 at 5:19 PM, Bluebasser86 said:First eye I've caught in quite a while this year, on a Duo Rozante 77 jerkbait in 5' of water mixed in with a bunch of smallies.
Was this where I think it was? I caught a bunch there on a jerkbait!
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 9/12/2018 at 1:22 PM, everythingthatswims said:Was this where I think it was? I caught a bunch there on a jerkbait!
Probably not, this was at Melvern, you guys were on Milford. They do love a jerkbait at Milford though, all but one of these were on a Nishiki 78 pointer.
Our end of the year tournament is on Milford next month, wouldn't mind getting into a few of them then.
Bluebasser86 reply :
Another toothy critter, same lake and same bait as the last one. @gardnerjigman was so fish hungry I was afraid I might see him gnawing on it in the back of the boat like a giant raccoon at some point in the day. Thankfully it made it all the way home before consumption.
gardnerjigman reply :
Poor fella never had a chance.
Chris at Tech reply :
On 9/18/2018 at 9:04 PM, gardnerjigman said:Poor fella never had a chance.
No HHI pics?
gardnerjigman reply :
On 9/19/2018 at 12:26 AM, Chris at Tech said:No HHI pics?
Didn't end up fishing at all out there, not even with my buddy in Hampton Lake. Wife's grandfather got diagnosed with cancer so we spent as much time with him as possible.
Bluebasser86 reply :
Haven't caught a fish from my pond all summer (not that I've tried hard, but still). Was filling my deer feeder and setting my stand up so I made a few cast with a little plopper and actually had 3 bites but of course this was the only one that hooked up.
wet_dream reply :
I made my last trips on the kayak for fluke this past weekend. The season closes on Sept 22nd and I won’t be able to get out on the yak for one last shot at them because of work. A lot of shorts and a couple more fish which were close but swam off to live another day. Also, some sea robins mixed in. A school of 3-5 bluefish made the day more noteworthy. Went through a couple bags of pink zoom flukes and broke off atleast half a dozen jigs. Nonstop action at one spot, which we left after our arms couldn’t take anymore lol. Goodbye to summer, and hello fall! I’m ready for stripers and Tog.
fishwizzard reply :
I thought I posted this weeks ago, but I guess not;
My new PB snakehead at 5.98lbs, which I am just going to call 6lbs from now on. @Junger was nice enough to take me out on his boat again and I got it on a frog cast to up next to a beaver lodge. It was a crazy soft hit, I think Junger noticed it before I did, the frog was just there one moment, gone the next.
TnRiver46 reply :
On 9/20/2018 at 4:42 AM, wet_dream said:I made my last trips on the kayak for fluke this past weekend. The season closes on Sept 22nd and I won’t be able to get out on the yak for one last shot at them because of work. A lot of shorts and a couple more fish which were close but swam off to live another day. Also, some sea robins mixed in. A school of 3-5 bluefish made the day more noteworthy. Went through a couple bags of pink zoom flukes and broke off atleast half a dozen jigs. Nonstop action at one spot, which we left after our arms couldn’t take anymore lol. Goodbye to summer, and hello fall! I’m ready for stripers and Tog.
Awesome! I never catch crap in saltwater
wet_dream reply :
On 9/20/2018 at 11:34 PM, TnRiver46 said:Awesome! I never catch crap in saltwater
LOL, thanks! This particular inlet has been loaded with bait the past few weeks, so the fish are definitely in an aggressive, feeding mood. If only my whole summer was this action-packed.
TnRiver46 reply :
Caught these amongst some black bass schooling on minnows . It was a light bite that You had to set immediately on
Russ E reply :
spent the day bass fishing at a local power plant lake. caught 5 bass in the 1 to 3 lb range.
these 2 fish were the highlight of the day. caught both on a shakyhead.
1 was 11.5 lbs. the other was 9.25 lbs.
while not the target species, I never complain about hooking a large flathead.
slonezp reply :
Walleye with some bacon wrapped around it.
Bluebasser86 reply :
It's that wonderful time of year when the water is cooling, the shad are moving shallow, and every fish in the lake is following them. Never know what the next cast might be. I had good variety this weekend. There was also several drum that are not pictured.
haggard reply :
Gundog reply :
On 10/1/2018 at 6:47 AM, haggard said:
Did he fight hard? ????
ratherbfishin1 reply :
On 10/1/2018 at 8:23 AM, Gundog said:Did he fight hard? ????
More like dead weight..
haggard reply :
On 10/1/2018 at 8:23 AM, Gundog said:Did he fight hard? ????
Sadly, harder than anything else I hooked all day, excepting one smallie that threw the hook when I reached for the net. At least I landed the clam ????
Pkfish49 reply :
I caught this footlong Yellow Perch and the slightly smaller one last weekend. I landed one with a simple worm, bobber, and double split shot rig. It was hard to bring in. The fish wasn't aggressive—it just keep nibbling at the bottom of the worm, moving the bobber ever so slowly. I managed to tease it with the right reeling motion, set the hook, and brought the prize home. The other I caught while trolling with a Rebel Crickhopper crankbait.
Let's hear it for New York State's Fisheries!
QUAKEnSHAKE reply :
Few by-products again from a spinnerbait
Bluebasser86 reply :
Our poor confused catfish are trying really hard to be bass right now.
Way north bass guy reply :
Took my neighbor out for a fish this morning. We managed about 20 bass, no real big ones, but did get into a few decent pike. Water temps are just about right to find some big ones here now, today it was 55 deg.
Heres a couple of the neighbors better fish he got, none of the ones I got were worthy of a pic.
A-Jay reply :
Got on a wide open Walleye bite today.
Old Marble eyes were all over the lake and they were chewing !
A-Jay
12poundbass reply :
On 10/8/2018 at 11:26 AM, A-Jay said:
Got on a wide open Walleye bite today.
Old Marble eyes were all over the lake and they were chewing !
A-Jay
That is one beautiful marble eye right there!
NYWayfarer reply :
Fall fishing at the canal and it was a great multi-species day. I was fishing with a light action Kastking Calamus rod paired with a Lew's Mach II size 100 reel. All these fish were caught with Berkley Atomic Tubes in Grasshopper color.
Redbreast Sunfish
Fallfish
Rock Bass
TnRiver46 reply :
Thought this sauger was a catfish in the dark
WVU-SCPA reply :
Regret not taking a picture, but hooked into what appeared to be the top section of an aged 3 piece rod. Had a ripstop snagged in the top eye and 10 ft of line attached that was removed before being released to a trashcan.
Was holding in about 10ft of water and took a maxscent creature hawg.
Someone had a bad day.
YoTone reply :
Took to Marsh Creek PA the other day to get on some LMB's. Was throwing out my Mega Bass Pop Max and this monster took it. Was on my kayak so it was a real crazy few minutes fighting her and trying to get her in my net. I knew how easily bendable the poppers trebles were so the whole time I was saying to myself that shes going to pop off at any moment. She was pulling so hard that my kayak was all over the place. Finally somehow I managed her to swim into the net.
A couple of guys boated by and it turns out they and their club members have been stocking pure bred muskies in the area for the last 10 years and told me that this was in the 50" range and very close to 10 years old.
roadwarrior reply :
Nice fish, GREAT pic!
Russ E reply :
spent 3 hours chasing Largemouths and only caught 5 dinks. pulled into a rocky cove and saw a bunch of commotion in the shallows. Threw a squarebill near shore and immediately hooked a white bass. switched over to a ratl trap and caught white bass non stop for nearly 2 hours. they were all in 1-2 foot of water.
I lost count after 100, but got bit nearly every cast. spent just as much time unhooking fish as I did fishing.
They were all in the 1 to 2 lb range, except for the first pic. It was 18.5 inches long and weighed just shy of 3 pounds. pretty sure it was a wiper.
RealtreeByGod reply :
Caught a drum on a One-Knocker which is a first. Hit it like a freight train, thought I actually had a quality bass until it started diving.
Russ E reply :
On 10/18/2018 at 9:55 PM, RealtreeByGod said:Caught a drum on a One-Knocker which is a first. Hit it like a freight train, thought I actually had a quality bass until it started diving.
Our waters are loaded with them. Fishing any kind of crankbait here, usually guarantees a few drum.
everythingthatswims reply :
On 10/18/2018 at 11:17 PM, Russ E said:Our waters are loaded with them. Fishing any kind of crankbait here, usually guarantees a few drum.
They love the ol crank. Hardest thump in fresh water
J Francho reply :
On 10/19/2018 at 11:44 AM, everythingthatswims said:Hardest thump in fresh water
They're pretty good thumpers... my PB:
But these thump way harder:
NYWayfarer reply :
Had some fun on vacation catching Fallfish on light tackle
And Perch on crankbaits
Bluebasser86 reply :
There isn't any fish in our lakes that hits a spinnerbait any harder than these guys do.
ohboyitsrobby reply :
Got to get out for a lil while today. Cool and damp. Caught a couple green fish too. Nothing big just checking to see if they are where they should be this time of year.
Hook2Jaw reply :
24.5" inshore red, biggest out of 11 my friend and I caught yesterday.
NittyGrittyBoy reply :
Nice pink rod. Did it come with matching pink floaties?
Jk, nice red! Artificials or shrimp?
Bass_Fishing_Socal reply :
Another morning failed with Fluke.
Maybe I should target carp instead of bass. Anyone want some carp nuggets?
NYWayfarer reply :
On 11/1/2018 at 12:34 AM, JustJames said:Another morning failed with Fluke.
Maybe I should target carp instead of bass. Anyone want some carp nuggets?
Did you catch that Carp on a Fluke?!?
Bass_Fishing_Socal reply :
On 11/1/2018 at 1:30 AM, NYWayfarer said:Did you catch that Carp on a Fluke?!?
Yup
by its fin ????
NYWayfarer reply :
On 11/1/2018 at 3:53 AM, JustJames said:Yup
by its fin ????
Awesome!
TnRiver46 reply :
On 11/1/2018 at 12:34 AM, JustJames said:Another morning failed with Fluke.
Maybe I should target carp instead of bass. Anyone want some carp nuggets?
I’ll eat about anything but the meat inside those fish is RED! I mean really red, although I was afraid to try it so I don’t know for sure
Gundog reply :
The weather changed for the better and I didn't want to be stuck inside so I meandered over to the local trout stream. With all the rain we got there are so few calm pools to fish but I found 2 nice brookies to take the Thomas spinners.
TnRiver46 reply :
On 11/2/2018 at 4:47 AM, Gundog said:The weather changed for the better and I didn't want to be stuck inside so I meandered over to the local trout stream. With all the rain we got there are so few calm pools to fish but I found 2 nice brookies to take the Thomas spinners.
Nice fish!!I love small stream trout fishin, I think you caught a brook and brown
Gundog reply :
On 11/2/2018 at 7:14 AM, TnRiver46 said:Nice fish!!I love small stream trout fishin, I think you caught a brook and brown
You are right. I didn't notice the difference.
TnRiver46 reply :
On 11/2/2018 at 8:11 AM, Gundog said:You are right. I didn't notice the difference.
Was the water muddied up from all the rain? I’ve had some good luck in the rain with a spinner but after the rain In muddy water can get a little tough
Gundog reply :
On 11/2/2018 at 7:28 PM, TnRiver46 said:Was the water muddied up from all the rain? I’ve had some good luck in the rain with a spinner but after the rain In muddy water can get a little tough
Slightly turbid. The local Trout Unlimited's work shoring up the banks with large boulders and planting trees to keep erosion at bay means mostly clear water year round. They do great work. Real problem is the leafs. Everywhere the water slowed or made an eddy tons of leafs piled up and I couldn't get my spinner through without snagging a couple. All in all I was happy to catch the 2 I did enjoy reliving some of my youth.
TnRiver46 reply :
Sometimes you wish you had a pool skimmer out there.......
QUAKEnSHAKE reply :
I tried a jerkbait for the first time today didnt catch any bass with it but managed a couple recently stocked trout. Also got a perch with a 3" keitech paddle tail.
NYWayfarer reply :
Got a fat Yellow Perch on the Ned Rig today.
TnRiver46 reply :
On 11/5/2018 at 4:42 AM, NYWayfarer said:Got a fat Yellow Perch on the Ned Rig today.
Those fit nicely on sandwiches......
WVU-SCPA reply :
Spent the last 3 days chasing steelhead with the fly rod. Nothing of great size but great numbers, the shoulder and forearm are going to need a day or 2 to recover. A lake run brown was the icing on the cake. 
FryDog62 reply :
Water temps too cold for bass anymore in Minnesota, so switched to do a little Muskie fishing before ice up...
Actually caught two... magic day - -
A-Jay reply :
On 11/8/2018 at 9:36 AM, FryDog62 said:Water temps too cold for bass anymore in Minnesota, so switched to do a little Muskie fishing before ice up...
Nice Ski !
And Great Pic
Congrats
A-Jay
Gundog reply :
On 11/7/2018 at 8:40 PM, WVU-SCPA said:Spent the last 3 days chasing steelhead with the fly rod. Nothing of great size but great numbers, the shoulder and forearm are going to need a day or 2 to recover. A lake run brown was the icing on the cake.
Talk about living the dream. Those are some beautiful trout.
JackKlassen reply :
On 11/8/2018 at 9:36 AM, FryDog62 said:Water temps too cold for bass anymore in Minnesota, so switched to do a little Muskie fishing before ice up...
Actually caught two... magic day - -
Nice fish. McMahon sure knows his stuff ????
FryDog62 reply :
On 11/12/2018 at 2:47 AM, JackKlassen said:Nice fish. McMahon sure knows his stuff ????
You’re right, hope to do it again next Fall!
TnRiver46 reply :
Bass_Fishing_Socal reply :
Caught a dinner for my wife on my crappies pole. Too bad I only brought with me just that set up. A nice fun fight with UL rod, but gotta find better hook for these Tiny Fluke.
Bluebasser86 reply :
Multispecies day Friday. Also had a walleye, some wiper, and some drum that weren't photographed.
Russ E reply :
When I launched the boat this morning, air temp was 32 and water temp was 41.
I was not expecting a lot of action.
surprisingly I manged to catch a couple dozen 1 to 2 pound bass on a Jerkbait, a dropshot, and ned rig.
Bass were not the only thing biting today. these three chunks gave my ned rig rod a workout.
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 11/20/2018 at 6:43 AM, Russ E said:When I launched the boat this morning, air temp was 32 and water temp was 41.
I was not expecting a lot of action.
surprisingly I manged to catch a couple dozen 1 to 2 pound bass on a Jerkbait, a dropshot, and ned rig.
Bass were not the only thing biting today. these three chunks gave my ned rig rod a workout.
Somebody out there is putting them to use. I wish I knew who it was, I could really hook them up.
Russ E reply :
On 11/20/2018 at 1:55 PM, Bluebasser86 said:Somebody out there is putting them to use. I wish I knew who it was, I could really hook them up.
I saved a couple this summer for my neighbor. He said they taste like redfish. I had to clean the live well afterwards. They leave a pretty strong stink.
Bass_Fishing_Socal reply :
I thought bass fishing is hard, it even d**n harder fishing for crappies. I have to fish super slow and the bite is super soft just one super tiny tab and it is gone. As of now I only fish double rig(dropshot) to learn how to feel the bite. I wish spring is coming soon and I might even skip pre-spawn bass this year. Anyway today only caught two from shore, still small not slabs.
JLindsey reply :
Caught my first walleye today! One 17” and one 18”. They’re good fighters; I’m excited to get back down to the Delaware and catch some more.
TnRiver46 reply :
On 11/26/2018 at 6:44 AM, JLindsey said:Caught my first walleye today! One 17” and one 18”. They’re good fighters; I’m excited to get back down to the Delaware and catch some more.
Good looking fish. I have always heard they don’t fight well but I can remember 2 or 3 that fought me like the devil. One was this summer trolling , surface temp was 82 and a 20” walleye slammed a crank and fought like a 5 lb smallmouth
TnRiver46 reply :
The panfish bite has been pretty decent lately, the current is raging so any slower water has fish all in it . Water temp 53-56
Vilas15 reply :
On 11/26/2018 at 9:28 AM, TnRiver46 said:Good looking fish. I have always heard they don’t fight well but I can remember 2 or 3 that fought me like the devil. One was this summer trolling , surface temp was 82 and a 20” walleye slammed a crank and fought like a 5 lb smallmouth
20"+ is where they start to put some weight on and get some muscle. I just enjoy their signature fight that tells you its a walleye. They stay down deep and somehow pump the rod, definitely no long runs like a pike or aerial display like a bass.
Bluebasser86 reply :
About that time of year, I need a bigger board makes my 18" board look like a ruler.
TnRiver46 reply :
On 12/2/2018 at 3:24 PM, Bluebasser86 said:About that time of year, I need a bigger board
Yee haw. I ♥️winter
NittyGrittyBoy reply :
Man I wish we had stripers/hybrids around me. They don't do well in a muddy river...
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 12/4/2018 at 9:54 AM, NittyGrittyBoy said:Man I wish we had stripers/hybrids around me. They don't do well in a muddy river...
We catch a lot of them out of the Kansas River and Missouri river, both are very muddy and polluted. They do tend to be picky about what they eat, until they decide to eat.
TnRiver46 reply :
Too cold to fool with launching a boat after work, got one bank fishing. Much better than watching espn from 4:30-6
Bass_Fishing_Socal reply :
Went out for catfish/crappies drifting for a few hours since my wife demanded me some catfish for next weekend-get together. The water is so muddy from the rain we got a few days back and a lot of floating debris. I managed to catch two good size catfish 4-5 lbs with my special bacon recipe but NADA for crappies.
UPSmallie reply :
Took over a month and a half to edit and countless hours spent on the smallest of details, but I feel it was all worth it. Don't Let Your Dreams Be Dreams
A-Jay reply :
On 12/10/2018 at 12:54 AM, UPSmallie said:Took over a month and a half to edit and countless hours spent on the smallest of details, but I feel it was all worth it. Don't Let Your Dreams Be Dreams
Nicely Done Sir !
A-Jay
TnRiver46 reply :
Water 47 degrees and they were hitting spooks and flukes on top! Wild
RealtreeByGod reply :
I was wrong about that drum I posted several pages ago. It wasn't the first one I caught on a lipless. Just remembered I caught this little guy like 3 years ago. 
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 12/12/2018 at 9:47 PM, RealtreeByGod said:I was wrong about that drum I posted several pages ago. It wasn't the first one I caught on a lipless. Just remembered I caught this little guy like 3 years ago.
They make great flathead bait at that size. I've even caught walleye on them bottom fishing them live for flathead.
Jelvas reply :
One little pike in 6 hours of fishing...
...still beats getting skunked!
TnRiver46 reply :
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Bluebasser86 reply :
My first fish of the year was an "other" fish.
Also took a minute to try to catch a couple of these guys just to see if I could.
TnRiver46 reply :
Got some more food, one was 15”
wet_dream reply :
I usually try to go on a few Tog headboat trips in the winter time to scratch the fishing itch. Managed to catch a couple keepers last time out. It has been a pretty picky bite this season. I’ve seen reports of lots of double digit fish but the numbers seem to be trending down this season. Hopefully that’s just due to the funky weather we’ve had this winter.
TnRiver46 reply :
On 1/8/2019 at 11:30 AM, wet_dream said:I usually try to go on a few Tog headboat trips in the winter time to scratch the fishing itch. Managed to catch a couple keepers last time out. It has been a pretty picky bite this season. I’ve seen reports of lots of double digit fish but the numbers seem to be trending down this season. Hopefully that’s just due to the funky weather we’ve had this winter.
Those look cool, I think my brother catches those out of the mid Atlantic and eats them. Are they wrasse???
wet_dream reply :
On 1/8/2019 at 1:13 PM, TnRiver46 said:Those look cool, I think my brother catches those out of the mid Atlantic and eats them. Are they wrasse???
Yup, they are a species of wrasse. Blackfish, tautog, or Tog for short. Delicious fish!
TnRiver46 reply :
On 1/8/2019 at 2:25 PM, wet_dream said:Yup, they are a species of wrasse. Blackfish, tautog, or Tog for short. Delicious fish!
Gotcha, thanks. Nice catch
FishDewd reply :
First fish of 2019, caught on a Rapala Slashbait of all things.
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 1/13/2019 at 6:52 AM, FishDewd said:First fish of 2019, caught on a Rapala Slashbait of all things.
On my last guide trip, my client caught a channel cat on a Strike King KVD 300 jerkbait that was only about twice as long as the jerkbait. They're way more predatory than most people think.
TnRiver46 reply :
Caught a catfish with a hair jig that I tied this week. I did have a live shad on the back of it though! Haha. We got several other cats just like that bobber fishing the shad around Marina's . The water was 20+ ft deep and the catfish were biting 4-5 ft under the surface
FishDewd reply :
On 1/13/2019 at 3:13 PM, Bluebasser86 said:On my last guide trip, my client caught a channel cat on a Strike King KVD 300 jerkbait that was only about twice as long as the jerkbait. They're way more predatory than most people think.
They definitely are. They have extremely well tuned senses that are geared for predatory actions. I've caught them on crankbaits before, but this was the first jerk-style bait I've caught one on. It was a lot of fun actually.
TnRiver46 reply :
Had a couple hours free this morning, decided to do some drywall demolition down at my family’s lake house (hopefully my forever home). Took some casts off the dock and got 4 crappie! Even got one with a bobber, which is sometimes impossible for me. I had to try it because after I got the first 3 I just kept losing hooks in brush
Bass_Fishing_Socal reply :
Finally somewhat success, I know now why some of you like fishing for crappies. Today decided to try for crappies again after a month long of laying down crappie’s pole.
I brought just one lure with me, roadrunner 1/8oz with baby shad, since I don’t plan to stay very long. A frist few cast I tried fan casting, reel fast and fish between water column. Until I tried to slow down and hug the bottom by letting the roadrunner sink to bottom every few cranks. Got a small tab, didn’t even think I got a fish until started reeling in. Finally a 12” crappie on the line. I tried to duplicate how I caught the first one and cast to same area. It is a little difficult since my reel is 7.2 gear ratio but I made it. I caught total 5-6 crappies with in 10 mins until the last one got my #10lb braid between rock and broke off (of course he felt bigger than other not sure if it was bass or crappie).
Now what do I do fish for bass or crappies, very difficult decision to make.
Team9nine reply :
On 1/20/2019 at 10:10 AM, JustJames said:Finally somewhat success, I know now why some of you like fishing for crappies. Today decided to try for crappies again after a month long of laying down crappie’s pole.
I brought just one lure with me, roadrunner 1/8oz with baby shad, since I don’t plan to stay very long. A frist few cast I tried fan casting, reel fast and fish between water column. Until I tried to slow down and hug the bottom by letting the roadrunner sink to bottom every few cranks. Got a small tab, didn’t even think I got a fish until started reeling in. Finally a 12” crappie on the line. I tried to duplicate how I caught the first one and cast to same area. It is a little difficult since my reel is 7.2 gear ratio but I made it. I caught total 5-6 crappies with in 10 mins until the last one got my #10lb braid between rock and broke off (of course he felt bigger than other not sure if it was bass or crappie).
Now what do I do fish for bass or crappies, very difficult decision to make.
Crappies are great. Never hurts to have them as a backup in case the bass bite is slow, or you just feel like doing something different for a change. Nice job.
Dorado reply :
@JustJames nice combo (Roadrunner and Baby Shad) you might not meet a deadlier crappie lure than that my friend. Keep the reports coming!
TnRiver46 reply :
We had heavy rain all day yesterday so I decided to fish underneath the boat slip. I set out some rods with nightcrawlers and tossed a crappie jig around. I caught a small drum with the worms and a bigger one with the jig, go figure. I also lost several fish on the bigger set rods, bait and wait is trickier than I remember . Bluegill and crappie nowhere to be found
FishDewd reply :
On 1/20/2019 at 10:10 AM, JustJames said:Finally somewhat success, I know now why some of you like fishing for crappies. Today decided to try for crappies again after a month long of laying down crappie’s pole.
I brought just one lure with me, roadrunner 1/8oz with baby shad, since I don’t plan to stay very long. A frist few cast I tried fan casting, reel fast and fish between water column. Until I tried to slow down and hug the bottom by letting the roadrunner sink to bottom every few cranks. Got a small tab, didn’t even think I got a fish until started reeling in. Finally a 12” crappie on the line. I tried to duplicate how I caught the first one and cast to same area. It is a little difficult since my reel is 7.2 gear ratio but I made it. I caught total 5-6 crappies with in 10 mins until the last one got my #10lb braid between rock and broke off (of course he felt bigger than other not sure if it was bass or crappie).
Now what do I do fish for bass or crappies, very difficult decision to make.
Time for a catch and cook!
TnRiver46 reply :
TnRiver46 reply :
Had a warm day with 46 degree high temp. Got the boat out about after work about 5 pm, fished til 6:15 when it was pretty cold and dark. Slow ride back to the launch in the cold darkness at 5 mph haha. We got countless white bass, some were even chasing shad on top
Arcs&sparks reply :
Been so busy this fall/winter I really haven’t fished. Dumped my ice shack out the other day, and got to use it last night. Slower than I expected, but got this chubby little salmon to cook up. 1st fish of 2019, 11pm right off the bottom in 10’ water. Targeting rainbows and burbot. Very pleasant surprise as these aren’t nearly as common in this lake and I’ve never seen one at night.
TnRiver46 reply :
Had a little more drywall
to tear out and look at some toilet parts at the lake house. Why not put out some set lines??? Got a snow cat
Jigfishn10 reply :
@TnRiver46, I've been in construction since the late 80's, I like your way of doing construction work better!
TnRiver46 reply :
On 2/1/2019 at 12:50 AM, Jigfishn10 said:@TnRiver46, I've been in construction since the late 80's, I like your way of doing construction work better!
Hahaha it was a quick stop ....... I'm definitely not in construction, I could use some help!!!
Jigfishn10 reply :
On 2/1/2019 at 1:03 AM, TnRiver46 said:Hahaha it was a quick stop ....... I'm definitely not in construction, I could use some help!!!
As long as we work like that, I'll be down......Just to keep on topic, in all sincerity, sweet fish you got!
TnRiver46 reply :
Thanks!
Dwight Hottle reply :
Caught my first pea yesterday down in the Miami canal system.
slonezp reply :
On 2/2/2019 at 3:47 AM, Dwight Hottle said:
Caught my first pea yesterday down in the Miami canal system.
Beautiful
Bluebasser86 reply :
Caught a bunch of big white bass and my buddy caught a couple big, black crappie Friday. He also caught a catfish that wasn't pictured.
N Florida Mike reply :
Another nice bullhead.
TnRiver46 reply :
42,000 cfs from the dam and a good bit falling from the sky at 39 degrees. We call that "Tennessee snow "
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 2/11/2019 at 12:03 PM, TnRiver46 said:42,000 cfs from the dam and a good bit falling from the sky at 39 degrees. We call that "Tennessee snow "
Banging on the drum!
Beautiful eye too. Probably about getting to be prespawn for them around that part of the country.
TnRiver46 reply :
On 2/11/2019 at 1:36 PM, Bluebasser86 said:Banging on the drum!
Beautiful eye too. Probably about getting to be prespawn for them around that part of the country.
You are correct sir. It was loaded with eggs, now it's vacuum sealed and frozen! Everything was hitting a rattle trap on the fall, even the drum
TnRiver46 reply :
Striped bass drum and white bass, water temp 48 muddy and flooded. 63,000 cfs
Catt reply :
Not quite sure how this works, if it's grandnephew or great-nephew but anyway he's my niece's son Rivers Vallier.
To put the picture in perspective Rivers is 6' tall!
roadwarrior reply :
That's a fish!
Arcs&sparks reply :
Ventured out to Sebago Lake yesterday afternoon for some laker fishing. Got a couple little guys.
Someone’s stoked on her first laker ever!;
I caught my smallest laker ever;????♂️
We are encouraged to to keep the small ones in this lake because of overpopulation.
TnRiver46 reply :
I think what I captured is a good icthyology lesson. White bass on top hybrid on bottom
Jigfishn10 reply :
Construction @ the lake house @TnRiver46...
TnRiver46 reply :
On 3/9/2019 at 4:31 AM, Jigfishn10 said:Construction @ the lake house @TnRiver46...
Hahaha nope this was an urban outing near the house I actually live in. Termite and Gypsum free fishing excursion
Jigfishn10 reply :
On 3/9/2019 at 4:33 AM, TnRiver46 said:Hahaha nope this was an urban outing near the house I actually live in.
Sweet fish buddy.
wet_dream reply :
First time ever targeting lake trout. Had a blast even though the fishing was pretty slow. Caught my first ever laker on a ned rig and the second one hit a keitech barely bounced on the bottom. 5 fish stringer between the 2 of us. It was pretty cold and a little windy on the water but I had to get out and fish. Spring is taking too long to get here lol.
Black Bill Dance reply :
Biggest rainbow I ever caught....3.17 pounds!!!
For those who have never seen one, the "Oh So Elusive...GOLDEN TROUT!"
FishDewd reply :
My new PB pond catfish, caught about a week and a half ago. Strangely, caught on a small piece of shrimp! Kept, since it was a male. Right at 24.5 on the tape measure but it was closer to 25 when I actually got it to way still enough to not mess up measurements.
Bluebasser86 reply :
Has been a slow year for those "other" fish, not Friday. First cast of the day, shook my Ned rig about 3 times before a Goo thumped it. Caught 1 on a jig and one on a jerkbait too. Also had a first with a carp that actually ate my jerkbait, took off with it on the pause and was hooked inside the mouth. Had visions of state record smallmouth for a minute.
Brandon O'tinger reply :
Some bluegill I have caught this year. I have had several caught about the size of those. In fact, I got about 18 bluegill yesterday up around 8-8.5 inches.
Dwight Hottle reply :
On 3/22/2019 at 3:54 AM, Black Bill Dance said:Biggest rainbow I ever caught....3.17 pounds!!!
For those who have never seen one, the "Oh So Elusive...GOLDEN TROUT!"
That looks like a palomino, a variation of a rainbow.
TnRiver46 reply :
Well I was cleaning fish until almost 1 am........ good problem to have
Jigfishn10 reply :
On 3/22/2019 at 3:54 AM, Black Bill Dance said:Biggest rainbow I ever caught....3.17 pounds!!!
For those who have never seen one, the "Oh So Elusive...GOLDEN TROUT!"
Nice trout! I will have to say, I've never seen a golden trout. Sweet BBDance!
A-Jay reply :
On 3/28/2019 at 7:46 PM, TnRiver46 said:Well I was cleaning fish until almost 1 am........ good problem to have
Nicely Done ~
Cue the Hot Fat !
A-Jay
FishDewd reply :
On 3/25/2019 at 5:58 AM, Dwight Hottle said:That looks like a palomino, a variation of a rainbow.
Wow I've never seen one of those!
Bluebasser86 reply :
Well the whole "slow year for other fish", has officially gone out the window after this week. Caught a ton of white bass and some huge drum I didn't take pictures of too. Everyone was released safely back to the lake.
Steveo-1969 reply :
On 3/31/2019 at 12:12 PM, Bluebasser86 said:Well the whole "slow year for other fish", has officially gone out the window after this week. Caught a ton of white bass and some huge drum I didn't take pictures of too. Everyone was released safely back to the lake.
@Bluebasser86 Are those saugeye? Except maybe the bottom fish which looks like a walleye?
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 4/3/2019 at 12:32 AM, Steveo-1969 said:@Bluebasser86 Are those saugeye? Except maybe the bottom fish which looks like a walleye?
You nailed it, the toothy ones are all saugeye except the bottom one which is a regular walleye.
Dorado reply :
Caught a nice slab Crappie on my B day! White Roadrunner paired with a Lake Fork Live Baby Shad (Bar Fish color). Vertical jigging artificial crappie trees. 12 FOW from the yak