Sounds fun, walleye are some damn good eating too.

I caught about a dozen rainbow trout this weekend! A local at the outdoor shop recommended that I use a clear bobber with about two feet of line attached to a tiny fly-thing that he made. It was great. I was skeptical that the miniscule hook on the fly would actually catch anything but it worked like a charm.

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They didn't look very dirty, so I didn't clean them. They were really slippery, though. Are you supposed to hold trout by the body or the mouth when taking out the hook?

The lake is catch and release, so I put them back.

If you cradle them from underneath they typically go limp and you can easily remove the hook. Lipping trout typically doesn't work well due to their small size.

Handle fish as little as possible. Touching the fish removes the protective slime and makes them susceptible to infection.

Always use a gaff no matter what kind of fish or what size, and always try to gaff them in the stomach or in the gills.

Donger will now start saying awkward things to his fish at inappropriate times.

Thanks. These were surprisingly big and I could easily hold then by the mouth, but they don't have nice teeth like bass to secure with.

LMAO

For Donger:

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Son caught this in our pond yesterday. 4 lb test magnathin line and a 3 inch original colored Rapala. I'm guessin it goes between 5 and 6 lbs. He released it.

I have to catch a bullfrog for my daughter to take to school tomorrow. They are having a frog jumping contest.

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nah.. Get implies that failure is acceptable. I HAVE to catch one otherwise I am the worst dad ever.

LMAO I see your point. Don't screw it up! :evil:

Ohhh, sounds ribbiting.

Thats an outstanding catch for such a young guy & on super light line to boot, he'll remember that one forever.

Really nice, i've been thinking for a while now that its time i start sharing some pics with the planet & actually contribute to my own thread lol.

Just got back from our annual trip to Canada. The fishing was ok overall, but I managed to catch the biggest fresh water fish of my life this week.

42" Northern Pike, the fight was uneventful until he saw the boat. Then it was ON, he dove under the boat took enough line to come clear out of the water behind me at which point I thought there was no way I would get him in the boat. With some good help from my dad who had gloves on and was able to grab the braided line and "guide" him back to the correct side of the boat a couple more strong runs and he was done.

What a RUSH!

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Very Nice

Thats a Beautiful fish BL, powerful & athletic looking, i'm sure it was an exciting fight.

What lure were you using? where at in Canada?

1/2 oz. Johnson Silver Minnow

Gullrock Lake - NW Ontario nearest town is Red Lake

Again, beautiful fish, a Goliath, looks like you had a great trip.

Nice fish BL.

Went fishing in the Keys on Memorial Day weekend. Caught lotsa fish but here's the weirdest thing we caught.

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Thats awesome MM, ocean fishing, the Ultimate Adventure... how big was the eel? how exciting.

What did you use to catch it? what did you do with it?

Sure beats the one 4" baby bigmouth bass i caught today, but in its defense it WAS a pretty little example, being caught in a medium sized creek off of the illinois river it had a totally different look to it than most stocked bass around here, very shiny golden & silver with strong tiger stripes on its back.

Little guy didnt make it, literally swallowed the hook, i felt like total crap.

Atleast the swimming was good after i knew i had been beat.

Yeah well I caught a 2 lb bass on Friday...that's impressive compared to the previous guys right? Maybe? Sort of?

Lucky bastard to be able to live that lifestyle. I'd love to be an ocean bum, fishing the salt on a regular basis out of a boat.

Go to plastics rigs for pan fish in ponds?

Bluegills any hybrid gills have been crazy on soft plastics for a couple weeks. Hooked two monster gills on 7 in plastic worms bass fishing. Crazy fun.

Need to find a way to hook a few grass carp.

4 lbs, 2 oz.

Good looking smallie Dartgod, about 5 pounds? & i might add, it also looks like you're in some very pretty country.

4 lbs, 2 0z.

Near Atikokan, ON. We've caught a shitload in the 2-3 lb range.

Got back from my Canadian fishing trip yesterday. Spent 6 days fishing and only one day was the weather halfway decent. The rest of the days were either cold, windy or raining or a combination of all three.

We were primarily fishing for small mouth bass and I didn't catch my first one until the 3rd day. After that the fishing was pretty decent. I caught the 2nd largest of the group at 4 lbs, 2 oz (see photo in post 672). Despite the bad weather, we had a great time and wish I was still there.

Here's a few more photos.

I guessed high on post 672, but the fat one second from left had to have been 5 pounds.

Looks like you were being hammered pretty good with rain in that one shot, northern weathers can be a bitch, but i'm sure you'll agree with my cousin who always said... its all just a part of the experience.

It was actually smaller...around 3 lbs. If you look closely you'll see that I'm holding it away from my body so it looks bigger. Here's the exact same fish held closer to my body.

WHY MUST YOU THWART ME SO!

Nice, looks like yall got a little wet

A very happy Fathers Day to everyone here, hope it was good to you.

Mine couldnt have been much better, soaking up the sun standing in about 3 feet of water casting to the shaded area underneath a bridge, nonstop action for about 2 hours... bass, catfish, perch, bluegill... everything wanted a piece of my live minnows. Nothing was over 2 & a half pounds, but it was nonstop, a great great day.

Now i'm soaking up some suds & ordering a pizza later, hope everyone is having as good of a day... and might i add a big thank you to everyone sharing their experiences, pics & stories here.

Where did you go? Personally I don't typically prefer fishing with live bait.

A creek that runs off the illinois river, 10-20 feet wide depending where you go & it ranges from 1' to 6' deep, its the cleanest water anywhere near me, you can see the bottom at 4'.

Yeah, i know live bait isnt considered very sophisticated & sporting in some circles, cheating as it were, but i'm finding that nothing beats the real, fish were chasing them almost right up to my legs today.

That's awesome. It sounds like the kind of place I would love to take my fishing kayak. I just got it about a month ago and I love it. Awesome for small ponds and creeks/rivers.

Ho.Lee crap... MONSTER alligator gar...

http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/...alligator+gar/

Crazy. I feel bad for that fish though. Must have been 50 years old.

Kinda torn about it myself, taking a prime monster like that out of the world could be considered a very, very selfish thing to do.

But as a person who loves fishing, it'd be incredibly hard to pass it up, what a fight it must've been, almost drowned the guy.

Though since he was bowfishing there was pretty much no choice but to keep it, it probably wasnt going to live long with a big arrow hole in it.

leaving tomorrow morning for 2012 sec river week. on the current. me, son, grandson, big brother, brother in law, nephew and a couple cousins. got the same cabin we rent every year.

new line on all the poles, bags packed, and cooler loaded. this year are goal is to actually catch a ****ing fish!:D

cya!
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Damn I am jealous, have a blast and be safe

My father and I took a trip down to Galveston this weekend and spent 12 hours offshore. Hot, humid, and windy. Totally worth it! 30" long 13lb Red Snapper. 3 smaller Reds and 2 Atlantic Sharp-nose Sharks
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Hopefully you cooked those babies to perfection, only had snapper once, but it was killer.

Caught a 30 pounder on my honeymoon last year.

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The steaks were killer!
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Haven't had the chance to cook them up yet. Going to find a good recipe for smoking them.

kool .....

I fish a little stream about 200 yards from the Missouri River. As the water gets lower, it's down about 2 feet now, I can't keep the turtles off my bait. 2 nights ago I caught 4 softshell turtles, 1 snapper and 3 cooters. Damn turtles will bite on all my baits

What the hell is a cooter?

The running joke around here when a fish hits, seems pretty large, and then throws the hook without being seen is, "It was a turtle."

Had a couple of those too, but I assumed those were 50 pound bluecats

men's river week 2012 is history. we were skunked again except for the nephew and grandson bringing in this beast.

Because of its often strong odor, it can be confused for a fish. Despite its smell, and it can make for some good eating if prepared and presented properly.
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flatheads just coming off nests .. get ya limb-lines ready .....

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Well, I just bought a Sage Z Axis. I don't know how I could justify spending that much on a fishing rod, but I've wanted a newer nice fly rod for a long time.

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Let's hope it cools off soon so I can go use it.

$600 + for a fishing rod? :eek:

The trout better be lining up for miles to sacrifice themselves on that sucker!

nah, ebay acution sold it to me for 405 shipped. :D

But man, I can't wait to get out and use it...but it's just too damn hot. I can't be out there in 100+ heat. :cuss:

No kidding brah, I got my fishing liscence in March during the two weeks of 70's weather. Then it got cold again, then it went to 95-100+ for the last month. It's like God doesn't want me to fish LOL.

I for some reason thought you were black LMAO.

I can handle cold...but this heat is just too much. I've had some of my best fishing days in the cold. In fact, I caught quite a few trout on Christmas day last year.

Dude if your wife is going to be a nurse, she'll be working all kinds of weird shifts, giving you plenty of time to hit the water.

I got a "fly rod & reel" which I will be using for the first time this weekend. I hope that I don't hook myself doing that "fly-fishing" casting thing.

You might. I have a few times...well at least my shirt and hat. I haven't got any skin yet.

Anyone here ever fish in Stockton lake? We've pulled out a large mouth, a couple white bass and a bluegill, but generally haven't had a ton of luck.

Get it rigged up, fly line on the reel with some leader on the end of the line, and practice casting before you go out.

Down in Sea Grove Florida this week. Absolutely killing the lady fish from a sea kayak. Nice big ones.

Leader being the piece of line that attaches to the plastic stuff, yes?

Oh, and with fly fishing, do you just let the fly sit there and do you reel it in slowly?

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It depends what and where you are fishing. Sometimes you will just let it sit and drift, sometimes you will kind of swing it in the current, sometimes you'll use a herky jerky retrieve. FYI - in fly fishing you usually retrieve line by just stripping it in with your hands. The reel is mainly used for fighting larger fish and holding line.

I've caught about a dozen white bass out of Stockton but nothing I'd go back for.

Yes, if you snap the end of the line without leader you’ll fray out the end of your fly line making it worthless.