Anyone do any fishing, salt or fresh?

[TheRealFatShady]

I have NOT gotten to fish saltwater at all this year, and man I miss it.

Freshwater trips have been few and far between, used to be a daily ritual.
So I am trying to get back into it for some good fall fishing.

I know I will be GREATLY outdone by anyone in or around Florida as EVERYTHING down there is at least 5lbs.....but here is what I'd say are good for my area.

Early May, myself then my little cousin (my sidekick) with my bass:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b253/videogamer2005/0501001821-1.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b253/videogamer2005/0501001822c-1.jpg
The next day, he lost my pickerel which was noticeably bigger than that bass while lifting into the boat.....it was BIG!

Then this guy fell down a man-made waterfall while fishing for small catfish (for a pond we made)
Got another the next day in the road. Both released...well one escaped the other released.
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b253/videogamer2005/DSC00632.jpg

Last Sunday, my little cousin caught this bass while I got nothing!!
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b253/videogamer2005/0912100741.jpg

But to get even, I got this one tonight:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b253/videogamer2005/0914101924.jpg

Wish I had more, but I'm looking forward to seeing your fish pics from this year. Can't wait for muskey/pike while ice fishing with my trikes.

[posty2100]

I have been doing lots of bass fishing the last few months and do a lot of ice fishing in the winter.

Heres a smaller bass around 3 lbs I caught
http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy57/posty2100/002-1.jpg



and heres a nice 6.2 lb my brother caught at local private pond
http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy57/posty2100/pocono2010092.jpg


both of these were caught in beginning of August

15" crappie caught last fall
http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy57/posty2100/1109081505.jpg



I cant wait till winter for ice fishing season, work is slow in winter so im usually out on the ice everyday that I can.

[Dirtcrasher]

The canal is tough, gotta get the tide just right or your stuff just travels downstream........

[TheRealFatShady]

Don't fish the canal, have heard too many horror stories of tides taking lures, and boats cutting lines.

I live on a bay from which I catch eels/crabs/clams/anything else. Walk up 1/4 mile to the beach, and fish there. Caught a lobster on my line last summer. 10 minutes later, he was boiling in my kitchen. Yum.

And that crappie = OMG! I've seen a few near 11", but never nearly as overall large as that!!!

[Dirtcrasher]

I hear ya.... M7y bud got a 24er out of there last week :)

[portland250r]

halibut and sturgeon are great fish to catch.

[Rm250RF900R]

I'm waiting for the salmon to start running. Fall fishing is my favorite. Best time of the year in my opinion.

[Yamaha_Rules69]

I try to get out as much as I can. I absolutely LOVE bass fishing, and have been trying to break the state record (about 9 lbs) for many years, or catch a lunker wall mounter 7+, or smallie 5+. I know I had 2 that had to come close, one a few years ago, and one a few months ago that acually broke my rod, and pulled down into the thikest weeds, and got off! Heres a pic of a good fightin' 4 1/2 lber.
104540

[leevarnado]

black drum i caught in port arthur,tx a few weeks ago,dont know exact weight but it was 37 inches in length.

http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo333/leevarnado/texas1.jpg

[Yamaha_Rules69]

^ Holy smokes, thats a monster drum! Never caught one nearly that big, but I've heard they can get close to 50. Here in Minnesota, we call them Sheep-head, and I have heard the smaller ones are really good to eat, but never tried it. Nice catch!

[smokinwrench]

My 12 year old boy and I have been doing a bunch of fishing this summer. We have a pond behind our house about 7 acres, it got drained and rebuilt 3 years ago. It was just stocked 2 years ago now. They stocked it with a tons of minnows at first then started stocking it with some 8" bass and channel cat and some kind of hybrid bluegill.

We have caught tons of 15-17 inch bass guessing 100 or more. What is unreal is we have probably caught that many channel cat but bigger on lures, I had never caught a cat on a lure until this pond. The channel cat are all fat so I know there not hungry, does anyone else catch cats on lures like this.

All my pictures on my phone I'll try and get some loaded up this weekend.

[smokinwrench]

My 12 year old boy and I have been doing a bunch of fishing this summer. We have a pond behind our house about 7 acres, it got drained and rebuilt 3 years ago. It was just stocked 2 years ago now. They stocked it with a tons of minnows at first then started stocking it with some 8" bass and channel cat and some kind of hybrid bluegill.

We have caught tons of 15-17 inch bass guessing 100 or more. What is unreal is we have probably caught that many channel cat but bigger on lures, I had never caught a cat on a lure until this pond. The channel cat are all fat so I know there not hungry, does anyone else catch cats on lures like this.

All my pictures on my phone I'll try and get some loaded up this weekend.

[chrisand4]

I've been out a few times this summer, now that i've got my own boat I can fish a lot more than I used to. We usually catfish, but like to bass some too. I also enjoy fly fishing. I hope to plan a few trips this fall now that it's not so unbearably hot.

The only pic i could find right now, me and a blue cat.

[Twilight]

Been doing salmon fishing lately. Caught a few 15lbs and one monster 22lb that gave me a good 50min fight until I got him in!

Mostly I do freshwater fishing in the lakes and rivers here. Steelhead and Salmon occupy fall and winter and then in summer Im hittin bass and trout.

[rasorroad250r]

I fly fish a bit, mostly in high mountain streams. here's a few pics of some wild high Sierra golden and some Brookies.
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n210/dovesprings250r/pinecreek2010011.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n210/dovesprings250r/pinecreek2010049.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n210/dovesprings250r/pinecreek2010010.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n210/dovesprings250r/pinecreek2010009.jpg

[MudBug]

not really fishing, but this guy washed up on the shore of my town. Heres my buddies with it. Really strange sight around these parts.

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy299/brandonploughman/16759_305956345634_521380634_9360531_1328751_n.jpg

heres an 11 inch brook trout
http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy299/brandonploughman/40816_10150242978410576_877890575_13921871_538033_ n.jpg

some crab caught by my neighbor
http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy299/brandonploughman/40816_10150242978420576_877890575_13921873_1189057 _n.jpg

[TheRealFatShady]

Love those pics Mudbug! And the baby trout are cool too!


Anyone think this perch's head/mouth look like a bass?
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b253/videogamer2005/downsized950929001632.jpg

[BIGREDGUY]

^ Yes

[TheRealFatShady]

^ Yes

Thanks - good to know I'm not the only one!!! Every other perch's head goes down about 45* to the mouth (or 135* depending on which way you look at it).

That fish did not. No where close. And I've never seen such a large bass-style mouth on a perch.

[shortline10]

South Florida def has its advantages on catching large mouth bass . Had these mounted a while back one 7 and a 9 pounder and the 6 pound walleye I caught on Platte lake in Michigan . Got a 11 pound large mouth thats hanging in my shop office :naughty:.