IcatchDinks

@The Baron I use a third party images hosting site. Postimages.org is what I use. Then I use the link from that site and paste it into the "insert image from URL" option in the "Other Media" tab.

I was just reading through that fishing report. At least I didn't have mile and a half paddle to get back home. We covered this last year: rock BASS are BASS. And therefore I posted it in the BASS thread. 😆

Got skunked for the first time in a long time this morning. The first hour was dark and overcast with lots of lightening and crazy thunder. And then the rain hit and I had to run for cover. It was a really weird and ominous atmosphere pre rain. Odd, dim light that made me feel like I was going blind. I also went to the river for an hour yesterday evening and tried to catch some Smallies. But the river is blown out from all the rain, and the only action I could get was a kind of fish I am currently being bullied about. 😄

@ol'crickety just stole @pdxfisher's thread from him. 😆 I was not drinking my coffee when I read that hula girl line, but I definitely would've had it coming out my nose if I hadn't just put the cup down. That bass stealing your treble is wild. I also have never had that happen. If it were me, I'd upgrade split rings or get a different lure.

You're in my prayers.

June is my best month this year:

I've used em. Caught nice river Smallies on them. But like @roadwarrior says, the paint wears off and they turn the color of the metal underneath. The ones I had were cheap, poor quality hooks. Wouldn't recommend, but they'll work good enough if you're on a budget.

I used to make knives as well. This looks like a cut above my skill level though. Very nice work. I haven't made a knife in at least ten years at this point, but would love to get back into it once I get space enough for a shop. One day.

What can I say? I'm a bit of a Renaissance man.

Pike. I love catching pike. And it's always been accidental.

@OHBuckets, I do that too. Sometimes I sit and I stare at my camera roll trying to figure out which picture is which fish. 😆

Milkweed blossoms are so cool.

@ol'crickety that's too funny! I've definitely done stuff like that before. Once tried to get into some random stranger's car thinking it was mine. Lol Once we get over that inate fear of the dark, the outdoors at night is such a wonderful experience.

That's what I thought when I caught him! 😂 At first I couldn't tell how big he was because he brought about three pounds of weeds with him. I was a little disappointed to find out I'd only caught bait.

6:30-8:45. Two fish. Caught the first one on a top water blowup, so that was fun, even if he was tiny. Water levels have decreased drastically this week thanks to all the heat. It's supposed to rain pretty good all weekend, although it's only been light sprinkles so far this morning. My county is currently under a flood watch. Looking at the water levels, I find it kind of hard to believe we could get flooding, but I'm hoping we get a ton of rain to replenish my favorite fishing holes.

@Jmurphy87 glad to see you back at it!

Well, I think we suffered through the worst of the heat. All next week is supposed to be 70s and 80s. We spent most of the week in the high 90s. I saw 100 a couple times on my car thermometer, but that always registers high. It was crazy humid all week too. Unfortunately the weekend is supposed to be all thunderstorms, making fishing less than ideal. I might be able to beat the rain if I get up early enough tomorrow (Saturday) morning. We'll see...

Very nice, Katie! Impressive! I'm not much of a gardener myself. My other main hobby is music. I write, record, and mix my own songs, as well as play several instruments.

Caught a bunch of dinks this morning before work. Caught around ten. These were the three biggest ones.

Every Thursday evening I play volleyball in a recreational league at the park. The park surrounded by a river. We had an hour in between games, so I waded around in the river looking for a bite. The stretch I was fishing has never been a big producer for me, but I caught a couple rock bass and one tiny smallmouth to confirm to myself that I do indeed still catch dinks.

Spots are so pretty. Beautiful fish! Thanks for sharing!

@softwateronly said it better than I did. I'm super glad he clarified what I was trying to say.

@Blue Raider Bob, I definitely lived up to my moniker that day. 😄 And I'll happily hold my wife's fish. I'm just thrilled when she wants to go fishing. @ol'crickety that's super awesome! Thanks for passing on a love of fishing to the next generation! Those are some very nice fish.