Super User gimruis Posted May 31, 2023 Super User Share Posted May 31, 2023 59 minutes ago, BrianMDTX said: You need a few of the big ones with a humped back to make a good perch fry. When they get that hump on the back/forehead then they are a big perch. Years ago there was no daily bag limit on them here. Then it went to 100. Then it went to 50. Now I think its 20. People found out how tasty they were. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Standard Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 23 hours ago, Further North said: I have had songbirds go after smaller flies and streamers while I've been practice casting, and once had a bat grab my fly on the river, but never an owl. Maybe I need larger flies. Haven't had any birds come after flies yet. So far it's just been that owl, and a few years ago had a heron try to snatch up a top water as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayouSlide Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 Weird day yesterday. Went bass fishing in a local bayou and caughh two gar, one catfish and a truly prehistoric beast, a paddlefish (spoonbill) ? They are filter feeders with huge mouths/gills that constantly strain water so they are only caught by snagging. That's what happened to this fellow, snagged in the dorsal fin by my Yo Zuri 3/8 oz. lipless crankbait. The trebles had already bent out on the gar but would not straighten out so the paddlefish, around four feet long, hauled me around for 15 or so minutes on my casting rod with 12# Sunline Sniper. Fortunately a passing boat helped me land it so I could try to remove my crankbait, which got lost in the shuffle anyway but the paddlefish seemed no worse for wear. No decent pictures available so here's a link to a USFW shot so you can see what one looks like. https://www.fws.gov/media/american-paddlefish 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User gimruis Posted June 2, 2023 Super User Share Posted June 2, 2023 20 minutes ago, BayouSlide said: paddlefish (spoonbill) They are a strange fish, no doubt about it. You probably won't see another one in person again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayouSlide Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 On 6/2/2023 at 8:16 AM, gimruis said: They are a strange fish, no doubt about it. You probably won't see another one in person again. That's the truth. Those darn things can live as long as 30 years, truly prehistoric. Whis I could have gotten a picture of its gills gaping open...looked like the bucket on a steam shovel, flapping out what looked like twice the girth of the fish! An aside. I wanted to replace that crankbait, a citrus shad, and the only 3/8 oz. I could find was Ebay for $12 bucks ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thediscochef Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 I discovered the joys of ultralight fishing last night. Caught about 10 little crappies and a dozen or so bluegill in 90 minutes on a little Creme tube. Its just automatic with that thing, every cast = bites 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Jar11591 Posted June 11, 2023 Super User Share Posted June 11, 2023 Doing a little pond fishing, got some beautifully colored pumpkinseeds on a grasshopper fly. They’re a blast on tiny poppers and dry flies. Couple nasty pickerel crashed the party as usual. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Flood Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 My first ever catfish of any true size. Thought I could thumb it like a bass until it clamped down and shredded my thumb. Luckily my buddy had gloves. 15 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User AlabamaSpothunter Posted June 12, 2023 Super User Share Posted June 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Texas Flood said: My first ever catfish of any true size. Thought I could thumb it like a bass until it clamped down and shredded my thumb. Luckily my buddy had gloves. Haha, those suckers are mean. I carry a single glove in the boat specifically for those guys. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Flood Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 1 hour ago, AlabamaSpothunter said: Haha, those suckers are mean. I carry a single glove in the boat specifically for those guys. I now have a pair in my bag. I was just hoping a jig off the bottom at a farm pond too. I thought it was a good size bass at first until it clearly wasnt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MassBass Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 Some Gulf of Maine fishes 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyAxion Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 Went down the Potomac last weekend and caught two Northern Snakeheads, the top one being my new PB at 4 lbs. 2 oz.! 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User FishTank Posted June 17, 2023 Super User Share Posted June 17, 2023 It's been a long time since I caught one of these beauties. I can cross it off the bucket list. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User king fisher Posted June 18, 2023 Super User Share Posted June 18, 2023 A client of mine treated my wife and I to a salt water fishing trip in Sitka Alaska. It was the first time I had ever fished anywhere in South East Alaska, the first time I wasn't guiding while fishing in Alaska, and the first fishing trip my wife ever went on. My wife had a great time but did tell me she is never going to get up at 3:00 Am to cast all day hoping to catch bass that will be released. We are back home and eating salmon and halibut tonight. 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatcreek Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 44 minutes ago, king fisher said: A client of mine treated my wife and I to a salt water fishing trip in Sitka Alaska. It was the first time I had ever fished anywhere in South East Alaska, the first time I wasn't guiding while fishing in Alaska, and the first fishing trip my wife ever went on. My wife had a great time but did tell me she is never going to get up at 3:00 Am to cast all day hoping to catch bass that will be released. We are back home and eating salmon and halibut tonight. I fished out of Sitka in 2006 bald eagles all around Salmon and halibut, lingcod,yellowtail,seabass great fishing,I know y’all enjoyed it. We fished 4 days in the first week of June.Great place 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishlegs Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 Not a single bass for me on my Monday trip. All I could catch was drum, catfish, and this buffalo. This one was fun on 6 lb line. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator 12poundbass Posted June 27, 2023 Global Moderator Share Posted June 27, 2023 These things are becoming a regular catch for me this year. I don’t approve! 6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User MN Fisher Posted June 27, 2023 Super User Share Posted June 27, 2023 5 minutes ago, 12poundbass said: These things are becoming a regular catch for me this year. I don’t approve! That looks to be about pickling size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User gimruis Posted June 27, 2023 Super User Share Posted June 27, 2023 10 hours ago, 12poundbass said: These things are becoming a regular catch for me this year. I don’t approve! I haven't caught very many lately. I think the water is too warm right now. Once it cools down some, they will be back on the rampage though I'm sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator 12poundbass Posted June 27, 2023 Global Moderator Share Posted June 27, 2023 1 hour ago, gimruis said: I haven't caught very many lately. I think the water is too warm right now. Once it cools down some, they will be back on the rampage though I'm sure. Surface temp 78 when we were out and they were out in force. They kept hitting within 10’ of the boat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User gimruis Posted June 27, 2023 Super User Share Posted June 27, 2023 1 minute ago, 12poundbass said: Surface temp 78 when we were out and they were out in force. They kept hitting within 10’ of the boat. Surface temps are about 77 here, so pretty much the same. Annoying is the word I would use to describe them. I only caught one last time out, and it was 27 inches, so at least not the endless 20 inch snot rockets that you are describing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominat0r Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 Got this today, biggest snake head so far out of my pond. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User gimruis Posted June 28, 2023 Super User Share Posted June 28, 2023 On 6/17/2023 at 8:27 PM, king fisher said: We are back home and eating salmon What kind of salmon are they? I just had some sockeye filet for dinner on the grill the other day that someone brought me from Alaska when they were there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User king fisher Posted June 28, 2023 Super User Share Posted June 28, 2023 29 minutes ago, gimruis said: What kind of salmon are they? I just had some sockeye filet for dinner on the grill the other day that someone brought me from Alaska when they were there. King Salmon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User gimruis Posted June 28, 2023 Super User Share Posted June 28, 2023 21 minutes ago, king fisher said: King Salmon Never had it, never seen it in the store either. I presume because it’s the most highly prized of the salmonids and harvest is very restrictive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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