MediumMouthBass Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 @gimruis Your stores may sell it, it might just be called Chinook Salmon instead of King, idk how Alaska is with it but in New York at the Salmon River the state takes the harvest and the fishing of them so seriously they actually have undercover DEC agents fishing along the river. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Team9nine Posted June 29, 2023 Super User Share Posted June 29, 2023 It’s generally a bad idea to stock crappies in these smaller bodies of water as they tend to overpopulate really easily, then stunt out. I rarely find a pond where that has happened, but surprisingly, it seems like every pond always has a random crappie or two in it. One I’ve been hitting this past week, I hadn’t run into a crappie in over 5 years of fishing it…then this week, I suddenly catch 2 big ones (~15”) out of nowhere, both on swimbaits. Might be time to bring out the crappie gear for a trip or two and see if I’m overlooking a population of big fish. 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted June 30, 2023 Global Moderator Share Posted June 30, 2023 On 6/27/2023 at 9:33 PM, gimruis said: 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. I stuffed this one into the overhead compartment of an airplane, no kiddin. Along with one of his other salmon friends and several halibut 5 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominat0r Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 How about a chunk Tilapia? Haha. Off an one knocker. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User LrgmouthShad Posted July 2, 2023 Super User Share Posted July 2, 2023 *stomach growls* Im gonna be cooking in a second 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealtreeByGod Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 Always love catching channel cats while fishing for bluegill to use as catfish bait. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MassBass Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 Forays into the carp underground 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominat0r Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 Keep getting these d**n snake heads. Was hoping my first fish on my new Jack hammer would be a bass…. I guess they like worms, swim baits, spinnerbaits and now chatterbaits……I have caught all of my snakeheads on one of the above. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody B Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 Another big Cat (at least big for me) today while bass fishing. Flathead 40 inches long, 32 pounds. This rascal took a while to land. It didn't roll and twist like most Cats do. It also didn't hug the bottom. It just took off and darted around like a nuclear power submarine. I thought I had a HUGE spotted bass for a while. I was fishing an offshore hump. It's 10' deep or so on top of the hump. One end has a rounded point going down the 25' or so. The other end has the channel dredged to feed cooling water for the Nuke plant. I was following/watching a school of shad on the point end of the hump. The top of the school was 2 feet or so under the surface. The bottom of the "ball" was ~8 feet deep. Fish started attacking the shad from below. I threw a DT6 into the mix and came up with the Cat. That's my 10th Cat over 10 pounds this year, all while Bass fishing. I caught a 53 pound Flathead last year. I wonder if I'll catch a bunch of big bass if I start targeting Catfish. On a side note. I've got a phone holder on my console I use for most pictures. I can't get a big fish like this Cat in a picture with it there. I've got another phone holder. I've got to position is somewhere else so I can get pictures holding BIG fish. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Jigfishn10 Posted July 10, 2023 Super User Share Posted July 10, 2023 I ended up being a guide last Saturday for some friends. A couple of nice ones from the Atlantic on a great fishing day. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thediscochef Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 Spent the weekend at 7700 feet in northwest Colorado. Hooked into some brook trouts and remembered how much better I am at bass fishing versus fly fishing...couldnt land any of them. Also caught Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever from a wood tick that was latched on way too long, but we have Doxycycline for that ? 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Jar11591 Posted July 11, 2023 Super User Share Posted July 11, 2023 @thediscochef dang. I’m on a round of doxycycline from a tick bite myself. Make sure you cover up when on the water - the stuff makes you super prone to sunburns. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thediscochef Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 3 hours ago, Jar11591 said: @thediscochef dang. I’m on a round of doxycycline from a tick bite myself. Make sure you cover up when on the water - the stuff makes you super prone to sunburns. I'm night fishing right now so this works pretty well for me. I've taken doxy before, as a malaria preventative. Good stuff but full of fun and interesting side effects. I also just tested positive for Covid, first time dealing with that one. I don't feel good lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Jigfishn10 Posted July 11, 2023 Super User Share Posted July 11, 2023 Those pics bring back a lot of memories @thediscochef. I learned how to fish in the Breckinridge (about 10,000' above sea level) area back in the late '90's. Miss it very much! Sorry about the Covid thing, that sux. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Jigfishn10 Posted July 14, 2023 Super User Share Posted July 14, 2023 Had one of those days where it felt like a bite on every cast. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User gimruis Posted July 14, 2023 Super User Share Posted July 14, 2023 Hey @T-Billy the Beckman muskie net got used this morning a couple times. Boated a 38 inch tiger muskie and several smaller northern pike including a 33.5 incher. 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User T-Billy Posted July 14, 2023 Super User Share Posted July 14, 2023 1 hour ago, gimruis said: Hey @T-Billy the Beckman muskie net got used this morning a couple times. Boated a 38 inch tiger muskie and several smaller northern pike including a 33.5 incher. Atta boy!!! Those tigers are beautiful fish. Congrats!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted July 15, 2023 Global Moderator Share Posted July 15, 2023 Nice esox @gimruis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody B Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 I got catfished again today. It was quite a bit smaller than the 32 pound Flathead last week. I didn't weigh or measure it. Small enough to boat flip though. FWIW I pretty much never weigh a fish I boat flip. If it's too heavy my rod might find out and decide to break. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Flood Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Brother-in-law got this today when he was reeling in a small bass he got on a jig and luckily hooked the beast as it got the bass. 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User roadwarrior Posted July 19, 2023 Super User Share Posted July 19, 2023 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MassBass Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Other species from a trip North: 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galyonj Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 Hooked him right in his side meat. 7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User gimruis Posted July 20, 2023 Super User Share Posted July 20, 2023 17 hours ago, MassBass said: Other species from a trip North: What the heck are those things? Cisco/Tulibee? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted July 20, 2023 Global Moderator Share Posted July 20, 2023 I’m guessing white perch @gimruis 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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