throttleplate Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 8 hours ago, MassBass said: Two hot weather carp fish today, a 26" and a 27".Ā I lived in Merrimack for 1 year, the river and railroad tracks ran 75 yards from our backyard, i always walked the tracks along the river and wondered what kinda fish were in there. I was in my Harley Davidson phase of life after just gettin out of the service and wasnt into fishing at that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MassBass Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 5 hours ago, throttleplate said: I lived in Merrimack for 1 year, the river and railroad tracks ran 75 yards from our backyard, i always walked the tracks along the river and wondered what kinda fish were in there. I was in my Harley Davidson phase of life after just gettin out of the service and wasnt into fishing at that time. Lots of big carp amongst other fish in the Merrimack. But these are from Charles River. That dirty water. A lot prestigious institutions round here: 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sy_A Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 Bowfin on a Neko rig 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted June 27 Global Moderator Share Posted June 27 @Sy_A, thatās a monsterĀ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sy_A Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 7 hours ago, TnRiver46 said: @Sy_A, thatās a monsterĀ It was pretty big. Pulled my kayak around lol 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcatchDinks Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 23 minutes ago, Sy_A said: It was pretty big. Pulled my kayak around lol Same some for the rest of us, Jeremy Wade. Very nice catch!Ā 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Bankbeater Posted June 30 Super User Share Posted June 30 I've been on a roll this year with the crappie. I got this one on a Pop-R cast straight out from the bank. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User ATA Posted July 1 Super User Share Posted July 1 One of those days that everything biting, The pictures is only what we brought home, Not including the 5 barracudas and 2 less than 28" sand bass that throw back to the ocean. Honestly at the end of trip I was shaking LOL, I pulled about 50 fish to the boat. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User T-Billy Posted July 1 Super User Share Posted July 1 They were chewin this morning. Chunky little 30.75" absolutely smoked a mid Medussa, and the 39.75" came on one of my homemade double 8's. I also lost one around 40" on the spinner, because I'm a dummy. I tried horsing it into the net with it's head out of the water, and it shook off. I know better, but did it anyway because... I'm a dummy.Ā šš¤¦āāļøĀ Ā I also had a mid 40's smoke my spinner about 15' from the boat, in about 3' of water. It was an awesome bite to watch, but it didn't turn and I had to set the hook with the fish coming straight at me. I didn't get a good hookup and it came unbuttoned after a few big head shakes. So... 2 for 4 today. Ā I had 8 other follows including another mid 40's. I found the bigger fish way in the back of a couple bays that have creeks entering them. Things are setting up like they were last August when I started chasing these slimy critters, so I'm hoping this deal is gonna hold up for awhile.Ā Ā I ran around and hit some other stuff today and eliminated a bunch of water. I feel like I have a solid game plan for tomorrow morning.Ā š¤ 20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted July 2 Global Moderator Share Posted July 2 And a down jacket??? Man I hope I need one of those before thanksgiving šĀ Ā nice fishesĀ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Further North Posted July 2 Super User Share Posted July 2 2 hours ago, TnRiver46 said: And a down jacket??? Man I hope I need one of those before thanksgiving šĀ Ā nice fishesĀ We saw high 40s here on June 29th.Ā I love it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User T-Billy Posted July 2 Super User Share Posted July 2 3 hours ago, TnRiver46 said: And a down jacket??? Man I hope I need one of those before thanksgiving šĀ Ā nice fishesĀ We've been getting down in the low 50's at night lately. Water temp has dropped 5 degrees in a week on the back side of that heat wave.Ā 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Swamp Girl Posted July 2 Super User Share Posted July 2 @T-Billy! Beauties, Tim. You're a heckuva musky angler.Ā 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User T-Billy Posted July 2 Super User Share Posted July 2 16 minutes ago, ol'crickety said: @T-Billy! Beauties, Tim. You're a heckuva musky angler.Ā Thank you for the compliment Katie. I'm making progress. Since I didn't start chasing them outside the cold water seasons until last August, these past few months have been a learning experience for sure. I now have a solid foundation to build on next spring though. Ā The fish are now moving into the same summer pattern where I found them last August, so I'm expecting my numbers to pick up soon.Ā Ā I set a goal of catching 100 of them slimy suckers this year, and I'm only a quarter of the way there with half the year gone. I have my work cut out for me for the rest of the year, but it's still doable with a bit of luck.Ā š¤ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Swamp Girl Posted July 2 Super User Share Posted July 2 23 minutes ago, T-Billy said: I set a goal of catching 100 of them Ā Whoa! Here's me if you do: Ā 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User T-Billy Posted July 2 Super User Share Posted July 2 5 minutes ago, ol'crickety said: Ā Whoa! Here's me if you do: Ā I'm gonna give it my best. If only the water wasn't quite so clear... I've hooked up on and lost a couple dozen of those dang nippers in the past month. It'd be nice to get some storms to stain the water up a bit. I could really go on a tear if that happens. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Swamp Girl Posted July 2 Super User Share Posted July 2 2 minutes ago, T-Billy said: I'm gonna give it my best. If only the water wasn't quite so clear... I've hooked up on and lost a couple dozen of those dang nippers in the past month. It'd be nice to get some storms to stain the water up a bit. I could really go on a tear if that happens. Ā Here's Tim, stealthily approaching his quarry.Ā Ā 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric 26 Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 Got out for about 2-1/2 hours Monday with the ultralight setup and caught a mixed bag. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User MN Fisher Posted July 3 Super User Share Posted July 3 Shore fishing this morning - almost skunked, but I'm not too proud Ā Also tried a Finesse-Jika with a few different plastics...3" Tiny Brush Hog (GP), 3" Rage Bug (GP), 4" Zoom C-Worm (Wtrmln Seed)...something wanted it, lots of 'tap-tap-tap', but it never committed to any of them. 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MassBass Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 On 7/2/2024 at 3:04 PM, T-Billy said: Thank you for the compliment Katie. I'm making progress. Since I didn't start chasing them outside the cold water seasons until last August, these past few months have been a learning experience for sure. I now have a solid foundation to build on next spring though.Ā Yeah man come cold water season Im gonna go pretty serious for trophy trout. Last cold water season I had a lot of luck. So much so Im just kind of kickin it thinking about cold water season. I had a huge brown trout come up to shore behind a spoon, swirl, swirl, take! After a short struggle I lost it on a bent treble. It was very savage and it turned me. Turned me to the cold water.Ā 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MassBass Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 One good carp. They were being real shy. The slightest misstep could spook em.Ā 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted July 7 Global Moderator Share Posted July 7 Came across this on the interwebĀ Ā 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User T-Billy Posted July 9 Super User Share Posted July 9 The fish continue to be finicky in the clear water. I lost one yesterday and had 6 more follows. Today was a bit better. I was fortunate to go 2 for 2 today as both fish just had the rear treble. I also had 8 more chasers. It was a short bite window, with both fish coming about 15 min apart.Ā Ā Hopefully Beryl helps me out and stains the water up tomorrow. Ā 35" Ā 38" 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User T-Billy Posted July 10 Super User Share Posted July 10 Well... Beryl didn't do me any favors. It largely missed us to the west. All we got was a few showers and a little wind. It's not gonna be enough to stain the lake. It did kill the bite I was on though. The chunky little 31.5" below kept the skunk out of the boat. It absolutely choked the mid Medussa I was ripping over a weedy point. I only moved one other fish. It was a mid 30's that lazily followed a crank in.Ā The game plan for tomorrow is to move out of the bays, and spend a bunch of time ripping rubber on main lake points.Ā š¤ Ā 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User gimruis Posted July 10 Super User Share Posted July 10 39 minutes ago, T-Billy said: Beryl didn't do me any favors. Ā Lol luckily inland hurricanes seem to be pretty rare in Ohio.Ā š Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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