That looks like a great fishing lake. I pulled a lot of blue gills, sunfish, perch, and bass out of MI lakes as a kid. A LOT of them. I miss that a lot.
That's a pretty meaty gill there.
Went fishing this weekend and brought home several 24" trout. Had a good morning on the intracoastal, in the shallows behind Caladesi Island. Ate them off the grill for lunch.
In the intracoastal, do you get mostly speckled trout? I've never fished in that area at all, and wondered about that.
We eat fish pretty often, of various types. While it's always fun getting bigger fish like northern pike, my first love has always been panfish. I think the best meals are fried bluegills with the fixin's. :rockin:
Yooper said:It's a beautiful day in the Northwoods- perfect for fishing. The bugs are pretty bad, so I wore a bug jacket until we got out on the lake. But the fishing was great! I love blue gills.
What great fun! For those few who are coming for a fish fry soon, dinner is almost collected.
Thanks for sharing Yooper Very nice. Wheres your beer?
I'v been going after Flatheads. I just love using the big gear.
I used to go for pike, but it took live bait (minnows) and that was a pain.
A big willow-leaf spinner bait or spoon will drive them crazy.
WOW that is a monster and gorgeous! I'm from Michigan too but have lived in Atlanta since 86 and down here they're called Bream, but just as great either way. I made the mistake of picking up a fly rod in 2000 and that was all it took. The Breamsters are a BLAST on a 3 weight fly rod! Pound for pound they have to be the hardest fighting freshwater fish.
I've had some good luck with 5 of diamonds & daredevil spoons, sometimes I'll put a dead pike minnow (live bait is illegal here) or some cut bait on 'em too.
I love catfishing, but there are no catfish in western Montana. I have to drive about 170 miles to find catfish. Good thing trout, pike, musky & walleye are so tasty!
Regards, GF.
We don't have any catfish around here either. I guess we just have to be content with perch, bluegill, walleye, bass, trout, crappies, and bass.
We don't have any catfish around here either. I guess we just have to be content with perch, bluegill, walleye, bass, trout, crappies, and bass.
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70 lbs and 38 lbs noodled in OK
Why is it the idea of noodling is terrifying to me? I think its the fact that one puts their arm in an enclosed space, cannot see what is going on with said arm, and then invite an unseen creature to bite it. I know the bite is harmless, but the idea just gives me the willies.
Curtis2010 said:Fishing and beer....a classic combination.
I do most of my fishing in salt water. A few pics attached.
"Hogfish" (the reddish fish in one of the pics) is one of the most delicious fish on the planet...of course the King Mac and Grouper shown in the other pics ain't bad either!
Ah ha! And I see a few 'bugs' in that last picture.
Magic8Ball said:I got to +1 that. No Noodle for me. There are alligator snapping turtles that weigh in at 45 lbs (state record in AR). Don't they live in the same places?
jonnyp1980 said:Stripers! Caught these beauties late June
I got to +1 that. No Noodle for me. There are alligator snapping turtles that weigh in at 45 lbs (state record in AR). Don't they live in the same places?
Ah ha! And I see a few 'bugs' in that last picture. Did that with my brother in law off key largo a couple years ago--35 keepers. Good time. Saw a couple lion fish and touched a fire coral against the outside of my arm.. Ouch.
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