Fishing

[Petethreeput]

How do you post photos?

[HoosierHacker89]

I really like to golf but I love to fish. It is my love hands down. Cant wait til spring so I can get into the trout

[CrabDaddy]

How do you post photos?

From PC: Lower right button - 'More Reply Options'. Select file and attach.

From phone: Bring up keyboard to reply, 3 icons appear - camera, photo, and a bird. For a photo already on your phone, use the photo icon. Select the picture, then hit 'Upload'.

[hogan234]

Hooked this rainbow this morning (had a couple hours to kill). Pretty cold out, and the river was running a bit too high, but managed to get this one on a orange trout worm.

 

[bigred90gt]

Anyone done any bass fishing in Texas ?

im from Texas and grew up fishing for bass. We fished lake houston, lake conroe, Sam Rayburn, toledo bend, trinity river, and we had 2 stock ponds on our 200 acres in Columbus. When I was about 12, he sold the bass boat and bought a bay boat, and we transitioned into mostly bay fishing in and around trinity bay. He ran into some financial trouble in 2000 and had to sell the boat, and I'm not a fan of fishing from land, so I quit.

 

One of my golf buddies lives on the bay, and 2 years ago I went fishing with him on his pier after a round one day and got hooked again. For a few months we were fishing in the morning and golf in the afternoon. Then I bought a kayak (Wilderness Ride 135 SOT). After a year of fishing from the kayak, I sold my truck and bought a mustang, so now I have nowhere to transport my gear or yak, which is collecting dust in my mothers garage (have nowhere to put it at my apartment and since I left my house, I'm not leaving it there for the ex to destroy or sell).

[HoosierHacker89]

Hogan that rainbow is gorgeous

[hogan234]

Hogan that rainbow is gorgeous

 

Thanks! Pretty fat fish. Heck of a fight on 4lb mono. The red on the side of the head was pretty cool.

[HoosierHacker89]

They are lots of fun. I think trout are the most beautiful game fish there is

[thug the bunny]

Hooked this rainbow this morning (had a couple hours to kill). Pretty cold out, and the river was running a bit too high, but managed to get this one on a orange trout worm.

 

 

You got that bow in Jersey? Have they started stocking already, or is that a holdover?

[PapaJohick]

went out to the surf today just to get out haha. I knew it wasn't going to result in any fish, but I had to haha.

[hogan234]

Hooked this rainbow this morning (had a couple hours to kill). Pretty cold out, and the river was running a bit too high, but managed to get this one on a orange trout worm.

 

 

You got that bow in Jersey? Have they started stocking already, or is that a holdover?

 

Yes. I have a river a couple minutes from my house that gets stocked. This one's a holdover. We had a rough couple of years here. They had a disease last year and had to kill off a whole mess of stockers. I think they had a lower number of stockers this year as well.

[thug the bunny]

Hooked this rainbow this morning (had a couple hours to kill). Pretty cold out, and the river was running a bit too high, but managed to get this one on a orange trout worm.

 

 

You got that bow in Jersey? Have they started stocking already, or is that a holdover?

 

Yes. I have a river a couple minutes from my house that gets stocked. This one's a holdover. We had a rough couple of years here. They had a disease last year and had to kill off a whole mess of stockers. I think they had a lower number of stockers this year as well.

 

Hmmm, got me guessing. Flatbrook, Pecquannock, Musconetcong, or upper S branch Saddle river?

[hogan234]

Hooked this rainbow this morning (had a couple hours to kill). Pretty cold out, and the river was running a bit too high, but managed to get this one on a orange trout worm.

 

 

You got that bow in Jersey? Have they started stocking already, or is that a holdover?

 

Yes. I have a river a couple minutes from my house that gets stocked. This one's a holdover. We had a rough couple of years here. They had a disease last year and had to kill off a whole mess of stockers. I think they had a lower number of stockers this year as well.

 

Hmmm, got me guessing. Flatbrook, Pecquannock, Musconetcong, or upper S branch Saddle river?

 

Musconetcong

[2putttom]

Hooked this rainbow this morning (had a couple hours to kill). Pretty cold out, and the river was running a bit too high, but managed to get this one on a orange trout worm.

 

 

You got that bow in Jersey? Have they started stocking already, or is that a holdover?

 

Yes. I have a river a couple minutes from my house that gets stocked. This one's a holdover. We had a rough couple of years here. They had a disease last year and had to kill off a whole mess of stockers. I think they had a lower number of stockers this year as well.

 

Hmmm, got me guessing. Flatbrook, Pecquannock, Musconetcong, or upper S branch Saddle river?

I c what you did there.

[thug the bunny]

Hooked this rainbow this morning (had a couple hours to kill). Pretty cold out, and the river was running a bit too high, but managed to get this one on a orange trout worm.

 

 

You got that bow in Jersey? Have they started stocking already, or is that a holdover?

 

Yes. I have a river a couple minutes from my house that gets stocked. This one's a holdover. We had a rough couple of years here. They had a disease last year and had to kill off a whole mess of stockers. I think they had a lower number of stockers this year as well.

 

Hmmm, got me guessing. Flatbrook, Pecquannock, Musconetcong, or upper S branch Raritan river?

 

Musconetcong

 

I knew it had to be a big stream with good flow and deep holes for a holdover.Nice fish.After they make it through their first winter they become more like wild trout, just bigger!

[thug the bunny]

Hooked this rainbow this morning (had a couple hours to kill). Pretty cold out, and the river was running a bit too high, but managed to get this one on a orange trout worm.

 

 

You got that bow in Jersey? Have they started stocking already, or is that a holdover?

 

Yes. I have a river a couple minutes from my house that gets stocked. This one's a holdover. We had a rough couple of years here. They had a disease last year and had to kill off a whole mess of stockers. I think they had a lower number of stockers this year as well.

 

Hmmm, got me guessing. Flatbrook, Pecquannock, Musconetcong, or upper S branch Saddle river?

I c what you did there.

 

Hey, hogan didn't give away any secrets! The Garden State's trout waters are all so well known just mentioning a stream is no biggie.

 

Now, I have to find out what hole he was fishing...

[hogan234]

Here's a 17" largemouth that was caught on an inline spinner. Here's the fun part: 5'6" ultralight rod and a tiny 1000 reel, 2lb mono mainline with a 4lb fluorocarbon leader.

 

[bigred90gt]

Eating wise they are supposedly nice. I have never caught one in the slot limit. You can only keep them in this state if they fall between 14-27" or somewhere around there. All mine have been above 30". Reason for the slot limit is due people loving so much in the 80s and 90s that they almost went bye bye so I guess ya they are pretty good haha.

I have eaten all kinds of fish. I started fishing long before I have any memory of it. So far, redfish is my favorite table fare as far as any fish goes. Done right, it is hard to beat!

 

And I would love a 14"-27" slot! The 14"-18" are supposed to be the best for eating. In Texas, ours is 20"-28", and we can only keep 3 per day, with 1 per year (must be tagged) over the 28" limit. Actually 2 overlimit per year if you go through the proper channel and get a replacement tag after you use your first tag. The 1 over limit can be kept in addition to your 3 per day bag limit.

[PapaJohick]

Eating wise they are supposedly nice. I have never caught one in the slot limit. You can only keep them in this state if they fall between 14-27" or somewhere around there. All mine have been above 30". Reason for the slot limit is due people loving so much in the 80s and 90s that they almost went bye bye so I guess ya they are pretty good haha.

I have eaten all kinds of fish. I started fishing long before I have any memory of it. So far, redfish is my favorite table fare as far as any fish goes. Done right, it is hard to beat!

 

And I would love a 14"-27" slot! The 14"-18" are supposed to be the best for eating. In Texas, ours is 20"-28", and we can only keep 3 per day, with 1 per year (must be tagged) over the 28" limit. Actually 2 overlimit per year if you go through the proper channel and get a replacement tag after you use your first tag. The 1 over limit can be kept in addition to your 3 per day bag limit.

 

Ha ha and I thought our slot was small :-). We are allowed to keep two per day

[carn9698]

There is nothing like an a English summer morning when it's warm and still. Setting up your tackle as dawn breaks and you can see the needle bubbles of the Tench feeding breaking on the surface. Catching fish after fish until the sunlight slows the bites and warms your back.

 

Leave for home and shower mid morning. Then a golf competition in the afternoon followed by a nice meal and red wine with the Mrs. The perfect day. For me.

[bscinstnct]

There is nothing like an a English summer morning when it's warm and still. Setting up your tackle as dawn breaks and you can see the needle bubbles of the Tench feeding breaking on the surface. Catching fish after fish until the sunlight slows the bites and warms your back.

 

Leave for home and shower mid morning. Then a golf competition in the afternoon followed by a nice meal and red wine with the Mrs. The perfect day. For me.

 

Im coming over!

 

(Im a very demanding guest, btw)

[thug the bunny]

There is nothing like an a English summer morning when it's warm and still. Setting up your tackle as dawn breaks and you can see the needle bubbles of the Tench feeding breaking on the surface. Catching fish after fish until the sunlight slows the bites and warms your back.

 

Leave for home and shower mid morning. Then a golf competition in the afternoon followed by a nice meal and red wine with the Mrs. The perfect day. For me.

 

Im coming over!

 

(Im a very demanding guest, btw)

 

Count me in as well. Although, I would like to go for some native browns on the River Test, followed by a glass of Highland single malt, followed by a nice rabbit stew with some claret.

[thug the bunny]

Wow, I just realized it's time to get the casting reels cleaned and lubed, and clean off the yak. The stripers are coming, the stripers are coming!

[Warrick]

We are inside 60 days for the Opener, just got the confirmation on our reservations, gonna be a great week for our group of 4.

 

Fish Sunday-Wednesday, drive home Thursday, then a 4 day match Friday-Monday at our course.

[2putttom]

Well the Dungeness season is finally a go here on the No. Coast.

 

 

[thug the bunny]

We are inside 60 days for the Opener, just got the confirmation on our reservations, gonna be a great week for our group of 4.

 

Fish Sunday-Wednesday, drive home Thursday, then a 4 day match Friday-Monday at our course.

 

4 days of fishing, followed by 4 days of golf. Tough life you got there War. Enjoy!

[Smash Factors]

Large mouth. Caught with a Super Spook Jr. Threw it at the shore, gave it a yank and boom!

 

 

Idaho Largemouth.

 

[hogan234]

Large mouth. Caught with a Super Spook Jr. Threw it at the shore, gave it a yank and boom!

 

 

Idaho Largemouth.

 

 

Nice Largemouths!

[Smash Factors]

Nice Largemouths!

 

The one in Idaho was a lot bigger than the other. It was pregnant and swallowed the jiggy head so deep I couldn't get it out. Ended up killing it and gave it to some people on the dock. They sliced her up and had it for dinner.

[Nick081974]

Fishing down here in Virginia Beach area has gone down hill and now talk of Cobia being shut down too. I miss the days of plentiful flounder, cobia, and macks. Oh well, maybe Florida and NC trips are in my future