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Here's some more pics from yesterday, the fishing wasn't great but perfect weather, a stroll along a sandbar in the middle of the bay and a pod of dolphins that played around the kayaks for half an hour made up for it. I'm the one in orange.          
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The guy in the grey Hobie put a video up too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aOSbRfr318
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prom candy posted:Went out and trolled with a Williams but got skunked. A couple guys were fishing the same area but with live bait and caught a few. Good to know there's at least fish to be had. Don't have any live bait but we'll try again tomorrow. Feel like I should wacky rig a senko based on how the thread's been going this season. Caught one today! It shook the hook right at the boat but whatever, good enough for me. Caught it trolling a bright green crankbait which was against my understanding of what these fish are interested in, but I figured I should switch up the tactics.
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prom candy posted:We're back at the lake again this weekend. The water is 70 now which makes me think the lake trout are probably close to the bottom. We don't have much in the way of vertical jigging gear so I'm not sure it's worth fishing at all. Bass opens in 3 weeks though. I’m not an expert, but I’ve watched a lot of videos of guys catching lake trout. Buy some heavy jig heads(probably like 3/4-1.5oz) and some largish white plastics/tune baits. Then just vertical jig. Should be pretty inexpensive to try, just use whatever heavyish rod you have. Can’t help you too much on places to try, if you have a depth finder then find some drop offs(fish deep side) or stop if you mark any baitfish/baitballs in deep water. You won’t cover ground like you would trolling, but that’s probably your best bet. Those trout are normally deep, but not necessarily on the bottom. They’ll probably be chasing bait at many different depths over deep water.
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Bass will be open next time I'm up there and I'm going to spend the rest of the summer chasing them but I'll try the vertical jig approach next spring. Pretty sure my FIL has a depth finder or fish finder kicking around. Bought my first rod and reel yesterday, looking forward to finding some spots closer to home.
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A Pack of Kobolds posted:It always cracks me up when a tiny fish tries to take a lure that is nearly as large as it. Also, is bream a local name for bluegill where you are or am I completely misidentifying your fish? i believe almost everyone in the UK calls most sunfish 'bream', pronounced brim i think, and oddly enough some southern dudes in the states ive met say it as well not sure if they even have most of our 'sunfish' but they've got at least 3 species as natives or invasives gay picnic defence posted:Here's some more pics from yesterday, the fishing wasn't great but perfect weather, a stroll along a sandbar in the middle of the bay and a pod of dolphins that played around the kayaks for half an hour made up for it. did you get to pet one? this owns.
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extra stout posted:
Please do not pet or attempt to touch wild dolphins.
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prom candy posted:Bass will be open next time I'm up there and I'm going to spend the rest of the summer chasing them but I'll try the vertical jig approach next spring. Pretty sure my FIL has a depth finder or fish finder kicking around. You can vertical lake trout all summer with a fishfinder and a 1/2oz paddletail or tube ideally on a calm morning where you can stay right over your bait and chase it away from the trout. You need the fishfinder so you can see them come to the lure, they hardly ever hit it just jigging, you need to reel away from them so they chase. This guy describes it pretty well https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjqOEJHbaV4&t=3m50s
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Suspect Bucket posted:Please do not pet or attempt to touch wild dolphins. Dolphins are nice but also are huge powerful animals who will kick your loving rear end if they feel like it. Gumbel2Gumbel fucked around with this message at 16:41 on Jun 8, 2018 |
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Jun 8, 2018 16:36
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Gumbel2Gumbel posted:Dolphins are nice but also are huge powerful animals who will kick your loving rear end if they feel like it. And the males will gently caress your kicking rear end if they feel like it.
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beefnoodle posted:And the males will gently caress your kicking rear end if they feel like it. Then someone will film it, put it on youtube, get a million veiws, then fish and wildlife will track you down and slap your rear end with a fine and lifetime fishing ban, you sicko. All because you wanted to pet a dolphin. MARINE MAMMAL FACTS! Stay 150ft away (300ft from whale species) and do not surround, herd, or otherwise attempt to disturb the animal(s) (if they enter your space on their own, use caution to avoid disturbing them) Do not feed or interfere with the natural feeding activities of the animal (providing food, manipulating prey or kills, ect) Do not touch marine mammals. Suspect Bucket fucked around with this message at 18:04 on Jun 8, 2018 |
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Jun 8, 2018 17:57
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Postess with the Mostest posted:You can vertical lake trout all summer with a fishfinder and a 1/2oz paddletail or tube ideally on a calm morning where you can stay right over your bait and chase it away from the trout. You need the fishfinder so you can see them come to the lure, they hardly ever hit it just jigging, you need to reel away from them so they chase. Looks pretty fun! No idea what the state of the fish finder at the lake is but probably worth checking out. Thanks
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I mean this in the sincerest way possible, but can you actually catch a dolphin? I don’t mean in a net or anything, and I have no intentions of attempting. I have just never heard of one being brought in on some ones line.
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hagie posted:I mean this in the sincerest way possible, but can you actually catch a dolphin? I don’t mean in a net or anything, and I have no intentions of attempting. I have just never heard of one being brought in on some ones line. They’re so big and fast they’d need to get tangled in someone’s big game gear to be bought in, otherwise they’d just break the line.
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hagie posted:I mean this in the sincerest way possible, but can you actually catch a dolphin? I don’t mean in a net or anything, and I have no intentions of attempting. I have just never heard of one being brought in on some ones line. First time I visited one of the Fort DeSoto piers in Florida, there was a plague of dolphins. People would catch fish and on the retrieve dolphins would eat them. Rod bends, line snaps in each case. So I guess you could given the right equipment
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beefnoodle posted:And the males will gently caress your kicking rear end if they feel like it. Only line I remember from glee was “I thought dolphins were just gay sharks”.
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Whomever posted about Rapala for freshwater fishing, thank you. I didn't get the CD, I got the J-06 yellow perch and it got hit by sunfish/panfish/kibbers/whatever the hell they call them here. It seriously was getting hit twice a cast. Definitively proves that I'm not missing bass hooksets but getting nibbled to death by panfish. Can't wait to see what this does on Bass though  No joke, never seen anything get hit like this before. It was windy and sunny too.
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hagie posted:I mean this in the sincerest way possible, but can you actually catch a dolphin? I don’t mean in a net or anything, and I have no intentions of attempting. I have just never heard of one being brought in on some ones line. They’re toothy and strong as hell, so easily, no, and sure as hell not by accident. That said, they’re not magical, and you shove a big enough hook in something’s mouth and pull long and hard enough and you can catch drat near anything. Super don’t do it though.
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Gumbel2Gumbel posted:Whomever posted about Rapala for freshwater fishing, thank you. I didn't get the CD, I got the J-06 yellow perch and it got hit by sunfish/panfish/kibbers/whatever the hell they call them here. Whenever I’m not getting much response from my fly rod, and I’m angry, I’ll throw in a small CD rapala and get instant results.
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Enigma posted:They’re toothy and strong as hell, so easily, no, and sure as hell not by accident. That said, they’re not magical, and you shove a big enough hook in something’s mouth and pull long and hard enough and you can catch drat near anything. I didn’t think so. I was mainly asking because you never hear about it. Plus it super weirds me out on an animal as intelligent as them
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Personally I felt like tuna tasted better with dolphin in it but everyone loves their little half bright rape fish so whatever
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I'm going to be working out of Spokane for about the entire month of September. Any advice for fishing up there during that time period? It appears there are steelhead/salmon runs in the fall from some quick reading I did, lots of lake fishing too.
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Anyone tie a squirmy wormy yet? I'm thinking of making a few to try compared to my usual san juan worms, but I don't want to spend fly shop money on something that is ultimately an experiment. I'd rather purchase the base material online at way cheaper pricing than what the fly shop would charge. Anyone have recommendations for cheap material to tie the thing?
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dms666 posted:I'm going to be working out of Spokane for about the entire month of September. Any advice for fishing up there during that time period? It appears there are steelhead/salmon runs in the fall from some quick reading I did, lots of lake fishing too. You will be east of the Cascades, so salmon and steelhead will be bad compared to the wet side of the mountains. Eastern Washington has the best walleye and crappie fishing if you like lakes, but if you prefer rivers and trout you will have a lot of options, too. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has a wealth of good info!
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Looking for a decent fly-fishing setup for my soon-to-be retiring father. I'm familiar with spinning/baitcasting gear but I don't even know what to look for in a fly rod/reel. Can anyone help out with either specific suggestions or general guidelines? This would primarily be used for Pacific NW trout.
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Recently went out on a friend's boat with him and his dad in the Long Island Sound, did some saltwater fishing for the first time in forever. Had a drat blast. We were all getting a good number of bites, but for some reason I was lucky as hell and it seemed like I couldn't even take a rest from reeling in something. Even if it was just a sea robin it was fun as hell. Ended up keeping 2 fluke, a porgy, and a bluefish. It was a good fuckin' day
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Rotten Cookies posted:Recently went out on a friend's boat with him and his dad in the Long Island Sound, did some saltwater fishing for the first time in forever. Had a drat blast. We were all getting a good number of bites, but for some reason I was lucky as hell and it seemed like I couldn't even take a rest from reeling in something. Even if it was just a sea robin it was fun as hell. Ended up keeping 2 fluke, a porgy, and a bluefish. Dude you have stripers out there, too. And if you haven't tried surf fishing before, know that it is an option!
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A Pack of Kobolds posted:Dude you have stripers out there, too. And if you haven't tried surf fishing before, know that it is an option! My friend and his dad were set up for fluke that day. I'm still pretty new to fishing, so I'll just follow the lead of whoever I'm going with. I'm down to try anything given the opportunity, so surf fishing? Sure! My sister's boyfriend loves fishing and just got a boat, so my pool of "other peoples boats" has doubled. 
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Can I catch Striper or only Bluefish on a 6.5 foot medium heavy spinning rod with 25 lb braid? I'm planning an impromptu Massachusetts fishing trip to the ocean
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Gumbel2Gumbel posted:Can I catch Striper or only Bluefish on a 6.5 foot medium heavy spinning rod with 25 lb braid? I think that would probably be fine for a boat but is probably too short for long casts from the beach. You'll probably want a reel that holds a substantial amount of line (250 yards or more) either way. Please be aware that I have never caught a striped bass, only researched and lusted after the opportunity. They don't live where I live. 
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A Pack of Kobolds posted:I think that would probably be fine for a boat but is probably too short for long casts from the beach. You'll probably want a reel that holds a substantial amount of line (250 yards or more) either way. In CA stripers and halibut are taken at the same time just mooching off the surfline and holes.
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Jim Russell is a mutual friend of a scientist friend of mine. He's an absolute beast of a freediver who since he uses no aqualung can spear fish year round. He managed to give him self mercury poisining from eating fish not known to have measurable amounts. His videos of him exploring cracks gave me some real insight in the topography of the bottom I frequently fish and the reason why i use to lose so much goddamn gear. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KN481Kd2Dbk
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Heading to the upper Potomac this weekend to wade for smallmouth. I've got a few approaches. First, I'm going to use some flies: Crayfish and maybe some subsurface stuff. I For spinning, I've got a few packs of Z man worms (ned rig). I'm going with some folks that haven't fished before, so it'd be nice to get something, so I'm looking for recommendations. Best bet is basically Senkos, wacky rig, right? I've been trying to keep up with this and the 'post a fish' thread, but I could use a refresher on what works on smallmouth. I'll order up some lures soon and have them delivered if so. I've got a few rapalas too. Thanks yall. I'm really looking forward to this as I have some brand new waders and boots that I've not used yet! Planet X fucked around with this message at 13:13 on Jun 16, 2018 |
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Planet X posted:Heading to the upper Potomac this weekend to wade for smallmouth. I've got a few approaches. First, I'm going to use some flies: Crayfish and maybe some subsurface stuff. I Somewhere, bongwizzard's bass sense is tingling. Wacky rigged Senkos have been very productive for folks in this thread. Ned Rigs are also great for beginners; last year I caught bass with every cast on a Ned Rig having never caught bass before and having no idea what I was doing. The combination of mushroom jig and short Senko is a magical thing. Also the Post a Fish thread in Take a Hike is a very good thread. Why are there two fishing threads in different forums? It doesn't matter,  about fishing!
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Senkos, rigged either Texas or wacky (haven’t particularly noticed a huge difference in reliability, one works some days, the other other days), pretty much always land me sm/lm bass where I live (southern Ontario). They just work imo e: also gotta say as a constant maker and user of them: where you’re targeting aggressive fish like bass on a river, take spinners! I never leave my spinners at home when I hit the grand river, whether I’m targeting bass or something else. For river fishing, spinners trip an aggressive fishes kill instinct like nothing else in my experience hot cocoa on the couch fucked around with this message at 04:15 on Jun 17, 2018 |
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Suspect Bucket posted:Then someone will film it, put it on youtube, get a million veiws, then fish and wildlife will track you down and slap your rear end with a fine and lifetime fishing ban, you sicko. For the record I am against feeding wild animals, I was just saying it's cool that weird hot middle aged ladies pet them until they mutually and legally agree to have sex
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Thanks all. I have some spinners, mainly mepps black furys. What are you using? I know that worm colors depend on water conditions. I've used green colored worms before but if you have colors that have worked, I'd love to know hear. Probably gonna get some tubes for the crappie while I've got the credit card out. Also my buddy has a cheap mohawk 15 canoe he may sell me for cheap, which will, eventually, get me off the bank.
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Went fishing for the first time in forever yesterday at a small 100 acre lake in Virginia. No boat so just fishing from the banks. Caught two 12-14" lm bass and lost 1 on a black/blue shaky head jig with a green craw on it. :quiet: 2 bass same day from the bank is a personal best lol, i'm a bad. It's getting hotter here, any recommendations on bank fishing for bass in mid-late summer besides "go at sunrise and leave" Also, thoughts on the Sea Eagle STS10? Thinking about an inflatable boat so I can get off the bank, but don't want to deal with jon + trailer + hitch as I have no storage to speak of. First Time Caller fucked around with this message at 01:26 on Jun 26, 2018 |
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Went fishing at the grand river in Cayuga, ON today. Mostly fished senkos, Texas and wacky. Totally skunked. Got to break in the new rod and reel finally though and it was a super nice day.
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