ITT: We love to fish

[NearlyBigAngus]

I managed to get Son #2 out this week - here's a couple of pictures of our better catches.
The first is a Crucian Carp (Carassius carassius) taken on vintage tackle with a traditional method.
The second is a clonking Perch - my son thought he'd hooked the bottom at first until it decided to swim off in the opposite direction!

Thanks for looking.
Tight lines.

[GarthVader]

I just had PRK eye surgery so fishing/swimming/water sports was out for about 3 weeks. This is my last week on restriction. I'm hitting the water soon.

[mp83]

I managed to get Son #2 out this week - here's a couple of pictures of our better catches.
The first is a Crucian Carp (Carassius carassius) taken on vintage tackle with a traditional method.
The second is a clonking Perch - my son thought he'd hooked the bottom at first until it decided to swim off in the opposite direction!

Thanks for looking.
Tight lines.

How do those perch taste? The yellow perch over here are delicious

[NearlyBigAngus]

How do those perch taste? The yellow perch over here are delicious

Generally speaking non game fish are not taken for the table (all catch and release) in the UK unlike in Eastern Europe where is it the norm - back in WWII however there was a fairly significant perch canning operation on Lake Windermere. The canned perch were marketed as "Perchines" and used as a substitute for Sardines. As a child I remember passing a fishmongers on the way to the canal to fish with my father which had 2 windows - one side was all sea fish and the other was all freshwater fish which was quite unusual and I remember stopping to admire the size of some of the fish on the slab for sale. I've eaten bream in Russia but that's the only freshwater fish I've eaten, so no expert.

(EDIT - that reads like I was a child in WWII which I wasn't, the fishmongers I recall would have been in the early 80's!)

[FingerNailsBrah]

I just had PRK eye surgery so fishing/swimming/water sports was out for about 3 weeks. This is my last week on restriction. I'm hitting the water soon.

Good luck on your recovery breh. Get after it!

[mp83]

Had to use up some worms that were probably going to die in a week or two, so I went fishing at a local lake. Got a bunch of bluegill. One was the thickest 9" bluegill I ever seen. He swallowed the hook, but I got it out without hurting him so I let him go so he could breed. Also got a thick 8.5" bluegill that probably wouldn't have made it, so I kept him. Also kept 5 smaller ones that would've died on release. Probably caught about 25. Didn't take pics since I was lazy.

Downside is that there's a ton of construction around here now, so getting to my favorite fishing spots is not easy.

[Arsenal01]

havent felt the pull of a fish in too long.


Booked friday off for either bass fishing or late nigh catfish (and off course always going for walleyes if I can find them)

[rahfulz]

[4204Casper]

caught about 30 bass on Saturday. 13 fish between 6-7am. The rest scattered throughout the morning before lunch (tri-tip, potatoes and home grown veggies) and in the afternoon before sunset. Best day of kayak fishing in my life. High elevation lake abotu 1.5 hours from my house. My citys temps are about 100, this place, high of 82, hnnnnnnnnnngh.

Tempted to go back out this weekend.

Dont know why they uploaded so big but heres 3 of them, didnt take pictures of every single fish..




this one had a messed up gill, not from me, my hook was in the corner of the mouth. but it was a hearty, healthy fish regardless.

[fishnbrah]

nice catches

[ThatOneBigKid]

I hope everyone got out over the Labor Day weekend and got to lean on some giants.

Got out with my Uncle yesterday and had a hell of a day. Biggest 5 went 18.5lbs. Could have been bigger but my Uncle lost a giant at the boat.

Left to right: 5.04lbs, 4.15lbs, 3.35lbs



Its kind of nice that tourney season is over. Get to really work them now when we find a good school.

[4204Casper]

labor day weekend was good. not as smackin as the weekend before but managed a few good ones, some on the whopper plopper. good times. Biggest of the weekend was maybe 2.5-3lbs. nothing super giant, also a ton of dinks that I didnt take pictures of.


at sundown on Friday




leg for scale


another bigger one that i used my leg to show the size


this one was pooping or sum chit lmao


at sundown on topwater

[GarthVader]

My weekend was wasted fighing off a cold. I did manage to get out on Sunday around sunset and caught this little guy.

[Firefightn24]

Lifetime Tamarack kayak up there? ^^ Nice fish.

[GarthVader]

Lifetime Tamarack kayak up there? ^^ Nice fish.

Lifetime Tamarack crew

[4204Casper]

Lifetime Tamarack crew

Lifetime Tamarack kayak up there? ^^ Nice fish.

Tamarack crew checking in. I have a fish finder I mount with plumbers putty when going to new lakes. Also use a foam pad cuz the original one ripped off. i got a stadium seat but its not solid and always a hassle using it. .. SO I am thinking of getting a new one next spring with a better seat.

Here is a link. Basically the same chit.
CONS: no hull storage. PROS: Built in seat and built in gear tracks.

https://www.fieldandstreamshop.com/p...B&gclsrc=aw.ds

[weightsb4dates]

bruh im so jelly, havent had tome to go out in about 5 weeks. between other obligations and work my weekends have been tied up. i need to get back out before it gets cold and the bite dries up

[plsbh]

Got out over the holiday weekend for a short bit. Haven't gotten any big cats this year but got a nice little double. 26lbs and some change and a 19lbs blue. Doesn't take long to destroy cleaned carpet with asain carp jumping in the boat getting blood everywhere followed by catfish slime.

[fishnbrah]

it piss, it sick, it revolting.

[4204Casper]

went out after work and caught 11 bass in 3 hours at my honey hole. Biggest fish were on top water. This place is in the mountains and when the snow falls I wont be able to get there. So i been hitting it as much as possible.









I love bass fishing

[weightsb4dates]

been a minute since i posted anything. nothing too spectacular but this year has been tough for me and my friends.
got this on a jackall kaera. tossed it right in her fry and she gobbled it.


this chunky monkey on a jackhammer. decent bass has eluded me all year round. im still on the hunt for a 5+ and hoping the fall bite will be better than this summer.
[img]https://i.ibb.co/grpCrb9/15-D9219-E-C743-41-E3-B237-CF77-BA90-C613.jpg[img]

How was that snake head? I heard the meat is actually excellent, but havent tried it myself.

[Arsenal01]

Where can a canadian get jig heads that I cant bend with my hands?

[ThatOneBigKid]

Where can a canadian get jig heads that I cant bend with my hands?

What is your target species? What kind of cover are you fishing around? Drop a picture of what you are looking for.

[Arsenal01]

What is your target species? What kind of cover are you fishing around? Drop a picture of what you are looking for.

Mostly walleyes....or catfish.... Most the areas I fish are rocky asf or heavy weeds. Im not picky though, Ill fiush whatever I can catch...Im not on your guys levels where I can target something specific and actually get it lol

[Yotone]

clean tasting white meat but kinda chewy. i tried it once but wont be bothered with it again.

How was that snake head? I heard the meat is actually excellent, but havent tried it myself.

[ThatOneBigKid]

Mostly walleyes....or catfish.... Most the areas I fish are rocky asf or heavy weeds. Im not picky though, Ill fiush whatever I can catch...Im not on your guys levels where I can target something specific and actually get it lol

Ah I see. I make my own bass fishing jigs and put stout salmon fishing hooks in them so they don't bend out in heavy cover, so your request peaked my interest.

[Arsenal01]

Ah I see. I make my own bass fishing jigs and put stout salmon fishing hooks in them so they don't bend out in heavy cover, so your request peaked my interest.

do you have a website brah?

[fishnbrah]

get some northland jigs. if it aint chartreuse, it aint no use.

[Arsenal01]

get some northland jigs. if it aint chartreuse, it aint no use.

das it, I found a canadian site that has them


I got some senkos and wacky rings to try out for the first time also (can you catch fish other than bass on the wacky rig?)

[fishnbrah]

das it, I found a canadian site that has them


I got some senkos and wacky rings to try out for the first time also (can you catch fish other than bass on the wacky rig?)

maybe pike. senko is mainly a bass lure, anything else would be incidental catch, you dont have to wacky rig them either.