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Title: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <8/20> bass, cats (pg 19)
Post by: bigredfishing on Mar 14, 2006, 11:30 PM: Well I'm starting off this year's open water angling adventures just like last years, with pond carp. My buddy Jon convinced me that carp would bite in late winter during a snowstorm with heavy winds at night. Well...he was right, they did. For our hour of effort, we caught one each that fought hard enough to tangle our rods each time :D

mine
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Jon's
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Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures - 3/14
Post by: camo_fish on Mar 15, 2006, 12:21 AM: how did I guess that you would start us out with some fresh open water pictures of a few carp on the bank. :thumbup_smilie: WTG
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures - 3/14
Post by: devil-man on Mar 15, 2006, 01:25 AM: You guys are nuts, L.
A couple pigs is a nice way to start the season...
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures - 3/14
Post by: the Wizard on Mar 15, 2006, 06:15 AM: Bigred: How about some recipes ,what's your favorite way to cook them? :D :laugh:
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Post by: Bartman44 on Mar 15, 2006, 07:15 AM: Very nice! Neither rain nor snow nor dark of night will stop you from hooking up with old bugle mouth.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures - 3/14
Post by: hawgerdawger on Mar 15, 2006, 07:29 AM: Man, Bigred, you are hardcore! Fishing for carp in a snowstorm at night might even top your office pond fishing story -- no fish is safe when Bigred's awake!
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures - 3/14
Post by: fishinboy on Mar 15, 2006, 07:31 AM: Congrats on catching some early season fish, under tough conditions, too. I don't think that I've ever caught a carp, but it sounds like they are good fighters, eh?
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures - 3/14
Post by: Hookset on Mar 15, 2006, 08:32 AM: I wonder if the whiskers are moving around in the river yet?

A couple of slimers is a nice way to get the bends out of the line.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures - 3/14
Post by: MikeVT on Mar 15, 2006, 10:05 AM: Just make sure you don't throw back a state record this year.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures - 3/14
Post by: adrock on Mar 15, 2006, 10:36 AM: Nice job, your off to a good start to the season!
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures - 3/14
Post by: bigredfishing on Mar 15, 2006, 12:24 PM: Thanks for the nice words everyone ;D

Quote from: the"Wizard" on Mar 15, 2006, 06:15 AM
Bigred: How about some recipes ,what's your favorite way to cook them? :D :laugh:

I've found the best way is to nail them to a pine board, season to preference, cook at 350 for 1 hour, throw out the fish, eat the board :D

Quote from: Hookset on Mar 15, 2006, 08:32 AM
I wonder if the whiskers are moving around in the river yet?

Jon has been out for them a few times and hasn't gotten anything yet. I'm guessing its gonna take 40+ degree water to get them moving

Quote from: MikeVT on Mar 15, 2006, 10:05 AM
Just make sure you don't throw back a state record this year.

Oh man...there's no way we're going to let that happen again :o
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures - 3/14
Post by: pondpro on Mar 15, 2006, 05:24 PM: nice fish
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Post by: PGKris on Mar 15, 2006, 05:42 PM: And so it begins again...... ;D
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures - 3/14
Post by: big big rdg on Mar 15, 2006, 06:40 PM: Way to start the season!!
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures - 3/14
Post by: dwaytkus on Mar 15, 2006, 09:25 PM: Fish on Lance!!!
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures - 3/14
Post by: Little Brown Dog on Mar 16, 2006, 07:34 AM: Someone had to get this site going for 2006. Good job Red.
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Post by: BAZOOKAJOE on Mar 16, 2006, 12:18 PM: You're in-box is full!!
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Post by: Scrapp on Mar 17, 2006, 08:26 AM: yea empty it a lil
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures - 3/19 - bullheads (pg 2)
Post by: bigredfishing on Mar 20, 2006, 11:13 AM: Got a tip from Dwaytkus that the bullheads were running up by him, so my buddy Jon and I decided to take a swing up there for a few hours fishing. We didn't get into them good until around 6:30 and from then till 8 they came pretty steady. All our fish were caught on shrimp.
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mmmmm good ;D
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Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures - 3/19 - bullheads (pg 2)
Post by: crowkiller on Mar 20, 2006, 11:15 AM: nice little kittys is that corn meal batter
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures - 3/19 - bullheads (pg 2)
Post by: akdg on Mar 20, 2006, 12:09 PM: Those are perfect eating size Red! It will be a bit longer up here before we get a crack at them. Was on 20" of ice yesterday!
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures - 3/19 - bullheads (pg 2)
Post by: MikeVT on Mar 20, 2006, 02:36 PM: You gotta love ice out bullheads!!!! Tasty little suckers. Good job Red!!
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures - 3/19 - bullheads (pg 2)
Post by: camo_fish on Mar 20, 2006, 03:02 PM: nice big bunch of slimey bullheads. ;D
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures - 3/19 - bullheads (pg 2)
Post by: BAZOOKAJOE on Mar 20, 2006, 03:17 PM: ...sitting beside a nice campfire, with the glow of the lantern and a 12-pack next to ya...
I love bullheading!!

Did you fillet those little horny sob's??
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures - 3/19 - bullheads (pg 2)
Post by: dwaytkus on Mar 20, 2006, 03:33 PM: I guess ya did get into some. Let me know and I will head there with ya next time. I have never ate bullhead but they look good.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures - 3/19 - bullheads (pg 2)
Post by: Hood on Mar 20, 2006, 05:22 PM: hey theres a surprise...not really...good start dude :thumbup_smilie:
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures - 3/19 - bullheads (pg 2)
Post by: skells23 on Mar 20, 2006, 05:33 PM: Nice catch Bigred!!! You said you caught all those fish on shrimp? Never heard of anyone using shrimp for the heads before. Is it the shrimp in the little bottle??? I usually just use worms or chicken liver. Thinking of trying to get out one of these nights it might be a little too early here though.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures - 3/19 - bullheads (pg 2)
Post by: crowkiller on Mar 20, 2006, 05:43 PM: i use big shrimp for big cats
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures - 3/19 - bullheads (pg 2)
Post by: fishuhalik on Mar 22, 2006, 07:54 PM: Hey crowkiller, what kinda fish is that in your avatar? Nice catch, lance!
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures - 3/19 - bullheads (pg 2)
Post by: crowkiller on Mar 23, 2006, 01:29 PM
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures - 3/19 - bullheads (pg 2)
Post by: billybono on Mar 23, 2006, 06:25 PM: way to put your own pics on someone elses pic thread ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)

nice hornpout red ;)

billybono
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures - 3/19 - bullheads (pg 2)
Post by: tip-uptwo on Mar 25, 2006, 03:25 PM: Bigred, I hope you enjoyed that feast of fish 8) I can't wait to hit the soft water ::) Still driving on the ice here ::)
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures
Post by: bigredfishing on Mar 27, 2006, 11:40 PM: I finally gave up on ice fishing and put the gear away. It was time for some spring run Lake Ontario trout. I went out to Western New York with a couple of my buddies, with Scott playing the role of guide. He sure put us on some fish ;D. It was also great fishing both weekend days and not seeing just about any other anglers on our water. With the exception of some suckers (catfish bait), all of our fish were released.

The water was awefully clear in the small creeks we were fishing. The fish were very spooky, and holed up under the cutbanks. I found that a light fluorocarbon leader helped a bit, but it made it next to impossible to land anything of decent size with all of the wood cover in the creek we were fishing. Most of my fish came on egg fly patterns.

Here is Ryan hooked up with the biggest fish that we saw on the trip, a VERY large steelhead.

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unfortunately for Ryan, the fish beat him in a race downstream.

Here's a neat action sequence with Scottie showing us how to do it. Notice he is wearing shorts and sneakers - no waders. It was only 45 degrees out, folks :blink: :cookoo:

Hooked up and running after it

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cutting the fish off, keeping it from breaking the riffle.

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beating the chromer down

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a fancy looking trout
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A few of mine

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Dave hooked up on one.

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Ryan with a solid fish
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I was able to sneak up on a good sized steelhead and get a pic of it holding underwater.

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The it saw me and took off upstream

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A chunky hen

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Ryan with a drop back (spawned out) male that had a nice kype

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I even got a brown!

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Awesome color on this nice male - compare it to the size 13 wader shoe

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It was a great weekend. We all caught fish. I ended up with 9 bows and steelhead total, plus a brown, a northern pike and a couple of suckers.

Next weekend its going to be even more TROUT! ;D hopefully ::)
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures-3/27- lots of big trout - image heavy (pg 3)
Post by: camo_fish on Mar 27, 2006, 11:47 PM: very nice play by play post, Lance. You are the king of the fishies, WTG :thumbup_smilie: Those are some great shots and some beautiful fish, man you make me jealous. I want to be like Lance. :bowdown: Excellent report bud, hope to have the boat in the water soon. 8)
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures-3/27- lots of big trout - image heavy (pg 3)
Post by: PGKris on Mar 28, 2006, 12:09 AM: Wicked man!! You're tearin em up!! Awesome shots! Can't fish steelies close up like that out here.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures-3/27- lots of big trout - image heavy (pg 3)
Post by: devil-man on Mar 28, 2006, 05:34 AM: I see how you are... ;)
Nice job!
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures-3/27- lots of big trout - image heavy (pg 3)
Post by: Bartman44 on Mar 28, 2006, 06:12 AM: Great job on the big fish in the small tribs. :clapping:

I think I'll pass on the shorts for now :-\
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures-3/27- lots of big trout - image heavy (pg 3)
Post by: Deposit on Mar 28, 2006, 06:12 AM: Wow nice pics red!!! Can't wait to get out this weekend
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures-3/27- lots of big trout - image heavy (pg 3)
Post by: Pikeguy on Mar 28, 2006, 08:03 AM: Awesome series of pics Red. Some solid fish for sure :). How big do you think the steelhead that broke Ryan off was?
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures-3/27- lots of big trout - image heavy (pg 3)
Post by: adrock on Mar 28, 2006, 11:40 AM: Nice job! Those are some great photos. I like that action sequence that was great. :clapping:
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures-3/27- lots of big trout - image heavy (pg 3)
Post by: crowkiller on Mar 28, 2006, 12:18 PM: outstanding guys keep it up
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Post by: BAZOOKAJOE on Mar 28, 2006, 04:08 PM: Well Done!!! :clapping:
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures-3/27- lots of big trout - image heavy (pg 3)
Post by: dwaytkus on Mar 28, 2006, 04:22 PM: Awesome fish Lance!! Hopefully I will get out there sometime to catch some trib. trout. Maybe this will be my year to get out there.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures-3/27- lots of big trout - image heavy (pg 3)
Post by: pondpro on Mar 28, 2006, 04:44 PM: nice trout
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures-3/27- lots of big trout - image heavy (pg 3)
Post by: Hood on Mar 28, 2006, 05:37 PM: Pyont! nice goin dude....that first bow your holding has to be one of the most vibrantly contrasted bows i have ever seen, its almost like the green on a peacock bass and has a pefect stripe and a nice fat rosey cheek, unreal! Looks like you guys all had a productive weekend :thumbup_smilie:
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures-3/27- lots of big trout - image heavy (pg 3)
Post by: Nickp on Mar 28, 2006, 09:29 PM: WOW- huge fish for tiny streams- I catch brookies less then 10in in streams like those lol
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures-3/27- lots of big trout - image heavy (pg 3)
Post by: August West on Mar 31, 2006, 08:38 PM: Brilliant :D
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures-3/27- lots of big trout - image heavy (pg 3)
Post by: PerchandPans on Mar 31, 2006, 10:35 PM: That was excellent , better than T.V., no commercials!! Thanks
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures-3/27- lots of big trout - image heavy (pg
Post by: Fishingking on Apr 03, 2006, 12:59 PM: Once again your Slaying them :)
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures-3/27- lots of big trout - image heavy (pg 3)
Post by: adkRoy on Apr 03, 2006, 01:54 PM: Great pictures!
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures
Post by: bigredfishing on Apr 05, 2006, 07:55 AM: It was a great opening weekend. ;D First off, check out this monster bass my buddy caught in a little tiny pond fishing for carp with corn.

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6lbs, 21.5 inches...it was released.

Fished opening day hard, starting REAL early in the morning. Got two nice browns for the effort, 15", 17.5"

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Check out the color of the flesh

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They were DELICIOUS!!

On Sunday, it was out to western ny for some trout and suckers. We started in the morning for steelhead, and we saw a TON caught, but I could only manage to land one 'bow. Scotty caught one also, and all of us had a number of hookups. This rainbow was caught on a trout worm under a float. It was released

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That afternoon Scotty told us the suckers were running - he wasn't kidding either, in 2 hours time we cleaned house, filling our five stringers...we couldn't fit another one in the cooler - we got catfish bait! ;D 48 total. They are all in my bait freezer.

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Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/1 (pg 4) Trout, suckers, and a bonus bass
Post by: Pikeguy on Apr 05, 2006, 08:02 AM: Geesh! Nice opener huh! That Bass is a dandy and those are some pretty Browns. Do you cut the suckers into steaks for the catfish?
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/1 (pg 4) Trout, suckers, and a bonus bass
Post by: carpcatcher on Apr 05, 2006, 08:34 AM: Nice trout Red. You must have a good sized bait freezer :o
Jim
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/1 (pg 4) Trout, suckers, and a bonus bass
Post by: Gump on Apr 05, 2006, 09:38 AM: Is that the lower falls of the Genny in the steelhead pic???
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/1 (pg 4) Trout, suckers, and a bonus bass
Post by: Pikeguy on Apr 05, 2006, 09:40 AM: Quote from: Gump on Apr 05, 2006, 09:38 AM
Is that the lower falls of the Genny in the steelhead pic???

It is not polite to name names when it comes to pictures on this site :-X. If someone wants everyone to know where they fish, then that person will name the spot in the original post ;)
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/1 (pg 4) Trout, suckers, and a bonus bass
Post by: Gump on Apr 05, 2006, 10:45 AM: Pikeguy,

I respect the privacy of secret spots. Big Red can attest to that. You obviously aren't familiar with The body of water i am refering to. The Genesee River is one of Lake Ontario's largest tributaries and is smack dab in the middle of a metropolitan area with a population of around 1 million. It has public access and is far from a spot that can deemed 'secret'.

Feel free to PM Big Red so no one will ever know about the Genesee River shhhhh!!
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/1 (pg 4) Trout, suckers, and a bonus bass
Post by: Pikeguy on Apr 05, 2006, 11:41 AM: Quote from: Gump on Apr 05, 2006, 10:45 AM
Pikeguy,

I respect the privacy of secret spots. Big Red can attest to that. You obviously aren't familiar with The body of water i am refering to. The Genesee River is one of Lake Ontario's largest tributaries and is smack dab in the middle of a metropolitan area with a population of around 1 million. It has public access and is far from a spot that can deemed 'secret'.

Feel free to PM Big Red so no one will ever know about the Genesee River shhhhh!!

10-4 i WAS Just making sure you and anyone else that checks out this page knew that ;). BR and everyone else need their secret spots to stay secret. ..But I jumped the gun. My bad :-\ :-[
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/1 (pg 4) Trout, suckers, and a bonus bass
Post by: chillywillie on Apr 05, 2006, 01:09 PM: I would love to catch these awesome fish you post on here. Good job man.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/1 (pg 4) Trout, suckers, and a bonus bass
Post by: Reel Wet Ride on Apr 05, 2006, 04:27 PM: Nice fish Red. All of them. Sucker fishing must have been a blast.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/1 (pg 4) Trout, suckers, and a bonus bass
Post by: BAZOOKAJOE on Apr 05, 2006, 04:56 PM: Glad to hear you got your suckas!! Nice brownies...those lake-run or stream trout?
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/1 (pg 4) Trout, suckers, and a bonus bass
Post by: Hood on Apr 05, 2006, 05:12 PM: Nice fish dude....that rainbow photo almost looks fake with the background but the fish sure as hell isnt!....seems like u got enough bait to nab a few (https://www.myfishfinder.com/fishing_forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.clicksmilies.com%2Fs0105%2Ftiere%2Fanimal-smiley-030.gif&hash=4655a3e6332eed5530f7bc42fda02ff6)(https://www.myfishfinder.com/fishing_forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.clicksmilies.com%2Fs0105%2Ftiere%2Fanimal-smiley-043.gif&hash=ae597b64bf111448e051477280b9e3cd)
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/1 (pg 4) Trout, suckers, and a bonus bass
Post by: jjf on Apr 05, 2006, 07:16 PM: well done red ;D
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/1 (pg 4) Trout, suckers, and a bonus bass
Post by: beerman on Apr 05, 2006, 07:21 PM: That is an awesome picture w/ the rainbow. That is worthy of blowing up and puting on the wall.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/1 (pg 4) Trout, suckers, and a bonus bass
Post by: devil-man on Apr 05, 2006, 07:35 PM: Nice job as always, L.
We really should hook up sometime...
I was fishing not too far from you (again).
8)
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/1 (pg 4) Trout, suckers, and a bonus bass
Post by: dwaytkus on Apr 05, 2006, 07:36 PM: Awsome fish Lance. Looks like you had a little fun catching suckers.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/1 (pg 4) Trout, suckers, and a bonus bass
Post by: camo_fish on Apr 06, 2006, 02:09 AM: that steelie with the waterfall is an awesome shot. :thumbup_smilie: And holy cow :o I guess ya got some catfishing bait. :clapping:
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/1 (pg 4) Trout, suckers, and a bonus bass
Post by: Deposit on Apr 06, 2006, 07:24 AM: Nice pics Red
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/1 (pg 4) Trout, suckers, and a bonus bass
Post by: WANNAKETCHUM on Apr 09, 2006, 07:51 PM: Hey Red! Nice fish!!! I recognized the smaller creek you boys did well on...I've fished it before. Don't worry....I ain't talkin!!! As far as the suckers for Catfish bait...my Son and I have been thinking about stocking up on some this year myself. Do you freeze them whole so many to a bag and then cut chunks when you fish? Or do you chunk them up first? Are you particular about how you freeze them or just freezerbag them etc.? Any info would be appreciated....WK
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/1 (pg 4) Trout, suckers, and a bonus b
Post by: CatchandRelease on Apr 09, 2006, 07:54 PM: Nice pics!
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/1 (pg 4) Trout, suckers, and a bonus bass
Post by: kappy on Apr 09, 2006, 09:24 PM: gump........ are you kidden me population of 1 million common try maybe 300k
and that is not the lower falls in ra cha cha I live a mile form the falls,

don't fish it much anymore don't like bringing the armor out...
need protection in that neighborhood
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/1 (pg 4) Trout, suckers, and a bonus bass
Post by: Muskie Matt on Apr 09, 2006, 09:48 PM: Gotta love the superimposed pics. Nice bass.....obviously released, not season yet......far walk back to the water?
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/1 (pg 4) Trout, suckers, and a bonus b
Post by: bigredfishing on Apr 10, 2006, 11:02 PM: Quote from: BAZOOKAJOE on Apr 05, 2006, 04:56 PM
those lake-run or stream trout?

Pure stream trout ;D

Quote from: WANNAKETCHUM on Apr 09, 2006, 07:51 PM
As far as the suckers for Catfish bait...my Son and I have been thinking about stocking up on some this year myself. Do you freeze them whole so many to a bag and then cut chunks when you fish? Or do you chunk them up first? Are you particular about how you freeze them or just freezerbag them etc.? Any info would be appreciated....WK

I freeze the fish whole, these bigger ones I've just been wrapping in small garbage bags. Freezing them whole seems to keep them fresher alot longer.

Quote from: Muskie Matt on Apr 09, 2006, 09:48 PM
Nice bass.....obviously released, not season yet......far walk back to the water?

The picture taker was standing on the waters edge. The fish was held with wetted hands and released unharmed. It was held out of the water less then 30 seconds...and it was a cold day. Again, it was caught with corn while fishing for carp.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/1 (pg 4) Trout, suckers, and a bonus bass
Post by: WANNAKETCHUM on Apr 10, 2006, 11:13 PM: Thanks brf...I'll freeze the suckers whole then. Maybe I'll PM you sometime and we can get together and do some Catfishing on some of my spots or yours....if you're interested........WK
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/1 (pg 4) Trout, suckers, and a bonus b
Post by: bigredfishing on Apr 11, 2006, 12:06 AM: I got alot of fishing in this weekend. I was able to work out 5 separate trips. On Friday night, I ran out to a nearby trout stream after work for the non-existent post-rain bite. Got nothing ??? not even a nibble.

Saturday morning my buddy Scott joined me for some stream trout fishing. The target was some bigger browns for dinner on a creek that I had never fished through before, and had not yet been stocked. The creek was bankfull so the waders were left at the truck and we stayed on the bank. We lucked out and did not see any other anglers all morning ;D. We worked over some pools for the majority of the morning with no bites...on the way back to truck we hit a few other spots real quick. Scotty found the fish. First was this 19" Brown (https://www.myfishfinder.com/fishing_forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv655%2Fbigredfishing%2FDSC01490_edited.jpg&hash=8e4dc52c7ff6c6171be4b86ce6e95fd8)

The fish took his time coming in, and with the heavy current was quite the tussle for Scott even with an 8lb setup.

On the way up to the next hole, a hellgrammite crawled out of Scott's trout's throat. He hooked the thing up, and sure enough, on his first cast at the next hole, Scott got an even bigger trout. 20"

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The fish put up an amazing battle, taking drag and jumping.

We got the thing into the net, and there was line everywhere. Apparently this holdover (fin clipped) had broken some people off before. First was a rusty hook sticking out of the fishes butt, with a swivel lodged in the fishes intestine, and about 5 feet of line coming out of the fish's mouth. Second was a newer hook that was lodged firmly in the fish's tongue, with about 3 feet of ragged line trailing it. Crazy fish! :o

Awesome color on the fish's flesh
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Well we knocked off about noon, with Scotty catching all the fish. ::) In the afternoon, I got the boat running with my buddy Jon's help, and then we hit up the ole' catfish hole. Five minutes in and Jon nails this fat cat.

30" 14lbs 2oz. Not a bad way to start the season! ;D
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a short while later a nailed this solid 8lb 27" female channel cat.
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the next morning I headed off to a pond near my buddy Brian's house. Our aim was trout, so we started drifting with lake clears and spinner rigs. After a number of passes we failed to elicit not one single strike. We then decided to throw some jigs and hope to pick up a crappie or two. As we worked our way around the pond, I set into a solid fish. It ended up being a nice brownie.

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We ended up getting some crappies, but they were small. Brian did get this really nice pickerel

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That evening it was back to catfishing with one exception, the cats never showed up :-\
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/9 (pg 5) Trout, Catfish.
Post by: camo_fish on Apr 11, 2006, 12:29 AM: very cool Lance, looks like it is about time to start on the catfishing. :thumbup_smilie: very nice, WTG, I can't wait. :clapping:
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/9 (pg 5) Trout, Catfish.
Post by: fishinboy on Apr 11, 2006, 12:34 AM: Wow, bigred, it looks like you had a great fishing weekend. Nice color to the browns, and those catfish are hogs. That is crazy that the brown trout had all that tackle on/in it, lol. Keep up the good work. 8)
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/9 (pg 5) Trout, Catfish.
Post by: devil-man on Apr 11, 2006, 02:52 AM: MEOW... Those browns are beauties! :clapping:
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/9 (pg 5) Trout, Catfish.
Post by: Pikeguy on Apr 11, 2006, 07:41 AM: Nice looking browns BigRed :D. Hook stuck in the butt huh? Sounds comfy for him. :-\
You may have just talked me into some catfishing after work ;)
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/9 (pg 5) Trout, Catfish.
Post by: crowkiller on Apr 11, 2006, 07:41 AM: nice job RED keep the pics comming
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/9 (pg 5) Trout, Catfish.
Post by: CatchandRelease on Apr 11, 2006, 08:31 AM: Hey Lance,

This is Brian, Jon's friend. Looks like you got the Lund all de-winterized (thats one hell of a cat Jon caught there). I just set up this account a few days ago.

BTW, I posted pics of my new boat (sans electronics and trolling motor, which will be done tomorrow) on the "let's see your boat" thread. We'll have to meet up so I can pay you back for that night you took me out catfishing.

Tight Lines!
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/9 (pg 5) Trout, Catfish.
Post by: bigredfishing on Apr 11, 2006, 11:43 AM: Quote from: CatchandRelease on Apr 11, 2006, 08:31 AM
Hey Lance,

This is Brian, Jon's friend. Looks like you got the Lund all de-winterized (thats one hell of a cat Jon caught there). I just set up this account a few days ago.

BTW, I posted pics of my new boat (sans electronics and trolling motor, which will be done tomorrow) on the "let's see your boat" thread. We'll have to meet up so I can pay you back for that night you took me out catfishing.

Tight Lines!

Yeah dude, that new boat looks killer!!! It'll work great in the river, thats for sure! Let me know when you get the boat done, and we'll hit up some cats ;D
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/9 (pg 5) Trout, Catfish.
Post by: Hood on Apr 11, 2006, 12:01 PM: nice cats dude...think i could get one on my little uglystick? I wanna try :)
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/9 (pg 5) Trout, Catfish.
Post by: jjf on Apr 11, 2006, 01:09 PM: Those are some nice browns :flex: I keep catching the little stockies :P
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/9 (pg 5) Trout, Catfish.
Post by: BAZOOKAJOE on Apr 11, 2006, 03:40 PM: I see you got outfished this time...you were probably just playing guide. ;) Nice fish!!
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/9 (pg 5) Trout, Catfish.
Post by: dwaytkus on Apr 11, 2006, 09:19 PM: Lance....AWESOME fishing trips. Can't wait to get on some cats and I dream of getting me a stream brownie like that. I just can't surpass the stockies yet.. :-\ Oh well someday.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/9 (pg 5) Trout, Catfish.
Post by: jjf on Apr 12, 2006, 07:16 AM: I'm with ya dwaytkus. All I keep catching is the Little stockies. Its fun for a while, but I'm ready for a fight. Bring on the big trout. :flex: :flex:
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/9 (pg 5) Trout, Catfish.
Post by: walleye1 on Apr 12, 2006, 10:25 AM: Those are beautiful Browns! I can't believe the color of the meat. I've never seen it that red before.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/9 (pg 5) Trout, Catfish.
Post by: WANNAKETCHUM on Apr 12, 2006, 04:20 PM: Quote from: walleye1 on Apr 12, 2006, 10:25 AM
Those are beautiful Browns! I can't believe the color of the meat. I've never seen it that red before.
Yea, you know you're in for a treat when the flesh is that color...it's like night and day between that and stocked fish. ;D...WK
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/9 (pg 5) Trout, Catfish.
Post by: Water Wolf on Apr 12, 2006, 10:16 PM: Nice looking brown trout you found bigred.
Man that one brown trout was really messed up eh? :pinch:
Great looking cats to. :)

WW
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/9 (pg 5) Trout, Catfish.
Post by: bigredfishing on Apr 20, 2006, 12:38 AM: I'm love this time of year. With the time change, I've been getting WAY more on the water time. Just wish the trout would bite ::)

Anyway. Last week I got out to Saratoga with my buddies Jon and Kyle for some bullheading. The wind sucked but we eventually found a small school of biters that were taking crawlers. We ended up with twenty something

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some nice ones too (caught by Kyle) Yellow bullhead in the front, Brown bullhead in the back

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Evil Kyle :evil:

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Skinning sucks but man they taste good

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Went out one evening for cats, didn't get any, but Jon got this giant crappie (14.5" - released)

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Started out the weekend with a little mixed bag fishing. Started out for panfish, got into a bunch of crappies (released) All of the crappies we caught (30) came from one single sunken bush, and the fish would hit even with the boat directly on top of them :o

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Then we got some bass and carp, then mixed it up with some nice catfish (also all released)

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Here's MFF member catchandrelease with the biggest of the night, 13lbs 8oz.

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Next morning and it was trout time...except there was no trout to be found. We did find some suckers though.
The fish were actively spawning. Their colors were amazing

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look at the red stripe on this one

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I kept a few to use as fresh bait for the evening's catfishing. The interesting part was that as soon as they were put on the stringer, they changed their color back to the normal white sucker coloration.

The cats were biting later that evening as we caught 10 cats, all of which were over 10lbs.

Kyle with a fat cat 13lbs 2oz

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Jon working one into the net

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Kyle with another 13lber

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Jon with a 10lber

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Biggest fish of the night and my new Personal Best Channel Cat, 15lbs 2oz.

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Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/19 pg 6 cats, crappies, etc *image heavy
Post by: devil-man on Apr 20, 2006, 04:54 AM: Great pics, Lance! You guys certainly have fun, don't ya?
I would have had a hard time releasing all of those crappie.
Nice job...
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/19 pg 6 cats, crappies, etc *image heavy
Post by: beerman on Apr 20, 2006, 05:38 AM: Quote from: devil-man on Apr 20, 2006, 04:54 AM
Great pics, Lance! You guys certainly have fun, don't ya?
I would have had a hard time releasing all of those crappie.
Nice job...

Yeah those were some delicious lookin crappie i don't think i could have let them go!! Way to go on the PB sweet cats.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/19 pg 6 cats, crappies, etc *image heavy
Post by: walleye1 on Apr 20, 2006, 06:34 AM: Great pics dude! Very interesting color on those suckers. I've never seen that before.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/9 (pg 5) Trout, Catfish.
Post by: Hood on Apr 20, 2006, 07:59 AM: Quote from: bigredfishing on Apr 20, 2006, 12:38 AM
The interesting part was that as soon as they were put on the stringer, they changed their color back to the normal white sucker coloration.

Cuz they knew right then they would not be getting laid.....NICE cat man, I could not have held back keeping at least a fishfry's worth of crappie ;D
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/19 pg 6 cats, crappies, etc *image heavy
Post by: Pikeguy on Apr 20, 2006, 08:05 AM: Oh man Red, I'm jealous of your catfishing skillz ;) Looks like a great time and those were some NICE bullheads! Congrats on the PB kitty :clapping:
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/19 pg 6 cats, crappies, etc *image heavy
Post by: hardysf on Apr 20, 2006, 10:24 AM: Man, what dont you catch? Lol. Great pictures of great fish.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/19 pg 6 cats, crappies, etc *image heavy
Post by: BAZOOKAJOE on Apr 20, 2006, 12:58 PM: I guess it was worth the trip westward for the suckers. NICE CATS & CRAPPIES!! I woulda kept those tasty morsals. I gotta get up there to the hudson sometime and have you show me how it's done. 8)
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/19 pg 6 cats, crappies, etc *image heavy
Post by: Bartman44 on Apr 20, 2006, 05:24 PM: Great slabbies and cats Lance.

OK, those pictures will now make me get my boat out. A week and a half of the flu and I'm way behind schedule. Looks like there's some striper activity on the river too.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/19 pg 6 cats, crappies, etc *image heavy
Post by: dwaytkus on Apr 20, 2006, 08:25 PM: Awsome fish Lance. I gotta get on some cats that big. I just don't seem to get over ten lbs up my way. :bowdown: :clapping:
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/19 pg 6 cats, crappies, etc *image heavy
Post by: Deposit on Apr 21, 2006, 06:54 AM: Wow some nice kitty's there Lance. Can't wait to get out myself
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/19 pg 6 cats, crappies, etc *image heavy
Post by: camo_fish on Apr 21, 2006, 06:29 PM: those are awesome. Man, I can't wait to get back now and get after some kitties. ;D WTG :thumbup_smilie:
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/19 pg 6 cats, crappies, etc *image hea
Post by: wny angler on Apr 22, 2006, 01:20 PM: nice variety of fish. i'd throw back the bullhead and keep the slabs instead.
nice cats -got to wait till june to get into em down this way -must be nice
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/19 pg 6 cats, crappies, etc *image heavy
Post by: krappie_kid on Apr 22, 2006, 05:57 PM: Nice fish red. I dont know how you could let those crappies go. Where are you catching those monster cats? Im in CNY, near Duck Lake. The closest Cat spot to me is cross lake. Really Nice Fish!
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/25 pg 7 trout
Post by: bigredfishing on Apr 25, 2006, 11:34 PM: Thanks everyone for the kind words. I haven't been too busy on here, as I have been fishing just about everyday...Lots of catch and release pannies and perch...some hiking around the 'pond' looking for new walleye spots...all kinds of fun ;D I did do some trout fishing this weekend. With all the rain, I figured the trout would be ON the bite...they weren't in the rivers I was fishing. Saturday was the better day of fishing...Jon and I both got two. Jon got the little stocky and the nice 15" wild brown. I caught a small stocky myself which I released, and caught a nice 16" holdover brown.

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On Sunday I hit up the creek by myself, and the conditions were perfect. The water was rising and getting more discolored by the minute...normally THE MOST productive time to fish a creek for big trout...but NOT Sunday. I fished my BUTT off all day in the d**n pouring rain for one 12" holdover trout that jumped out of the net before I could even snap a pic. Oh well ::)

fished some other places the last few evenings...all I can say is that if any of you guys live near a pond with rainbows in it...go there now and shore cast with some spinners...WOW.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/25 pg 7 trout
Post by: camo_fish on Apr 25, 2006, 11:48 PM: very nice looking fun there Red. :thumbup_smilie: Hope we can find a day to get some walleyes. ;) ;D
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/25 pg 7 trout
Post by: bigredfishing on Apr 26, 2006, 12:10 AM: Quote from: camo_fish on Apr 25, 2006, 11:48 PM
:thumbup_smilie: Hope we can find a day to get some walleyes. ;) ;D

yeah dude, I hear there is a lake nearby us that might have a few in it ;) ::) ;D
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/25 pg 7 trout
Post by: WANNAKETCHUM on Apr 26, 2006, 01:31 AM: Quote from: bigredfishing on Apr 25, 2006, 11:34 PM
fished some other places the last few evenings...all I can say is that if any of you guys live near a pond with rainbows in it...go there now and shore cast with some spinners...WOW.
Hey bigredfishing! I see you have been doing a bang up job fishing these past few weeks!!! Way to go!! I have a few questions for you concerning your statement on fishing any pond with rainbows in it with spinners as I live near such a spot...what weight do you recommend ( in oz. ) what are your favorites and what conditions do you favor ( mornings, evenings, sunny, overcast, wind against or away from shore, etc. ). I pretty much know what to do and have appropriate tackle. I have a wide range of rods in various actions and a megaton of roostertails, martins, mepps, vibrax, etc. in various weights. I figure a 6' light action rod and a quality reel spooled with 6lb. test and 1/8 to 1/4 oz. spinners fits the bill... but any info from a knowledgable fisherman as yourself would be appreciated...WK
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/25 pg 7 trout
Post by: adkRoy on Apr 26, 2006, 06:41 AM: Beautiful fish Big Red!
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/25 pg 7 trout
Post by: bigredfishing on Apr 26, 2006, 12:12 PM: Quote from: WANNAKETCHUM on Apr 26, 2006, 01:31 AM
figure a 6' light action rod and a quality reel spooled with 6lb. test and 1/8 to 1/4 oz. spinners fits the bill

You got it pretty much dead on. I like to use rooster tails specifically in still water...White, yellow, and trout color are my favorite...I like the 1/4oz and one size bigger models. With the bigger size you get a bit more casting distance, and it entices larger fish....but smaller ones still hit those bigger sizes. Spoons also work well too. Phoebes and krocs are two good choices, phoebes in any size, and krocs in the 1/4 oz range are about right.

In terms of weather, I like cloudy, spitting rain for the best bite...but I have done well under blue skies. Anything else let me know
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/25 pg 7 trout
Post by: WANNAKETCHUM on Apr 26, 2006, 03:15 PM: Thanks brf.....WK
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Post by: BAZOOKAJOE on Apr 26, 2006, 04:05 PM: Attaboy B.R.!!
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Post by: tip-uptwo on Apr 30, 2006, 09:20 AM: Wow, you just slayed the kitties :o Great report BigRed ;)
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Post by: Fishingking on Apr 30, 2006, 05:14 PM: You the man keep it up :)
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Post by: Hood on Apr 30, 2006, 06:18 PM: pee-yont! Thats the nort country hic way of sayin yeah man right on!..... And I agree ;D
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/25 pg 7 trout
Post by: BAZOOKAJOE on May 01, 2006, 11:17 AM: Quote from: bigredfishing on Apr 26, 2006, 12:12 PM
You got it pretty much dead on. I like to use rooster tails specifically in still water...White, yellow, and trout color are my favorite...I like the 1/4oz and one size bigger models. With the bigger size you get a bit more casting distance, and it entices larger fish....but smaller ones still hit those bigger sizes. Spoons also work well too. Phoebes and krocs are two good choices, phoebes in any size, and krocs in the 1/4 oz range are about right.

In terms of weather, I like cloudy, spitting rain for the best bite...but I have done well under blue skies. Anything else let me know

Try some panther martins...the way to go. Better spin and vibration! ;) I like the pink rainbow colored blades (and so do the trout). Beetle-spins are pretty good too!
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/25 pg 7 trout
Post by: bigredfishing on May 01, 2006, 11:19 PM: It was about time we got some great weather on a weekend, and boy was it great!! I fished for panfish both days this weekend.

On Saturday, I fished with Dwaytkus out of his awesome 16' tracker. Our target was some tasty big bluegills. We started out working some wood areas for crappies, with luck. I noticed a guy flipping some bass jigs, I asked him if that was what the crappies were after...he replied "YEP!! Spinnerbaits too!". Yeah. :P

Anyway. We drifted over some large weed flats for a good amount of time without so much as a hit. From there we hit up a shallow slough with water temperatures pushing 60 degrees. Every cast we made would spook fish out...big fish tool, but we just could not get them to bite. Then people moved in on us, and started to crowd us out. We ended up getting some gills for our troubles, but left everyone else to fish on top of each other. From there we decided to stay away from the crowds and just drift along the shore. That was the ticket!! We ended up catching a ridiculous amount of sunfish...and were able to cull our limit of 15 each up to all Big 'gills over 8.5". Curious thing about the fish was that the pumpkinseeds have almost no meat across their back, so we concentrated on just keeping gills.

here's some pics of our fish

colorfull 'seed

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Fat Perch

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Some big 9"+ gills

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Full Livewell!

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A sink full of 30 big gills (mine and Dan's fish)

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Sunday I got out with Jon for some more Panfish. We did not get started till later in the afternoon. we concentrated more on drifting the breaks then Saturday and ended up with quite the mixed bag. We started about 4pm and fished for pannies till about 7. From then we fished for bullheads till 9pm.

I ended up catching a MONSTER yellow bullhead (white chin barbels). This thing went 14.75 inches, and weighed in at slightly over 2lbs!!!

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Big 'ol mixed mess of fish

There is 7 bullheads, 5 crappies and 14 bluegills in there.

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I ended up catching 9 species of fish on Sunday from the same body of water

Bluegill, pumpkinseed, crappie, yellow perch, brown bullhead, yellow bullhead, smallmouth, largemouth, pickerel ;D I fished with the same two things all weekend...worms or 1/32oz jigs.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/30 panfish weekend (pg 8)
Post by: WANNAKETCHUM on May 01, 2006, 11:31 PM: Man brf!!!!! You are kickin' some serious piscatorial @ss!!!!....WK ;D
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/30 panfish weekend (pg 8)
Post by: devil-man on May 02, 2006, 03:15 AM: 9 species! I don't care what any one says- THAT is a fun day!
Nice job as always, L.
:clapping:
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/30 panfish weekend (pg 8)
Post by: camo_fish on May 02, 2006, 06:51 AM: looks and sounds like you guys put a pile of fish in dan's boat there. and so big fatty bullheads out of your boat later that night, WTG :thumbup_smilie: piles and piles of fish.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/30 panfish weekend (pg 8)
Post by: Deposit on May 02, 2006, 08:28 AM: Nice Bunch of pannies and bullhead!
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/30 panfish weekend (pg 8)
Post by: griff on May 02, 2006, 10:48 AM: Way to go !! nice bunch of fish
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/30 panfish weekend (pg 8)
Post by: dwaytkus on May 02, 2006, 07:45 PM: What a day we had on Saturday. Couldn't ask for a better weather day and the fish were definetly co-operating!

Awsome pannies and heads on sunday. Did you use the bait I caught?
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/30 panfish weekend (pg 8)
Post by: Fishingking on May 02, 2006, 07:51 PM: You guys are Two panfish slayers :) WTG
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/30 panfish weekend (pg 8)
Post by: Bartman44 on May 04, 2006, 04:38 PM: Nice pannies! Haven't had a panfish dinner since ice time. :-\
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/30 panfish weekend (pg 8)
Post by: bigredfishing on May 07, 2006, 10:40 PM: I squeezed alot of fishing in this weekend ;D

Saturday morning I headed out for some walleyes...I ended up catching one keeper, and losing another one at the boat (didn't have the net ready :pinch: ) Also had a very big largemouth to the boat, lost him too :-\ Ended up making a few casts for panfish to round out lunch. Ended up with some nice crappies. They made an awesome lunch. ;D

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Headed out that evening with Bartman for some shore casting walleyes...Bart had me with his 3 short eye's to my one white perch ::)

Sunday morning saw me out on the lower Hudson with Brian in my boat showing me how he striper fishes, and fishing along with Striper716 and his bro in their boat. We got an early start, and I couldn't believe there was not another boat out for the early bite.

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I got into one pretty quick...great fight

17lbs

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About mid morning this one came to play. 16lbs

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another angle

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Later in the afternoon, I got this smaller one, and had one to the boat just like it -12lbs

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The first fish was kept, the rest were released unharmed. All the fish were caught drifting herring along the bottom. Brian had a tough day, with just a few runs, and no fish. Striper176 got some nice ones, and I believe they did well in a tourney too... ;)

I was out just a little while ago netting up some herring, and met up with my buddy Jon. We ended up putting out cat rods for 30 minutes, and in that time we caught 5 cats up to 10lbs. No pics though :(
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4/30 panfish weekend (pg 8)
Post by: billybono on May 07, 2006, 10:43 PM: awesome fish red....i cant seem to catch anything but drum >:( >:( >:(

billybono
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 'eye, crappies, stripers (pg 9)
Post by: fishinboy on May 07, 2006, 10:50 PM: nice weekend of fishing, man. Those stripers are hogs. 8) Good work.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 'eye, crappies, stripers (pg 9)
Post by: pondpro on May 08, 2006, 06:22 AM: nice fish
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Post by: devil-man on May 08, 2006, 06:26 AM: Nice! Stripers are on my hit-list this year...
I'd love to tangle with one of those babies!
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 'eye, crappies, stripers (pg 9)
Post by: Hood on May 08, 2006, 06:26 AM: ooo stripers!! got my bloodd goin ! ;D
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 'eye, crappies, stripers (pg 9)
Post by: camo_fish on May 08, 2006, 07:05 AM: awesome stripers there Red. :thumbup_smilie: :clapping: WTG
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 'eye, crappies, stripers (pg 9)
Post by: Pikeguy on May 08, 2006, 07:56 AM: Wow, those babies have got to be fun to catch! Someday ;) Sounds like a great weekend Red!
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 'eye, crappies, stripers (pg 9)
Post by: Fishingking on May 08, 2006, 08:00 AM: Sweet Stripers dude :)
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Post by: BAZOOKAJOE on May 08, 2006, 08:27 AM: WOW!!! 8)
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 'eye, crappies, stripers (pg 9)
Post by: WANNAKETCHUM on May 08, 2006, 10:30 AM: Nice stripers brf!!!! I have caught them on the Chesapeake and on the Long Island sound as well out of Groton Ct. They're great fighters and excellent table fare. Tight lines....WK ;D
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 'eye, crappies, stripers (pg 9)
Post by: dwaytkus on May 08, 2006, 07:43 PM: Lance congrats on the first walleye of the seasona and man o man those are some hog stripers. Someday I will make it down that way with my boat. I know a guy that down that way who might just guide me. ;)
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 'eye, crappies, stripers (pg 9)
Post by: adkRoy on May 09, 2006, 11:12 AM: Very nice stripers big red! :o
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 'eye, crappies, stripers (pg 9)
Post by: Deposit on May 09, 2006, 06:42 PM: Some nice fish there Red! You had better luck than I did with teh striper :-\
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 'eye, crappies, stripers (pg 9)
Post by: striper716 on May 09, 2006, 08:38 PM: I am glad you went out when you did.Spent 10 hours on the river today and got 2 stripers.One 15 lbs and one 12 lbs.Got about 50 herring in a hour jigging.When is the next trip?
I came in 7th in the tourney and my brother came in 3rd.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 'eye, crappies, stripers (pg 9)
Post by: hookemandcookem on May 10, 2006, 01:29 AM: Never tired bullheads before...taste anything like catfish?
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 'eye, crappies, stripers (pg 9)
Post by: Muskie Matt on May 10, 2006, 10:35 AM: Nice stripers BigRed! I may try the Hudson in another week or two. I have the Connecticut and Merrimack River to fish for them but would like to try The Hudson. Good job on the eye too!
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Post by: crappieslayer22 on May 10, 2006, 10:41 AM: nice fish
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Post by: toastfacekillah on May 10, 2006, 12:12 PM: nice stripers man!
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 'eye, crappies, stripers (pg 9)
Post by: bigredfishing on May 10, 2006, 04:19 PM: Thanks everyone for the kind words!! :)

Quote from: striper716 on May 09, 2006, 08:38 PM
When is the next trip?

I'm shooting for Saturday, hopefully the rain doesn't muddy up the water too much

Quote from: hookemandcookem on May 10, 2006, 01:29 AM
Never tired bullheads before...taste anything like catfish?

Hmm...thats a good one. I have never eaten catfish, but the bullheads are pretty good. These ones were starting to get mushy though, so that is probably the last mess of them until next spring
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 'eye, crappies, stripers (pg 9)
Post by: BAZOOKAJOE on May 10, 2006, 04:23 PM: Dude...you need some aquasport SPF 60. I get pretty burned myself on the water. Oh yeah, the skin that is... ;)
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 'eye, crappies, stripers (pg 9)
Post by: crappie66 on May 11, 2006, 12:22 AM: Quote from: BAZOOKAJOE on May 10, 2006, 04:23 PM
I get pretty burned myself on the water.

Somebody is getting chiefed??? And holding out.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 'eye, crappies, stripers (pg 9)
Post by: Grandpa Jack on May 11, 2006, 07:26 AM: you should quit your day job & start a quide service.Keep'm comin gj
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 'eye, crappies, stripers (pg 9)
Post by: BAZOOKAJOE on May 11, 2006, 09:26 AM: Quote from: Grandpa Jack on May 11, 2006, 07:26 AM
you should quit your day job & start a quide service.Keep'm comin gj

I agree...but it's hard leaving the "koi pond" behind. :rotflol:
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 'eye, crappies, stripers (pg 9)
Post by: bigredfishing on May 12, 2006, 07:23 AM: Quote from: BAZOOKAJOE on May 11, 2006, 09:26 AM
I agree...but it's hard leaving the "koi pond" behind. :rotflol:

Hey man, that koi pond is one of the top angling destinations in this area... :laugh: :P

Quote from: BAZOOKAJOE on May 10, 2006, 04:23 PM
Dude...you need some aquasport SPF 60. I get pretty burned myself on the water. Oh yeah, the skin that is... ;)

I use "bullfrog" stuff...it comes in a silver bottle, and is alchohol based. When you put it on, its like the alchohol based hand wash...it goes on cool, and there is absolutely no greaseyness at all....plus, if I put too much on, I get a hell of a buzz from the fumes LOL ;D

Quote from: Grandpa Jack on May 11, 2006, 07:26 AM
you should quit your day job & start a quide service.Keep'm comin gj

I keep thinking about it GJ...its just awefully hard to turn a profit at guiding while trying to pay off school loans.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 'eye, crappies, stripers (pg 9)
Post by: bigredfishing on May 12, 2006, 07:10 PM: I've got some more striper pics here. Bartman and I went our earlier this week for a few hours in the morning. We were in his boat, and he was showing me how he fishes stripers. We got anchored up, and Bart let me have the first run.

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He ended up letting me take the majority of our runs, and I ended up with 5 fish up to 16lbs...no sows, but the chunky schoolies are plenty of fun.

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Bart continued fishing after I had to leave to get to work...He ended up catching that hog 43" that is in his picture thread later that day.

All the fish were taken of dead whole herring on the bottom.

Even with all this rain, I think I am going to give the river a shot in the AM. Striper176 is going to be out there at midnight! Crazy dudes!
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- stripers from the week (pg 10)
Post by: camo_fish on May 12, 2006, 07:16 PM: very nice pictures bud. Bartman sure knows the river and lots of other great bodies of water. ;) WTG on the nice stripers this year. ;D
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- stripers from the week (pg 10)
Post by: dwaytkus on May 12, 2006, 09:14 PM: Look at them beasts of the Hudson. Awsome fish Lance and good luck tomarrow.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- stripers from the week (pg 10)
Post by: crowkiller on May 13, 2006, 09:12 AM: nice fish red
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- stripers from the week (pg 10)
Post by: WANNAKETCHUM on May 14, 2006, 02:21 AM: Hey brf. I assume you released the Stripers...that's good. But have you ever kept one to eat? They're very good fixed in any number of ways because they're a white flesh. A friend of mine that grew up on Long Island called them " The chicken of the sea"...I believe he was right!!!! I'm not trying to offend anyone, but I would not have a problem keeping one of the smaller ones for a griller..........WK
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- stripers from the week (pg 10)
Post by: MikeMunn on May 14, 2006, 02:52 AM: Nice fish Red! Can't wait for those to make it up here in Maine. We're catching them now, but much smaller "schoolies". It won't be long before those big one get here! I got into striper fishing about 8 years ago and hardly ever freshwater fish anymore (except through the ice). Stripers are a blast to catch and eat well too! Hope I post some pics like those soon! Tight Lines, Mike
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 'eye, crappies, stripers (pg 9)
Post by: devil-man on May 14, 2006, 05:42 PM: Quote from: bigredfishing on May 12, 2006, 07:10 PM
Crazy dudes!

I want one of those! And I feel a road-trip coming up...

:blink:

Nice fish, L.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- stripers from the week (pg 10)
Post by: bigredfishing on May 15, 2006, 10:46 AM: Quote from: WANNAKETCHUM on May 14, 2006, 02:21 AM
Hey brf. I assume you released the Stripers...that's good. But have you ever kept one to eat? They're very good fixed in any number of ways because they're a white flesh. A friend of mine that grew up on Long Island called them " The chicken of the sea"...I believe he was right!!!! I'm not trying to offend anyone, but I would not have a problem keeping one of the smaller ones for a griller..........WK

I didn't keep any for myself last week - I always assumed they tasted like white perch :sick: but I have recently been informed differently. I have every intention of keeping the very next striper I catch ;D

Quote from: devil-man on May 14, 2006, 05:42 PM
I want one of those! And I feel a road-trip coming up...

:blink:

Nice fish, L.

Let me know ;D FYI I have been told that this weekend might be the last shot at good numbers fish around here for this year.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- stripers from the week (pg 10)
Post by: BAZOOKAJOE on May 15, 2006, 11:02 AM: Those are some NICE ones!! I got a few myself over the weekend. ;) Why the bad rep for the white perch?
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- stripers from the week (pg 10)
Post by: bigredfishing on May 15, 2006, 11:06 AM: Quote from: BAZOOKAJOE on May 15, 2006, 11:02 AM
Why the bad rep for the white perch?

oh its just because I think they taste like crap! All the ones that I have ever had I cleaned and cooked like and do everything else, but they came out tasting pretty d**n bad.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- stripers from the week (pg 10)
Post by: Deposit on May 15, 2006, 12:38 PM: Banger of some stripers Red!!
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- stripers from the week (pg 10)
Post by: Pikeguy on May 15, 2006, 01:33 PM: You're havin a good run of luck with the stripers this year Lance. If there only going to be around another week you'd better get back out there! :D
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- stripers from the week (pg 10)
Post by: Robb on May 15, 2006, 01:48 PM: Nice fish!!
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- stripers from the week (pg 10)
Post by: bigredfishing on May 15, 2006, 11:40 PM: Here I was all gung ho for stripers and we got rain...lots of it too. Tried the river like heck on Saturday without so much as a hit, so it was 'eyes on Sunday. Got out with Brian and we hit up a great early morning spot, just to get blanked...no eyes but a few bass...hit up spot #2...no eyes, more bass - getting to be a pattern here. Of course it is POURING OUT!! Finally we hopped over to one last spot, and got two mid day eyes. 17.25", 17.75"

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Sunday evening went back out with my buddy Carl. We were trying a new spot, and he ended up outfishing me. He caught 3 eyes to my one, including 2 keepers, 1 of which was a very large fish for the body of water.

Carl's big 'eye - 23"

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last night's keep 15", 17.5", 23"

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Got out this evening for some more shore casting for eyes, covering more new water. The smallies were biting early.

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finally got a walleye, but it was an inch too short :pinch:

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mayfly dunn that landed on my backpack

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Just as it was getting REAL dark, I ended up nabbing a keeper eye, 16.5"

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All the walleyes were caught on a jig and grub, and the last couple trips they all bit within a few feet of shore.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- walleyes (pg 11)
Post by: camo_fish on May 15, 2006, 11:47 PM: nice eyes and the hump back smallie. ;) cool looking, tasty fish there lance, WTG bud. :thumbup_smilie:
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- walleyes (pg 11)
Post by: Fishingking on May 16, 2006, 08:36 AM: Sweet eyes man :)
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- walleyes (pg 11)
Post by: Deposit on May 16, 2006, 08:38 AM: Nice Eyes!
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- walleyes (pg 11)
Post by: WANNAKETCHUM on May 16, 2006, 09:09 AM: Hey Red. You won't be disappointed with the taste of Stripers. Try em' broiled or grilled...great. I have to agree with you on the White perch...we kept some to try one time while staying on Champlain for a week and like I said, we tried them ONE TIME! My son and I fished for Browns yesterday and had a great day. We caught fish nice fish through the day and kept a few for the smoker. The biggest of the three we kept was a fat 17" fish. The reason why I mention this is that reminds me of one of your earlier posts....when I got ready to fillet them.... the bigger fish had a 3" hellgramite crawl out of his throat while I was putting the blade to him. The rest of his stomach was packed with crawfish from 1-3"......WK 8)
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- walleyes (pg 11)
Post by: Pikeguy on May 16, 2006, 10:44 AM: Great colors on the smallies. They're purty ones ;)
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- walleyes (pg 11)
Post by: dwaytkus on May 16, 2006, 11:18 AM: uh o, do I smell walleye frying in the pan........Way to go Lance.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- walleyes (pg 11)
Post by: BAZOOKAJOE on May 16, 2006, 03:53 PM: Tasty looking eyes!!
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures
Post by: bigredfishing on Jun 02, 2006, 01:18 AM: Its been awhile since I've posted some pics, so I've got a few here.

We'll start with some stripers from the last two weeks (mostly caught by bassinbrian) All fish were caught in the Hudson north of Catskill...all on herring on the bottom.

I don't remember the measurement's on these fish...but they ranged from 10lbs - 16lbs

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These last 2 fish were caught within a 4 minute span, that saw us hooking up 4 times...including a double header that didn't pan out :-\ All of this was on one tiny submerged point on the river.

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Last Saturday we were at the Catskill launch early...good thing as the fog was so heavy we couldn't even see enough to leave the dock for 2 hours!

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Our two fish

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All I could muster was this dink (Brian, notice the cropped photo ;D )

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Also got out with Brian for some remote c&r trophy panfishing. We used his rowboat to portage over some beaver dams into some untouched waters. The gills were on beds and the crappies were tight to cover, so the fishing was VERY easy...with us catching just TONS of gills and crappies.

Great colors on this gill

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slabbers

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jumbo gill

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Did a bit of catfishing the other night and MAN were the big ones on!

We started out at spot #1 with Jon having a fish snap his 20lb leader within a few minutes of starting. After that we waited...and waited...and waited. We knew the spot would produce, and sure enough after 2 solid hours we finally had another hookup. The fish dogged Jon bad...and as it turns out there was a reason for this

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that is the massive head of the beast that Jon caught. 34" but he weighed 18lbs 12oz!!!

That is now the largest cat we have taken.

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That wasn't it, either. We ended up making a small anchor adjustment, and bagged four more cats, including these two, both 16lbs!

my new PB 16lbs 10oz

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Jon with a 16lbs 4oz

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Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- walleyes (pg 11)
Post by: camo_fish on Jun 02, 2006, 01:22 AM: very nice kitties and stripers. Hoping to get out this coming week for some night time cat'n.
Whre you up in the hot hole. ;) Man, I can't wait to get back out for some catfish'n.
WTG :thumbup_smilie: :flex: :clapping:
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- new pics...image heavy (pg 12)
Post by: Deposit on Jun 02, 2006, 06:48 AM: WOW! Look at all the HUGE :o fishy's Man WTG guys
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- new pics...image heavy (pg 12)
Post by: Pikeguy on Jun 02, 2006, 07:45 AM: Woo Hoo!! Great pics.. you didn't crop that photo because of some bunny ears did ya? ;) ;D
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- new pics...image heavy (pg 12)
Post by: crowkiller on Jun 02, 2006, 07:57 AM: nice fish as allways red
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- new pics...image heavy (pg 12)
Post by: adkRoy on Jun 02, 2006, 10:04 AM: WOW! Great fish!!!!
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- new pics...image heavy (pg 12)
Post by: MXFisher on Jun 02, 2006, 11:23 AM: Nice kitty's and striper's.

656
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- new pics...image heavy (pg 12)
Post by: pikemaster789 on Jun 02, 2006, 02:03 PM: wow great fish br
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- new pics...image heavy (pg 12)
Post by: bassinbrian on Jun 02, 2006, 07:27 PM: Quote
Woo Hoo!! Great pics.. you didn't crop that photo because of some bunny ears did ya?

LOL , you called that one. ;D

We did have a few good trips already .... very nice cats boys !!! :o

BR
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- new pics...image heavy (pg 12)
Post by: dwaytkus on Jun 03, 2006, 07:53 PM: Nice stripers again Lance and awesome cats!!! They had to put up an incredible fight.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures
Post by: bigredfishing on Jun 05, 2006, 01:24 AM: Did some walleye fishing on Saturday, fishing the morning with 'bassinbrian' in the boat. We hit a bunch of high percentage spots, with just one small eye to show for it. Of course there was lots of 'other fish' like bass and bluegills, etc...but nothing noteworthy.

Spent the evening trying a new shore spot, and it worked out ok, with me getting one eye, about 17"

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tasty ;D

Got out for the afternoon today, I figured I would change it up, and go for some high water trout. Conditions weren't bad , the water was only somewhat off-color - even though the river was running a full 5 times its normal flow. As long as the water isn't very muddy, or doesn't have lots of debris floating down, Ive done okay in high water. It seems like the smaller trout tend to pull closer to shore in eddys and such, but the larger fish feed in along the edges of the main current. However it works, I ended up with three trout on worms, 2 nice ones

This 16.5" brown was first

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and then I got this extremely hard charging bow, 15.5"

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I released the smaller trout not pictured here, but these two 'mid-sized' wild ones took my whole nightcrawler very deep, and went home in the creel

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Also saw this cool looking flower that was only about 1" long.

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Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/5> one 'eye, some nice trout (pg 13)
Post by: PGKris on Jun 05, 2006, 01:30 AM: Gonna take pictures of butterflies and daisies next trip out Bigred? ;D :rotflol: :rotflol: Nice trout man! Taker easy,
Kris
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/5> one 'eye, some nice trout (pg 13)
Post by: killitandgrillit on Jun 05, 2006, 08:25 AM: Great fish, nice Honeysuckle blossom. If you bite the round nubs at the top of each petal, they hold nectar and are pretty sweet. Used to chew on 'em all the time when I was a kid.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/5> one 'eye, some nice trout (pg 13)
Post by: bigredfishing on Jun 05, 2006, 11:58 AM: Quote from: killitandgrillit on Jun 05, 2006, 08:25 AM
Great fish, nice Honeysuckle blossom. If you bite the round nubs at the top of each petal, they hold nectar and are pretty sweet. Used to chew on 'em all the time when I was a kid.

I've heard of that. I did look up the flower however and I think it is a Columbine - Aquilegia canadensis
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/5> one 'eye, some nice trout (pg 13)
Post by: Deposit on Jun 05, 2006, 01:03 PM: Nice fish Red! Nice color meat on them.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/5> one 'eye, some nice trout (pg 13)
Post by: Hilltopper on Jun 05, 2006, 02:10 PM: I need a trout filleting lesson from Bigred. I'm a friggin hack. Just got an electric filet knife that I need to try. Nice fish!!
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/5> one 'eye, some nice trout (pg 13)
Post by: crowkiller on Jun 05, 2006, 06:01 PM: nice fish as allways red especially the brown
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/5> one 'eye, some nice trout (pg 13)
Post by: meadowpikeman on Jun 05, 2006, 06:21 PM: whats wrong with freaking butterflies!!!!!!!!!! >:(
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Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/5> one 'eye, some nice trout (pg 13)
Post by: WANNAKETCHUM on Jun 05, 2006, 07:24 PM: Hey...don't let anyone hack on ya Red....I enjoy checking out the flora and fauna as well. It's part of being in the great outdoors. And by the way...they're some sweet looking trout fillets you have there...YUM!!!!!.........WK ;D
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/5> one 'eye, some nice trout (pg 13)
Post by: Bartman44 on Jun 05, 2006, 08:27 PM: Sweet Trout Lance. :clapping: Great time of year to go after them.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/5> one 'eye, some nice trout (pg 13)
Post by: dwaytkus on Jun 05, 2006, 09:22 PM: Nice eye Lance and some sweet brown trout.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/5> one 'eye, some nice trout (pg 13)
Post by: fishinboy on Jun 05, 2006, 10:50 PM: nice trout pictures, bigred. I started targeting stream trout last weekend for the first time...no luck so far. Those filets look tasty!
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/5> one 'eye, some nice trout (pg 13)
Post by: camo_fish on Jun 06, 2006, 07:06 AM: nice walleye, brown and rainbows, lot of great colors there. ;D bright red flowers and a great butterfly shot too, MPikeman. some nice looking lunch for Lances trout. ;) ;D WTG :thumbup_smilie: awesome fish.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/5> one 'eye, some nice trout (pg 13)
Post by: BAZOOKAJOE on Jun 06, 2006, 03:58 PM: The pic of the flower reminds me of something....OH.... :w00t:
Maybe the little man in the boat?? :rotflol: :rotflol:
Nice pics!! How'd you cook the trout??
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/5> one 'eye, some nice trout (pg 13)
Post by: adkRoy on Jun 07, 2006, 07:43 AM: Awesome trout Bigred. With you on Team NY, I can't see how we could ever loose.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/5> one 'eye, some nice trout (pg 13)
Post by: Muskie Matt on Jun 07, 2006, 09:17 AM: Nice fish Lance, aka Bigred.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/5> one 'eye, some nice trout (pg 13)
Post by: tip-uptwo on Jun 08, 2006, 01:16 PM: Beauty day at the creek for sure! 8)
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/5> one 'eye, some nice trout (pg 13)
Post by: bigredfishing on Jun 13, 2006, 04:41 PM: Thanks everyone for the kind words.

I've got some pictures to post up on here at some point in the next few days. Good mix of fish. ;D
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/5> one 'eye, some nice trout (pg 13)
Post by: devil-man on Jun 13, 2006, 06:55 PM: Well- Let's see them! 8)
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/5> one 'eye, some nice trout (pg 13)
Post by: bigredfishing on Jun 14, 2006, 12:22 PM: Quote from: devil-man on Jun 13, 2006, 06:55 PM
Well- Let's see them! 8)

patience please!! ;D I out looking at some center console boats tonight, I should have time afterwords.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/5> one 'eye, some nice trout (pg 13)
Post by: bigredfishing on Jun 15, 2006, 11:42 PM: Fished with Dwaytkus last weekend, we fished one of his spots and ended up with all kinds of fish. We only bothered to snap pictures of this chunky smallie

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The cats have been tough, with us only catching four good ones in our last 2 nights out, but there has been some nice ones

this one was 10lbs 12oz
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12lbs and change

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Jon with one of the two 15lbers he got the other night

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I've been doing a bit of 'eye fishing, and the last couple of nights out, the bite has been insane. The only problem is that the majority of the fish have been short, so I may catch 5,6 or more, but only one is a keeper.

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I did end up getting 3 keepers the other night, which is the most for me so far this year. With the warm weather next week, I think I might be able to squeak out a limit one night - we'll see. ;)

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Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/15> eyes, cats, bass (pg 14)
Post by: camo_fish on Jun 16, 2006, 03:43 AM: nice smallie, chunky kitty, and wallies from the back yard pond. ;) :laugh:
Looks like the bite is turning on nicely for ya out there. ;D
WTG nice fish 8)
Fish On!
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/5> one 'eye, some nice trout (pg 13)
Post by: devil-man on Jun 16, 2006, 05:25 AM: Good stuff, BigRed. I love smallies...
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/15> eyes, cats, bass (pg 14)
Post by: Deposit on Jun 16, 2006, 06:20 AM: Wow! nice kitty's Red. Some deliciously looking eyes as well
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/15> eyes, cats, bass (pg 14)
Post by: adkRoy on Jun 16, 2006, 06:38 AM: Those cats are very fat. :o Great pictures Bigred.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/15> eyes, cats, bass (pg 14)
Post by: Pikeguy on Jun 16, 2006, 07:38 AM: Great pics as usual Lance....and don't worry about a limit...I think we're all confident that you won't have any trouble getting that done ;)
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/15> eyes, cats, bass (pg 14)
Post by: WANNAKETCHUM on Jun 16, 2006, 04:14 PM: Nice fish Red...whatcha catchin' most of the Cats on?....Cutbait?.....WK
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/15> eyes, cats, bass (pg 14)
Post by: crowkiller on Jun 16, 2006, 04:19 PM: red how long was that 15 # er sweet bunch of fish
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/15> eyes, cats, bass (pg 14)
Post by: bigredfishing on Jun 16, 2006, 04:24 PM: Thanks guys. I think I am going to have those walleyes for dinner tonight. MMMm. ;D

Quote from: WANNAKETCHUM on Jun 16, 2006, 04:14 PM
Nice fish Red...whatcha catchin' most of the Cats on?....Cutbait?.....WK

you guessed it!! Cutbait and liver.

Quote from: crowkiller on Jun 16, 2006, 04:19 PM
red how long was that 15 # er sweet bunch of fish

I want to say 34", but I don't remember for sure. The other 15lber was only 31 inches, but that d**n thing was a male, and the head was monsterous.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/15> eyes, cats, bass (pg 14)
Post by: crowkiller on Jun 16, 2006, 04:28 PM: big head is right my hand is all cut up from mouthing the big cat i got , no gloves or net
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/15> eyes, cats, bass (pg 14)
Post by: Lindz on Jun 16, 2006, 07:19 PM: Excellent fish Red.

I miss the Eyes bigtime :-\
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/15> eyes, cats, bass (pg 14)
Post by: bigredfishing on Jun 16, 2006, 09:29 PM: Quote from: Lindz on Jun 16, 2006, 07:19 PM
Excellent fish Red.

I miss the Eyes bigtime :-\

No eyes in those resevoirs down there? Too far south? At least you've got some big 'ol whiskered critters to make up for it ;D
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/22> couple nice bass (pg 15)
Post by: bigredfishing on Jun 21, 2006, 11:49 PM: Did quite a bit of bass fishing over the weekend. Got a pair of nice bass to show for it.

4lb largemouth caught on a plastic frog.

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19" smallie on a live minnow.

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Both of these were released river fish. I did not have time to measure either of the fish for the tourney, sorry guys.

My buddies and I ended up catching tons of fish the last few days, the bass are really on right now - but the catfish...not so much ???

The eyes are on fire right now, but due to concerns echoed to me over revealing a certain fishery, I must now censor all walleye pictures. Sorry guys :-\

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There we go. There are some walleyes there, but I cannot say how many, nor what size, or even what I caught them on. They were taken somewhere in the lower 48 states, but I cannot say for certain. I went ahead and blurred the background so as to prevent anyone from being able to tell where I filleted them. Which was somewhere in the Northern Hemisphere. I think. ;D :D 8)

J/K guys. I think some of you take $HlT way too seriously though. ;)
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/22> couple nice bass (pg 15)
Post by: crappie66 on Jun 22, 2006, 12:46 AM: Always enjoy your pictures, they are just mad because you catch the fish, and all they can do is try. Keep the pictures coming.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/22> couple nice bass (pg 15)
Post by: camo_fish on Jun 22, 2006, 02:33 AM: Nice looking bass and a heck of a walleye there, and by the way did ya know that the biggest recorded walleye out to Toga was over 14 lbs. :o and the LMB and SMB were both over 9 lbs. :o
SSSHHHH I shouldn't have said that, they'll all be flocking, now. ::)
Very nice fish bud, keep'em coming and wanting more. ;D 8)
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/22> couple nice bass (pg 15)
Post by: mcully on Jun 22, 2006, 04:50 AM: Whatever happened to seeing pictures of that ten pound largie caught through the ice? Nice eyes red had some fried up last night but they were only oneida fish not Togas.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/22> couple nice bass (pg 15)
Post by: Pikeguy on Jun 22, 2006, 08:10 AM: Wow, that Largemouth looks bigger than 4 pounds! Not as big as the walleye, but nice ;D
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/22> couple nice bass (pg 15)
Post by: Niffken on Jun 22, 2006, 11:22 AM: Nice fish. Need more pics. 8)
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/22> couple nice bass (pg 15)
Post by: BAZOOKAJOE on Jun 23, 2006, 12:16 PM: You have to put 3-D glasses on to see the walleye in that pic. :rotflol: Sucks to hear everybodies so "afraid." Like any fisherman that lives in your area doesn't already know. ???
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/22> couple nice bass (pg 15)
Post by: bigredfishing on Jun 23, 2006, 02:10 PM: Quote from: BAZOOKAJOE on Jun 23, 2006, 12:16 PM
You have to put 3-D glasses on to see the walleye in that pic. :rotflol: Sucks to hear everybodies so "afraid." Like any fisherman that lives in your area doesn't already know. ???

I dunno, seems to me everyone already knows I fish 'toga for eyes. Oops. Did I say that ::) Jeese! :D
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/22> couple nice bass (pg 15)
Post by: billybono on Jun 23, 2006, 03:09 PM: nice grren carp.....love the lunkerville hat....seems i seen a video around here somewhere........

billybono
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/22> couple nice bass (pg 15)
Post by: WANNAKETCHUM on Jun 23, 2006, 06:08 PM: Hey Red....you're doing really great man!!!!!......I'm envious!!!!!........started a new job, lots of O.T. just haven't had time to get out on the water. But... WATCH OUT WHEN I DO!!!...........LOL....WK ;D
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/22> couple nice bass (pg 15)
Post by: dwaytkus on Jun 23, 2006, 07:56 PM: Nice bass you got there!! Hopefully weather permitting we can get back out there and get some more together.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/22> couple nice bass (pg 15)
Post by: bigredfishing on Jun 26, 2006, 07:07 AM: What a washout of a weekend ;D I didn't get to fish in any rain at all :-\ What a pity ;D Haven't been fishing too much lately. Did get out for some cats, but they weren't biting too good.. Fished live minnows for smallies Saturday, got a bunch of small ones, and some small cats. Also been trout fishing. Now the trout are biting. I would have some pics of them for you folks, but I did not have my camera :-\

I did get some decent fish Sunday. I fished with my buddy Mike, and we got some bass. I had 4 or 5 bite offs too. Love those, fishing a plastic worm, feel a hit, and then the line goes slack. Mike and I both had pike also bite off our plastic frogs, that is pike biting through 65lb test braid, without a problem. Thats why it boggles my mind that some people think braid resists bite-offs. It doesn't in any way. Oh well, here's the two biggest from yesturday.

I got this 3lber on a Fish Blaster Vibe tail
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Got my biggest so far this year, and a quality tourney entry, 21" 5lbs even. Got 'em flipping a vibe tail Lizard.
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Thats if for now. Maybe some catfishing tonight.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/25> some more bass (pg 15)
Post by: Pikeguy on Jun 26, 2006, 07:49 AM: :o Nice Bass Red!! I'm impressed ;D
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/25> some more bass (pg 15)
Post by: crowkiller on Jun 26, 2006, 08:11 AM: nice catch RED
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/25> some more bass (pg 15)
Post by: tip-uptwo on Jun 26, 2006, 09:32 AM: Nice bass BigRed :D
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/25> some more bass (pg 15)
Post by: pinche on Jun 26, 2006, 10:30 AM: my gosh look at the water is there another boat out there ?? Im jealous nice bass red
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/25> some more bass (pg 15)
Post by: HudsonRiverRat-1 on Jun 26, 2006, 01:53 PM: I think I've seen those pics someplace ;)

FBB's are starting to get the fish in the boat.Another couple weeks and we'll see about some REAL BIG green girls.

Bass are so easy anyway they practically jump in the boat.I'm surprised a legend like BRF even had to put a bait on the hook. :P
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/25> some more bass (pg 15)
Post by: bigredfishing on Jun 26, 2006, 02:46 PM: Quote from: HudsonRiverRat-1 on Jun 26, 2006, 01:53 PM
I think I've seen those pics someplace ;)

FBB's are starting to get the fish in the boat.Another couple weeks and we'll see about some REAL BIG green girls.

Bass are so easy anyway they practically jump in the boat.I'm surprised a legend like BRF even had to put a bait on the hook. :P

Yeah, your camera takes nice pics :thumbup_smilie: Next time you need to catch some picture worthy fish darnit!! Wait...maybe I have to give you the front of the boat for that LOL ;D
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/25> some more bass (pg 15)
Post by: Bartman44 on Jun 26, 2006, 07:16 PM: Very nice bass Lance.

And the washout continues. . . . . wonderful forecast for the coming week. :-\
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/25> some more bass (pg 15)
Post by: dwaytkus on Jun 26, 2006, 09:16 PM: Awesome bass Lance. Maybe we can get out there during the week or on the long weekend and put some in the boat.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <6/25> some more bass (pg 15)
Post by: Hookset on Jun 28, 2006, 10:23 AM: Well, Red, your chronicles are as tasty as ever. Great start to the 2006 season. Hope to see you out there soon, I'll be in touch!
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- 4th of July extended weekend (pg 16)
Post by: bigredfishing on Jul 06, 2006, 10:25 PM: Ok well got out for some fishing this weekend. Started off fishing Saturday with Bassinbrian on some less traveled lakes. Caught a ton of bass in the first lake - deep and clear - caught'em on everything too, just nothing of size.

Fished the second lake, shallow, weedy, small, dirty water - caught more bass, a bit bigger, but still nothing huge. Lots of fish in thick weed patches, glad I had heavy slop gear to bring the suckers through the thickstuff

here's a nice weed/bass patty

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Brian with a dinker

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Monday saw Dwaytkus and I out for big bass and walleyes with minnows...just one problem. The fish did not want minnows at all. They eye's were biting other stuff though, good thing for that. I ended up with three good fish, 24.5", 25", 20"

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cutting board shot

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we also caught a ton of chunky gills - it seemed like they were everywhere in the weeds.

Tuesday saw me fishing with Hookset in his boat on one of our favorite waters. Derek caught all the nice fish however :D We did have a blast 8)

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notice the last two, both from the same exact spot, except one is 10oz heavier then the other.

thats it for now, looking to do some more 'eye fishing soon - like tommorrow morning before work ;D
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <7/6> extended weekend fishing (pg 16)
Post by: camo_fish on Jul 07, 2006, 03:07 PM: very, very :clapping: nice, looks like fun. :clapping: :clapping: WTG guys
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <7/6> extended weekend fishing (pg 16)
Post by: crowkiller on Jul 07, 2006, 03:20 PM: you guys sure do have some good fishing in your neck of the woods
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <7/6> extended weekend fishing (pg 16)
Post by: dwaytkus on Jul 08, 2006, 11:14 AM: Nice bass guys. Gotta love bringing in a 10lb weed clump too....... ;D
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <7/6> extended weekend fishing (pg 16)
Post by: Muskie Matt on Jul 08, 2006, 07:52 PM: Nice fish BigRed! It's amazing the fish can even see your lure in the brown water we currently have in NY from all the rain. I too killed them this weekend on The Mohawk.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <7/6> extended weekend fishing (pg 16)
Post by: Grimace on Jul 09, 2006, 06:59 PM: Nice fish as usual bigred.

cheers

Grimace
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <7/6> extended weekend fishing (pg 16)
Post by: synergyboy10 on Jul 09, 2006, 08:16 PM: nice fish red.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <7/6> extended weekend fishing (pg 16)
Post by: bigredfishing on Jul 10, 2006, 12:02 PM: Quote from: dwaytkus on Jul 08, 2006, 11:14 AM
Nice bass guys. Gotta love bringing in a 10lb weed clump too....... ;D

Quote from: camo_fish on Jul 07, 2006, 03:07 PM
very, very :clapping: nice, looks like fun. :clapping: :clapping: WTG guys

Quote from: Grimace on Jul 09, 2006, 06:59 PM
Nice fish as usual bigred.

cheers

Grimace

Quote from: synergyboy10 on Jul 09, 2006, 08:16 PM
nice fish red.

Thanks everyone 8)

Quote from: crowkiller on Jul 07, 2006, 03:20 PM
you guys sure do have some good fishing in your neck of the woods

yes we do, this area is blessed with an awesome variety of top notch fishing.

Quote from: Muskie Matt on Jul 08, 2006, 07:52 PM
Nice fish BigRed! It's amazing the fish can even see your lure in the brown water we currently have in NY from all the rain. I too killed them this weekend on The Mohawk.

Your not kidding. We did pretty darn good on the mohawk too this weekend we just had ;)
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <7/6> extended weekend fishing (pg 16)
Post by: bigredfishing on Jul 13, 2006, 09:21 PM: This hot weather sucks!! Hasn't hurt the fishing though ;)

Lets see here. Been fishing the last few days in a row. Friday went walleye fishing, I was all ready to get my limit early, get home, clean'em and go to work - but of course I got blanked. I just had to ask the trollers how they did - I think all of them had gotten at least their limits worth ::) Ehh.

Saturday I got an early start with Jon for a combo catfish/bass trip. Got the rods in the holders and set, and in no time Jon had a bite. As soon as he set the hook, he goes "this is NOT a catfish". He was right.

26" striped bass
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once it got light, we switched over to bass. We found a school of active fish and holy crap!! They were on!! We both hammered the snot out of small smallmouth bass - It was like a fish every cast for a few hours. Lots of bass - but not much size. We did get a few nice ones though.

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I even ended up with this fat crappie

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Sunday Mike (hudsonriverrat) and I headed out for some Largemouth. The fishing kinda sucked first thing in the morning - but it ended up coming around in a big way for us. Mike got this fat smallie

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And I got this 22" 5.2lb Largemouth - my biggest so far this year

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Monday night Jon and I headed our for some catfish. They were biting pretty good too :laugh:

Just before we hit up the cat spot, I had to throw a worm for some bass. I got a smallie, and this nice pike

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Then it was off to the cats

Jon ended up taking 4 to my 1

Here he is fighting the first fish of a night

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not a bad one 30"

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just a bit later he ended up getting two at the same time

can you tell he's having problems holding 'em up?

30.5" and 32"
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the bigger of the two
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I ended up with the biggest cat of the night, 33" - 21" girth. Some idiot forgot the scale (me :laugh:) but I'm guessing it was around 16.5lbs - which is equal to my PB 8)

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Jon got one more before we left, this big-headed male

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Tuesday night I headed out to one of my big bass spots. I fished it for about 20 minutes before the bugs carried me away (and that is while being covered in 100% DEET). I did manage to catch this 4lb 6oz bass before having to leave.

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Tried to do some trout fishing last night. Ended up getting caught in a lighting storm a LONG ways from the truck, besides that the creek we were on went up 2 feet WHILE WE WERE THERE :pinch:.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <7/13> lots o' pics - bass, cats (pg 17)
Post by: wny angler on Jul 13, 2006, 09:49 PM: nice cats-now thats my kind of fishin.
that 33 inchers a real slob, bet it put up a heluva good fight even with the heavy gear you guys were using.
what kind of bait & rig you guys use down your way for the cats if ya dont mind me askin.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <7/13> lots o' pics - bass, cats (pg 17)
Post by: Fishingking on Jul 13, 2006, 09:53 PM: you da man :) keep it up I havent been out for 6 weeks and its killing me
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <7/13> lots o' pics - bass, cats (pg 17)
Post by: camo_fish on Jul 14, 2006, 04:07 AM: wow :o Lance you and John but the hurt'ns on some nice fish. ;D I love that picture with your fist in the mouth, are you sure you weren't noodling. ;) Some very nice Large and Small Mouths too. ;D :o You are the Man. 8) WTG on some awesome fish'n. 8)
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <7/13> lots o' pics - bass, cats (pg 17)
Post by: crowkiller on Jul 14, 2006, 07:16 AM: nice RED you always seem to find top quality fish WTG
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <7/13> lots o' pics - bass, cats (pg 17)
Post by: BAZOOKAJOE on Jul 14, 2006, 10:25 AM: You gotta be one of the few YANKEE catfish noodlers!! :D Nice fish man!! Those kitties must really tug.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <7/13> lots o' pics - bass, cats (pg 17)
Post by: Lindz on Jul 14, 2006, 10:31 AM: Excellent fish BigRed ;D
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <7/13> lots o' pics - bass, cats (pg 17)
Post by: Pikeguy on Jul 14, 2006, 10:32 AM: Wow, imporessive pics even for you Lance WTG man!
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <7/13> lots o' pics - bass, cats (pg 17)
Post by: pondpro on Jul 14, 2006, 11:28 AM: nice fish
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <7/13> lots o' pics - bass, cats (pg 17)
Post by: xrhino on Jul 14, 2006, 02:22 PM: You continue to rule, Bigred. Nice fish as usual. WTG!
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <7/13> lots o' pics - bass, cats (pg 17)
Post by: bigredfishing on Jul 14, 2006, 04:57 PM: thanks everyone for the nice words ;D

Quote from: wny angler on Jul 13, 2006, 09:49 PM
nice cats-now thats my kind of fishin.
that 33 inchers a real slob, bet it put up a heluva good fight even with the heavy gear you guys were using.

Thats just the thing...we used to use "light" gear, but that wasn't working out. Those big channels were burying us into sunken debris using the deep water and fast current to their advantage. I still feel undergunned with my catfish rods, and 20lb big game. That 16lber came within a foot of wrapping me around a buoy - the buoy was 100 yards downstream from the boat.

Last year Jon had a cat on for 45 minutes that he could not get up with 15lb test and bass tackle. We finally got it in the boat - a 12lber. After that we agreed that we would not let something like that happen again. It still takes a good 5-10 minutes to bring anything over 12lbs in even with the heavy gear.

also, you have a PM.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <7/13> lots o' pics - bass, cats (pg 17)
Post by: dwaytkus on Jul 14, 2006, 08:55 PM: Great fish as always Lance. I totally have to agree with you that this hot weather sucks. I can't wait for a couple more months so we can put the hurtin on some fall frenzy walleye's.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <7/13> lots o' pics - bass, cats (pg 17)
Post by: Bartman44 on Jul 16, 2006, 07:11 AM: Great set of pics. Looks like you're getting out a lot more than me.

Fine catfish :thumbup_smilie:
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <7/13> lots o' pics - bass, cats (pg 17)
Post by: bigredfishing on Jul 16, 2006, 09:30 PM: I always dread the hot weather we get around here this time of year. The thing is that it doesn't hurt the fishing at all. I got out for a solo bass trip this morning, and did pretty well.

First cast of the day and this big fat momma hit.

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5lbs 12oz on the digi scale, my biggest so far this year ;D

self timer photo - a bit fuzzy

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A few minutes later, and this solid 3lb 8oz took the topwater

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Caught quite a few 1 - 2lbers...once that sun got bright, got another solid chunker

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got surprised by this nice smallie

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Ended the day with a solid 4lb 8oz fish

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Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <7/16> some chunky bass (pg 17)
Post by: wny angler on Jul 16, 2006, 09:49 PM: nice quality bass
fish on the first cast-thats usually a bad sign for me,you did well .
not too bad of a job on the timer shots other than the fuzziness .
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <7/16> some chunky bass (pg 17)
Post by: Deposit on Jul 17, 2006, 08:24 AM: You are a fishing machine lance!!! Ya look a little sunburnt there. Nice job on all the fish
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <7/16> some chunky bass (pg 17)
Post by: PGKris on Jul 17, 2006, 08:45 PM: WTG man! Looks like a good time cat fishin! Nice work as always.
Tight Lines
Kris
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <7/16> some chunky bass (pg 17)
Post by: devil-man on Jul 20, 2006, 06:21 AM: Nice bassin' BR. Have you cashed any checks this year?
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <7/16> some chunky bass (pg 17)
Post by: Muskie Matt on Jul 21, 2006, 07:44 AM: Quote from: devil-man on Jul 20, 2006, 06:21 AM
Nice bassin' BR. Have you cashed any checks this year?
Too funny! Nice fish BigRed!
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <7/16> some chunky bass (pg 17)
Post by: Bartman44 on Jul 21, 2006, 05:33 PM: Great fish Red!

I don't like this hot weather either but the fishing can indeed be good.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <7/16> some chunky bass (pg 17)
Post by: pondpro on Jul 21, 2006, 05:39 PM: nice bass
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures
Post by: bigredfishing on Jul 24, 2006, 10:49 PM: First update in a while. Haven't been on here too much, been trying to get as much week night fishing as possible, and I haven't had time to kill at work - but I do have a few fishing pictures.

Last week I got out with my buddies Kyle and Jon for some cats, and we did pretty good. We caught 4 total over twelve - 2 15lbers

I started things off with a hard fighting 9lber that didn't get pictured. Jon took the two next fish, and good ones at that.

His first 15lbs 12oz. 34"

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neat macro shot

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His other big one 14lbs 15oz 33"

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same macro shot, but on this fish

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letting him go

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Kyle with his 12lb+ fish

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Me with my big fish, 15lbs 8oz 32"

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Got out with my buddy Brian for some largemouth fishing in the downpours Saturday, and they were biting.

Started off early with this one

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Brian takes the next two good ones

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including the biggest of the day, this chunky 4lb jig fish

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Pike!

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solid largemouth

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got this big crappie on an 8" plastic worm 13.25"

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Got this 3lber that was covered with black splotches

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Thats it for now. Also been fishing for river smallies and drifting for cats - both are a total blast on light tackle. Oh yeah, someone shot at me with a BB gun last week one evening. Something about me fishing on state water, but they thought it was private ??? All I know what that I made it pretty clear they were going to stop or there would be problems ::) Then kept fishing, hammering smallies the whole time :laugh:
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <7/24> catfish, bass (pg 18)
Post by: pikemaster789 on Jul 24, 2006, 11:51 PM: great stuff bigred

keep it up
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <7/24> catfish, bass (pg 18)
Post by: camo_fish on Jul 25, 2006, 12:37 AM: nice fish, looks and sounds like that crappie was hungry. :laugh: Still getting some very nice catfish, how many do you thing you caught before, we should start tagging our fish. ;) That would be something. :laugh: Ran into Mike and he said he caught the same LMB on the river as you a few days ago, the one with the 1 F'ed up eye. 8) You are just a fish magnet, keep'em coming. ;D
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <7/24> catfish, bass (pg 18)
Post by: PGKris on Jul 25, 2006, 01:53 AM: I seem to remember a sig line about hollow points....hmmmm where did that go? ::) ::) :-X Nice fish again 8)
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <7/24> catfish, bass (pg 18)
Post by: Pikeguy on Jul 25, 2006, 07:47 AM: Nice bunch of pics there Lance. Sounds like you need to take a flare gun along to fight back ;D Some people ::)
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <7/24> catfish, bass (pg 18)
Post by: BAZOOKAJOE on Jul 25, 2006, 10:28 AM: You should've shot back!! ;) Except with a higher caliber. Did you filet up that bass?? :sick:
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <7/24> catfish, bass (pg 18)
Post by: bigredfishing on Aug 10, 2006, 09:16 PM: Phew. Its been awhile since I was last on here. I am having a freakin' blast of a summer. I'm getting more fishing time in then ever before, and it is starting to pay off. Unfortunatly though, I don't get on here too much. Alot of my time on here was at work, but since a recent promotion, I have not had any time on here during the day at all. In the evenings, I have been either fishing or (gasp) golfing (yes that is right, after not having picked up a club in 3 years, I went out cold on a local course and had the best round of my life, hitting par on half the holes)

ANYWAY. With the hot weather we had, the fishing had been awesome. Here's a good example of that, a nice jigged up largie

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smallie

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This weekend, the fishing was fantastic. Friend of mine, and fellow MFF member Catchandrealease pointed me to a good walleye bite.

barely legal

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Three keepers (two of which were Brian's.)

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Brian and I went out the next day and CREAMED them

We took a total of 11 walleyes, including two larger fish that were released. I even caught one on a bass jig! We ended up with a good well-rounded mixed bag, including the fat crappie on the board.

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that evening we went out on Brian's awesome ride. Mike (hudsonriverrat) showed up and showed off a nice bass

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Brian's bro Keith with a pike

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Brian got the Lunker of the night, this awesome eye that was released

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Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <8/10> lots o' eyes, bass. (pg 19)
Post by: camo_fish on Aug 10, 2006, 09:18 PM: very nice fish Lance, glad to see the sink pictures again, some fine looking wallies there. :bowdown: :thumbup_smilie: WTG, Lance, we need to hook up, come some product for you to test out. ;) :afro: See you on the water soon. :evil:
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <8/10> lots o' eyes, bass. (pg 19)
Post by: devil-man on Aug 10, 2006, 09:30 PM: Congrats on the promotion, L!
We've missed ya!

Fine fish as always.
You guys are all planning on heading west in February, right?
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <8/10> lots o' eyes, bass ( bottom of pg 18)
Post by: HudsonRiverRat-1 on Aug 10, 2006, 09:32 PM: Nice fish Lance.You da man. :P
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <8/10> lots o' eyes, bass ( bottom of pg 18)
Post by: pikemaster789 on Aug 10, 2006, 09:38 PM: man you really slotter them
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <8/10> lots o' eyes, bass ( bottom of pg 18)
Post by: Pikeguy on Aug 11, 2006, 08:43 AM: Wow, great pictures Lance. Congrats on the promotion as well. :clapping:
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <8/10> lots o' eyes, bass ( bottom of pg 18)
Post by: Deposit on Aug 11, 2006, 03:18 PM: Lots of nice fish Red!! Keep em comming
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <8/10> lots o' eyes, bass ( bottom of pg
Post by: Lindz on Aug 11, 2006, 03:22 PM: Lance your killing it. :tipup: I gotta get to NY, Nov. is not coming soon enough.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <8/10> lots o' eyes, bass ( bottom of pg
Post by: archbishop on Aug 11, 2006, 03:25 PM: Quote from: Lindz on Aug 11, 2006, 03:22 PM
Lance your killing it. :tipup: I gotta get to NY, Nov. is not coming soon enough.

leave our baitfish alone :laugh:

great pics lance, i was just watching you on tv the other day :tipup:
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <8/10> lots o' eyes, bass ( bottom of pg 18)
Post by: Bartman44 on Aug 11, 2006, 09:08 PM: Wow, nice mess of eyes Red. You're making me hungry :thumbup_smilie:
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <8/10> lots o' eyes, bass ( bottom of pg 18)
Post by: Hookjaw on Aug 12, 2006, 04:23 PM: Holy Chr!st. All of your pictures are awesome!!! I only wish we had bass, cats, and panfish like crappie up here. ;D Keep it up Bigred!!!
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <8/10> lots o' eyes, bass ( bottom of pg 18)
Post by: Pasquatch on Aug 12, 2006, 05:48 PM: Sweet catches Lance, you got your priorities straight man. ;)
Title: Pics
Post by: bigredfishing on Aug 20, 2006, 11:51 PM: I've got some pics here of last week's fishing.

"BassinBrain" with a chunky largie
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I've been doing some light tackle fishing for cats during the weeknights - drifting weighted baits under a bobber, or drifting completely unweighted baits along the bottom. They fight so hard on 8lb test steelhead tackle, its a blast. I finally brought my camera to get some pics one night last week.

Jon with channel
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I only got one cat, but it was a solid 10lb+ fish
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neat colors on the old fish
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released
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Got out with "RiverRat-1" this morning. We caught our fish early, but they were solid chunks

Mike with a good one
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My first 4lber 4lbs 2oz
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Second 4lber 4lbs 8oz

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Caught all my bass (3) on the good 'ol Jig'n'pig.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <8/20> bass, cats (pg 19)
Post by: camo_fish on Aug 20, 2006, 11:56 PM: very nice guys, looks like a blast, I can't wait to get on the water again. 8)
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <8/20> bass, cats (pg 19)
Post by: pikemaster789 on Aug 21, 2006, 12:15 AM: you guys just keep knocking them down. WTG
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <8/20> bass, cats (pg 19)
Post by: dwaytkus on Aug 21, 2006, 07:39 PM: Nice fish as always Lance.

Havn't been doing much here just alot of around the house projects before we get into the fall bite, hunting season and then ice fishing. If I dont do them now, good chance they will wait for spring.... ;D
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <8/20> bass, cats (pg 19)
Post by: Deposit on Aug 23, 2006, 01:27 PM: Wow alot of nice bass there Red!!!
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <8/20> bass, cats (pg 19)
Post by: bussboy on Aug 28, 2006, 01:55 AM: Great catch Bigred.
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <8/20> bass, cats (pg 19)
Post by: WANNAKETCHUM on Aug 28, 2006, 04:03 PM: I'm totally ENVIOUS Red!!! Between changing jobs, the O.T. and all of life's other little surprises...I just haven't had time to get out much at all this past few months. But it looks like you're doing a bang up job and I'm happy for ya!!! If anyone deserves a shot at any of the categories you may have entered in, it's you my man. Keep up the good fishin' cuz if I can't get out...I can always count on checking out the fine photos you post and at least drool a little.... ;D WK
Title: Re: Bigredfishing's angling adventures- <8/20> bass, cats (pg 19)
Post by: pinche on Aug 30, 2006, 03:33 PM: bigred you never fail to amaze me nice fish !