How about a fishing thread ?
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From: drycreek
17-Oct-23
Went fishing today with my best friend of 30+ years, his grandson, and our premier crappie guide. We did this dirty deed on Lake Fork in East Texas, known for great BIG bass. We however, were crappie fishing, no ditch pickles for us ! We did not catch our limit, but we did put 35 quality fish in the box, some a little over 2 lb. and most at least a pound and a half. They were spooky today and short striking to boot. I don’t know how many we missed but it was several. We had a helluva good time and that, my friends, is what it’s all about !
From: drycreek
17-Oct-23
From: drycreek
17-Oct-23
From: drycreek
17-Oct-23
From: HDE
17-Oct-23
Just doing a little prospecting...
From: scentman
17-Oct-23
Smiles, can't help but smile when fishing with friends and family!
From: bigswivle
17-Oct-23
Little late to the party
Little late to the party
My girls
My girls
From: JohnMC
17-Oct-23
Looks fun and man I'd love frying up some fresh crappie, been a while.
From: drycreek
17-Oct-23
John, they are very tasty, especially out of this lake.
From: Catscratch
17-Oct-23
Outstanding! I used up the last of our fillets at the churches fish fry. Need to go get some more! Nice job!
From: Basil
17-Oct-23
I’ve never been much of a musky fisherman but spent the last couple day chasing them. Caught 4 nice fish. Now time to get back in the woods.
From: carcus
17-Oct-23
I'm going out Thursday, second open water fishing trip of the year, after that focus on deer hunting
From: Lewis
17-Oct-23
Good job y’all always have loved fishing and truthfully I used to take it way too seriously just have fun and enjoy Lewis
From: Stoneman
17-Oct-23
drycreek looks like a great day on the water with friends and some good eating!
From: HUNT MAN
18-Oct-23
Little break from the mnts does the soul good!! Hunt
From: Mike B
18-Oct-23
Even though the Skagit River runs through my backyard, I hadn't been down fishing in almost 10 years. Meniere's disease took my balance, and walking along a very rocky beach was just asking for trouble, so I quit going.
Sunday, a couple of friends were fishing, and I decided it was long past time for me to get back to something I love......catching salmon! Being an odd year, we have a Pink Salmon run that arrives in Sept., and then the Coho start showing up in Mid-Sept. through Oct.
From: Mike B
18-Oct-23
From: Mike B
18-Oct-23
From: 70lbDraw
18-Oct-23
From: midwest
18-Oct-23
Something I don't do near enough of these days! Love the pics!
From: MA-PAdeerslayer
18-Oct-23
Midwest x2!
From: Catscratch
18-Oct-23
Timex, some of the coolest fishing pics I've ever seen! Congrats to you guys!
From: kota-man
18-Oct-23
Fall Walleyes and Crappies here…
From: Grey Ghost
18-Oct-23
Nice mess of crappie, drycreek!! They may be my favorite fresh water fish to eat.
I spent a few fantastic days on the river with 2 friends last week. The big brownies and bows were hungry. One of my buddies even caught a rare 22" Tiger trout.
From: Grey Ghost
18-Oct-23
A nice bow.
From: Grey Ghost
18-Oct-23
Here's the Tiger trout. It's the biggest one I've ever seen in Colorado.
From: wilbur
18-Oct-23
Story of my life always a little short.
Story of my life always a little short.
From: Blood
18-Oct-23
Rhode Island yellowfin
Rhode Island yellowfin
From: Ziek
18-Oct-23
Clearwater R., Delta Junction, AK. 3 weight fly rod.
From: Ziek
18-Oct-23
Clearwater R., Delta Junction, AK. Tenkara rod.
From: Ziek
18-Oct-23
Copper R. red, Alaganik Slough, Copper R. Delta, Cordova, AK.
From: Two dogs mobile
18-Oct-23
Dry Creek:. That is a nice bunch of Crappie. They are my favorite fish to eat and I eat a lot of them. I still have a few in the freezer, but they will not last the winter. I need to get out a few more times this fall.
From: grossklw
18-Oct-23
My son with a nice Silver.
My son with a nice Silver.
My dad and nephew with a nice King double.
My dad and nephew with a nice King double.
Giant 29# yellow eye that is being mounted to be put in our Airbnb.
Giant 29# yellow eye that is being mounted to be put in our Airbnb.
55# Ling my wife caught.
55# Ling my wife caught.
We bought a couple places up in Homer AK with my buddy to short term rent. First trip up there to actually enjoy it, love fishing in AK.
From: grossklw
18-Oct-23
Heck of a Ling Cod day!
Heck of a Ling Cod day!
Nephew with his first yelloweye
Nephew with his first yelloweye
Nephew #2 with his first yelloweye
Nephew #2 with his first yelloweye
Double Yelloweye fun in Homer!
From: grossklw
18-Oct-23
49# surprise lingcod fishing for halibut on a salmon carcass.
49# surprise lingcod fishing for halibut on a salmon carcass.
My brother with his first halibut
My brother with his first halibut
My personal best yelloweye, 25#s.
My personal best yelloweye, 25#s.
I got a fish print of mine done to take home and display. Looks great.
I got a fish print of mine done to take home and display. Looks great.
If any of you are ever down to Homer and want to check out my place, don't hesitate to shoot me a message on here. Cool to mess with and we had a great first year on our cabins.
https://airbnb.com/h/rockfishretreat
From: grossklw
18-Oct-23
And the reason we go to AK every year.
And the reason we go to AK every year.
Biggest halibut of the trip for my sister in law, her first ocean fish!
From: drycreek
18-Oct-23
Thanks for all the entries ! :-)
Grey Ghost won most beautiful with that Tiger Trout.
I’m torn between the Ling Cod and Hunt Man’s mug for second place……;-)
Seriously, I appreciate all the fishing pics, especially the kids, I think it’s important to introduce the kids to our passions in a way that makes them want to carry it forward. I know from being on here for years that you guys do too !
From: drycreek
18-Oct-23
My wife, granddaughter, and myself on a recent catfishing trip.
From: VAMtns
18-Oct-23
Good eats , just finished fileting 40 sac a lait or crappy all over 1lb . Drop 6 filets in a quart freezer bag cover filets with well water and freeze . Keep a year or more but usually all eaten before that .
From: Grey Ghost
18-Oct-23
"Grey Ghost won most beautiful with that Tiger Trout."
Wow, thanks!! That's an honor considering all the other beautiful fish on this thread.
You're cooler full of crappie reminded me that I still have a meal of those delicious little morsels in my freezer from my Kansas trip earlier this year. I may have to do a fish fry this weekend!
Matt
From: peterk1234
18-Oct-23
From: Skippy
20-Oct-23
Stripers off the Jersey coast.
From: Skippy
20-Oct-23
42lbs
42lbs
Stripers off the Jersey coast.
From: Jack Harris
20-Oct-23
47” Striper quickly released
47” Striper quickly released
Catching NJ stripers on live bunker is a blast ! I have a 20’ Key West CC I trailer…. So hard to get your one keeper per person when the slot is 28-31” and all you catch are over 40”.
From: Jack Harris
20-Oct-23
From: scentman
20-Oct-23
Love these threads... and I don't even fish;0) scentman
From: deerhunter72
20-Oct-23
Some beautiful fish on this thread! Loved seeing this big crappie.
From: SlipShot
20-Oct-23
The tiger trout is cool. I have only caught one, yes in Colorado.
From: SlipShot
20-Oct-23
Here a couple from this year. Most on fly, a few on lures.
From: SlipShot
20-Oct-23
Few more
From: Jack Harris
20-Oct-23
47” Striper quickly released
47” Striper quickly released
Catching NJ stripers on live bunker is a blast ! I have a 20’ Key West CC I trailer…. So hard to get your one keeper per person when the slot is 28-31” and all you catch are over 40”.
From: IdyllwildArcher
20-Oct-23
From: Medicinemann
20-Oct-23
The mottling pattern on that tiger trout kinda resembles the mottling on a lake trout, doesn't it? Really cool fish
From: Rob in VT
20-Oct-23
Some cool fish guys!
From: Rob in VT
20-Oct-23
From: Rob in VT
20-Oct-23
From: Corax_latrans
22-Oct-23
Big stocker on a woolly bugger
Big stocker on a woolly bugger
These are re-runs, but this was the best year of fishing for me in at least 25 years…
From: Corax_latrans
22-Oct-23
42” striper on a chunk
42” striper on a chunk
From: Corax_latrans
22-Oct-23
One of a couple dozen 22”-26” schoolies on a topwater plug
One of a couple dozen 22”-26” schoolies on a topwater plug
From: Corax_latrans
22-Oct-23
16” cutbow that lit up my Hardy pretty good on true Home water 8600 feet higher than the rest
16” cutbow that lit up my Hardy pretty good on true Home water 8600 feet higher than the rest
From: Bghunter00
22-Oct-23
My son caught this Goliath Grouper in FL over the summer, beautiful fish.
From: 12yards
23-Oct-23
Dang! Great fish guys and gals!
