First Fish?

[weimedog]

Fishing got a rough start this year....
First Fish Of The Year? - YouTube

[samandothers]

That left a mark on finger and wallet.

[tule peak timber]

Yahoo! This site needs more fish posts like yours.Fun to watch and get motivated. This time , next week , I hope to wet a line with as much luck as your "first fish"Cheers ! 8)

[Jeff]

A poem. Nice fish. You wish. self directed poetry.

[sawguy21]

My favourite way to fish, an ultralight and 4# line. We were out on the weekend but the fish aren't moving yet.

[Jeff]

A poem. Nice fish. You wish. self directed poetry.

Asked to clarify. I wish to catch a nice fish too some day.

[tule peak timber]

The ultralight gear in small streams was where I ended up after years of fishing.2-4 lb test on micro rods against fish that a good deal of the time were too small to eat but VERY satisfying to coax out of a riffle in 12 inches of fast water. I have posted various pics from Idaho, Montana and Wyoming in the last couple of years here on the Forum.
The trip I am taking Monday will be to Kodiak where I am going to try surf fishing. I used to surf fish as a kid and boy has the gear changed! I had to spend a couple of hours with a rep at Tackle Direct in NJ to come up to speed on what current surf fishing gear consists of. I was lucky to get a guy who gave me good advice on rods and reels and they are most certainly at the opposite end of the "micro" spectrum.
I also am going to try something new called crab snaring. My visit to Kodiak is before the fish are moving in the creeks and the rivers and I am looking to target oddball species overlooked by all the salmon crazy folks.
We shall see. 8)

[Jeff]

I'll give you a fishing video SORTA. :D. Just a family clip    The date has been set. June 28th. Stranded Rock. Middle of lake superior.

loneliest place in n. America gift. - YouTube



https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=stranded+rock+lighthouse+lake+trout

[WV Sawmiller]

My favourite way to fish, an ultralight and 4# line. We were out on the weekend but the fish aren't moving yet.

M thoughts too! I grew up in N. Fla and used to bass fish till one day I realized it was getting to be too much like work. I started fishing with ultralight tackle and 6 lb line with little jig spinners for bluegills. I found a half lb bluegill fought just as hard on ultralight tackle as a 5 lb bass on medium tackle - and there were a lot more half lb bluegills out there than 5 lb bass. I started having a lot more fun.

[stavebuyer]

I started a new pursuit this spring. I am trying to catch and identify all of the species of fish(including all the minnows and darters) living in a stream on my farm. So far I am up to 20 species and think I will end up with more than 50. The smallest are caught by sight fishing with miniscule # 30 hooks . While no issue to "land" it takes a great of finesse and patience to hook them . More so than most of the larger common  "game" species.  I am having a lot of fun in a serene setting. Here a few pictures;

Striped Shiner

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Northern Studfish


 

Fantail Darter


 

Headwater Darter


 

[tule peak timber]

Very cool pics of your native fishes. I love where I live ----but there is no water!

[weimedog]

I think the only fish in my pond are bull heads and bass. Tried to introduce grass eating Carp, haven't seen a one yet. Same with perch & sunny's. Think we just fed the bass

[sawguy21]

 :D That is what my buddy accuses me of.

[YellowHammer]

I brought these bass into my pond from the Big G, last week.  We have been catching maybe 20 a trip, so the fishing has been pretty good.  My live well really only likes to bring three fish home at a time in prefect health, then I put them own a cooler and carry them to the pond.  

This way I know when I have a break from sawing, I can go to the pond and get my line stretched.



 


Here's also a nice smallmouth I caught from Tim's Ford.



 

[SwampDonkey]

The little creek up the road usually has a few speckled brook trout a little later on. Nothing bigger than 8 inches since the creek is quite small. And we have otter.

[stavebuyer]

A nicely colored Northern Studfish;


 

And used one of the Bluntnose minnows to catch this Smallmouth.


 

[Sauna freak]

My first fish of 2021...Jan 1!  It was delicious!

[Chuck White]

Nice one Sauna freak! 

Only drawback I've heard is that Northerns are tedious to filet!

I want to get into a few Walleye this summer!

[dgdrls]

Nice one Sauna freak!

Only drawback I've heard is that Northerns are tedious to filet!

I want to get into a few Walleye this summer!

It's a dandy Sauna freak

Chuck,  i think  Northern's  are as good or better than walleye for a fish-fry  
They're worth the extra fillet effort
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[gspren]

I've caught, cleaned and eaten a bunch of northern pike! The method we use gives 5 fillets per fish, not bad after you've done a few, there are u-tube videos so I won't describe it here.

[YellowHammer]

We went fishing yesterday, looking for some decent smallmouth and got in front of some.  This was his first smallmouth of the year, and his personal best.  He was very happy. 

I have a rule on the boat of "landing nets not allowed" which spices things up, and after several drag pulling runs at the boat, with 6 lb line, he said he had to close his eyes and look away when I reached out to lip the fish for him.

It was a lot of fun for both of us and you can tell by his smile he was a happy camper.



 
  

[tule peak timber]

Are you eating these guys?Please share any recipes! Nice fish !! 8)

[barbender]

My Dad will push walleye to the side and take the northern pike. They are tasty, especially out of cold water.

[YellowHammer]

Not me, I'm not much of a freshwater fish eater, except crappie, the odd catfish and sauger.  I pretty much let everything go its merry way.  

We stock our freezer up with saltwater fish, such as snapper and grouper. 

[Chuck White]

Bass season doesn't open in NY until June 15th!

No law against catching them early, just can't keep them!