What Else Do You Target?

[Jmrichardson2011]

I am actually coming more into fishing for other species, specifically panfish (love fried crappie and bluegill). I have started taking my boy out with me and we target nothing but panfish. It's easiest for him to learn some things on and he has an absolute blast doing it. Went out last Sunday and caught 30 bluegill between the two of us at a local pond (nothing to keep, but fun hauling 'em in one after another).

[flyfisher]

I was a trout only fisherman for decades. After the trout slowed down we would hit the lake for bass once or twice a year. We would also fish for strippers, snapper blues, harbor blues and blues in saltwater. We would go for porgies and blackfish too. Inbetween trolling for blues we would catch weakfish too. We went spear fishing for whitings but never got any. Also we would fish for Flatfish too. (Flounder) We would anchor the boat and fish for flatfish as the tide was going out then go claming off Norwalk. Now I fish for bass. I do enjoy catching the larger chain pickerel. We do have the northern pike here too. They put them here to control the white perch population in one lake. Now we have pike in all the bodies of water that's down stream. We also have salmon here too but I never targeted them yet.

Those are the easiest catch....a pocketfull of ones and you are golden

[gr8outdoorz]

60% - Trophy size Brown Trout

20% - Trophy size Rainbows

15% - LMB

5% - Other (Bluegill, Crappie, Carp, Salmon,... basically anything that swims!)

[J Francho]

Northern pike, tiger musky, jack perch, steelhead, king/coho salmon, brown trout...

[Oregon Native]

All fish are Gods gift I believe to be outside and irrisponsible enjoying what he created. Used to fish a lot for salmon and steelhead but the last twenty years or so have been a bass addict. But if it swims I usually like to catch it.

Tight LInes

[Helluva_Engineer]

In order of preference to target:

Dolphin

Sailfish

Snapper

Grouper

Snook

Tuna

Jack

Bass

Bream

Catfish

 

In order of most often:

Snook (though I get Jacks way more often as bycatch)

Dolphin

Sailfish

Bass

Snapper

[Hooligan]

I'm about 90% bass, and the remaining bit split between walleye and Muskie with the occasional Palmetto thrown in there.

When I'm forced to ice fish, and don't have time to go south, I really target big bluegills sight fishing.

[NC_Bass6]

i love catching huge catfish. nice thing to do at night

[Maxximus Redneckus]

Saltwater-croaker,rock,blues,flounder,yellow perch,white perch,puppy drum,catfish,seatrout, freshwater-lmb,crappie,bluegill,Pickerel,catfish, I got a bon buffet around here

[Creekcrappie]

Crappie, bluegill, white bass, stocked trout, and catfish. I fish for whatever will be up shallow and in big numbers. I want to be a tournament pro so I bass fish almost every day.

[Ratherbfishing]

In the spring, especially, when the bluegill or sunnies are bedding, I'll break out my fly rod and popper assortment and chase them.  A big bull bluegill tugging on a 7.5 foot flyrod is AT LEAST as fun as most of the bass I catch.  I look forward to it each year.

[JellyMan]

Nothing. Unless I am in the salt or brackish. Bass, Bass, Bass. Catfish only when alcohol and a late night of talking is involved.

[Grizzn N Bassin]

Bass fish almost every day.... sometime i bring chicken liver to my uncles pond and throw spinning setup out for catfish...   in the spring i stripper fish when they make their run up the Hudson river

[SirSnookalot]

I am totally consumed with snook, I fish for them daily year round, certain times of the year they can be difficult to catch on artificial.  As much as I love catching snook they aren't my favorite to have on the end of my line, the bigger ones can give a heck of a fight but I classify them as a 2nd or 3rd tier fish in the fight department.  Inshore fishing it's hard to find anything that fights harder than a Jack Cravelle, unless it's a Permit and IMO it's the ultimate on lighter tackle.  That said members of the jack family do not get airborn, which brings me to my 2 favorite fish, tarpon and barracuda.  Both get up in the air, have some size to them and the cuda gives ya slam you won't ever forget.

[AssassinAngling]

Steelhead,Salmon, and lake trout. If you haven't caught a steelhead or a salmon before I suggest you make an effort to. A small 25'' steelhead will make fighting a 6-7 pound smallie seem easy. When you hook into a big steelhead you just watch your line disappear and pray the line doesn't break.