Super User Nitrofreak Posted December 18, 2013 Super User Posted December 18, 2013 We've been having some good success lately. All these fish were caught by my daughter & I with in the last week at Powhatan Lakes. Caught 20+ fish over 4lbs in a 3 day span. Biggest being 6.13 on a Rapala scale. Amazing !!! Thanks for sharing !!! Quote
quanjig Posted December 19, 2013 Posted December 19, 2013 Caught a little snakey at a warm water discharge yesterday, man are they cool looking fish!! Quote
Super User Nitrofreak Posted December 20, 2013 Super User Posted December 20, 2013 Caught a little snakey at a warm water discharge yesterday, man are they cool looking fish!! do they fight as good as they say they do ? Quote
quanjig Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 Meh, I've only caught 2 so my experience is limited. Sounds a little fruity but they're just real wiggly! Quote
VolFan Posted December 21, 2013 Posted December 21, 2013 I know that warmwater discharge (I think)...lots of carp? was he directly across from where you walk up under the weeds or was he near the overhead structure? There's usually one on the far bank. As far as fighting, they seem a lot like pike to me. Real good initial burst and power but then they just kind of roll over. They are delicious though. Quote
VolFan Posted December 21, 2013 Posted December 21, 2013 I know...and I assumed you weren't bank fishing Blue Plains...there's only a few left after that...and only one has that mud. Quote
quanjig Posted December 21, 2013 Posted December 21, 2013 South of old town, north of Belle Haven! Quote
VolFan Posted December 21, 2013 Posted December 21, 2013 Too much info! Preserve the Aquarium from the fly fishers! Quote
nitro557 Posted December 21, 2013 Posted December 21, 2013 I took some casts in the neighborhood lake and caught a few small bass today Quote
Super User flyfisher Posted December 21, 2013 Super User Posted December 21, 2013 I am hoping to head up to the AP hill ponds or the Pamunkey tomorrow...should be fun managing my kayak in 20 MPH winds Quote
Super User Nitrofreak Posted December 22, 2013 Super User Posted December 22, 2013 Meh, I've only caught 2 so my experience is limited. Sounds a little fruity but they're just real wiggly! I'll take fruity any day lol !!! Quote
Super User Nitrofreak Posted December 22, 2013 Super User Posted December 22, 2013 I know that warmwater discharge (I think)...lots of carp? was he directly across from where you walk up under the weeds or was he near the overhead structure? There's usually one on the far bank. As far as fighting, they seem a lot like pike to me. Real good initial burst and power but then they just kind of roll over. They are delicious though. How do you season them and how do you like to cook em ? Quote
VolFan Posted December 22, 2013 Posted December 22, 2013 Either sliced into strips and fried or kept in bigger chunks (it helps to catch bigger ones) and grilled. Usually just salt and pepper, but I have put Old Bay in my breading mix before. They're more of a meaty texture and pretty sweet like lobster. 1 Quote
OutKast Actual Posted January 3, 2014 Posted January 3, 2014 Those are some great fish in all those pics (both posters)! Also, it's great to see another person sharing the outdoors with kids! I've been fishing with my son since he's been old enough to walk...he's 14 years old now. One of my greatest fishing memories was when him & I were bluegill fishing in a base pond aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. He was almost, but not quite, 3 years old at the time. Well, we only had one fishing pole...which was one of those small rod/reel combo for kids. We were using canned corn as bait & I was the one casting & catching (hooking) the fish. I would hook the bluegill & then let him real them in. The can of corn was open & sitting on the ground. I was concentrating on a few bluegill that were messing around with the bait, waiting for one of them to take the bait into its mouth. All of a sudden, in a sweet little childs voice I hear, "Ummmm...that's good daddy." When I look down to see what he's talking about, I find my son eating the canned corn by the hands full! LOL Well, 10 years later my now 13 year old son (now 14) gave me another one of my greatest fishing memories when he caught & landed his personal best large mouth, a 4 1/2 pounder. He caught it while fishing topwater (Zoom Horny Toad) in the Meherrin River. He's came a long way from Spongebob, Super Man, Batman, & Dale Earnhardt Jr rod/reel combos. He now uses baitcasters & is pretty good at many types of artificial lure techniques. I've got a fishing partner for life! Keep up the good work with those kids...the memories are worth far more than any fish I've ever caught! 1 Quote
Super User Sam Posted January 3, 2014 Super User Posted January 3, 2014 Super story. Waiting to take my two grand kids fishing. The boy is 3 and the girl 18 months. I told their parents they have to be able to swim before I take them to pond or on the boat. The 3 year old may take swimming lessons this summer. Thanks for your service. We sincerely appreciate your efforts on behalf of all Americans, even the misguided ones. 1 Quote
Hanover_Yakker Posted January 3, 2014 Posted January 3, 2014 Fished Lake Anna last Friday - caught four missed two. Largest was caught on a texas-rigged PowerTeam Lures Conviction Craw and the other three were caught on a weedless jighead and PTL JP Hammershad. In my haste to get on the water, managed to forget to charge the batteries in my camera....sorry no pics, but nothing to be too proud of either. Nothing over 16", but the 16"er was stout for his size. Quote
Super User Nitrofreak Posted January 3, 2014 Super User Posted January 3, 2014 SSgt Hoskins , Cool story and thanks for sharing , I am a proud supporter of our military and I know you hear this a lot but thank you !!! Hanover-Yakker , Great to hear you got out to Anna and had some fun !! where did you go ? down by Dike 3? Private side ? 1 Quote
Hanover_Yakker Posted January 3, 2014 Posted January 3, 2014 SSgt Hoskins , Cool story and thanks for sharing , I am a proud supporter of our military and I know you hear this a lot but thank you !!! Hanover-Yakker , Great to hear you got out to Anna and had some fun !! where did you go ? down by Dike 3? Private side ? I was on the warm water side (working for big D has its advantages ) and working the rocks. I saw two massive bass easily over 22" just sitting in the eddies, but they were not in a feeding mood. When the fat 16" hit, I saw three other 17"+ bass get excited and follow him to the surface. They were hanging deep. I love working the rocks near dike 1 - you can use one or two lures all day and catch a fish on almost every cast. Gotta love fishing in 30 degree weather and water temps in the 70s still. Quote
Super User Nitrofreak Posted January 3, 2014 Super User Posted January 3, 2014 I was on the warm water side (working for big D has its advantages ) and working the rocks. I saw two massive bass easily over 22" just sitting in the eddies, but they were not in a feeding mood. When the fat 16" hit, I saw three other 17"+ bass get excited and follow him to the surface. They were hanging deep. I love working the rocks near dike 1 - you can use one or two lures all day and catch a fish on almost every cast. Gotta love fishing in 30 degree weather and water temps in the 70s still. There is a little cove at the beginning of dike one on that side , the point that is just before the dike wall that leads into that cove has always produced some good quality fish for me , I love Anna !! 1 Quote
OutKast Actual Posted January 4, 2014 Posted January 4, 2014 Super story. Waiting to take my two grand kids fishing. The boy is 3 and the girl 18 months. I told their parents they have to be able to swim before I take them to pond or on the boat. The 3 year old may take swimming lessons this summer. Thanks for your service. We sincerely appreciate your efforts on behalf of all Americans, even the misguided ones. Thank you for the compliment...the support...& you're welcome. You're going to have a GREAT time with those kids! Quote
OutKast Actual Posted January 4, 2014 Posted January 4, 2014 SSgt Hoskins , Cool story and thanks for sharing , I am a proud supporter of our military and I know you hear this a lot but thank you !!! Hanover-Yakker , Great to hear you got out to Anna and had some fun !! where did you go ? down by Dike 3? Private side ? Your welcome & thank you for supporting us military folks...it means more to us than you may realize! Quote
Super User Nitrofreak Posted January 4, 2014 Super User Posted January 4, 2014 Your welcome & thank you for supporting us military folks...it means more to us than you may realize! I have 2 ( twin ) nephews that serve , one great grandfather one grandfather , and my dad served , one paratrooper , my grandfather , shot 3 times on the way down and lived , one of my nephews served in Iraq , I am very proud of all of you , always will be , my blood is red white and American blue , I can't do much in the way of support , but I support as much as I can , to know a soldier gets to enjoy his family is everything to me , I wish all of you could , I love all of you and I know what it costs to be free , what it takes for us to sleep in peace , what you sacrifice for our great nation , yet I understand also what you guys and girls also put up with from our own , God bless all of you and your families !!! 1 Quote
OutKast Actual Posted January 4, 2014 Posted January 4, 2014 Nitrofreak, you say that you "can't do much in the way of support"...all you got to do is what you are doing now...being proud of us, being thankful, being respectful...that's all we need. Well, that's what we need from the people of this great country...we need the U.S. Federal GOVT to ensure that they give us the benefits that we've earned! lol. Thank you for the kind words & thank your family for their service as well. 1 Quote
Super User Nitrofreak Posted January 4, 2014 Super User Posted January 4, 2014 Nitrofreak, you say that you "can't do much in the way of support"...all you got to do is what you are doing now...being proud of us, being thankful, being respectful...that's all we need. Well, that's what we need from the people of this great country...we need the U.S. Federal GOVT to ensure that they give us the benefits that we've earned! lol. Thank you for the kind words & thank your family for their service as well. Done !! And God bless !! Quote
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