Latest Catch Pics Thread

[TnRiver46]

19 minutes ago, GreenPig said:

What the pickerel??? I’ve heard tale they are tasty (in FLA ) 

[GreenPig]

5 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

What the pickerel??? I’ve heard tale they are tasty (in FLA ) 

Caught my bud 17 last year and he devoured those Ga pickerels.

[thediscochef]

29 minutes ago, GreenPig said:

ooooooooooooo teethy

[Aaron_H]

2 hours ago, thediscochef said:

Caught a beat up 6ish on Ray Bob today mixed in with four other 1-3s. I think she may have been defending a bed. Chatterbait did the heavy lifting. My buddy caught a few 4s too. And the bluebonnets the mower guy ran over the other day are sprouting blooms, so they will come back. It's been a good day

 

[Jmontgomery87]

A bunch of us got together at a friend's 5 acre pond for a cookout and fishing on Saturday. It was really foggy early and we were on a good top water bite until about 930. I caught 5 on a spook, 4 on a swim jig, 1 on a Senko, and a bullfrog on a frog. Almost all were in the 2 to 3lb range. My best was 2-15; biggest bass of the day was 3-4. The frog was 1-4. Lol. An excellent day!

 

[hokiehunter373]

Caught this beautiful little guy as by catch from my trout outing.  Caught 2 bass on roostertails and 1 on a jerkbait.  First 3 of the year and wasn't even going for them so I'll take it.

 

[T-Billy]

Ain't much of one, but I caught my first green bass of 23 today. Super pale, fresh up from the deep. Water's up to 45.

[thediscochef]

I think weightless flukes are good. Four on that today, in about two hours of messing about. Ray Bob spawn is in full effect. The spotted gar were up doing their thing too. It's good to be back.

[Bluebasser86]

Had a pretty good weekend of fishing this past weekend. Saturday, I took my boys out to a creek with some crawlers so mom could have some quiet time to do what she wanted to do and they could get out of the house. Well, I guess it rained a lot more than I thought and the creeks were really moving. We fished for a little over a hour without a bite and called it a day. My oldest son was disappointed though and didn't want to go home skunked. So we waited for mom to get home and helped her with some chores and went to the pond down the street. It's loaded with bluegills but it was muddy also, surprising since nothing drains into it. Really had to work for it, but we finally got him on the board, including the first crappie I've ever seen from there.

He's got a frog in one hand and a fish in the other in this picture. The peepers were everywhere and he'd just caught one when his bobber when down. 

Saturday, I went to one of my favorite early season lakes hoping to maybe find my first smallmouth of the season. Not only did I not find my first smallmouth of the season, I couldn't hardly find a bass. What I did find, was a bunch of trout that wanted to eat a Ned rig. I kept catching trout pretty steady, and had just about talked myself into going somewhere else, when I got a bite and what looked like a giant creamsicle jumped out of the water. I've caught a couple palomino trout, but none even close to this size. The fish when nuts but was in the net after a brief fight. I carefully got a couple quick pictures and and a measurement and sent it back on it's way.

Shortly after that, I'd decided to go to a lake a ways south and fish the marina in hopes of getting my first smallmouth there and seeing how the lake was doing since I hadn't been there yet this year. There was one spot by the ramp I wanted to check again before I left though, because I'd marked a ton of fish in the morning but didn't catch any. I pitched my Ned rig around a laydown and finally got a bite, it was another palomino trout! I think I've maybe caught 3 or 4 of them in my life and then I caught 2 in a couple hours and both pretty nice fish, I couldn't believe it. Again I got a couple quick pictures and a measurement and released the fish to maybe be caught again.

 

With that, I headed south to a different lake. I got there to whitecaps and a few boats already fishing the small marina. I guess there was a tournament plus several boats practicing for a tournament the next weekend, so it was busy. I launched my kayak and got a call from one of the highschool kids I boat captain for. He saw me launching because he was practicing for the tournament next weekend. He told me they'd just fished the marina and didn't catch anything. I went ahead and shoved into the pounding waves and headed for the relative safety of the marina. Once I got into calm enough water to cast, I fired a jerkbait. Right as it reached the kayak, my first smallmouth of the year ate it.

I only had about 2.5-3 hours left in my fishing day to fish a small and already heavily pressured area, but I caught somewhere between 15 and 20 bass on a jerkbait, Ned rig, and Wiggle Wart. None were very big, but I did manage a bass slam (all 3 species we have in Kansas). This is pretty difficult because of how few lakes we have where all 3 reside together and in any numbers. My 2nd and last smallmouth of the day was a pretty solid fish too. 

[GaryH]

48 minutes ago, Bluebasser86 said:

Had a pretty good weekend of fishing this past weekend. Saturday, I took my boys out to a creek with some crawlers so mom could have some quiet time to do what she wanted to do and they could get out of the house. Well, I guess it rained a lot more than I thought and the creeks were really moving. We fished for a little over a hour without a bite and called it a day. My oldest son was disappointed though and didn't want to go home skunked. So we waited for mom to get home and helped her with some chores and went to the pond down the street. It's loaded with bluegills but it was muddy also, surprising since nothing drains into it. Really had to work for it, but we finally got him on the board, including the first crappie I've ever seen from there.

He's got a frog in one hand and a fish in the other in this picture. The peepers were everywhere and he'd just caught one when his bobber when down. 

Saturday, I went to one of my favorite early season lakes hoping to maybe find my first smallmouth of the season. Not only did I not find my first smallmouth of the season, I couldn't hardly find a bass. What I did find, was a bunch of trout that wanted to eat a Ned rig. I kept catching trout pretty steady, and had just about talked myself into going somewhere else, when I got a bite and what looked like a giant creamsicle jumped out of the water. I've caught a couple palomino trout, but none even close to this size. The fish when nuts but was in the net after a brief fight. I carefully got a couple quick pictures and and a measurement and sent it back on it's way.

Shortly after that, I'd decided to go to a lake a ways south and fish the marina in hopes of getting my first smallmouth there and seeing how the lake was doing since I hadn't been there yet this year. There was one spot by the ramp I wanted to check again before I left though, because I'd marked a ton of fish in the morning but didn't catch any. I pitched my Ned rig around a laydown and finally got a bite, it was another palomino trout! I think I've maybe caught 3 or 4 of them in my life and then I caught 2 in a couple hours and both pretty nice fish, I couldn't believe it. Again I got a couple quick pictures and a measurement and released the fish to maybe be caught again.

 

With that, I headed south to a different lake. I got there to whitecaps and a few boats already fishing the small marina. I guess there was a tournament plus several boats practicing for a tournament the next weekend, so it was busy. I launched my kayak and got a call from one of the highschool kids I boat captain for. He saw me launching because he was practicing for the tournament next weekend. He told me they'd just fished the marina and didn't catch anything. I went ahead and shoved into the pounding waves and headed for the relative safety of the marina. Once I got into calm enough water to cast, I fired a jerkbait. Right as it reached the kayak, my first smallmouth of the year ate it.

I only had about 2.5-3 hours left in my fishing day to fish a small and already heavily pressured area, but I caught somewhere between 15 and 20 bass on a jerkbait, Ned rig, and Wiggle Wart. None were very big, but I did manage a bass slam (all 3 species we have in Kansas). This is pretty difficult because of how few lakes we have where all 3 reside together and in any numbers. My 2nd and last smallmouth of the day was a pretty solid fish too. 

Lucky boys and lucky dad. ?

[Team9nine]

Yesterday was 64, sunny, and a warm south wind - I stayed home. Today was post frontal - another half inch of rain overnight to go with our nearly 2 inches the previous 36 hrs, heavy cloud cover all day, a NW wind at 10-14 mph, and a high that only briefly touched 45 deg. Still managed 45 bass this afternoon, and got to let what is the best numbers lake rest for another day. Blade bait did all the heavy lifting today. Here’s a few (biggest fish got off right at my feet today - was almost able to grab him, but…).

 

 

 

 

[Swamp Girl]

I loved this latest line of posts. Those Dreamsicle trout, T-Billy's first bass, 45 bass, and the discochef's got his groove back!

[N Florida Mike]

Had a friend over for his first try at bass fishing. We went from 5:30 or so until dark. Near perfect temps in the low 80s, light breeze , partly cloudy.

Started out near our island with no fish caught on several baits. Got to the south end of the island and got my first ( and biggest fish) on the UV speed worm in watermelon red. My friend had several bites with a super fluke but was having trouble hooking them. I had switched to the bama bug yum dinger and caught several more .

Evan finally connected on the yum dinger.

On the way home , I stopped at the deep hole on the way . As I was changing to an ol monster, Evan hooked another fish that seemed small , but it ended up being his best fish.

We ended up with around 10 total…

I think Evan enjoyed it, which was the goal. He’s asking me if we can go agin this thursday. 

Thinks he’s got the bug…

[AlabamaSpothunter]

5 fish, but one of them was about 5lbs lol.....75degree water temps today, and that's up 17degrees in about a week's time.    

 

Toad came on the Jackhammer with 5" Spunk Shad, really loving this combo now.   Big profile, big thump, just throws more jet fuel on an already big fish bait.  Another chunky Spot did as well, then two quick Buzzbait fish in the back of a pocket, and lastly the Spro Little Jon 50 picked up the 5th one.    Dying to get on that first wide open topwater bite.  

 

***note the Crappie fisherman in the background, not sure I would have been snapping a pic if it wasn't ?

 

[thediscochef]

beautiful day in the latest catch pics thread, love it. those orange trouts are a sight to behold

[Pat Brown]

 

Ran out of space on the photo allowance for this post even after compressing then a lot but here are some fun pictures from yesterday.

 

My first NICE bass on the Jerkbait and one of three I caught yesterday on the Berkley Frittside 5 in black chartreuse.

 

My buddy got his very first bass on a jig and Jake got one on the Senko!

 

Incredibly fun afternoon yesterday!

[Swamp Girl]

@N Florida Mike, you hooked Evan! 

 

@Pat Brown, you hooked a buddy too!

 

@AlabamaSpothunter, those are three gorgeous bass.

 

In case you guys think I've grown too old and soft to fish, here's a live lake cam of a Maine lake.: 

 

[galyonj]

22 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

@N Florida Mike, you hooked Evan! 

 

@Pat Brown, you hooked a buddy too!

 

@AlabamaSpothunter, those are three gorgeous bass.

 

In case you guys think I've grown too old and soft to fish, here's a live lake cam of a Maine lake.: 

 

Sure, all your water's frozen, but look at the bright side. You'd be able to skip a jig a country mile on that.

[MN Fisher]

47 minutes ago, galyonj said:

 

Sure, all your water's frozen, but look at the bright side. You'd be able to skip a jig a country mile on that.

Ya - but it's hard for the fish to get at that jig...so catching is problematic.

[galyonj]

8 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

Ya - but it's hard for the fish to get at that jig...so catching is problematic.

 

Catching? Don't be ridiculous.

[The Bassman]

Got my biggest one in almost two years this afternoon, 6.82#. Caught her in front of a submerged drain on a Z-Man TicklerZ that's been catching fish since last fall. Can't wear it out. Also caught several others on it and lipless crankbait.

[AlabamaSpothunter]

26 minutes ago, The Bassman said:

Got my biggest one in almost two years this afternoon, 6.82#. Caught her in front of a submerged drain on a Z-Man TicklerZ that's been catching fish since last fall. Can't wear it out. Also caught several others on it and lipless crankbait.

Awesome fish man, congrats! 

[thediscochef]

Went out to a different spot on Ray Roberts again today, just state park goofin. Landed five in one hour at the first spot I tried - a 4lb, two 2.5-3lb, and two 1-2lb. Feeling good about that, might be one of the best trips I've had in terms of pounds per minute. Had to leave for an appointment but gonna go back to the east side of the lake for more sheltered cove action. Three straight days of good fishing makes a chef happy. 

[Team9nine]

2 hours ago, The Bassman said:

Got my biggest one in almost two years this afternoon, 6.82#. Caught her in front of a submerged drain on a Z-Man TicklerZ that's been catching fish since last fall. Can't wear it out. Also caught several others on it and lipless crankbait.

Show off - now you’re just rubbing it in ? This might be a banner year over there.

 

I’ve only seen one good fish this year from my little lakes. Starting to wonder about them. One has almost gone dead, while a couple numbers lakes have only produced small fish. Might be a tough year over here  Our lack of good drains is really starting to show itself. Maybe once things warm up it’ll change - at least, I sure hope so.

[Cbump]

Buddy and I went prefishing today for a tournament that’s this weekend. Caught these three in about 5 minutes in one area and left It alone. Water temps still in the 50s here. Hoping It’s even better this weekend.