Super User bulldog1935 Posted August 19, 2022 Super User Posted August 19, 2022 certainly trash fish is in the eye of the beholder, use of the term may simply be colloquial, and seems to be the major subject of this thread. I've had my day made by a 25" ladyfish (bigger than this one) because of the rocket-sled ride, and the same day brought home slot reds. I'll add to this I've targeted carp in a cottonwood seed fall - you see them circling under the cottonwood trees. Went home and tied up cottonwood seed flies - tufts of waste white marabou on a size 18 hook tied with brown thread. Fished 4 inches below a strike indicator, major sport on a 4-wt. Also picked up a couple of nice ones high-sticking my cats whisker out of a chute, preparing to swing the tailout for endemic bass. 13 Quote
galyonj Posted August 22, 2022 Posted August 22, 2022 Snuck out to the spot and had a pretty crappie day. 9 Quote
WVU-SCPA Posted August 22, 2022 Posted August 22, 2022 On 8/19/2022 at 11:36 AM, bulldog1935 said: Also picked up a couple of nice ones high-sticking my cats whisker Expand Cat's whiskers???? Used to tie white sucker spawn using the belly hair of a white long haired cat and caught many steelhead. Never thought of using their shed whiskers. 1 Quote
Super User bulldog1935 Posted August 22, 2022 Super User Posted August 22, 2022 @WVU-SCPA David Train invented the pattern for Scot Lochs, and made the wing stand, so he claimed, using whiskers he plucked from his shy cat. I make Krystal Flash suffice for the same. Here's where I posted the pattern on FFR I published an article on the fly, and got permission from everyone who had ever published it before (back when you did that sort of thing), including David Train, Mike Dawes, and the late Ian Colin James (Fumbling With a Fly Rod). Ian and I became great correspondence and humor buddies over a decade. He called me the Guy Who Killed the Cats Whisker, by letting it out of the bag. On the dead drift, it's a dragonfly nymph, on the swing it's a cyprinid minnow, bottom bounced on a Teeny line, it's a killifish (mud minnow). It catches Everything. 14 Quote
MassBass Posted August 28, 2022 Posted August 28, 2022 I had some fast action with carp and cats. One of the white catfish is state pin worthy at over 19". 15 Quote
Super User ATA Posted August 30, 2022 Super User Posted August 30, 2022 Catch few bonitos and one barracuda , but best one was a baby shark on jig. 11 Quote
Super User Jigfishn10 Posted August 31, 2022 Super User Posted August 31, 2022 On 8/30/2022 at 9:32 PM, ATA said: Catch few bonitos and one barracuda , but best one was a baby shark on jig. Expand I remember catching Dogfish (sand shark) and goosefish with my brother-in-law about 10 years ago. They were in very shallow - less than 10' of water. It was the last time I ever caught them. Barracuda must have been fun! Looks like you had a great day. 2 Quote
Super User T-Billy Posted August 31, 2022 Super User Posted August 31, 2022 On 8/30/2022 at 9:32 PM, ATA said: Catch few bonitos and one barracuda , but best one was a baby shark on jig. Expand Baby Shark is one of my great grandsons favorites!!! ? WARNING: If you watch the video, it WILL BE stuck in your head for hours, if not days!!! Bass fishing was slow. Only seven bass, but I did get to take the new chatterbait rod for a spin, and I'm happy with it. Biggest bass was about 3#. Highlight of the trip was this toothy critter. 22 Quote
Super User bulldog1935 Posted August 31, 2022 Super User Posted August 31, 2022 no worries about me watching the video, but I like you catching gator photo. 3 Quote
Super User Further North Posted August 31, 2022 Super User Posted August 31, 2022 On 8/31/2022 at 9:01 PM, bulldog1935 said: ...but I like you catching gator photo. Expand Musky, not a pike (gator). 1 1 Quote
MassBass Posted September 1, 2022 Posted September 1, 2022 On 8/31/2022 at 7:09 PM, T-Billy said: Baby Shark is one of my great grandsons favorites!!! ? WARNING: If you watch the video, it WILL BE stuck in your head for hours, if not days!!! Bass fishing was slow. Only seven bass, but I did get to take the new chatterbait rod for a spin, and I'm happy with it. Biggest bass was about 3#. Highlight of the trip was this toothy critter. Expand Did the big esox take a chatterbait Quote
Super User T-Billy Posted September 1, 2022 Super User Posted September 1, 2022 On 9/1/2022 at 8:24 PM, MassBass said: Did the big esox take a chatterbait Expand No. Caught it pitching a trigged Sweet Craw into a brush pile. 1 Quote
RyAxion Posted September 3, 2022 Posted September 3, 2022 My first (and NOT my last) bluefin tuna off Cape Cod! Best fight of my life! 16 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted September 3, 2022 Global Moderator Posted September 3, 2022 On 9/3/2022 at 5:29 AM, RyAxion said: My first (and NOT my last) bluefin tuna off Cape Cod! Best fight of my life! Expand Wow! Quote
Super User Jigfishn10 Posted September 4, 2022 Super User Posted September 4, 2022 On 9/3/2022 at 5:29 AM, RyAxion said: My first (and NOT my last) bluefin tuna off Cape Cod! Best fight of my life! Expand Did you go to Stellwagen? Quote
Kongming Posted September 4, 2022 Posted September 4, 2022 Went bass fishing last weekend and ended up catching a couple pike. The best part of this catch was my lure broke off on the hookset, so I immediately tied on a new jig and found my other jig hooked to its mouth! Took me a while taking 2 lures off this toothy fish so I didn't get a chance to weigh it. 17 Quote
Super User N Florida Mike Posted September 5, 2022 Super User Posted September 5, 2022 Got some bream this evening… 13 Quote
RyAxion Posted September 5, 2022 Posted September 5, 2022 On 9/4/2022 at 3:08 PM, Jigfishn10 said: Did you go to Stellwagen? Expand I wish. I already spent good money on tuna gear right after this trip. Quote
Super User DitchPanda Posted September 5, 2022 Super User Posted September 5, 2022 On 9/5/2022 at 12:24 AM, N Florida Mike said: Got some bream this evening… Expand Looks yummy 1 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted September 5, 2022 Global Moderator Posted September 5, 2022 Well I only caught two fish today, tough sledding 14 Quote
Super User AlabamaSpothunter Posted September 5, 2022 Super User Posted September 5, 2022 On 9/5/2022 at 3:09 AM, TnRiver46 said: Well I only caught two fish today, tough sledding Expand Seeing standing timber makes me so happy.....I think a DD Bass lives on every piece of it lmao 1 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted September 5, 2022 Global Moderator Posted September 5, 2022 On 9/5/2022 at 3:18 AM, AlabamaSpothunter said: Seeing standing timber makes me so happy.....I think a DD Bass lives on every piece of it lmao Expand Haha! That’s in the back of the creek I grew up fishing. I don’t think I’ve ever caught a big bass in there, it’s stumps for miles. I’ve tried really hard for 30 or so years. The rest of the area is deep clear water with no timber, fish like that much better for whatever reason . as soon as you get away from those stumps, it’s constant jet ski traffic and boat docks. Apparently the fish prefer jet skis to beautiful standing timber 2 Quote
Super User N Florida Mike Posted September 5, 2022 Super User Posted September 5, 2022 On 9/5/2022 at 2:14 AM, DitchPanda said: Looks yummy Expand I love fried bream, but I caught these for my boss. Quote
thediscochef Posted September 9, 2022 Posted September 9, 2022 I went to Whitney for stripers n wipers with my fishin buddy a week ago. Did 17 total fish; 14 stripers, 2 LMB, and 1 Wiper. I'm already trying to figure out when I can go next lol 13 Quote
Super User gim Posted September 10, 2022 Super User Posted September 10, 2022 I caught 12 bass, 7 pike, and muskie this evening. Here is the 30 inch tiger muskie, my 6th of the season. 16 Quote
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