Other Species Latest Catch Pics Thread

[NorthernBasser]

5 hours ago, gimruis said:

@LrgmouthShad @NorthernBasser you sons of bi***es you jinxed me with my first pike of the season this morning.  It was about 25 inches and dripping with slime.  Yuck.

 

At least it didn't take your lure. I've already lost a few Jackhammers and countless swim jigs to these dang things this year. I will say, I do enjoy catching the big girls, though. 

[IcatchDinks]

[MassBass]

This is cod fish

[OHBuckets]

Bomb casted a mini magic worm on a weighted 3/0 swimbait hook - 20 lb braid to 8 lb leader (had just happily landed a 4+ lb LMB out of the rock bed), and this beast couldn't resist it - was thankful for a good leader knot and drag, because a few folks gathered to watch after hearing the drag go zzz zzzzz . Held it for a sec to smile for the camera, and back in they went - though I had some 'eater' comments from the peanut gallery. (28.25")

[Bluebasser86]

I'll never be disappointed when I catch one of these guys when I'm messing around fishing for anything that will bite.

 

[JackstrawIII]

I’m no T-Billy, but I caught my first tiger musky yesterday!! I was so exited that I forgot to measure, weigh, or even take a decent picture… but here he is. I’d say about 30-35”. Awesome fish. 

[gim]

1 hour ago, JackstrawIII said:

I’d say about 30-35”

35 inch tiger is a quality fish. They don’t get nearly as big as a pure strain. A 35 inch tiger is about the equivalent of a 45 inch pure strain muskie.

[throttleplate]

crappie and bluegills still biting in detroit lakes area this past thursday june 20th. Used wax worms again on ice fishing jig also minnows on 1/16 oz ballhead jig but only crappie would take a minnow.

 

 

 

[MassBass]

Two hot weather carp fish today, a 26" and a 27". 

[T-Billy]

Nice fish @JackstrawIII. Congrats!!! Those tigers are gorgeous fish. I wish we had 'em in my neck of the woods.

[TnRiver46]

7 hours ago, throttleplate said:

crappie and bluegills still biting in detroit lakes area this past thursday june 20th. Used wax worms again on ice fishing jig also minnows on 1/16 oz ballhead jig but only crappie would take a minnow.

 

 

 

Tasty

[throttleplate]

8 hours ago, MassBass said:

Two hot weather carp fish today, a 26" and a 27". 

I lived in Merrimack for 1 year, the river and railroad tracks ran 75 yards from our backyard, i always walked the tracks along the river and wondered what kinda fish were in there. I was in my Harley Davidson phase of life after just gettin out of the service and wasnt into fishing at that time.

[MassBass]

5 hours ago, throttleplate said:

I lived in Merrimack for 1 year, the river and railroad tracks ran 75 yards from our backyard, i always walked the tracks along the river and wondered what kinda fish were in there. I was in my Harley Davidson phase of life after just gettin out of the service and wasnt into fishing at that time.

Lots of big carp amongst other fish in the Merrimack. But these are from Charles River. That dirty water. A lot prestigious institutions round here:

[Sy_A]

Bowfin on a Neko rig

[TnRiver46]

@Sy_A, that’s a monster 

[Sy_A]

7 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

@Sy_A, that’s a monster 

It was pretty big. Pulled my kayak around lol

[IcatchDinks]

23 minutes ago, Sy_A said:

It was pretty big. Pulled my kayak around lol

Same some for the rest of us, Jeremy Wade. Very nice catch! 

[Bankbeater]

I've been on a roll this year with the crappie. I got this one on a Pop-R cast straight out from the bank.

[ATA]

One of those days that everything biting, The pictures is only what we brought home, Not including the 5 barracudas and 2 less than 28" sand bass that throw back to the ocean. Honestly at the end of trip I was shaking LOL, I pulled about 50 fish to the boat.

[T-Billy]

They were chewin this morning. Chunky little 30.75" absolutely smoked a mid Medussa, and the 39.75" came on one of my homemade double 8's. I also lost one around 40" on the spinner, because I'm a dummy. I tried horsing it into the net with it's head out of the water, and it shook off. I know better, but did it anyway because... I'm a dummy. 😂🤦‍♂️ 

 I also had a mid 40's smoke my spinner about 15' from the boat, in about 3' of water. It was an awesome bite to watch, but it didn't turn and I had to set the hook with the fish coming straight at me. I didn't get a good hookup and it came unbuttoned after a few big head shakes. So... 2 for 4 today.

 I had 8 other follows including another mid 40's. I found the bigger fish way in the back of a couple bays that have creeks entering them. Things are setting up like they were last August when I started chasing these slimy critters, so I'm hoping this deal is gonna hold up for awhile. 

 I ran around and hit some other stuff today and eliminated a bunch of water. I feel like I have a solid game plan for tomorrow morning. 🤞

[TnRiver46]

And a down jacket??? Man I hope I need one of those before thanksgiving 😂 

 

nice fishes 

[Further North]

2 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

And a down jacket??? Man I hope I need one of those before thanksgiving 😂 

 

nice fishes 

We saw high 40s here on June 29th.  I love it.

[T-Billy]

3 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

And a down jacket??? Man I hope I need one of those before thanksgiving 😂 

 

nice fishes 

We've been getting down in the low 50's at night lately. Water temp has dropped 5 degrees in a week on the back side of that heat wave. 

[Swamp Girl]

@T-Billy! Beauties, Tim. You're a heckuva musky angler. 

[T-Billy]

16 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

@T-Billy! Beauties, Tim. You're a heckuva musky angler. 

Thank you for the compliment Katie. I'm making progress. Since I didn't start chasing them outside the cold water seasons until last August, these past few months have been a learning experience for sure. I now have a solid foundation to build on next spring though.

 The fish are now moving into the same summer pattern where I found them last August, so I'm expecting my numbers to pick up soon. 

 I set a goal of catching 100 of them slimy suckers this year, and I'm only a quarter of the way there with half the year gone. I have my work cut out for me for the rest of the year, but it's still doable with a bit of luck. 🤞