How many days have you been out fishing this year?

[gim]

I kept track of this in an excel spreadsheet this season!  I mostly did it because I bought a new boat last April and I wanted to see how often I would use it, but I kept track of the hours and quantity of fish I caught too.  I'm probably not going to do this again but it was interesting to try this year.

I went fishing a total of 38 times between April - October for a grand total of 131 hours, which is an average of about 3.4 hours per trip.  28 of those 38 trips were in my new boat which had a total of 112 hours.  30 of those 38 trips were targeting bass, 3 targeting walleye, 4 targeting muskies, and 1 trip for panfish.

[Bluebasser86]

I know that I fished 35 different bodies of water this year, many of them multiple times. So I'm going to guess that I fished more days than most folks do. 

How many more days depends a lot on when/if I get a deer, and when baby #2 decides to make his appearance. 

[Turkey sandwich]

Man, I'm jealous of you guys.  Between health issues, work, and having a long drive to any waters I regularly fish, I'm not so lucky.  Instead, I'm the guy on the water at dawn and off at dusk any day I can sneak free, and spending my off time reading or practicing casting.  I might have had 20 days on the water this year between bass and trout. Luckily, I'm healing up well and not far from having a 4 day work week - so I'm very excited to have more time for fishing and camping next year.  

["hamma"]

 I got 6 days in, Thank you je1946

[Oregon Native]

It boils down to never enough.  From March through October I fish a couple wildcats a week and clubbers on Saturday twice a month.  Plus I try and get out a few more in between.  But it seems I'm always spacing out thinking of being on the water and what to use.  Probably do to the fact that a short time ago I was laid up for some time and couldn't do anything....so I am so thankful to be out there now.

Tight Lines

[WIGuide]

I believe I have to be right around 100 times this year. I start fishing on weekends in early to mid April and then average about 4 days a week from May through mid October when basketball season starts and I'm coaching after work. Then it's just Fridays and weekends until I can't go any longer. Trips left this year...most likely zero looking at the weather. My fingers are still crossed that I can get out this Saturday though. That hard water is coming fast

[IndianaFinesse]

21 hours ago, Team9nine said:

I'm guessing I made about half as many as  @IndianaFinesse   ...usually runs between 80-125 days per year for me.

Extended forecast models aren't looking good. Probably down to half a dozen or less trips left this year

-T9

And yet you still probably end up catching more total bass than me.

[00 mod]

I am a little crazy about keeping numbers: days, bass caught and over 5lbs

43 days on the water- 397 bass caught

5 - 5.99lbs =10

6 - 6.99lbs =12

7 - 7.99lbs = 10

8 - 8.99lbs = 4

9 - 9.30lbs = 3 **9.30 lbs biggest so far

10+ = 0 (so far)

Jeff

 

[Ohio Archer]

Best I can figure I'm around 30 days give or take a couple. Got a slow start but picked up in June. Then got a new boat in July. Trying to get a few more before it gets too cold. 

[TnRiver46]

Every darn day I had the opportunity. Way too many to count 

[Ratherbfishing]

If I did an actual tally it would probably depress me so I'll just go with "Not enough."

[Team9nine]

6 hours ago, IndianaFinesse said:

And yet you still probably end up catching more total bass than me.

I'm guessing you're fish-for-fish with me on the shallow stuff. You seem to have figured out most of the better bites and locations out there. If I have an advantage, it's that I've got a pretty solid offshore game that you haven't had a chance to capitalize on yet due to your electronics setup (I'm guessing). That will come soon enough though, I'm sure.

-T9

[stk44]

How many guys that fish 200+ days are still married? I'll compile a list and plan on interviewing the top three. 

[Goose52]

22 minutes ago, stk44 said:

How many guys that fish 200+ days are still married? I'll compile a list and plan on interviewing the top three. 

296 days fished this year as of today AND still married. BUT, I'm (mostly) retired and have 13 lakes/ponds within a few minutes drive making it possible to fish every day...

[A-Jay]

59 minutes ago, Goose52 said:

296 days fished this year as of today AND still married. BUT, I'm (mostly) retired and have 13 lakes/ponds within a few minutes drive making it possible to fish every day...

Are you still in good supply ?

I'm almost out

A-Jay

[Goose52]

20 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

Are you still in good supply ?

I'm almost out

A-Jay

I saved the one you sent me before for a rainy day - let me know if you need it back... 

[A-Jay]

Just now, Goose52 said:

I saved the one you sent me before for a rainy day - let me know if you need it back... 

Thanks but I can't use those anymore.

Mine have to be multi-functional to include Dog Sledding & trips to Mexico . . . .

A-Jay

[stk44]

10 hours ago, Goose52 said:

296 days fished this year as of today AND still married. BUT, I'm (mostly) retired and have 13 lakes/ponds within a few minutes drive making it possible to fish every day...

You're disqualified. 

[Catt]

10 hours ago, A-Jay said:

Are you still in good supply ?

I'm almost out

A-Jay

I don't ask for permission... It's easier to ask for forgiveness!

[Catt]

MawMaw's hobby is shopping, mine is fishing!

Right now MawMaw's job is Christmas shopping for the grandkids!

PawPaw's job is to stay outta MawMaw's way!

[RB 77]

I fish anywhere from 50-100 days a year on average. This is anything from a few hours after work to 36+ hour offshore a trips. This year unfortunately, while I'm not sure the actual number, I believe it to be well under 50...

[breban1]

Wow, I can only dream of fishing as often as 1/2 of you guys!  2 little ones take up most of my time (which I don't mind at all).

I probably get out 3-4 times a month.  Living in the midwest doesn't help when winter rolls around.  I'm kind of a wimp when it comes to ice fishing.  Never been good at it either.

[AndrewJ]

On 11/29/2016 at 5:48 PM, stk44 said:

How many guys that fish 200+ days are still married? I'll compile a list and plan on interviewing the top three. 

Now I did not even come close to 200 days (probably in the 75-100 days range) I will say it is easy to stay married and fish that much.  Just bring the wife with you.

[JustJames]

I think i am the biggest looser here, married with no kid and full time job. I got a boat early this year and only got out less than 10 time, other than that just bank fishing a couple hours here and there, most of the time very early morning while my wife still in her beauty sleep.

I hope I will get more fishing hours next year since we are still in process of moving to canyon lake here in CA. This is another thing that frustrated me, We supposed to move like 2 months ago but always thing came up, now we are on the third buyers for our house. ???

[WIGuide]

4 hours ago, AndrewJ said:

Now I did not even come close to 200 days (probably in the 75-100 days range) I will say it is easy to stay married and fish that much.  Just bring the wife with you.

I'm not married yet, but my girlfriend loves to fish. Not quite as much as me, but she's always up to go and it's actually what we did on our first date. She's currently going to school about 3 hours away and she gets jealous every time I tell her I'm going fishing because she just wants to go with. I think I might have found a keeper and although I don't think she'll be putting in 200+ days on the water a year I don't think she'd mind if I do as long as she gets to come with when she wants.