Searched around & only found the video fishing & BassMasters threads, i know their are plenty of outdoorsman here, so i figured it'd be cool to draw upon the Planets vast experience in all things fishing.
I only use spincast reels & fish mostly large/smallmouth bass & cats. My choice of reels is quite the source of derision from many people i know 'duffer gear', but i haul in my share of 6 pound bass & 10-20 pound cats on that gear no problem. With a little know-how you can use just about any technique you want to on 'duffer gear'.
Berkley Powerbaits are a big part of my trick bag, the difference between those & regular stuff is night & day. My best action last summer came on Mister Twister scented white curly tail grubs, on one day fishing from shore to a bridge pier, i caught smallies, bigmouths, perch & even 1 carp believe it or not... great day. But my bread & butter is a texas rigged Berkley worm, it'll wiggle through any kind of cover without getting hung up.
With cats i strictly bottom fish, no bobber & bait is just as basic... but its always in 2's to give'em a real treat... a shrimp/with a nightcrawler, liver/chunk of cheese etc. Cats are mostly for night sport to me, time to kick back a lil...
So thats me style, how do the rest of you guys get your fish on? What do you fish for, what do you use? IIRC Missouri's trout season just kicked off, anyone getting anything? [Reply]
Just got back from WY a couple days ago, spent most of yesterday just sleeping, so this is a short batch of pics from the trip. Sorry in advance for the poor quality of most of these; just couldn't get a good one this year for whatever reason.
Small band of mustangs came down for a drink while i floated by:
First rainbow of the trip
Nice cutt that slithered out of my hand and this was the only pic of him that came out, kinda:
Fields around Hams Fork all pretty much look like this:
First cutt out of the Green in 2023
Bows were gorging in the Fork
CO cutt
My friend Steve taking a moment to fish in front of camp
Camo bow
Really pretty cutt
Just liked the bronzy sides on this one
Whale tail
Stangs
This pic was so disappointing. 22+ inch rainbow with beautiful silvery sides, and this was the only pic in focus: [Reply]
Green River below Fontenelle Dam in WY. Was a down year, in spite of the great snowpack over the winter. Didn't help that it was crowded as hell. I may have to find a new river next year. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Megatron96:
Green River below Fontenelle Dam in WY. Was a down year, in spite of the great snowpack over the winter. Didn't help that it was crowded as hell. I may have to find a new river next year.
I've got family around there. I've fished in the flaming gorge a couple of times. Absolutely beautiful up there. I'd move in a heartbeat if i could get my wife on board. [Reply]
Originally Posted by bdj23:
I've got family around there. I've fished in the flaming gorge a couple of times. Absolutely beautiful up there. I'd move in a heartbeat if i could get my wife on board.
Flaming is great, and more picturesque. C section was a our Plan B this year. Might be our Plan A in 2024. [Reply]
I spent the last week in New Mexico fishing the Rio Grande in the gorge just north of Taos.
I had never fished this river before, so I took a guide the first day and did it on my own for the next 3.
It was a beautiful, remote area and it was a hell of a hike - 700 feet down to the gorge bottom. The hike in wasn't so bad, but the hike out after a day of crawling over car sized boulders was a bit tough.
At the trailhead - can't even see the river here:
The river is finally in sight:
A pretty brown:
A 19 incher, but he was so long and skinny! This guy would be a monster if he could put on some weight:
A beautiful, wild rainbow. Look at those pretty, sharp fins and nice pointy nose. This is so much better than those nasty stocked hatchery fish:
Catch of the weekend - a monster brown!
My guide wanted a picture of the fish too! He said it was the biggest fish any of his clients had taken all year. Of course, his photo turned out way better than mine: [Reply]
Beautiful colors on that brown. Looks pretty thick as well. Guessing about 18-19 inches? Assuming both of you have close to normal sized hands/fingers.
Originally Posted by Megatron96:
Those hikes of those canyons are not fun.
Beautiful colors on that brown. Looks pretty thick as well. Guessing about 18-19 inches? Assuming both of you have close to normal sized hands/fingers.
What ware they biting on? Caddis?
I'd actually estimate it at around 21. The skinny one I have the picture of was an actual measured 19, and this one was significantly larger.
Most of the fish, including this, were caught on a size 18 micro may bead head drifted under a heavy poundmeister (a local pattern if a crane fly larvae).
Speaking of colors, I lost a very large cutthroat when it wrapped me around a rock. I saw it roll once a d it was such a beautiful red color...I'm really upset I lost that fish. [Reply]
