2010 Fishing Season PIC Thread

SouthernCross said:
No I don't eat them. I catch them for the sport (they are strong fighters, especially on a 4 wt fly rod :D ).

Over here they are considered an introduced pest species & local regulations prohibit the release of live fish. So they are humanely dispatched and left to feed the birds.




Kind regards
Mick
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Don't know if you garden, or have flowers but they make great fertilizer, just bury them deep enough or it will be smelly. Chris
 
IIRC, the first law protecting fish in the (USA) colonies was enacted to keep the colonists for using striped bass for fertilizer in the 1600's.
There were so many of bass the colonists could harvest them with pitchforks, by the wagonload in the spring.
 
G'day Brad

Brad "the butcher";8065097 said:
Nice pic's Southercross, those redfin look almost identical to freshwater perch here in Canada, bet they are scrappy.

I want to start carp fishing in the sloughs and backeddies around here, how are you catching yours on the fly? PM me if this is derailing.
thanks
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The Redfin were introduced to Australia from Europe. I've seen pics of a fish that is caught in Nth America and locally called a yellow perch that looks identical. Yes they are good fighters and make great eating too :D

Carp can be a funny fish. Early in the season (ie spring), they will take brightly coloured streamers & wet flies. Some will move aggressively to the fly, whilst others will need it cast close to the front of their nose :D

By Early summer, they seem to steer away from the brightly coloured flies and prefer the more sombre blacks & olives in matuka, wooly bugger, wooly worm, nymph and mudeye patterns.

In mid to late summer (when they are in close to the bank & appear to be selectively feeding on algae) they can be a tough proposition to encourage them to take any fly at all. I tend to ignore the ones in close & look for the ones cruising along the bank between 5 - 10 metres out. These cruisers appear to be more inclined to take a fly.

I also upgrade the strength of the hook used to tie the fly (had too many trout hooks straightened) and use a heavy tippet of around 12 pounds. I have found the heavy tippett is needed to avoid break offs' from vegetation in close & the Carps' serated first dorsal spine.

Hope this helps :thumbup:

Tight lines on your next trip :thumbup:




Kind regards
Mick
 
This is a carp that I caught a few years back off my dock with a doughball.

The photo is 100% real and not doctored in any way. It looks grainy because I didn't have a digital camera at the time. I took a digital photo of a snapshot so I could upload it.

This one put up a real fight for sure.

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Thats a big ole Carp!

I went back out today, despite a nasty sinus infection..

On the way to meet my friend I passed a nice looking river. So I stopped and to see if I could get a trout or two for dinner. (I was in NY, so I was legal)
Caught a bunch of short little stockies but also some nicer ones. This one came home for dinner.


Then when my friend showed up we took the boat out to do some bass fishing. We caught a ridiculous number of fish between the two of. I haven't caught that many bass in a day in my whole life. Nothing real big, mostly in the 15" range; some smaller some bigger. But what a load of fun on light tackle!
 
Finally got out and connected with a couple decent fish last night. Caught a few bass, a couple small ones and a couple decent ones around 15". Nothing fantastic, but fun to catch anyway. Caught some panfish for cutbait, and in a while I ended up with this little guy:

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Hopefully this is a sign of things to come for this year. He was the only catfish I caught, although I missed a couple other good bites. Came in at 26 inches, not sure on the weight. I suck at estimating catfish weights, but I'd say between 6-8 lbs would be a safe guess.
 
A few shots to wet the appetite for the fly casters. An international casting tournament at the Golden Gate Angling & Casting Club for "Spey Casters"

Gear is a bit larger than you want for brook trout...
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Casting for distance. There was a bit of wind so longest casts were 155-160 feet, calm air and they would be pushing toward 200 feet.
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Vendors set up to let folks try out (and buy) gear. Those rods are probably $650 and up each.
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Folks trying out rods
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Technique demonstrations also...some good info at no charge.
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The big guirls came out to play today!







And my cousin gets the fish of the day at 6.10 lbs



So far the early spring bass bite has been great!!
 
I couldn't get my hands on a boat but I floated part of the river anyways. And yes my inner redneck escaped, it is a real picture. :)

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I finally get to contribute. Caught a lot of smallmouths and largemouths today but no big ones. Did get two 25 dollar tags. Used a jig and plastic craw .This is my favorite way to fish. One fishing pole and all tackle carried in a vest.

The second photo. See the deadfall. I climbed up that, caught several fish, then slipped and fell in. Dropped my rod , submerged camera and cel phone, but they still work.

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