2013 fish pic thread

I didn't know we had tilapia in the US. They native or invasive?
 
rpn said:
I didn't know we had tilapia in the US. They native or invasive?
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Invasive but stocked by the state for weed control. Orlando has dozens of little parks with lakes/ponds all of them have tilapia. They called them Nile Pearch in the mid 80's when I was down there. We lived off them the first year we were down there. I was making $4.50 an hour with a 5 year old child and wife and paying $500 rent .
Someone gave me an old cast net and I caught then 3-4 times a week .
Roy
 
rpn said:
I didn't know we had tilapia in the US. They native or invasive?
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Like Plumberroy said, they are not native. They were introduced in a couple of spots but spread quickly in certain areas. Their range is limited by cold weather. They can survive in S. Texas, FL and in power plant lakes. Initially folks were panicking over their spread but Biologist have attributed much of Lake Amistad's and Falcon's trophy bass fishery to the tilapia's presence; bass like to eat them as much as we do. Heck they've even designed some very successful artificial baits that people use in Amistad to look like tilapia . Using throw nets and bow fishing are about the most popular ways to catch them because they won't bite much; although I've caught them on a blue gill rig with worms. There is a group of guys I work with that take a boat up the Devils River (off of Amistad), anchor and spend all day snorkeling and spear fishing. They fill their boats with 5-10 pound Tilapia. I'm going with them this summer :)
 
Interesting story with tilapia- thanks guys! :thumbup:

Caught my eye plumberroy b/c my son loves them so much, he would eat them daily in latin america if we let him!
 
Great fun on a fly rod, and more selective when it comes to fooling them with a fly than many other freshwater species I've fished for:

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What kind of fly did you use to catch that carp? Do you look for them feeding on top then try to place the fly in its path?
 
I have good luck with small crayfish patterns, little buggers, even worms and rubberleg nymphs can work. As with many other species, fly selection depends a lot on time of year and the conditions. I know some people who have caught them on dry flies, but in the places I fish for them, I've never seen them feeding on the surface.

There is some pretty good info here on tackle selection and tactics:

http://www.intheriffle.com/category/carp-fly-fishing-information-2/

And this is a great blog devoted to primarily to carp:

http://carponthefly.blogspot.com
 
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That Lamson ought to handle him. They are my favorite reels. Neat pic smithhammer
 
I think I couldcatch carp right now if I had a mullberry fly. They are dropping in the water.
 
I'm vicariously living through my son today. :D

24" Brown on a Rap.

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I guess i have one to contribute now. Nice fish CCMI and all others! I got this one on a whim, bored i went out to a place nobody can ever seem to catch fish, or any of the people i know anyways. Pulled this 4 lber out of the swampier side of the place. 50lb power pro, st croix triumph series rod, shimano chronarch reel and a koppers frog (smaller one). The tail is even with the end of the pole, but the angle i took the pic at makes it look not so. It's awkward holding a rod and fish in the same hand and taking a picture while cars drive by.

 
My buddies talked me into going on a weekend trip to Cherokee Lake in Tennessee and it was a blast.

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My friend caught this beautiful colored bass.

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This is the monster my other friend caught with a big jerk bait.

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This one was snagged on the big jerk bait.
 
i'm mostly a trout fisherman, but i'm just now discovering the awesomeness of bass fishing. i caught these this past weekend on a whim. didn't really know what i was doing, but managed to hook these two on a texas rig.
the larger of the two:


smaller guy:
 
tlovesknives said:
i'm mostly a trout fisherman, but i'm just now discovering the awesomeness of bass fishing. i caught these this past weekend on a whim. didn't really know what i was doing, but managed to hook these two on a texas rig.
the larger of the two:


smaller guy:
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I was the same. Grew up on the Farmington river then moved to the shoreline. There's some trout here but more bass. I trout fish now for a little fun but my tackle is more geared towards bass. I had a bunch of spinning reels and one baitcaster, now it's opposite. Try a spro/koppers frog for top water and senko or the copies of the senko for worms. They kill. Spinner baits and buzz baits work well too. All this but the frogs can be found at Walmart.
 
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