Fishing, 2019

Mark Knapp

Mark Knapp

Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
Joined
Dec 20, 2009
Messages
4,421
I moved my fish house to a laker lake. And here's my first fish there.
Snapshot%202%20%281-28-2019%203-39%20PM%29.png
 
That's a good size !! How many pounds do you think?

As an aside, do you make filleting knives? I'd be interested to see what you use.
 
Currawong said:
That's a good size !! How many pounds do you think?

As an aside, do you make filleting knives? I'd be interested to see what you use.
Click to expand...

12-14 pounds. Yep, I make fillet knives.
 
A few days ago I noticed there was no Fishing 2019 thread and thought about starting one... then I realized I had not taken any pics of my catches this year! Oh well, I'm glad someone stepped up!... Here's a fat Bluegill from the other day I caught with my Dock Demon Deluxe!


fIaWDv0.jpg
 
When I got home from work last Thursday afternoon I was dragging ass after a 16 hours shift. The weather was unbelievable so after a shower and cold beer I decided to slip away for just a couple hours. Good thing I did, for me not for the trout. Got him on my favorite lure for spinning rod, 1/32 oz gold jig with a watermelon pearl Gulp Minnow.
 
HCrum87hc said:
We had some incredible weather here last week, so I took the day off work and snuck away for some time on the creek.

tRGEYmD.jpg


CteqdWi.jpg
Click to expand...

What species are those? The first one especially looks like a Little Kern Golden Trout or perhaps a Kern River Rainbow, but you are not anywhere near their native range.
 
lambertiana said:
What species are those? The first one especially looks like a Little Kern Golden Trout or perhaps a Kern River Rainbow, but you are not anywhere near their native range.
Click to expand...

Probably a steambred South Carolina rainbow. We have some very pretty fish in some drainages.
 
lambertiana said:
What species are those? The first one especially looks like a Little Kern Golden Trout or perhaps a Kern River Rainbow, but you are not anywhere near their native range.
Click to expand...

Those are both wild rainbows from the Pisgah Forest in NC.

JB in SC JB in SC we sure do have some great wild trout streams in SC if you're willing to get to them.
 
HCrum87hc said:
Those are both wild rainbows from the Pisgah Forest in NC.

JB in SC JB in SC we sure do have some great wild trout streams in SC if you're willing to get to them.
Click to expand...

I caught my first trout on a fly in 1965. I fished a lot of small streams over the years in GA, SC, and NC. I really enjoyed it when I was younger and more agile.
 
Last edited:
bralexander said:
Love all the trout pics! They are such nice looking fish!
Bruce
Click to expand...

I've pretty much forsaken all other fishing besides mountain fly fishing. I love getting out in the middle of nowhere with nobody else around enjoying God's creation for a day and testing myself against those wily trout.
 
Last edited:
fishiker said:
When I got home from work last Thursday afternoon I was dragging ass after a 16 hours shift. The weather was unbelievable so after a shower and cold beer I decided to slip away for just a couple hours. Good thing I did, for me not for the trout. Got him on my favorite lure for spinning rod, 1/32 oz gold jig with a watermelon pearl Gulp Minnow.
Click to expand...
Is that a big Brookie, how big? It's pretty hard to tell the lakers from brookies when they get big and the tail is altered.
 
Mark Knapp said:
Is that a big Brookie, how big? It's pretty hard to tell the lakers from brookies when they get big and the tail is altered.
Click to expand...
It's a Brookie. I caught him in a delayed harvest stretch of state trout water so it may have been in the stream a year or a few weeks. I seldom keep fish but my wife asked me to bring a few home for dinner. The fillets had a wonderful color similar to salmon. My friends had a fit when I told them we ate him and didn't bother with applying for a citation.
 
fishiker said:
It's a Brookie. I caught him in a delayed harvest stretch of state trout water so it may have been in the stream a year or a few weeks. I seldom keep fish but my wife asked me to bring a few home for dinner. The fillets had a wonderful color similar to salmon. My friends had a fit when I told them we ate him and didn't bother with applying for a citation.
Click to expand...

Nice, how big?
 
Don't think I've ever seen a white perch. Are they as good eating as the yellow perch? Where are they? Nice fish.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top