I catch ‘em when I go!

Did about 10 miles. Big, wide, slow river, for the most part. Fought a nasty head wind the first four hours that required constant rowing against, or you were headed upriver.

It settled down after that, and we got into some. Caught a big cutbow too, that was pretty af. Blacker than black on top, bright orange slash, and the prettiest pink sides ya ever saw. I caught him from shore, the only time we stopped(late-start, and headwind) but didn't have a net with me, and he slipped out my shit before I could get a pic. Gorgeous fish tho, for real.

Fun stretch of river, that ended with 3 sets of rapids, the last of which being a legit Class 3. Only reason it's not a 4, is the duration/length.

7 foot swells/waves. My kids were GLOWING for a solid hour after. :biggrin:
 
beardown07 said:
Did about 10 miles. Big, wide, slow river, for the most part. Fought a nasty head wind the first four hours that required constant rowing against, or you were headed upriver.

It settled down after that, and we got into some. Caught a big cutbow too, that was pretty af. Blacker than black on top, bright orange slash, and the prettiest pink sides ya ever saw. I caught him from shore, the only time we stopped(late-start, and headwind) but didn't have a net with me, and he slipped out my shit before I could get a pic. Gorgeous fish tho, for real.

Fun stretch of river, that ended with 3 sets of rapids, the last of which being a legit Class 3. Only reason it's not a 4, is the duration/length.

7 foot swells/waves. My kids were GLOWING for a solid hour after. :biggrin:
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I got to fish The Clark once on a trip out there. Great memory. The access was primitive as hell. Getting the boat In was an adventure.
 
Kburjr said:
I got to fish The Clark once on a trip out there. Great memory. The access was primitive as hell. Getting the boat In was an adventure.
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Missed this somehow?:headscratch:

Our put-in was fine, but the takeout was a fucking nightmare.
 
I have taken my eldest son, just turned 4, fishing probably 8-10 times now, and he catches a damn fish almost every 10-15 minutes every time we go... What the hell have I been doin wrong all these years??? lol.

Kids turning this "fishing" hobby into a "catching" hobby.
 
FaCe-LeE-uS said:
I have taken my eldest son, just turned 4, fishing probably 8-10 times now, and he catches a damn fish almost every 10-15 minutes every time we go... What the hell have I been doin wrong all these years??? lol.

Kids turning this "fishing" hobby into a "catching" hobby.
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Yeah but that is the best kind of fishing right there!
Enjoy it Face, cause sooner or later they grow up to be giant teenagers and start going fishing without you.

Though they still fight early in the mornings loading up the boats on who's going to use the little spiderman pole for panfish...
 
Mcnabb7542 said:
Yeah but that is the best kind of fishing right there!
Enjoy it Face, cause sooner or later they grow up to be giant teenagers and start going fishing without you.

Though they still fight early in the mornings loading up the boats on who's going to use the little spiderman pole for panfish...
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Lol oh I am enjoying it! My biggest fear is that he'll take the disappointment of not catching fish a little hard.
 
We went on our annual Spring fishing trip a few weeks ago (moved because of the Rona) and the fishing was terrible. Spent 4 days throwing everything in my box, trying worms, trolling, casting, jigging and caught a whopping 3 fish. But we drank a lot lol

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Caught a nice, fat 9 inch bluegill yesterday morning. No picture though because well...it's a bluegill.
 
TigerBait1971 said:
Don't you talk down the most noble and best tasting fish on the planet.
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Not questioning their taste, but I don't go fishing for bluegill. To me, I'd rather go after bass or walleye for the fight they put up plus there's more effort involved. Around here I can just drop a nightcrawler in the water and catch bluegill. Even Crappie take a little more effort and are harder to come by around here.
 
Skerpokes said:
Not questioning their taste, but I don't go fishing for bluegill. To me, I'd rather go after bass or walleye for the fight they put up plus there's more effort involved. Around here I can just drop a nightcrawler in the water and catch bluegill. Even Crappie take a little more effort and are harder to come by around here.
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I hear ya. It's the hunt to find the bulls that I like. They don't get big by being dumb.
 
Skerpokes said:
Not questioning their taste, but I don't go fishing for bluegill. To me, I'd rather go after bass or walleye for the fight they put up plus there's more effort involved. Around here I can just drop a nightcrawler in the water and catch bluegill. Even Crappie take a little more effort and are harder to come by around here.
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I'd rather fly fish for gills than fish for bass any day. Although, flyfishing for bass is fun, too.
 
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