[///Matt]

Sup kids?

I've recently become enamored of the sport of fishing... but I can't catch anything.

Anyway, anyone else here love to fish?

[Spool]

I do, i fish, crab, clam

[ScBlacksunshine]

Haha when I took a quick glance at the thread topic I thought you are asking for Amy Fisher...

[evoi19]

What type of fishing do you like? Lake, pier, sport boat..there are tons of different ones. I usually take the boat out with a few friends and venture about 20miles out for rock cod, salmon, tuna etc. Pier fishing is all right. I know in socal right now, there are a ton of mackeral. Lots of bones if you decide to eat them.

[jasonn]

I really love the sport of fishing with my friends but we never catch crap when we go. However, I do keep fish if that counts.

[UncleWede]

My two younger sons took me sportfishing last Thursday for Father's day/my B-day. It's getting more and more difficult to catch much on the 1/2 or 3/4 day trips. I landed a NICE calico bass, most thought it was going to be the jackpot fish, but sandbass are more dense apparently.

We caught 12 fish between us, ended up with a little over 4 lbs of filets when all was said and done. Bass, rockfish, red snapper, whitefish.

The overnight trips for yellowtail that head down towards San Diego are the way to go! Never really been up for one of those 3-day trips to mexico, just don't want to be on a boat that long.

[Revlis]

I like to eat fish... Fish comes from a Waiter, who got it from a Chef, that plucked it magically from the Halibut tree, Trout Tree, etc...

Same place beef comes from...

[toofasttooslow]

Originally Posted by ///Matt

Sup kids?

I've recently become enamored of the sport of fishing... but I can't catch anything.

Anyway, anyone else here love to fish?

Next time bring dynamite. That's the easy way to catch em.

[just4kickz]

i feel you... of the times i went fishing i never caught shit... time to bring in my big net... if they fish dont come to me... i guess ill come after them...

[Sea2Ski]

///Matt - Been fishing since age 3. All kinds too! From fishing for sunnys in small ponds, to catching 90 lb yellowfin tuna on a flyrod. Last month, I caught my first bonefish in Hawaii, as well as my first travally. But that travally was also my last fish there... damn thing broke my flyrod. <<grrr>>

My advise: really get to know your quarry. Read all you can about the habits of the fish you are going after. Learn what their pray is, what conditions they like, and most importantly what habitat they live in. (ie water depth, temperature, where in the water column do they live etc.) In my opinion, fish (especially saltwater fish) are opportunistic feeders. If there is something that they eat comes in front of them, and is acting natural, they will try to eat it. (This is why I can catch a tuna on a fly that looks like a squid, or a flounder on a shrip fly.... etc)

If you get to know where they are, and you know what they are eating, you pretty much have them in the boat. The thing is - make your bait/lure behave like the natural prey of your targeted species.


The worst mistake (if you want to catch fish) is to just go fishing with no target fish in mind. This is why people do not like fishing most of the time. Someone hands them a rod and bait and tells them to cast. Most of the time, that person who hands them the rod does not do enough research to make the trip successful, and therefore they usually come home without catching anything and call the trip "boring".

I love fishing!!!!

[UncleWede]

Dude, 90 on a fly rod, that had to be great.

My best experience in terms of fish was the first time I went deep sea fishing. Dad and uncle took me out of the Columbia river when I was like 8 years old. Captain took to me, gave me the canonball rig right on the back of the boat. I hooked a big fish, started reeling in and nothing was happening, so I went for the drag to tighten up. Capt almost knocked the whole rig out of my hands slapping me away from the drag. Ended up he would lift me up, I would reel down, and landed a king salmon that when I held him under the gills, I couldn't lift his tail off the deck.

Biggest fish I caught was a 6'4" sturgeon on some river up in Canada. Got a picture with me and three brothers holding it up on the shore, dad in background. My brother had it transfered to canvas as a Crhistmas present and it's in the front room.

The WORST day fishing is still better than the BEST day working!!!!!

[Sea2Ski]

yea... 90 lb yellowfin on a fly is a blast, and one hell of a fight. Caught about 5 that big on the fly, and many MANY smaller ones then that. Every time though - no matter how small, I am always in awe of their strength!

I would love to catch a sturgeon!!! Never went for one because they do not live around me at all. ... at least that I know of.

I only have a few fish I really want to catch left (preferably on a fly)
A billfish (swordfish, blue, black, white marlin) which one I do not care..
Permit
Hammerhead shark
Tarpon
Nile perch (do a google image search for it)
and I do not know the name of it, but there is a type of salmonid fish in Madagascar that grows to be ~5 feet long, and lives in fresh, crystal clear water.

[UncleWede]

I've only caught a few fish on fly, but they are pretty rare I guess. California Golden trout. Not much of a fish, I think the biggest I caught MIGHT have been 10", but it was a real stalking challenge to get to the stream that is only about 12" wide, find a pool, and drop the fly in front of them.

[Gort]

These were here, but I think they've all left...

[ksfrogman]

That's the problem. People always comment how there are plenty of fish in the sea, but you just can't hook them.

[ksfrogman]

Originally Posted by Gort

These were here, but I think they've all left...

LOL. Those photos must be so old.

[Sea2Ski]

I caught 3 golden trout.... I guess they were Wyoming golden's, because I was in Wyoming.

Anyway... those fish are "rare"! Rare because they live at high altitudes (if I recall properly, above 9,000 feet), the fishing season is short because of all the snow in the mountains limiting accessibility, and as you mentioned, usually in clear small streams (they can also be in lakes). Another reason they are considered rare is because they often inhabit the same waters as brook trout and grayling, which are both much more agressive fish. The goldens are much more hesitant to take bait/fly/lure, and the other two fish will pounce on it first, and therefor putting the other fish on alert.

Beautiful fish though!!!

[Stephii_Rawr]

i used to fish with my daddy.. but not anymore
i miss fishing...!!!!!! it was so much fun...
but too many bugs

[Sea2Ski]

so go now! You are now old enough to go yourself! Unless you do not like to touch the bait ir the fish after you catch it.

[ThePrinzeofcatz]

same here bro, just got into it