Catch All Fishing Thread

[Brauee20]

Wllm?

The one and only.

 

[Nick87]

The one and only.

Used my investigative skills there.

 

[Carl 9.3x62]

I was invited to go to AK for my buddy's 40th bday. One day of fishing out of Whittier. Some of the group on the boat caught lingcod as well, but they weren't in season to keep.

 

[Lostinthewoods]

 

[Nick87]

 

[CPAjeff]

I was able to spend some time on one of my favorite brook trout streams, the fishing there never disappoints!

 

[R.K.]

The local warm water fishery is infested with perch. The population has absolutely exploded, and the biologists are hoping people will take thousands of them to help balance things out.

I brought home 15 between 7-8” in about 20 minutes of effort, after spending most of the day chasing walleye from shore.

After last night’s dinner, I may single-handedly take thousands of them. Ten fillets with fries made a meal, and they fillet out QUICK. I’ll be buying a 4” fillet knife this week specifically for them.

 

[RealMuddyboots]

We have all seen this!

https://twitter.com/x/status/2074259044835975570

 

[Treeshark]

I’ll be buying a 4” fillet knife this week specifically for them.

Pick up a hand scaler if you haven’t ever tried them that way- for those 7-8 inchers, I love scaling and keeping the skin on.

 

[R.K.]

Pick up a hand scaler if you haven’t ever tried them that way- for those 7-8 inchers, I love scaling and keeping the skin on.

Have one. Feels like it takes longer and just makes more of a mess. Especially if I have to do it in the kitchen at home.

 

[Birdbander]

@R.K.
I don't get many perch and have only tried this on a few but it works and with practice it would be very slick.

 

[Bigjay73]

Weird music for a fish cleaning vid

 

[Birdbander]

Weird music for a fish cleaning vid

Agree 100%, sorry didn't look for one without musuc.
The guy demonstrates well enough to mute that junk.

 

[R.K.]

@R.K.
I don't get many perch and have only tried this on a few but it works and with practice it would be very slick.

I’ve tried it a few times (twice again on Sunday)- takes about as long as the video, and there’s always some gunk that flies off into the walls or counter. I can fillet one at least twice as fast as that, and the fillets cook quicker (plus my wife will eat them).

For my setup, a 4” knife and fillets just flat out works. I did 13 perch and an 18” walleye in well under of 10 minutes on Sunday. Would’ve been faster with the 4” knife instead of the 6”.

 

[WildWill]

Got a couple hours on the lake this morning. Caught 6 bass a mix of largemouth and spotted and 1 tiny sand bass. Got a couple on topwater including this blind guy. The rest I caught flipping grass with a zoom brushhog.

 

[Valley1320]

Did some fishing in the ks flint hills last week

 

[Beignet]

Just back from a quick overnight bikepacking trip in the Rattlesnake. Packed along a tenkara rod and got to show my 2 year old her first couple of cutthroats this morning. She even helped hold the rod to land a few.

Kid is absolutely fearless in the water and ready to go right in, even if it’s still toe numbingly cold.

 

[Rack Daniels]

2 on what I am calling “my lucky rabbit’s foot” and another on the dry.

All goldeye. Would love to catch a different species on this part of the Yellowstone…!

 

[Hem]

2 on what I am calling “my lucky rabbit’s foot” and another on the dry.

All goldeye. Would love to catch a different species on this part of the Yellowstone…!
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They are cool fish. Didn't realize they would take dry flies.

 

[Rack Daniels]

They are cool fish. Didn't realize they would take dry flies.

Likewise! Especially something like a big ol chubby Chernobyl or PMX it was sweet! Right in front of me too. They were chasing the streamer hard though, just as many shook off as I got in the net! Just can’t believe there was nothing else interested… Google says all them goldeye are indicative of warm turbid water and likely more sauger/walleye catfish etc in the area… I’ve caught a brown trout 3-4 miles EAST so it’s all a puzzle to me…