Going fishin' !!

nitro237 · Post by **nitro237** » Tue Jun 18, 2002 5:42 pm

Leaving in the morning going to Lake Fork , Texas for 3 or 4 days . Anybody here like to bass fish ? Ever fished Lake Fork ? Awesome fishing

BTW , I know I'm a redneck :lol

Hipnotic_Tranz · Post by **Hipnotic_Tranz** » Tue Jun 18, 2002 6:47 pm

I went up to Minnisota for some small mouth bass fishing. Going again this year, right at the end of summer (get to miss the first 6 days of school

). Wish I had a scanner cause I could show ya what I caught. I think my biggest small mouth was 5lbs. My dad caught a Northern Pike the year before that was ~40-inches. Got it mounted and is in his bed-room.

nitro237 · Post by **nitro237** » Tue Jun 18, 2002 7:04 pm

Cool H_T , I've never even seen a Northern Pike

I would like to go up north and try some of that type fishing .

Hipnotic_Tranz · Post by **Hipnotic_Tranz** » Tue Jun 18, 2002 7:10 pm

<img src=http://www.simpsontaxidermy.com/Repro-7a-Pike.jpg>
<i>(not my dads, btw)</i>

Now you've seen one

They're vicious fish. Tons of razer sharp teeth and their gills will cut right through your line, so you have to have a leader. The only northern I caught was about 8" long--very tiny thing

I also caught a tiny ass walleye which is kinda funny. The entire time my dad was there, he was trying to catch walleye. He didn't catch a single one (not even a small one) yet the other guys that came with us caught some and they weren't even fishin' for them

d_b · Post by **d_b** » Tue Jun 18, 2002 7:45 pm

Originally posted by Hipnotic_Tranz
Wish I had a scanner cause I could show ya what I caught.

Uh H_T, I don't think it would be wise to put a fish in or on a scanner.

Used to fish all the time when I was growing up. Lived about a 100 yards from a big lake. All I ever caught though were those pesky pearch.

Hipnotic_Tranz · Post by **Hipnotic_Tranz** » Tue Jun 18, 2002 8:17 pm

Originally posted by d_b
All I ever caught though were those pesky pearch.

Those tiny fish are great bait for pike (even though its illegal) :B

nitro237 · Post by **nitro237** » Tue Jun 18, 2002 9:32 pm

alligator gar

That Pike looks like he may be kin to the alligator gar , which we have an abundance of . They have razor sharp teeth and can grow over 6' long . Not too many people eat gar because they taste kinda strong .

dadx2mj · Post by **dadx2mj** » Tue Jun 18, 2002 9:56 pm

Just got back from a vacation where we did a lot of fishing. We were in Colorado and New Mexico. Most of the fishing we did was on the Navajo Damn Reservoir. The place was loaded with Croupy, Big&Small mouth Bass, Trout, and Carp. The Carp are ugly and not worth eating but they were huge and put up a good fight, they were fun to catch.

I have done my share of Pike fishing. Defiantly need a steel leader for that. They are very fun to catch and put up a heck of a fight and usually break the water numerous times.

EvilHorace · Post by **EvilHorace** » Tue Jun 18, 2002 10:03 pm

The Northern Pike is similar and related to an even meaner and larger fish, the Musky which lives in northern WI, NY and a few other places (probably MN too). Some get to be about 55" long and are known to put up a good battle. I have yet to catch a legal one so far (40" where we stay) even though I try for a few days every year. Small northerns (20") are fairly common in the lake we stay at and unless I'm desperate for a fish dinner I'll usually throw them back because they're very boney.
The lake we stay at (on vacation) also has a good bass population BUT they've changed the legal size from 12" to 14" and a 14" bass isn't all that easy to find, many 12"ers however.

nitro237 · Post by **nitro237** » Tue Jun 18, 2002 10:08 pm

At Lake Fork , there is slot limit on large mouth bass . Anything between 16" and 24" has to be released . So you have to catch at least a about a 7 pounder to be above the 24" slot . Hopefully I will catch one over the 24"

lostintexas · Post by **lostintexas** » Fri Jun 21, 2002 1:17 am

I want to go to lake fork too! The guide was at the rv and boat show in odessa a few months ago and he had some pretty impressive fish with him.

I live in san angelo and fish Nasworthy, Twin Buttes and Ivie all the time. though I am more a laid back bank fisherman.

My friends and I usually fish for red drums and cat fish, though dont complain when other species grace our pressence.

other semi local lakes that i visit are Colorado City Lake and Moss Lake.

/edit/ in texas you can use any non-game fish as bait that you catch you self. i use a throw net and catch chad and perch for bait all the time. A trot line is legal in texas for non-game fish also. /edit/

Just wanted to say good luck though and hope you catch a big one! look up the fishing report the nightd before you go.

-mike

WeekendWarrior · Post by **WeekendWarrior** » Fri Jun 21, 2002 9:01 pm

Yea we get alot of Pike and Muskie fishing up here in Canada also
Here is a good web page with some pics ...
http://www.trentu.ca/muskie/mciphotogalleries.html
WW

nitro237 · Post by **nitro237** » Sat Jun 22, 2002 7:13 pm

Well , I got home today . Had a couple of rough days to fish . Thunder storms moved in Thursday and friday . I did get to fish a little however . I caught 5 fish , none over the slot