My B-I-L invited me to go fly fishing with him. Now i don’t claim to be the best outdoorsman, but i have been steelhead fishing, bass fishing, and crappie fishing, but this one has me puzzled…… how exactly does one “fish” for “flies”? and how much meat could you possibly get off of a fly anyway? is my brother in law delusional? can anyone reccomend a good shrink?
I’m trying to get out of my comfort zone of bass and panfish and move on to rivers and lakes with different species. I prefer early morning/late evening topwater fishing for the visual and thrill. What else can I catch with topwater bait (poppers, injured minnows, etc)? I fish primarily in Michigan.
Posted in Panfish
Tagged bass, Comfort, comfort zone, evening, favor, fish, fishing, late evening, michigan, morning, move, panfish;, rivers and lakes, species of fish, topwater, topwater baits, zone
If you like to fish, our lakes are filled with walleye, northern, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, black crappie, lake trout, lake sturgeon and panfish.
My husband is looking for a depthfinder/fishfinder for a small lake in Western PA. Fishing includes crappie, stripper, walleye and catfish. The systems that are out there are a little confusing for me (I am buying for a gift). I want to find a good one but I would also like to stay under $250, is this possible? I figure it must be something like buying a computer, so it’s not like he needs depths of 800′, but lots of the systems claim that and also speeds of 70mph. Our lake doesn’t allow motors past 20hp 
. Thanks in advance for your help.
Posted in Crappie
Tagged anyone, buying a computer, catfish, crappie;, depthfinder, depthfinders, expertise, fishfinder, fishing, husband, lake, stripper, thanks in advance, walleye, Western PA
Yesterday I hooked a 4′ flathead on a panfish gold hook LOL I was not expecting anything THAT large and was awestruck when what I thought was a tight drag setting was simply not tight enough to keep this monster from pulling out to the left and back around a stump and to the right before I tightened my drag. At that point my gear shot out of the creek back at me and I recovered all of my gear, but I want to go back and try again and would like to know if I should just let it go loose on drag and keep it loose to maneuver my line over the stump as it travels or keep it tight to not let the fish do what it obviously wants to do. If you have experience working in backwater creeks like this from a raised position and opportunity to make it to the bank after the fish is tired, as to land it, please give me some of your fishing guru wisdom here. I will trial and error based on some good technique ideas. I can’t buy any other reels or poles so what I am looking for is technique and experience in an answer, not equipment upgrades or boat usage. By raised position I mean that I would start out on the road/flow through pipes and maneuver down rocky embankment to the shore to drag him in.
BQ: Am I living a fantasy thinking I might be able to land a 50# flathead in this manner? I am not looking to be ridiculed here peeps. I love fishing and that thing just gave me the most exciting 12 seconds of my fishing experiences and I am just hoping I might be able to learn some ideas to be more prepared from you.
Posted in Panfish
Tagged catfish, drag, embankment, equipment upgrades, experience, fish, fishing, gear, gold hook, guru, monster, pipes, position, stump, technique, trial and error, water, Wisdom, yesterday
A man called home to his wife and said, “Honey I have been asked to go fishing up in Canada with my boss & several of his Friends.
We’ll be gone for a week. This is a good opportunity for me to get that Promotion I’v been wanting, so could you please pack enough Clothes for a week and set out my rod and fishing box, we’re Leaving From the office & I will swing by the house to pick my things up” “Oh! Please pack my new blue silk pajamas.”
The wife thinks this sounds a bit fishy but being the good wife she is, did exactly what her husband asked.
The following Weekend he came home a little tired but otherwise looking good.
The wife welcomed him home and asked if he caught many fish?
He said, “Yes! Lots of Salmon, some Bluegill, and a few Swordfish. But why didn’t you pack my new blue silk pajamas like I asked you to Do?”
The wife replied, “I did. They’re in your fishing box…..”
I am a recreational angler who usually fishes for bluegill, perch, and bass in a small lake in West Michigan. This spring, for spring break, I am going to the bahamas, and where I am staying (Hope Town, the Abacos) I heard has excellent fishing from the dock. I have no idea how this type of fishing might differ from my usually area. I need a guide or website or just an answer that can explain differences in bait, tackle, methods, etc, and the size of fish I might be catching.
Posted in Bluegill
Tagged abacos, Angler, bahamas, bass, bluegill;, break, fish, fishing, Fresh, hope town, lake, perch;, recreational angler, saltwater, saltwater fishing, spring, spring break, west michigan