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Re: pan fishing and cafishing2017 ADDED PIC OF 30 LB PLUS CATFISH 7/25/2017
Posted: Wed May 02, 2018 6:03 am
by fishy1
Sawyer wrote:nice looking perch Matt . What is that on your Bullhead?
beet horseradish don
Re: pan fishing and cafishing2017 ADDED PIC OF 30 LB PLUS CATFISH 7/25/2017
Posted: Wed May 02, 2018 8:10 pm
by fishy1
5/2/2018 hit the camp at 7 am and a very slow start for perch until 10 am and it picked up left at 11:15 am with 12 nice yellows around 9 or 10 inches.
wind changed to the west in the afternoon and gusting to 25 mph. asked alayna if she wanted to go but she said she wasnt feeling well it was to hot 89 degrees. so i went over at 3:30 and glad i did the yellows were on fire. both rods going steady. had lots of sorting and had to keep some badly hooked small ones but after 4:30 pm most were 9 and 10 inches. fished till 5:45 pm and went home to fillet. no pics of them together because i was running them up to my car and putting them on ice i did take a pic of the fillets though. i didnt even have to wait for the bite or drag bottom they were hungry and hooking there self.
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Re: pan fishing and cafishing2017 ADDED PIC OF 30 LB PLUS CATFISH 7/25/2017
Posted: Wed May 02, 2018 8:53 pm
by Gecha (Gerry)
That's a lot of tasty fillets.
Re: pan fishing and cafishing2017 ADDED PIC OF 30 LB PLUS CATFISH 7/25/2017
Posted: Thu May 03, 2018 8:49 am
by troutcrazy
Nice pile of perch fillets!
I tried a couple smaller lakes for crappies but the water was still too cold to bring them into the shallows. I bet they moved in by evening, though, sunny and warm as it was. The bass were already in.
Re: pan fishing and cafishing2017 ADDED PIC OF 30 LB PLUS CATFISH 7/25/2017
Posted: Thu May 03, 2018 7:35 pm
by fishy1
5/3/2018 running errands all day but got to go down the lake for awhile this evening. perch are still there but lots of smaller ones tonight. kept 9 yellows 2 whites and 1 bullhead.
Re: pan fishing and cafishing2017 ADDED PIC OF 30 LB PLUS CATFISH 7/25/2017
Posted: Fri May 04, 2018 8:07 pm
by fishy1
5/4/2018 invited to a new spot today for some pan fishing. started at 7 am fishing on shore when my freind came out and said it better on my dock im not fishing this morning so get on it. and i did . water was clear today so i didnt think the bullhead would bite but i got a suprise i was catching some big pumpkinseeds yellow perch and white perch. 4 fow there and semi weedy. kept 15 yelloes 6 whites and 18 pumpkinseeds for filleting. tossed double back in just kept the real big ones .
here is my new spot
pumpkinseed
Re: pan fishing and cafishing2017 ADDED PIC OF 30 LB PLUS CATFISH 7/25/2017
Posted: Sun May 06, 2018 9:02 pm
by fishy1
5/6/2018 hit the lake this morning for some bullheading and pan fish and did pretty kept 12 10 inch yellows 9 9 plus inch whites and 5 bullhead. my camera was left at home, ugh.
went back to the same spot at 5 pm with the bay full of dead alewifes that wernt there this morning. but the bite was pretty good. at 5:20 pm my right rod started bouncing wildly grabbed it and fish on something big to. the fight was a good one finally got him closer to shore and saw its back and it looke like a huge pike got excited and tried to horse it in and got broke off. ugh. the bites was steady until about 6:45 pm and it slowed. caught some nice whites one 12 inches some nice yellows 3 over 11 inches and 8 jumbow bullhead.
Re: pan fishing and cafishing2017 ADDED PIC OF 30 LB PLUS CATFISH 7/25/2017
Posted: Sun May 06, 2018 10:08 pm
by Sawyer
Nice verity Matt. We tryed for cats Saturday night 6pm to 9.30 pm We used alewifes for bait no takers.
Re: pan fishing and cafishing2017 ADDED PIC OF 30 LB PLUS CATFISH 7/25/2017
Posted: Sun May 06, 2018 11:02 pm
by troutcrazy
Delicious fishes! Looks like you've got a pleasant spot
I got into some nice crappies in shallow water the other day. The bass were piled in there, too.
Re: pan fishing and cafishing2017 ADDED PIC OF 30 LB PLUS CATFISH 7/25/2017
Posted: Mon May 07, 2018 8:51 am
by jimbow
Looks like the panfish bite is picking up...nice job Matt.
Re: pan fishing and cafishing2017 ADDED PIC OF 30 LB PLUS CATFISH 7/25/2017
Posted: Mon May 07, 2018 8:01 pm
by fishy1
Re: pan fishing and cafishing2017 ADDED PIC OF 30 LB PLUS CATFISH 7/25/2017
Posted: Mon May 07, 2018 9:07 pm
by Sawyer
Wow she had a good evening of fishing. I think Traci and I should sell our boat and start fishing from shore.
Re: pan fishing and cafishing2017 ADDED PIC OF 30 LB PLUS CATFISH 7/25/2017
Posted: Wed May 09, 2018 3:30 pm
by TUnamas
We're moored in the back of Town Farm Bay at Pt. Bay Marina. Even casting to shore from the dock, water is cold and bites are few and far between. Perch haven't moved in yet, but we've taken some monster white suckers, a few small mouth (males still) and a couple of nice pike. Jigs and small spoons are working better than worms. Female smallies should move in any time with the warm weather. I tried raising Thorny on the radio Sunday, but he was "busy on the stern with a knife." Instigator responded too. Mech issues are fixed, all cleaned up and Serenity is back in the fleet. See you on the water!
Re: pan fishing and cafishing2017 ADDED PIC OF 30 LB PLUS CATFISH 7/25/2017
Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2018 5:48 am
by fishy1
6/23/2018 hit the lake early for some catfishing and bowfin fishing.using sun fish for bait after catching some. 7 am a good run and i land a 15.4 lb catfish that was released 29 inches then at 7:45 am had what acted like a bullhead but bobbing my line up and down and not running. waited a couple of minutes set the hook and fish on and a surprise a big fish . it was about 30 feet from shore and busting water still didnt know what was on the end of the line . i was thinking a big gar but seconds after that i saw it and a big suprise a huge pike. got him to shore where the water depth is about 6 inches right now and i struggled to get him in the net and he got loose and away it went. at least a 40 inch pike or more. then around 9 am another run and i land a male bowfin. fished till 11 am landed another catfish small and 2 fins and one eel. lots of eels this year. still havent got my post image straightened out will try and have chawk post some pics from my phone.
Re: pan fishing and cafishing2017 ADDED PIC OF 30 LB PLUS CATFISH 7/25/2017
Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2018 1:53 pm
by troutcrazy
Wow, big fish! I'm glad to hear you're catching eels. I hope they make a comeback. I think they're amazing.
I love those photos of your grand daughter! She looks so proud of that eel! The pure excitement and joy that kids show when they catch fish is really great to see.
I think I'm overdue for another fishing outing with my 5yo nephew. We go out in my bigger canoe sometimes, but next time I think we'll stay on shore. His casts are a little dangerous in the canoe.