When I'm Not Hunting, or Riding, I'd Rather be Fishing

[trophyhill]

So what do y'all fish for? This is my favorite. They weren't touching the bottom bouncers this weekend, but a few really love the Bomber Model A's. From field to table.

 

[Jbehredt]

Mmmm walleye. My favorite fish to eat though I’ve never caught one. Landed a million trout and can’t stand the taste. I may in fact be as dumb as I look…

 

[Hnthrdr]

Awesome! I am horrible at walleye fishing but I like to try, then again Co isn’t a great walleye fishery. But now that this trout guy found bass and walleyes I’m having fun again

 

[trophyhill]

Awesome! I am horrible at walleye fishing but I like to try, then again Co isn’t a great walleye fishery. But now that this trout guy found bass and walleyes I’m having fun again

The NMG&F has done a very nice job on stocking our lakes in SE NM with 'eyes. Unfortunately the water temps and conditions are not conducive for a natural spawn. Or so i've been told. But they are still fun to catch and taste as good as any Erie 'Eye i've ever had.

 

[Dented]

I've been hitting the Gulf more and more lately. Salt fishing has taken over from bass, walleye. Love to eat walleye, but I'll take pike over that every time. Locally, pan fish is my favorite. Ultralight gear or a fly rod is a blast.

 

[GSPHUNTER]

Yup, great eating fish, but I'm kind of partial to cold water Crappie. Love fishing for both.

 

[lak2004]

Grew up in the Dakotas on walleye, pike, perch and crappie. Now in CO I fish for anything that will bite, I get real excited when I catch anything besides a rainbow (unless it's over 20").

 

[Meshnasty]

I like to fly fish for carp. It’s going to get good here shortly.

 

[PurpleDriver]

Living on an island now, so bonefish, tuna, wahoo, mahi, and peacock bass are my targets these days.

almost 100% from a kayak.

 

[rodney482]

I chase walleye on lk erie and salmon on lk mich …
mostly trolling… love it

 

[Wingnutty]

Living on an island now, so bonefish, tuna, wahoo, mahi, and peacock bass are my targets these days.

almost 100% from a kayak.

Awesome! Where at?

 

[Wingnutty]

Hell yes! Last night after work we hit it. I prefer smallmouth but fish for largemouth, lake trout, Kokanee salmon and everything else available too.

 

[Lytro]

We mainly walleye fish the Missouri River system here in SD. My wife and I tried a nearby lake on Sunday and did pretty well pitching jigs and minnows. 8 fish limit and all between 18”-21”.

 

[Rich M]

I like to hunt but given the option, will choose fishing if it came down to 1 over the other.

FL is a whole 'nother world for fishing and hunting as compared to "up north" - some is better some is not. We caught way more freshwater fish up north. No ice fishing down here either. But "make do" with the saltwater variety.

Getting sea trout right now - similar to walleye in build, meat is slightly mushier, fight is a little less - more head shakes than walleye. The fish right now avg about 18 inches, with some 20-24 inchers caught. The manatee was friendly and stayed with us for quite some time - dad got a big kick out of it. The big fish is a 30-35# black drum.



Once the winds die down, will get out for mahi, kings, wahoo, snapper, and whatever else we can catch - fish mainly out of an aluminum boat w tiller so it has to be pretty calm to run 10-20 miles out.



Can you see the fin? Was neat - 8 ft hammerhead, came over to check out the electric trolling motor as we were getting bait. It swam over, looked at me with one eye as it passed under the boat and swum off with the fin like that.

Headed to WY this fall for antelope and will hopefully do some trout fishing while there. Think I'm looking forward to the nighttime sky, trout fishing, and then antelope hunting in that order. Go figure.


Good luck!

 

[CMP70306]

Tuna for food along with Blue and White Marlin for fun rather than eating. Perks to living in PA is I can hunt the fall and still have quality offshore fishing in the summer.

 

[hiker270]

Fly fishing for trout is my preferred type of fishing. Catch and release, Madison River in Montana is my favorite river.

 

[sodaksooner]

My brother is a great walleye fisherman. He and a buddy do really well in tourneys. I just steal fillets out of the freezer when I visit as I do love to eat it. I am not a great walleye fisherman(although I do have an 8+pounder to my credit...).....lol. I'd rather be in the woods chasing critters or mountain biking.

 

[WV Mountaineer]

I love to fish. All kinds. From Gulf Stream to river smallmouth.

 

[hunterjmj]

Walleye, pike, catfish, crappie.

 

[dreamingWest]

My favorite are specks and reds on the coast, but locally these will do: