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Old 02-03-2017 | 07:20 PM
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Post you fish pictures, and what bait you used, and how you caught it.
And where you fished , like river, lake, pond etc, and where you are located.
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Old 03-23-2017 | 07:56 AM
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I've spent the spring fishing for stocked rainbows here in TX. Did pretty good on them.









All were caught on either a silver kastmaster


Or Pautzke Fire Balls


Getting ready to begin hitting the lakes for crappie, sunfish and catfish.
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Old 04-17-2017 | 06:12 PM
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I spent a few hrs in my float tube on Lake Athens today. Caught between 20-30 of these:


They hit worms being worked slowly along the bottom in about 6 ft of water. All were released since the spawn hasn't happened yet.
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Old 04-19-2017 | 01:49 AM
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Kastmasters have always been pretty good on trout here as well. However I find that the Superdupers work very well too...
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Old 04-22-2017 | 02:30 AM
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Originally Posted by flags
I spent a few hrs in my float tube on Lake Athens today. Caught between 20-30 of these:


They hit worms being worked slowly along the bottom in about 6 ft of water. All were released since the spawn hasn't happened yet.
I target those all year and open water have great luck using a 1/32 oz gotcha chartreuse jig tipped with a small piece of worm. In spring when they are in the shallows I hang the jig 2 to 3 feet under a bobber and then when they go deeper it is fished direct on 4 pound test. Most days I can fill a cooler with them since there are no limits on Champlain and they are all over the place. Great little pan fish.
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Old 04-23-2017 | 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by flags
I spent a few hrs in my float tube on Lake Athens today. Caught between 20-30 of these:


They hit worms being worked slowly along the bottom in about 6 ft of water. All were released since the spawn hasn't happened yet.
Just an FYI those are identifiable fish

"these" as you referred to them as are called blue gill
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Old 04-24-2017 | 02:36 AM
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I think that is obvious since it is one of the most common fish all over the USA.
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Old 04-24-2017 | 04:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Champlain Islander
I think that is obvious since it is one of the most common fish all over the USA.
Yep, I figured it would be obvious what they are. I really didn't expect the photo to be a mystery or identification problem for anyone but I guess by your comment that a certain "someone" is getting goofy again. Me thinks that guy has some sort of "issue." Perhaps he doesn't realize I have him on the ignore list? I don't have time for petty cheap shots so he is wasting his time and should just go sit in the corner while grown-ups are discussing matters.
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Old 05-01-2017 | 05:10 AM
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Had a couple hour break in the torrential thunderstorms before the shut the whole lake down this weekend. Caught about 30 crappie, a few gills and this guy between storms
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Old 05-03-2017 | 07:41 AM
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Spoonbill (paddlefish) taken in Oklahoma river systems. Took second place in a tourney we had going. Caught this one as time expired. The winning fish was caught 10 min before this one and weighed 72 lbs. Mine weighed 65
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