Catch All Fishing Thread

[Bigjay73]

Left my phone in the truck and of course I caught a monster (by Colorado standards) yellow perch. Didn't weigh it, measured at 13 inches.

 

[mevertsen]

My wife out fished my daughtera.d I this week.

They are in a brine for smoking now.

 

[Hem]

I’ve heard that in clear waters they are gold color instead of pinkish gray.

It is an interesting fish.i will say congrats but honestly I don't know if it is an unusual fish to catch, or not.
Pretty cool.

 

[seeth07]

It is an interesting fish.i will say congrats but honestly I don't know if it is an unusual fish to catch, or not.
Pretty cool.

Here is a decent sized one caught a few weekends ago on Winnebago. One of about 30.

 

[Hem]

Here is a decent sized one caught a few weekends ago on Winnebago. One of about 30.

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That fish definitely looks different than the other. Definitely resembles a red drum.
It's really interesting to me to see pictures of fish which are uncommon in my realm.

 

[seeth07]

That fish definitely looks different than the other. Definitely resembles a red drum.
It's really interesting to me to see pictures of fish which are uncommon in my realm.

Same family. This is the only freshwater species of drum and due to it being the same family as red drum (redfish) and black drum I don't understand why in the midwest they have a reputation for being a bad fish to eat. I totally disagree just like @Pucky Freak . Caught in warm waters and not put on ice right away, it's about the same as catching crappie that time of year in that the meat turns to mush really quick. We use ice in our cooler in the summer and get them cooled down fast and they taste just as good as anything else pretty much from these fresh waters

 

[corndog1]

We usually throw pots from my brother's boat on our annual Oregon coast trip but the boat is down this year so we cast small traps with rods and ended up with eight keepers in couple hours yesterday evening.The kids LOVED this.

 

[300stw]

finally figuring out the lake flyfishing, 30 or so yesterday and today

 

[Pucky Freak]

 

[Bigjay73]

I'll never understand how a red and white lure catches fish, but they damn sure do. Looks like my grandfather's tackle box ca. 1983

 

[mevertsen]

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General process for that? Air brush or freehand? Type of paint?

I have a lot of spoons on similar condition.

 

[Pucky Freak]

General process for that? Air brush or freehand? Type of paint?

I have a lot of spoons on similar condition.

-Remove hardware
-bench vise, 800 grit disk on dremel to remove old paint, rust, corrosion and nicks.
-1200 grit disk to polish the top side if you’re not painting it.
-adhesion promoter/clear primer spray
-(I painted the gold spoon on both sides)
-two thin coats of the base color
-box cutter on a 12 pk pop box to cut the stencils.
-spray stencil design
-quick spray from 2 feet away for any mottling
-crystal clear enamel final coat
-Replace w/ new treble hooks

There are not many toothed fish to go after in central Iowa and I can’t remember the last time I ever used a spoon. I got tired of looking at those sad lures from the 80’s and 90’s and fixed em up instead of pitching them.

 

[Rie Bread]

 

[huntin24/7]

Upper Michigan brown I caught this week. Beautiful colors on it and the scenery was just as great.

 

[Pucky Freak]

Gotta live up to my handle - grilled catfish for open-faced sandwiches w/ mayo. I’ve still never clicked tongs…I wasn’t even aware it was “a thing” until I heard of it on this forum.

 

[Brittany Chukarman]

The Mrs. & I had a good morning on the crappie yesterday. Left them biting and off the water by 10:30.

 

[rebjfan]

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Same family. This is the only freshwater species of drum and due to it being the same family as red drum (redfish) and black drum I don't understand why in the midwest they have a reputation for being a bad fish to eat. I totally disagree just like @Pucky Freak . Caught in warm waters and not put on ice right away, it's about the same as catching crappie that time of year in that the meat turns to mush really quick. We use ice in our cooler in the summer and get them cooled down fast and they taste just as good as anything else pretty much from these fresh waters

don’t know anyone in Mississippi that eats those fish

 

[300stw]

brookies decided to bite tonight,

 

[bowhuntmontana]

New species for me, Colorado River Cutthroat. We caught a lot of fish, but next largest was about 1/4 the size of this one. We were really surprised.

 

[CPAjeff]

Going through some pics today and came across this one from back in 2017...



The man on the left is my wife's grandfather, who was one of the kindest men I know - he has since departed this life. The boy on the right is my son, the best son a father could ask for.