TCG fishin’ thread V. 2019

[OffshoreDrilling]

Maaaan. Really itching to get out this week and I’ve got zero time. Maybe this weekend if I end up camping. That’s just going to be bank fishing for cats on the rock river though.

 

[OffshoreDrilling]

I bought some waders and musky tackle from bass pro today with a gift card I got for my bday.

Planning to hit the fox river soon and try to find a ski’ below one of the dams.

Saving some dollars for an overpriced roof rack too. I can’t transport my kayak at the moment.

 

[SleeperLS]

A big ass musky in a kayak would be a damn good time.

 

[snakebyte]

Got these two on a chatter bait with a green pumpkin craw trailer.

 

[OffshoreDrilling]

Fishing report: haven’t caught a damn thing the last three outings.

Yesterday I tried wading for the first time. Definitely a way more fun way to shore fish. You can get away from the trees and get to a ton of spots otherwise unavailable to cast from.

I waded in salt creek below the Graue Mill dam while my mom was getting some outpatient surgery. Managed to get my foot under a tree root, smash the shit out of my shin on a submerged boulder and fall face first into the water. Luckily I caught myself on said boulder so I managed to keep the water intrusion to a good splash over the top of the waders.

Hit up Montgomery dam looking for musky. Snagged two carp on a twitch bait and had what I suspect was a bass hooked up on a glide bait until it got off. Man, what a busy place. There had to be 16 guys there fishing at 2 in the afternoon. Place has to be a madhouse on the weekend.

Got a nice farmers tan and a burnt neck, solid day on the water regardless of fish.

 

[Kensington]

I'm going to have to try waders, tired of trudging through the brush and trees and shit.

I got a kayak to try and get around that, but found it to just be too cumbersome to load and unload, especially if I'm just trying to get out for a few hours after work.

 

[snakebyte]

I bought waders from Dicks on sales for like 4 bucks. As long as the bottom isnt mud, its a awesome time fishing. You get out of the reeds, branches etc.

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[Spivitz]

Skunked, I tried... Went for bass in Kangaroo lake and

You can see the steelhead in Heinz creek

 

[snakebyte]

Skunked, I tried... Went for bass in Kangaroo lake and

You can see the steelhead in Heinz creek

Those GX2 rods are pretty impressive for the price point. The reels not so much, had 2 break on me. Love the rod though for a spinning setup.

 

[Spivitz]

Lake Michigan

 

[OffshoreDrilling]

Headed to the big lake in the morning tomorrow too

Soaking some nightcrawlers for a couple hiurs

 

[Blood on Blood]

https://youtu.be/tSfjZdUQav0

 

[Mr. SBF]

Some Suckers from Saturday while out for Steelhead. Lost one nice Steel on spawn. Nice colors on Suckers and they fight pretty good too.

 

[Mr. SBF]

A Dogfish from Sunday that I got at a Reservoir. It was pretty beat up from spawning but she put up a pretty nice fight on my Okuma musky rod!

 

[Mr. SBF]

Went for Steelhead this afternoon for a few hours and got one adult and lost 3 other adults on spawn sacks a spinners. Caught 6 of the 1year old Steelhead and 2 Suckers also. Going again tomorrow!

 

[snakebyte]

Went out a few days ago and got skunked. However, fishing season is absolutely in full swing here in Texas as you can see by the photo:

 

[Spivitz]

[MENTION=12034]Mr. SBF[/MENTION]



You kill the suckers? Nice Steelhead!

 

[Mr. SBF]

[MENTION=12034]Mr. SBF[/MENTION]



You kill the suckers? Nice Steelhead!

Nope I let them go, but I do want to try and pickle some up its supposed to be pretty tasty.

 

[Kensington]

Interesting, never heard of anyone going after suckers.

How do you fish them?

 

[Spivitz]

Nope I let them go, but I do want to try and pickle some up its supposed to be pretty tasty.

I support that, everything has a place thus if not eating sucker, let em go.

Years ago, up north we were feeding the Eagles with the suckers we caught. It was pretty awesome

 

[snakebyte]

Went out today, have not been having good luck the past few weeks so I went back to some plastics and this hog hit it. 4lbs, 22 inches.

 

[Mr. SBF]

Went back to same spot as yesterday and only caught 2 suckers, hiked 2 miles of River looking for them. Only saw a few adult Steel's, couldn't get them to bite anything. Went to a different River and caught 8 1year old Steelhead and 3 Creek Chubs in a short time which was good action and called it a night. The stocked 1year steelhead are still vicious fighters just like the adults.

 

[Ron Vogel]

Fishing report: haven’t caught a damn thing the last three outings.

Yesterday I tried wading for the first time. Definitely a way more fun way to shore fish. You can get away from the trees and get to a ton of spots otherwise unavailable to cast from.

I waded in salt creek below the Graue Mill dam while my mom was getting some outpatient surgery. Managed to get my foot under a tree root, smash the shit out of my shin on a submerged boulder and fall face first into the water. Luckily I caught myself on said boulder so I managed to keep the water intrusion to a good splash over the top of the waders.

Hit up Montgomery dam looking for musky. Snagged two carp on a twitch bait and had what I suspect was a bass hooked up on a glide bait until it got off. Man, what a busy place. There had to be 16 guys there fishing at 2 in the afternoon. Place has to be a madhouse on the weekend.

Got a nice farmers tan and a burnt neck, solid day on the water regardless of fish.

Back in the late 80's I was drinking Jack with a friend there...and he just so happened to be fishing too. Caught a 7-8lb walleye. We were both amazed they are still in there. Had no idea that there was Musky there either. I'm so spoiled with fishing in MI, I rarely ever fish around IL anymore.

 

[Ron Vogel]

https://youtu.be/tSfjZdUQav0

I slay largemouth with mice and rats at my mother-in-law's lake. I throw them deep in the salad and jump them between lilypads. I go out in the canoe or kayak, since I typically have to row over to retrieve. Pads are too thick to reel anything through them.

 

[OffshoreDrilling]

Back in the late 80's I was drinking Jack with a friend there...and he just so happened to be fishing too. Caught a 7-8lb walleye. We were both amazed they are still in there. Had no idea that there was Musky there either. I'm so spoiled with fishing in MI, I rarely ever fish around IL anymore.

We have so few big bodies of water around here, anything decent gets pressured and fishing is relatively tough. Shore fishing doesn’t help that situation either. Bass are easy to catch but you can only catch so many 1-2lb fish and stay entertained.