Catch of the day [Fishing]

[Giles]

Lucky you, great Sea Tout fishing…

[mahlon321]

Great story Peter, I agree 100% the light weight gear is absolutely the most fun! congrats on landing it!

This is how I spent this last week.  My brother in-law and father in-law enter the local salmon derby each year on Lake Huron, it's usually freezing and raining and the fishing is pretty slow, but if you stick with it there are some pretty huge fish in there.  Took some pics, figured I'd throw a few up.  Only one fish worth taking a shot of, 14.75 salmon, put up a big fight and made a mess of all of the lines in the water, but it was fun anyway! My father in-law was the lucky one!

First day out, spent 8hrs in the fog, could only see roughly 10ft in any direction.  Long, slow, very disorienting.

Day 2, on the way out, sun just coming up. 

Day 3 the nicest day of the week,

Wind turbines on the shore

Love the water colour

Here's the fish.

We never usually get many fish in the boat, but it doesn't seem to deter us in the slightest!! Always end up having a great time 

[Finn666]

great pics and a nice catch right there! thx for sharing…

[mahlon321]

Thanks Finn! It was a fun week in a boat not catching anything!

[Adman103]

I envy you guys who make it out onto big water often-  I fly fish the streams and forest preserves around Chicago.  It's almost all heavily stocked water with a lot of traffic, but still, I love it…

[Mild7]

G have you had much interest in the spring fly trip?  I'd be keen to know costs, timing etc.  it's probably out of my reach, but you never know..

[Giles]

I am going with my oldest friend.  I'll PM you.

[Graeme]

Just found this over at End Clothing.

[Giles]

Want…Need...

[Giles]

Hajduk sent me a couple of pics of a lovely brace of Brownies he caught today….

[Finn666]

now i'm hungry

[Giles]

Nothing caught, but there are worse ways of starting the week….

TW-634S
OSB

[derivative666]

[Giles]

Nice on Jeff, how did you do?

[derivative666]

Didnt see anything. The water was unusually warmer then usual. Had a peaceful morning anyway.

[Finn666]

after years of collecting dust, i just sorted some stuff and can't wait to get started again

also bought something to read…

[Finn666]

btw. G. (or anyone!), I'm on the hunt for a nice new spin rod…any recommendations?

[Giles]

That's like saying "I want a new pair of shoes, what should I get?"

There are a million and one variable; what sort of reel will you be using, what sort of fish you after, fresh water or salt water, what weight line, what length rod, what weight lure, how far do you need to cast….....

[Finn666]

@Giles:

what sort of reel will you be using
a spinning reel

what sort of fish you after
pike, zander, bass

fresh water or salt water
fresh water

what weight line
depends on if i'm going to use "standard" or "braided" line, right?
braided i'd get one between 0,12 and 0,14mm

what length rod
from 2.40m to 3.00m

what weight lure
check the picture post above

how far do you need to cast
gonna fish from the riverside so i'd say 20-30m maybe!

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[Finn666]

went fishing, catched nothing…
on the other hand though, today was great since i figured a few old tricks and all...tomorrow i should be hooking some bass (i hope) ^^

some spots...the streaming was pretty intense. would be perfect for fly-fishing i think!

yours truly…

silverman big catch, 2.70m, throw weight: 40-80gr.

looking forward to tomorrow!