Yard Fishing Thread

I had a nice weekend last week with my son and thought about a dedicated fishing thread before the Yard went kaput!

While not quite as impressive as Steelnut's threads <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> fishing fun comes in all kinds of shapes and sizes! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Last week the boy discovered how to up his number of fish caught...



That means dad is taking off sunfish every two to three minutes...and he's happy with that. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />





And being out always means a lot more...never saw a turtle laying eggs-



Went out to a nearby steam and found this. Got deer around every corner here in CT and never found an antler either!



With a fishing companion of mine- the Weiner Dog..one of my most loved knives.



Getting out is just great and giving my Alejandro new expereinces is even better!

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Hows about adding your pics for the season all?

Great pics! Looks like you guys had a great time.
I went spearfishing last weekend, but caught ZERO <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />
But I will get some next time!

Great pics RN, and your son should remember that for a LONG time! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

My son and son-in-law both will be up here next month with their kids, and we plan on fishing ourselves! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

Well congratulations on your family getting to visit Tom. Pond raised fish are pretty good. Patty and I need to hit up her brothers lake again one of these days when it isn't to hot.

Hey brother, IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT!!!! Remember that you are living in the "good old days" while your kids are that size!!

And it doesn't matter how big the fish are. I will bait hooks and take those little sunfish off all day if the kids are having fun.

Good job dad!!!

Doc

Oh, and you know some people call those little guys "tinkle-on-ya's". If you hold them with your hand over the dorsal fin and squeeze, they make pretty interesting squirt guns!!

nice pics!

Been doing a lot of fishing this last few months. Pretty much just learning since I haven't fished since I was a kid and never did much back then. But man I got the bug pretty bad now. It's crazy how much you can enjoy something you completely suck at <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />. I'm usually a really patient person but man I can get amped up when I'm not catching anything, which is every day. But that's what keeps me learning and working on my process. I'm seeing some huge fish in my favorite spot but they are ignoring everything I throw at them. All I do is point and say "one day, one day...".

Its beautiful scenery and even though I may not catch anything I enjoy watching the gators try to creep up on frogs. Will try to get some pics the next time I go out....

Thanks guys...definite differences between fishing and catching, no?! ha haaa!

This was our last trip...friend said there are killer bass here, but all we pulled in after an almost hour hike were shiners...this is a pic after he kissed it. He was happy.



We had a long hike in and out and saw all kinds of wildlife which we both loved. Here's a poor picture of a Scarlet Tanager which are rare for CT. Very pretty bird!

Nice pics! Here's a couple of me and my son:



Lots of bass, bluegill, and catfish in my pond

Tom, I think you are cheating. I've seen that last picture a LONG time ago!

Go ahead and admit, he spanked you in the size contest. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

nice PK!

so far caught a around 3 pound bass and a small but tasty breakfast sized bream... everything else has been me practicing on how not to loose lures. i'm needing more practice...

mentioned this in another thread but i've lost so many lures the last few weeks i'm trying harder to keep a lure than to catch a fish. last trip out i snagged a lure and was so determined to get my lure that i broke my pole. despite the fact that i broke my pole my lure actually came loose in the end. now why i felt a bit victorious sacrificing a decent pole for a $1.00 fake minnow I will never know. it's the most expensive lure i have now though.

Good lord, that last hawg came out of your on pond? Mind if we swing over?! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

My son in law caught the big fish of the day today; an 8#9oz. catfish! We caught a lot of smaller bass and some bluegills, but Tim took the top honor today. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />



Sorry about the sideways pic, but we couldn't get it turned around. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />

Here is a pic of my granddaughter with her first fish! She caught more bluegill and a small bass, and missed an even bigger bass.



She was one happy little girl! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

great pics tom..... nothing like spending a day fishing..... what did you catch the bass on

Plastic worm cast right near the shoreline, and slowly crawled toward the boat. My son in law's catfish was also caught on a plastic worm. The three lures that work best on my pond are beetle-spins, plastic worms, and zara spook lures. My son really tears em' up with the zara spooks! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

okay. for bass i like my bright green mepps spinners and rapala husky jerks. i come from a family of fisherman and love the challenge of getting a big bass to bite on a fake lure.

I always liked Mepps spinners and "stick baits" when fishing up in Minnesota and Wisconsin, but they would get hung up too easily in my pond. I need another trip to the North Woods! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

yeah pond fishing in the summer requires lots of weedless set ups. my fav i you take a yum frog or similar and put one large weedless hook in. then you take a treble hook and cut off one barb and insert the shaft and eye of the trebble hook up the frogs bum and put the weedless hook through the eye of the treble and they are hooked together and the frog is really good for weeds and such.

My pond fishing partners have gone home. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" /> I have lily pads around the pond this year, and a frog would have been a good choice as has been proven in the past. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> Topwater action is great!!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

Yep

ahhh... another morning of fishing!

or as I'm going to start calling it, "tossing every lure you own in the middle of the lake or up into a tree somewhere, or find random things you cant see under the water to snag you line on over and over and over again, or break another brand new rod and while your at it be sure to catch absolutely nothing while watching fish activity pretty everywhere that you aren't."

fish roll right up to the bank and hang out all day just to watch my fails like its that show wipe out. not even afraid of me cause they know I couldnt catch them if I was to dump the whole lake through a giant strainer.

so yup, another great day of all that... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/paperbag.gif" alt="" />

so thinking I'll be heading back first thing in the morning... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Alright, just a typical day of fishing then. Beware though, for one day you will catch a catfish, and you might get horned! Or you will go to grab that nice bass or crappie and get stuck with the dorsal fin. All fun and games called fishing.

When I was stationed in Idaho, I jumped in the snake river to recover a crappie that was as big as my hands put together. I be that sucker was 8 inches top to bottom, close to a foot long and thick bodied! Boy was he tasty!

Sounds like a lot of crappie to me!!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />............................... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

I knew someone would say it. Biggest one of those I ever caught.

Wow Tom, Two big Bass. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

decent sized bream and small mouth bass today... also hooked a tiny bream, a tiny catfish, and a tiny large mouth bass. missed more than a few cause I was wondering off but will head out again in the morning. going to try to keep hooks in the water at the two active most active spots and maybe try 2 hooks on one line.

always something going on around this tree. but if you look in the distance... yup, a boat would be sweet... all trees and turns swamp like in some parts back in there. will take pics next time...

With a 8 Kg Queen Carp




when regained the water

Wow Fabio, even though it is a Carp, it would be tough putting a fish that big back.

Randy, I practice cacth and release!

Some pics and go!

Nice 'un! How do carp fight?

nice catch man

Thanks all!

With a Legering rod, 0,24 line fishing (but you use some other measures),
around 14 oz line, mais.

wow! nice catch rugos!

I'm with skunk on this one... I'll toss back little guys and crazy big old guys so the genes survive. anything in between comes out the water and goes on the menu...

still learning this stuff but just read that buffalo is a carp. the one I've been seeing troll the bank every morning looks to be a bit smaller than yours rugos. my guess is well over 6 pounds and seeing yours makes me think he's in the 8-9 pound range maybe. yesterday I fished the lake behind where I normally fish and saw some nice ones is there. saw a couple that had looked well over 10 pounds come close to the surface. they seems to stay fairly active when nothing else stopped biting. it's pretty easy to locate them with the bubbles and mud swells the kick up. I think I'm going to set up a couple rigs and try for them in the next few times I go out.

what type of rig do you guys use for carp?

I shot a pics of my rig type and I share it!

I am jealous. Being down this summer has only afforded me two trips to the water--both times off docks for catfish/bass/crappie/ and sand bass. Limited success both times.

When I was a kid we would sell carp and buffalo's to this old guy who would pressure cook the fish, meat fall off the bone and he would make carp balls, etc. I never got the nerve to try them.

I used to do a lot of bow fishing for carp and gar, especially when they were in the shallows for reproducing. Too many carp in a body of water is bad, but some is good for keeping vegetation down.

You guys are lucky to be fishing, enjoy it because if something happens and you can't get out and do it the memories will carry over!

think rugos forgot...

I saw some carp rigs online and though I was going to find the balls at BP. no luck... guess I will look for a recipe.

I wonder how they would feel about spear fishing out there. fish get so close to the bank early in the morning it would be pretty easy.

all ways check your local fishand game laws

was joking a bit on the spear...

but here's a couple videos of how close they get to the bank.

video001

video002

think i stepped on something in the second video because normally they could care less about what i do.

Spear fishing, that is a new idea. Sorry Mr. Warden, the stick fell out of my hand!

about 30 minutes ago in the hole in the background. I'm not as close to the bank as it looks. trying to beat the rain... it's cloudy now but I still have a few more holes to hit.

Way to go lazi! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

NICE fish lazi! Keep up the good work and when you get enough for everybody you can have us all over for fish and hush puppies! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Well, Mississippi IS a long way to go for a fish dinner. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />.... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

I'm finishing a couple weeks off and was out with my boy a number of times. Did more fishing than catching... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

This lake is pretty...



As usual, killing the sunnies...





Caught his first smallmouth there too..tiny little thing. Someone dropped it before the photo! Ooooppsss...

Dropped a few nice trout here, but the sunnies keep the boy happy...



This is the Cape Cod Canal in Mass...got skunked here! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> Nice day though!



Then up to Lake Winnipasake (sp?) in NH. Caught a biiig pickerel there but was too dark to bag a photo. Last day we caught this smallie and he was a lot of fun and fought well on our light gear- we landed him together and had a blast! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />





Fishing is...

You should be a super proud Dad. I cannot WAIT to do that!!! FULL of AWESOME!!

Thanks for sharing, Rich.

Rich, kudos to you for taking your son fishing! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

We laugh at the mention of Lake Winnipisaki (sp).... it was used in an old Three Stooges short! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

looks like you guys have a good time out there RN...


I tried out a slip bobber and bobber stopper at the reservoir today. caught two catfish right at 6' deep. missed a lot more trying to fish two lines. was always the other one that went under while I nursed the other one.

catfish on the bottom is long as my size 13 boot...



may add some weight to this rig and try it out deeper..

Nice fish Lazi- they lunch? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Thanks for the comments guys. I was stoked with the big pickerel and nice smallie after getting skunked salt water fishing and dropping some nice trout...the pressure was on a bit because I wanted something a little more interesting for Alejandro. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

Nice fishing!

not lunch but they are definitely about to be dinner... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

I just looked out the window and it's looking a little overcast like this morning... can't help it... I'm heading back out to see if I can land a couple more to take over to my folks. if I take him a couple with some size I might can convince him to come with me. funny because most dads have a hard time getting sons to go fishing but I guess I have the opposite problem. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/doh.gif" alt="" />

^^ ha haaa! Good stuff!

There's nothing quite like catching Redfish from a kayak...










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That is awesome. The places you fished look so refreshing........we have mostly mud holes right now in OK. Your son looks to be having a blast. To be honest the best memories I have growing up was fishing with my dad and PaPa. Thanks for sharing and bringing memories back <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

Better a redfish than a hammerhead! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />

Can't imagine what a HH would do to a kyak. Saw a pic of an aluminum boat once that supposedly had a HH hit it and it lives up to it's name.

got a couple crappie this morning. ready for cooler weather... hopefully things will pick up and I enjoy longer days of fishing.

This looks like time well spent, making memories that will last a lifetime... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

I like this type of fishing but if I ever start seeing snakes I may have to think twice. this time it was just me and the raccoons.



meant to snap another pic when I got down in there. was a bit busy watching my back for gators and trying not to get stuck. got a little bass and a big ole alligator gar! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> man those things are ugly! got him to the bank and was glad my hook came out his mouth before i had to work up nerve to get around those teeth. think he must've been 6-7 pounds and was a fighter. don't know how they taste plus he was just plain ulgy so I nust nudged him back in to water. next time I may have take one home for dinner... so long as I don't have to look at his face while I eat <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/barf.gif" alt="" />...

Opening day in CT- woohoo! There was a good bite on my spinner- Rooster Tails. Alejandro had a blast. These are good sized stocked trout for here.









This was his fav- "the prettiest", I agree...





Little sister Ana is pretty interested too!



Was raining pretty good this morning so we were the 1st to this town pond. I was hooking up on every cast for awhile. Thankfully, my boy finally got on board with catch and release! I didn't even want to keep the Rainbow, but he was hooked a bit ugly and Alejandro dropped him too...into the skillet with him!

A fun opening day!

Great shots Rich. Looks like his fish are getting bigger too.

I love to see kids enjoy fishing!

nice fish! looks like your kids enjoy catching some good eats.

i like to use rooter tails when can but we always seem to have too much stuff in the water here. only a matter or time before you end up loosing it. and it's pretty much a guarantee something will snag it. i may end up trying some weedless hooks on them when it gets warmer.

right now i'm thinking jigging with a bobber is going to get me a lot better results than a tight line.

RN, the kids look like they had a great time. I can't wait until my son is old enough to take fishing, I know you had to have a great time~

today's catch. white and a couple black crappie... there are actually six in there and that bucket is just under 12" wide.

Man, you guys are killing me! I need to get my fishing gear together and take Lucas out for his first "in-tow" catch. Too young to wield a rod, but I'm sure he could cause a mess with the leftovers

Gotta love the start of the year. Was like 70 degrees today, I left work an hour early and just casted for a little. A nice breeze, sunny day and reeling in a couple small trout....ahhhhhh good for the soul!

What knife you using?

Just got in and my boy caught his best trout yet! 15" and he's doing a lot more himself- doing muuuuch better keeping pressure on and setting the hook. Nice!





Still luvs hims fish! And it will be lunch...
Weiner Dog did a nice job cleaning it.

I'm ready for some fishing myself!

Only been a couple of times this year.

So far. May go tomorrow for a while!

OK RN you motivated me to get out w the girls last weekend!

Nice! Ain't Springtime great?

I need a good bass spot here.

looks like good times mugsy!

the crappie havent been biting as much lately so it looks like i'll be breaking out the bass gear on wednesday. i also want to see if the bream will go for and jigs or smaller lures.

Nice! I plan to take the brood out on Saturday.

Caught about 25-30 catfish on Sunday evening in about 2 1/2 hours. Best evening I ever had for catfish. They were on the small side, but I brought home my limit of 6 decent sized ones.

Gonna go back Thursday evening and try them again.

Just to follow up, went back Thursday and my wife and I brought back 15 eating size cats, and probably threw back 30 more that were too small. Not a bad day at all.

Man Todd, I bet you'll have an explosion of mice in your neighborhood now.

hey skunk, dont you mean micefish?

Here's our bass fishing today Mugsy! lol!





You believe these little things hit big spinners?! My son cracked me up with these. He's been into state record and world record fish lately and says "Do you think this is a world record for a small bass?" lol! I said "certainly could be!"

This sunnie was funny too...his drag loosened up a ton and it took almost 2 minutes to see this thing...I was all "Must have a bass Alejandro, it's a fighter!" lmao!



He was into it though...woke up at 5 am all by himself so we could go. I dropped a nice bass at one point. Arrghhh!! Was a beauty of a day here after that tropical storm passed us.

Fishing for Spring Chinook Salmon on the Willamette River here in Eugene Oregon.

Nice salmon. And it looks tasty too.

had a really odd thing happen today. fished from about 12pm-7pm today. from about 12 to 5 the bites were painfully slow and i had one tiny little bluegill. changed everything about the setup during those 5 hours. hook, weights, swivels, and bobbers. I fished every depth from a foot to six feet and hooked the bait several different ways. the guy fishing to the right of me was consistently landing fish. think he got 25 for the day which isn't odd for him. I finally decided to switch rigs and on the first cast i got a bite but missed. i eventually landed a couple fish and continued to get bites from then on but didn't land anything else.

since i set up everything the same and got bites at the distance i was normally fishing I can only guess one thing. the big fish didn't like the line I was using. it was mr. crappie 8# camo line. never noticed any problems with this line anywhere else but these fish just seem to not bite on it for whatever reason. literally let a cricket float up to the bank and nothing touched it. as soon as i switched over to a reel with 6# hi-viz line i was telling a guy the fish don't like my crickets. right when I said that i got a bite.

live and learn... no more crickets on the camo line....

Got my 3 yr old last weekend and she was pleased. At dinner every night we say a "thank you" for something from the day...but everyday this week she said "Thank you for going fishing!"...cracked us up all week.

Shame this pic doesn't do this guy justice- was a nice bass! Guess that's what happens when your photographer is 7! Good way to start vaca! Woo-hoo!

7 years old! A professional photographer in the making!

nice! but the trick is to hold the fish straight out in front of you towards the camera so they look bigger.

Gotta like vaca...

We went to a new lake today and it was beautiful there...my boy "tore it up" with loads of perch and sunfish...I got skunked and dropped a few small bass! arrgghh!





So how many knives does a knife nut need to go fishing?? Oh my!! Of course I am always knife heavy when fishing, but the new military and Blind Horse Knife came along for the ride so I could check them out...

Ah, so you've got the military AND paramilitary in camo. I always wanted one of the para's but to cheap to buy one. That is a nice color/look.

I just wish people would stop using my name in such a derogatory way!

It's really SO much nicer to watch our kids "Get the credit" than it is ourselves. Nice set of knives you took along too.

No offense Randy'Skunk! lol!

Yeah, he had a great time, liked that he caught so many and was a good sport with me "That bass counted Daddy, you almost had him."

I love the para 2 and am enjoying the military. The para is just edc perfection imho...

Looking good, Rich. Wow...they are growing up fast!! Keep'em in the woods...it's good for them (and you!)

YUP, like Ishi said, you are teaching them more than you know. Respect for Nature and others as well. Plus you are teaching them to not be dependent on "The Man" for everything. Something that is fast becoming lost in our society.

Max lives! What up?!

Alejandro doesn't need a lot of outside encouragement thankfully, he loves nature and all kinds of wildlife. At summer camp one of the younger counselors was a hardcore fisherman and was impressed with all the boy knows.

We are off to NH in a few hours and hoping to hit the lake fishing hard! We aren't really set up for deeper water fishing, but hopefully we'll luck into some bigger trout/salmon, but I'm sure we'll hit the bass hard!

Well good luck! And have fun.

Got Back from NH and was a nice trip. I didn't do well fishing...lots of dropped fish and I didn't land a single bass! Arrgghh...did have a nice one on and almost got beaned in the head by the lure when it tossed it a few feet away from me- that was hilarious!

But with scenery like this...it's nice just being out...



Saw Loons a bunch- a very pretty bird with a cool call. We don't have them in CT ( I don't think) so they are a treat...



The kids enjoyed this of course! My little girl Ana caught her 1st fish...biggest perch I've seen. She was thrilled (the fish less so- gut hooked...fishing with kids!)



My Alejandro fished a ton. We had high hopes for something interesting like a larger trout or even salmon, but he had fun, got his first pickerel and tons of sunfish. He just loves being out and in nature.







Even my wife did a little fishing! This is my sister's dock...



This is about the biggest sunfish i"ve caught..sucker was a porker! Who is uglier- fish or me? Tough call...lol...



This was my most interesting catch- I didn't even know we had black crappie in New England. Interesting fish! Went after a large lure and the pic doesn't show how hefty it was...was a thick fish that was easily 2 lbs plus. Alejandro was stocked to use the net! Weiner Dog to help with size reference.






One week of vaca down..one to go! Will be less fishing this week, but hopefully we'll get out some more...

i decided i'm going after some big fish for the next month or so. so far I've hooked a couple but for some reason my line isn't holding up. don't know what size fish I had but yesterday i got the "zzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ" i have been looking for. this fish covered a lot of ground in a short time. unfortunately my 30# braided line snapped right when I tightened up my drag and began to reel it in. almost like the fish had scrapper on him. i could stomped a hole in the ground I was so mad!

i dont know for sure but it actually might been an alligator. I'm stumped.. i just can see 30# braid giving up a fish that easy.

found 3 spots along the river to fish. this is where i will most likely find fish over 20lbs. i need to get my line rigging down and hopefully i will have some biguns in after a while.

In the spirit of bi-partisanship, I will not make any comments.

BUT that is a nice fish.

Got someone else interested in going fishing...



Big brother helping manage this monster...but it was pretty...





Girl is fishing crazy! We went through 24 worms in like 45 minutes...Finally got this bigger one on and she was very happy.



Doesn't leave much time for me to fish but that's ok...what's not OK is I catch a personal best smallmouth and have a useless photo and this little fella has a perfect photo! Where's the justice??!!



And a couple of knife pics...just 'cause...

Cute girl RN. You gotta be proud of your kids. Keep 'em interested in the outdoors/nature and they will be better folks for it.

Way to go RN; the kids look like they are having a great time!

I'd rather my kids catch fish than me catch them. But now that they're grown, it's game on!

But my nephew just turned one, so maybe in a year or two I'll have me another fishing buddy.

True 'dat. Was out yesturday and today and I think I cast 5x. The kids were funny today- brought a bucket and put the sunnies in to study them. Poor fish. lol

Rich, I hope I'm half the father you are. Spring 2015...first cast. Bank on it.

The kids grow up fast; my best fishing partner is my son.

Last time out for the season. Got skunked (no offense Randy ) but see his boots? Been trying to get him in boots for last 3 years and ....no, no no they aren't comfortable. As soon as he figured out he could go fishing with them it was all "daddy, I need boots." lol

Was cool out, but very pretty and I like that pic.



Max, don't let the photos fool you. Those last ones with my little girl...2 days later she spent 2 out of the 3 hours between pick-up and bedtime either in timeout or laying on the floor crying! Woo-hoo! Parenting!

Beautiful pic RN; suitable for framing!

Yup, that is a picture that will stay in his heart forever.

I've got a grandkid on the way. Can't wait to take him or her out fishing the first time.

Opening day baby!





Alejandro wanted a photo with me...here's my ugly mug...



3 brookies and we had a few more. Great start to the season. The folder there is a Spyderco JD Smith and works great- as does the Weiner Dog. Also tried my new Stretch and it worked very well too- great folder!

And the aftermath...





Cooked on the grill with bit of salt, pepper, butter, lemon and italian seasonings...yummm....

Nice, I miss frying up some trout fresh out of the lakes in Alaska.

Rich, those pics are GREAT!!!

Thanks Tom, it's nice to get out!

Rich, I don't know who is having more fun, the kids or you. It's nice to see a family enjoying themselves TOGETHER!

Lol! Truth be told...I hate to be in pics. But when you child asks- whatcha gonna do?!

It's great to spend time outside though, that's for sure!

Well done Brother!

Beautiful morning in CT...we couple of little 'uns...nice wildlife though. A pair of blue herons, kingfisher...beats work!





Little brookie got hooked in the eye, so into the pot you go!

Even a bad day fishing is better than a good day at work!

That trout looks tasty!

My little girl getting in on the action last week...at 3 catching a perch is big stuff...



We got this inflatable boat this week and had fun today. She took home this little black crappie. They have been dying to try one since we caught our first last year.





This was a new lake for us. Alejandro and I dropped the nicest bass we had ever hooked up with before. Bummer! They were crazy strong...after his tossed the hook he had to take a break for like 5-10 minutes he was so pooped! We were pumped up though and will hit that lake again. Next time with an anchor...rowing these two monkeys around for 2-3 hours has left me spent!

Boy, I'm not doing well with posting pics lately!

Try try again...

It is SO nice to see someone out with the family enjoying What God has blessed us with.

Another beautiful day in CT and the kiddos are at it again. Ana was tearing up the sunfish and thrilled with them...





Alejo's turn for a Black Crappie and he was happy too.



This is a bass management lake and we had a bunch of good hits too. Even though Alejandro has caught some bass, he's never had one do the jumps bass do. He caught and dropped one today that put on an air show for him. Was a hoot! He played him well but lost him. That's fine...I cut down my treble hooks to one, so it's expected. Rowing them a round for three hours leaves me wasted though! I'm ready for bed already!

Lol looks like a good time was had by all.

Rich, you're building more than you can ever know by taking your kids out like that. Congratulations.

Back and shoulder muscles?

LOL- I'm still tired!

Alejandro's best pickerel to date. He did a nice job managing it...

Nice fish, when he is ready you should bring him up north here to catch a northern pike. Chain pickerel average 3lbs northerns average 6+ around here and I have seen 20+ pound fish and caught 15+ ones they fight great. Its one of my favorite fish to catch.

Hah! We have the fish grip because we started fishing a lake with pike and I haven't a clue as how to manage them! This slime rocket was toothy so I tried it out. A 15 lb pike must be a beast! Pic!

Great pics Rich, and good for you to take the kids fishing!!!

They are RN they are. lol I don't have any good pics on the computer right now but here is a 17 1/4 LBS one caught through the ice in main to give you an idea.

The kids are tearing it up!



They catch more tiny bass on spinners and worms...strange to me.



The boys 1st rock bass- he was pleased. Saw an osprey with a good sized fish in it's claws...that was cool!

And some more. Some happy little souls...

I'm glad to see kids enjoying the sport. Most kids have no clue what they are missing by not going fishing!

Rich, I love seeing your pictures; well done Brother!

Thanks guys! I split my job a few weeks ago...Camp Daddy is in full swing!

Keeping busy keeps us all out of trouble.

SO Rich, did you get you a nice CONSERVATIVE job this time?

Haha, seriously, I hope what you do find (Found) is a lot less stressful than the last one.

Managing the kids? Not a chance!

I'm interviewing for school jobs...we'll see. Jumped without a net, but that's ok. Wife is happy I'm less stressed, so that's good.

Stress is the silent Killer.

Got the kiddos out a few times to enjoy fall stocking and have caught a bunch...









That new Emerson does a good job cleaning fish..has a crazy sharp point. Look how beat up this poor brown was.

Great pics as always Rich; I love seeing them!

Yummy trout.

The Gentleman Jim should do a good number on the fish!

Awesome fishing with the kids. I have been taking my boys out fishing lately. Special times.

Got out for late season fishing and caught like 5-6 of these little fellas...



Went out b/c our DEP has been having a special release of big browns in the 15-20 pound range and thought I would give it a try. After no action for awhile, I switched to the smaller black spinner and got a hit right off. Since I had the browns on my mind, my heart got pounding for a second! lol! If it stays warm enough, I'll try again...

Nice!

Been a couple months for me now. Last time a guy dropped my favorite edc folder in the water. Goodbye to that one!

Anyways... I'm reallg hoping to do a lot of hunting and a little bit of fishing over the next couple weeks.

Been a terriblestart to fishing here, but finally did better today. Alejandro landed this guy and played him perfectly. My little girl had on back to back monsters we didn't land, but it was hilarious watching her and brother fight them. She kept saying "I'm on fire!" lol

They had a few others one too. Nice morning and good to have some action finally!

Rich, time out with your kids is time that you will cherish for all the days of your life. Times that will remain forever priceless.

It's about time for me to go out on the pond for a while!

Some people have ALL the luck!

Luck has nothing to do with it, but a mortgage DOES!

That explains it then. We have NO mortgage, NO vehicle payment, NO credit card payment... You get the Idea. Maybe that's why we don't have a pond. Then again it would be difficult to have a nice fishing size pond on a city lot that is 100x150 feet.

First fish of the season...nice fat 14"...



That is a Spyderco Sprig...cool knife, had some trouble removing the tail and head though. Going to have to bring more home and compare it to the Weiner Dog.

very nice!