Thread: Fishing

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Am surrounded by some of the best rivers in my state,Sacto, American, feather, yuba,all within an hours drive,
My passion is steelhead,and Salmon,shad in season.

now here is a man i can relate too !!
i guided for steelhead about 10+ years ago here in OH , used to tie some wonderful fly patterns and sell them , then had some vision issues so i just find them and fish them myself now ..lol.. pretty soon the fall run will be coming in off lake erie and the action will be hotttt !!

Originally Posted by DPeet

Salmon season is just around the bend. I usually get out 12-15 times from October 1-November (for brown trout). After that, I wait it out until the ice damns thaw and get the browns as they return into the lake(s). I love this time of year. Upstate NY has some of the best fisheries in the country. The pictures are from last year. Both brown were over 12 pounds. Attachment 177972Attachment 177973

ive always wanted to fish Oak Orchard (?) for browns !! i had a brown trip booked in NZislands years ago and one in NewYork .. wedding rings and a baby dropped out of the sky though !! wouldnt trade either but i do still think about the trips that never came ..lol

Steelheads are the most awsome fish on the planet,our fall run will start soon on the american river.
will keep the hatchery fish I catch for the smoaker,wild ones go back.

Now Gooser,,,,,, stop posing that fish market catch in your photo,,, dang eyes look like they've been on ice for 3 weeks,,, look close enough & you can see the gut cut on the bottom,,,,

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Steelheads are the most awsome fish on the planet,our fall run will start soon on the american river.
will keep the hatchery fish I catch for the smoaker,wild ones go back.

about 20yrs ago i caught my first , have never looked back , i was fortunate enough to have parents who would drop me off at the mouth of the river and pick me up 8 hours later upstream !! do to catch and release our numbers are crazy and every year the fish are getting bigger and bigger .. my dad used to catch salmon in the same creeks i fish but snagging was allowed then and wiped them out .. now reproduction is limited and OH,PA,and MI have cross-bread steelhead in order to keep a sustainable run of fish from fall to may , the crowds are heavy now and it has become an industry on the great lakes tributaries , in the summer months the small mouth bass run in schools also ... as much as i like fishing from a boat , i have never found such piece as i have crawling on my hands and knees to a fish ,throwing a size 16 nymph at a 10lb steelhead that has been casted at all day with no luck , and setting the hook cause he was used to seeing ppl all day and i snuck in !!! im getting goose bumps just thinking about the season starting again !!

Originally Posted by Hirlau

Now Gooser,,,,,, stop posing that fish market catch in your photo,,, dang eyes look like they've been on ice for 3 weeks,,, look close enough & you can see the gut cut on the bottom,,,,

your cut off from me sending you anymore market fish !!! lol

Originally Posted by Neckbone

Back to the original post, yes, I think a 2 stroke would be a help with the hole shot.
Four strokes have a ton moving parts, suck more gas, weigh more, and need maintenance.
I'm running an Evinrude HO 150 hp. It has many computer driven features that make it a great engine.
It is fuel and oil injected and will self winterize complete with cylinder fogging.
First maintenance is due in three years.
Fuel economy is awesome. Filled the tank at a lake in NY (week stay) on July 4th, and with weekly fishing at home, I still have more than a 1/4 tank.
Others have told me they see the same thing.
The hole shot on an 18' Stratos glass boat is hard to time, it's so fast.
My old welded G3 17' ran a 50hp Yama and had poor top end speed. Just not enough power.

I can't say that I agree with you on part of your comments as I went for a 4 stroke (I had the Mercury options of a 75hp 2-stroke or 60hp 4-stroke) due to the oil injector going out on my evinrude back when I had my other boat about 10 years ago. Maintenance on mine is literally change the oil and put gas in it. The bigger motors may take more...but I can't comment on it. The motor seems to sip gas...but lets face it, it's a lil motor compared to most bass boats.

I lean more toward saltwater fishing being here in South Fla.

Why do you kill them??

Are they good eating? That is the big drive for me fishing is that I love eating halibut and salmon. I am not a catch and release fan for salmon, the survival rates are very low. If you are going to catch them then you should eat them.