Thread: 2021 fishing season

Originally Posted by Johntoad57

I just know that you practice "Catch & Release" don't you?

I am not a big proponent of catch and release. In many ways it is a feel good thing.

If I catch 10 and eat them I feel I have killed less fish than someone that catches 100 and releases them.

Originally Posted by cudarunner

Love that movie.! I can relate to it.

I've got a fishin buddy that's been with me since childhood, we grew up together fishing this and other lakes ( frozen or thawed ). We always compete against each other, while fishin, though its just for fun.

He'll be joining me , on today's outing.

A few from today, with my buddy Dave.


Dave, with his first for the year.


Myself, with another fine specimen.









Much colder today. Water temps have dropped 5°f, winds were out of the north, 17mph. gusts to 25mph..

Originally Posted by outback

A few from today, with my buddy Dave.


Dave, with his first for the year.


Myself, with another fine specimen.









Much colder today. Water temps have dropped 5°f, winds were out of the north, 17mph. gusts to 25mph..

I am glad to see that you did not twist their jaws.....

I was just thinking of the slabs off those! Num-NUM!

When I stayed with Joel (Benz) on my 2019 ride we had a fish fry for supper. I 'think' that the two fish were Pike and Walleye. Both were very mild but still flavorful. I can't remember which fish it was but it had what Joel called 'Y' bones and there was a lot of them. Kind of a pain in the ass to find them in your bite of a crispy battered piece but I got through it.

Originally Posted by outback

Love that movie.! I can relate to it.

I've got a fishin buddy that's been with me since childhood, we grew up together fishing this and other lakes ( frozen or thawed ). We always compete against each other, while fishin, though its just for fun.

He'll be joining me , on today's outing.

If you've never seen Danny Glover and Joe Pesci in 'Gone Fishin' you need to find it and watch it.

Originally Posted by 32t

I am not a big proponent of catch and release. In many ways it is a feel good thing.

If I catch 10 and eat them I feel I have killed less fish than someone that catches 100 and releases them.

Just think of this....with each fish you kill, ( female ) you kill tens of thousands of potential offspring.

The mortality of released fish, is much greater than u realize.