Thread: 2024 Fishing season

Here we are again. Little earlier than last year, but only a couple days.

Main lake temp 37.8°f
Coves/bays 41-43°f

Depth. 1-3'

Baits. Minnow type jerk baits, and hollow bellied swimbaits

4 Largemouth bass. 1-2 lbs.
1 Catfish ( tomorrow's lunch )

Nice catches. Admittedly, I haven't started this season yet but I'm going to prepare to fishing in the spring. Some pics from expedition by the river thru all night.










Some lads:
Pike ~40 cm





Perch ~25 cm





Usually I catch them by spinner.

Originally Posted by elymz

Nice catches. Admittedly, I haven't started this season yet but I'm going to prepare to fishing in the spring. Some pics from expedition by the river thru all night.










Some lads:
Pike ~40 cm





Bass ~25 cm





Usually I catch them by spinner.

Your bass, looks like our yellow perch.

Indeed. In Latin it is Perca fluviatilis. Description changed.

No better eating than bass, perch and pike IMO!

Smoked eel is also good.

If you can get them big enough Perch have arguably no equal here.

A 40 cm Pike would become pickled at my house.

My category would be in this order of favorites.

1. Yellow perch
2. Sunfish/bluegill's
3. Walleye
4. Catfish

Originally Posted by elymz

Smoked eel is also good.

So is carp, but no thanks.

The main thing that keeps carp and catfish out of my diet is thet the places like rivers that I can catch them around here are to polluted.