12-17-2011, 12:18 AM
[quote jeremypeace]Man that perch is a beast. Them are all some nice fish good job.[/quote]
Amen to that. Nice fish across the board.
I'd have to go back to the post - but there was a first of the year "what are your goals". Got my biggest Utah bass (16 inch LM thru the ice). First SM Utah Bass. First REAL channnel cats, more crappie, loads of perch. Some "nice" carp. It's been a fun year, look forward to MORE!
I know- I haven't met a Walleye. Didn't find any Wipers this year. No Kokanee (yet).
1) I did find the kittys! Got into some good channel cats - goal was 5lb, I got an 8lb - so new goal's become 10lbs. So - record cat for me. More mudcats than I care to count!
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2) Got on ice last season for a first. First time I've had to count a perch pile to be concerned with a 50 fish limit. Couple times over. And those where the half that stayed above deck - twice as many dinks went back down. So yeah - 100 fish days, fishing trout on top of the perch too.
Bluegills, bass - check. Even some Crappie for good measure. [inline StackedOnTheIce.jpg]
3) Got into more species - first Smallmouth, caught Carp (on purpose), green sunfish, more crappie. Caught varieties of fish out of the bear river. Days with 6+ variants. That's some fun!
[inline BRb7.InDaBag.jpg]
4) Musky. Got my "trophy musky" shot. (thanks Ben). Have caught - hooked up and control released several musky (plus a few breakoffs), but haven't boated, measured, took the 'glam shot' until this year. But I "controlled" 5 nice musky over two weeks - that was cool! And it was a jig - not my real perch being eaten! 39"
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5) Filling a limit. Two weeks - I strung up a LOAD of Perch from Newton - and they were 8+ inchers mostly. Not records like SOME people (14"!!!) but kept me busy.
[inline N9.StringerFiller.jpg]
I've also expanded my fishing gear, fishing crafting - beyond spinners, spinner harnesses, to include flies, jigs, and bottle cap lures! Always experimenting.
Cheers Anglers! Keep it tight!
Amen to that. Nice fish across the board.
I'd have to go back to the post - but there was a first of the year "what are your goals". Got my biggest Utah bass (16 inch LM thru the ice). First SM Utah Bass. First REAL channnel cats, more crappie, loads of perch. Some "nice" carp. It's been a fun year, look forward to MORE!
I know- I haven't met a Walleye. Didn't find any Wipers this year. No Kokanee (yet).
1) I did find the kittys! Got into some good channel cats - goal was 5lb, I got an 8lb - so new goal's become 10lbs. So - record cat for me. More mudcats than I care to count!
[inline 01.FatFighter_5_27.JPG]
2) Got on ice last season for a first. First time I've had to count a perch pile to be concerned with a 50 fish limit. Couple times over. And those where the half that stayed above deck - twice as many dinks went back down. So yeah - 100 fish days, fishing trout on top of the perch too.
Bluegills, bass - check. Even some Crappie for good measure. [inline StackedOnTheIce.jpg]
3) Got into more species - first Smallmouth, caught Carp (on purpose), green sunfish, more crappie. Caught varieties of fish out of the bear river. Days with 6+ variants. That's some fun!
[inline BRb7.InDaBag.jpg]
4) Musky. Got my "trophy musky" shot. (thanks Ben). Have caught - hooked up and control released several musky (plus a few breakoffs), but haven't boated, measured, took the 'glam shot' until this year. But I "controlled" 5 nice musky over two weeks - that was cool! And it was a jig - not my real perch being eaten! 39"
[inline N2.TrophyShot.jpg]
5) Filling a limit. Two weeks - I strung up a LOAD of Perch from Newton - and they were 8+ inchers mostly. Not records like SOME people (14"!!!) but kept me busy.
[inline N9.StringerFiller.jpg]
I've also expanded my fishing gear, fishing crafting - beyond spinners, spinner harnesses, to include flies, jigs, and bottle cap lures! Always experimenting.
Cheers Anglers! Keep it tight!