11-15-2014, 02:59 PM
I love seeing the variety of different species you catch. I think that is a great goal, and one that involves a lot of learning and research.
I like fish of all kinds! My early years were on my dad's commercial fishing boat off of the coast of Washington catching salmon, halibut, lingcod, red snappers, steelhead (can't sell those, so we ate a lot of them!) and many other fish. My brother and I fished the waters under the docks and in the streams and swamps off the coast there. It didn't matter what we caught, just as long as it was a fish. Good times.
Come to think of it, most of my bones were probably formed from the calcium from the bones of canned steelhead. So I come by my love of fish naturally. It's in my bones! [laugh][laugh]
Now I mostly fish streams in the mountains, but I also like fishing the lower lakes when I get a chance. Bass, panfish, trout, carp, walleye, catfish, chubs, whitefish, or even suckers are all welcome to grab my flies.
I know that it sounds weird that I would try to catch suckers, but it is a lot of fun and a challenge to see what they will take and how you have to present it.
I like the challenge of learning something new all the time. Each fish and stretch of water is an adventure. I love looking at Google Earth for small out of the way places that not many people have fished. I also love collecting information on new areas that I maybe visiting in the future. I even like reading fisheries technical reports. Not just for were the fish are, but for the pure science of it all working together.
Solving problems on access or how to bushwhack into an overgrown willow jungle are all challenges I love as much as the fish that hide out there. It's all fun, and I love being outside exploring it all. If I am weird... I am sure enjoying being weird and hoping for many more years to learn a whole lot more
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I like fish of all kinds! My early years were on my dad's commercial fishing boat off of the coast of Washington catching salmon, halibut, lingcod, red snappers, steelhead (can't sell those, so we ate a lot of them!) and many other fish. My brother and I fished the waters under the docks and in the streams and swamps off the coast there. It didn't matter what we caught, just as long as it was a fish. Good times.
Come to think of it, most of my bones were probably formed from the calcium from the bones of canned steelhead. So I come by my love of fish naturally. It's in my bones! [laugh][laugh]
Now I mostly fish streams in the mountains, but I also like fishing the lower lakes when I get a chance. Bass, panfish, trout, carp, walleye, catfish, chubs, whitefish, or even suckers are all welcome to grab my flies.
I know that it sounds weird that I would try to catch suckers, but it is a lot of fun and a challenge to see what they will take and how you have to present it.
I like the challenge of learning something new all the time. Each fish and stretch of water is an adventure. I love looking at Google Earth for small out of the way places that not many people have fished. I also love collecting information on new areas that I maybe visiting in the future. I even like reading fisheries technical reports. Not just for were the fish are, but for the pure science of it all working together.
Solving problems on access or how to bushwhack into an overgrown willow jungle are all challenges I love as much as the fish that hide out there. It's all fun, and I love being outside exploring it all. If I am weird... I am sure enjoying being weird and hoping for many more years to learn a whole lot more![
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