Everything Fresh Water Fishing
Hey! Check out his new lure I found – looks like it could be a great addition to the tacklebox!
-Mark
http://www.thundermistlures.com/ New 2008 lures. The saltwater fishing lure and freshwater fishing lure, the Viper Spoon; excellent for walleye, pike, blue fish, stripers, and all other game fish.
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I read an interesting article about a biological problem that the fresh water fishing Norwegians have been having. My sons love a good salmon dinner, so I found this a particularly interesting read. Oh and it also shows how misleading the press can be! Something to think about especially now when we are about to elect a new leader for our country!
I thought some of you might enjoy it, so I’m posting a link to it below:
http://www.fishandfly.com/articles/20081027
Please check it out and let me know what you think?
Catch you later – Mark
I had Columbus Day off from work and the boys wanted to go fishing. So I asked them where they’d like to go and off we headed to our local creek. It was a warm sunny day and the tide was high so I figured on a good day for fishing. I always use lures when fishing – I guess because I like the challenge associated with them as opposed to putting bait on a hook and waiting for a fish to come eat.
So on our way to go fresh water fishing, I asked my older son to get some worms for his brother and him. It turns out that we hadn’t had much rain lately and the worms were hard to find. Where he would normally find lots of worms (lifting old logs and looking under leaves) he found only 2 little scrawny worms. Not good for fishing bait! So he and my younger son tried their hands at lure fishing.
We had some hits, but no catches. Frustration for my 5 yeqr old was very high! 😉 So I asked my older son again to try and find some worms – to which he replied, “Dad, there aren’t any worms around here.” So I had to go get them myself! He taunted me with “You’re wasting your time Dad.” But within 3 minutes I had a container full of very large worms! Of course my older son wanted to know how I did it. After telling him that old age usually means more wisdom ;-), I explained how to find worms when they weren’t in the obvious places.
Want to know what I did? OK – here goes. When I was younger, much younger, I remember from some of the different magazines I used to read that a company sold 2 electric prods that you stuck into the ground and the low current between the prods caused the earth worms to come out of the ground. My friend had bought one of these contraptions and swore by it. So I figured that a little elbow grease could do the same thing. Just poke a larger stick in the ground a few times and shake it. The vibrations cause the worms to come right out of the ground. It works very well! Just ask my sons! Of course you wouldn’t try this in sand where there are obviously no worms around, but do this in the places where worms would normally be found. You’ll be pleasantly pleased with the results.
Here’s a picture of the first fish my older son caught after they started using the worms we found.
Oh … and the rest of the trip was very successful. We caught some largemouth bass, sunnies, as well as some roaches. Overall a fun afternoon for all.
Catch you later.
-Mark
If you read my previous post on this topic, you’ll know I was excited to go to the NJ Wildlife Heritage Festival. But unfortunately it was raining fairly hard when it was time to leave home. (It’s about a 2 hour drive to get to Pequest – the festival location.) After some discussion, we decided to go; after all – it’s a rain or shine event!
It rained most of the way there and was still raining as we arrived. The vendors and exhibitors looked wet but appeared excited as well. We visited the museum area, checked out all the real and stuffed animals, got some great free informative NJ fishing and wildlife pamphlets and afterwards decided to go get some lunch in town and come back. We happened on a real nice hot dog stand called “Hot Dog Johnny’s” just down the road in Buttzville, NJ. After some great dogs and drinks, we headed back and finally the rain stopped.
First stop was the shotgun and archery stands. It was the first time my older son shot a real shotgun. I kind of chuckled to myself because I knew he had no idea of the recoil involved. The instructor was patient and showed him how to safely handle the gun and finally he squeezed the trigger and boom! The instructor asked him if he wanted to try again, but he politely declined. I asked him why later, and he admitted that it scared him a little! 😉
Both my younger and older son had fun shooting arrows at the archery exhibit. Some good instructions were provided by the facilitators and they actually hit the targets!
It started to lightly rain again so we moved on up to the exhibits that were under tents. My younger son bought a kite and decorated it while my older son went to the fresh water fishing pond and caught a nice rainbow trout (Catch and release only). Here’s a small picture of the group he was fishing with:
We finally made our way to the fishing pool for children under 8 years of age and my 5 year old caught his very first rainbow trout! He was really excited! (I’ll post a picture of his fish a little later.) And just as we were putting his fish back into the pool, Smokey the Bear showed up in a fire truck. Could you ask for anything more?
It started to rain pretty hard, so after visiting a few more exhibits, we decided to head back home. Both boys as well as my wife and I had a very nice time. I highly recommend it if you’re looking for something to share with your friends and family next year. Hopefully it won’t rain on you!
Catch you later.
-Mark
I have been fishing for many years now so I am not a fishing newbie but I am not sure about lure colors and how water clarity and weather conditions effect what would be the best choices. I like fishing spinners and crank baits and am asking for tips on color selection in specific conditions. I fish the mississippi river backwaters so the water is usually pretty murky and dark.
Thanks.
When fishing with crakbaits, i gennerally like to match the hatch… In murky water, you want to use firetiger colors…You also want to use gold… (gold produces lots of flash in dark water) With spinnerbaits, like to use a big spinnerbait, with big colorado blades.(A big lure choice and high vibration is a necessity for fishing murky water) i'd also go with white, yellow/orance, red, or gold… pretty much, if it looks very bright in the murky water it's good… sometimes, people will go the other way around and pick a black or brown colored spinner bait… Experiment with different colors… (I like to use big, bright colored lures that make lots of vibration in murky water)
Planer bobber fishing for catfish this is how we do it every time out – From getting the bait at our free bait store to rigging up with fresh bait to casting the coolest new planer bobber proto types in the world- These are the best how to tips on the net- We got the catfishing wired-if your not planer bobber fishing ,look what your missing.This is a blast and we sure catch the heck out of a bunch of big catfish-See how to planer bobber fish the movie-were catfishing with planer bobbers-You’ll save gas and catch more catfish-channel catfish-Blue catfish , flathead catfish too-walleye trout crappie .
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If you live in New York or plan to go fresh water fishing in New York state, you’d do well to get yourself a copy of their fresh water fishing regulations guide. It is not yet available online, but you may request a copy of the current regulations by sending an email to:
The guide is free and contains the most recent regulatory changes affecting the fresh water fishing in New York. And of course, it’s free!
I found another publication that IS available online at the New York Department of Environmental Conservation site and is really quite good. It’s a beginner’s guide to fishing called “fishing basics” and is a nice guide to have your children read through or for yourself if you’re just a beginning fisherman. It even includes instructions on how to tie a clinch knot!
You can check it out at the DEC site here:
http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/fish_marine_pdf/fishingbasics.pdf
If you’d like to check out some of New York’s other fresh water fishing guides available online, just go to:
http://www.dec.ny.gov/pubs/4787.html
Hope this helps you!
Catch you later.
Tips on locating fish, using and caring for equipment, choosing bait, ice fishing, and fly fishing and tying Details on 31 species, including sturgeon, walleye, perch, and bluegill Book is Packed with illustrations From fishing through different seasons to making use of safety pins, PVC pipe, and nail clippers, Gene Kugach serves up a new collection of useful fishing hints. He also includes in this book instructions for filleting and dressing various kinds of fish and provides recipes such as Perch with Cheese Sauce, Baked Bullhead, and New England Fish Chowder. About the Author: Gene Kugach is author of Fishing Basics, Freshwater Fishing Tips and Techniques, Fly Tier’s Handbook, and Fly Tier’s Pattern Book. He lives in Park Ridge, Illinois.
Spinnerbaits are one of the most productive lures when freshwater fishing for big Australian Bass.Once anglers understand a few basic key pointers, spinnerbaits will put big Australian Bass in the boat.To find out more about catching our awsome Australian bass, booking future fishing/echo tours then message Steve Davies or go to www.stevedaviesfishing.com
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I just ran across an article by Dave Henderson which gives a quick review of the changes in the fresh water fishing regulations recently passed by the state of New York. These changes will go into effect on October 1st of this year – that’s 2 weeks folks!
Dave does a nice job of summarizing the changes and how it will affect most local anglers.
If you’d like to check out Dave’s article, you can find it here:
http://www.pressconnects.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080914/COLUMNISTS16/809140301/1005/OPINION
If you’d like to read the full legislation concerning the new fishing regulations, then you should go here:
http://www.dec.ny.gov/regulations/34113.html
Hope this helps you!
Catch you later.