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For fresh water fishing, what are the best times to go at?

Is their even a certian time fish tend to feed, or just any time during the day?

If you are fishing a lake, it really depends on A: the type of fish (catfish, nighttime; trout; morning or evening; etc.) B: is it raining or sunny? (if it is raining, any time is a good time for trout) and C: how long ago were they planted, if applicable (you usually want to wait anywhere from an hour to a day to let them get acquainted with their new homes).

If you are fishing a river, you will want to monitor your tides. High, outgoing tide is the best time for fishing on the river in my opinion, however, there are a lot of swing moments where the water is not moving at all, this may be a good time for certain types of fish.

Good luck out there.

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Freshwater Fishing Contest In New Jersey

Hey – I was reading through the news from the Press of Atlantic City.com and found out about a fishing contest for salt as well as fresh water fishing! Here’s a quote from their article:

Bent Rods Contest

The Press Bent Rods Fishing Contest opens Wednesday with cash prizes of $50 and a trophy for the winners in Freshwater, Other Than Boat (surf, pier, jetty, banks), Boat Bay/Inshore (inside three miles), Offshore (outside three miles), Youth Saltwater (under 15), Youth Freshwater (under 15), Women, Senior (65 and older), Most Unusual Catch, Flounder, Striped Bass, Bluefish, Weakfish, Kingfish.

The season-long contest runs to Nov. 30, and within that, seasonal segments offer three prizes each. They are April 5-June 21 for Freshwater, Youth, Striped Bass; June 22-Sept. 20 for Flounder, Offshore, Inshore; Sept. 21-Nov. 29 for Striped Bass, Bluefish, Weakfish. The winners of those each get $150 gift certificates at participating bait and tackle shops or marinas.

Anglers can enter and submit photos and details of their catch online at www.pressofatlanticcity.com/bentrods or by mail. There is no cost or pre-registration, but the fish must be entered at a certified weigh station. Entry forms are available at most area bait and tackle shops or marinas.

The entry list will be updated online all season long with every catch submitted, and it can be seen - along with Press Fishing Contest records, a list of weigh stations and Shep on Fishing columns - on the Web site. The Press Fishing Contest Leaderboard will appear in the Sports section every couple of weeks during the season.

I’m not a big contest fisherman – I do it because I like it and it’s fun! But if it gets more people involved, then I’m all for it. So go check out the contest and I wish you luck!

Catch you later!

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Freshwater Fishing Report for Maryland

I was reading through some reports on last year’s fishing and found a great summary for the state of Maryland.

Did you know that Maryland has muskies in it? I didn’t! I’ve always thought of maryland as a warmer southern state, but this report has shown me otherwise.

There are also some excellent pictures of anglers with their catches on the site. If you have a few minutes, go check this out! I’m sure you’ll enjoy this as much as I did!

Maryland State Fishing Report

Catch you later.

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Fresh Water Fishing and the Climate Changes

I was reading a short little article about the effect of the climate changes (global warming) on different countries and it made me wonder – will we really see these predicted changes in our lifetime?

Here’s the article I read:
Climate change hits fishing economies

What do YOU think? Is there truly global warming going on as the scientists say? Or is this just a bunch of hype to get us all worrying about nothing? I haven’t made my mind up on this yet. True, there are limited resources on this planet and we’re using them up at an alarming pace. But will our greed for more cause this global warming and meltdown of our planet, as predicted.

I dislike the fact that we are using up so many of our planet’s resources and in the process, we are killing off certain animals and other vegetation which may never be seen again. But how do we change. Does Obama really have the answer?

And the greed of the oil companies and their owners have caused all of us to completely rely on their petrol based products through their corrupt governmental manipulations. We should have had alternative transportaion means years ago and yet we still rely on technology created at the end of the 1800s?!?!? What’s wrong with this picture? The oil companies ran the exploration of electric vehicles right out of business 40 – 50 years ago. And we’re just now starting the electric vehicle process all over again. Makes you wonder who really runs the world’s economies!

And what about the electric generating plants? With all of the nuclear (sorry George W – it’s not nucular!) waste they produce. The nuclear plants have been negatively affecting our fresh water fishing for years. Both with the warming of the water and the damming of rivers that used to allow the fish to migrate. What are we going to do with all of that nuclear waste that takes millions of years to dissipate? What are we leaving as a leagacy for our children and grandchildren?

I don’t have all the answers – obviously! But as a freshwater fisherman, I love nature and care about what happens to our natural resources. I try to do my part to help keep the water and land clean. I want these things to be here for my grandchildren to experience – don’t you? I want them to be able to fish and actually catch and release something other than someone’s old boot! 🙂

So here’s to tomorrow! May we all do a little something extra to help our world and conserve its resources. Lets try to leave this world a little better than the way we found it! What do you say?

Catch you later.

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Freshwater Fishing in NY – Licensing Changes

If you live in or near the state of New York and like to freshwater fish there, you should have a look at the new and proposed regulation changes that the state is considering.

Quick reference: http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/51001.html

These changes are not set in stone yet, the state is allowing you to give them some input prior to enacting the new regulations.

So while the weather is still cold and you’re looking for something to do, peruse through the proposals and send off a quick e-mail to them letting them know what you think of them.

Here’s that link again:
http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/51001.html

Get involved and make a difference – one person can change the world!

Catch you later.

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Pennsylvania Smallmouth Bass

Calling all freshwater smallmouth bass fishermen.

I found this article posted on the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission’s website. If you live in or near Pennsylvania and fish on the Susquehanna river, you’ll probably be interested in reading this. Here’s an excerpt:

Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) is inviting anglers
and others with an interest in the management and protection of smallmouth bass in the
Susquehanna River to a free public meeting on Saturday, January 31, at the River Rescue
Building in Harrisburg. The meeting will touch upon subjects such as fish disease, fish
population monitoring results, trends in consumptive water use and water quality
trends. A question and answer session will follow...

If you’d like to read the rest of the article, you’ll find it here:


http://www.fish.state.pa.us/newsreleases/2009/smb_symposium.htm

Hey – almost forgot ….. here’s wishing you all a very happy and prosperous New Year!
May your lines be tight and your creels be full!

Catch you later.

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Garden State Outdoors Sportsmen’s Show

Winter getting you down? Miss fishing in the nice warm sun? I’ve got just the cure for you! Go to the Garden State Outdoors Sportsmen’s Show!

They have lots of fishing as well as other outdoor activities for you to check out. You can also browse through the vendor’s exhibits and get yourself some new freshwater fishing gear!

It’s held in the NJ Convention Center in Edison, NJ. And guys, you’ll like this – women get in for 1/2 price and children under 15 are free! So grab everyone and head on over. When is it? Glad you asked! It will be open on January 8th through the 11th.

For more details including directions and phone numbers, visit their website at:

Garden State Outdoors Sportsmen’s Show.

Catch you later.

-Mark

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Third Day Of Christmas

On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me, three weedless hooks, two spools of line and a fishing pole complete with a reel.

Weedless hooks – I used to hate them. It seemed to me that those little wires that hung down were just something that made it harder to hook a fish! And in all actuality, I guess they really do! But you have to weigh the good against the bad when using them for freshwater fishing.

On the bad side there is the fact that it’s harder to hook a fish, plus they are also harder to work with when rigging lures. You know like when you try to push them through the rubber worms or jigs – it’s much easier when you use a non-weedless hook!

But on the good side there’s the fact that most of the time you can fish the lure that they are attached to without being worried that you’ll get snagged on every little obstruction that your lure happens upon. Yes, they’re great for fishing in lily pads, heavy cover, and weed infested waters. There’s also the added benefit that you won’t lose your lure very often when it’s got a weedless hook on it. Quite often I’ve lost lures that got snagged on under-water logs and such. So in my opinion, the reduced hooking ease is out-weighed by the ability to fish where I want without losing my lure!

So what types of weedless hooks do I use? Check these out, they’re my favorite:

 

 

 

Do you use weedless hooks? If so, post a comment and let me know what for or how you use them?

Thanks!

Catch you later. 

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The Second Day Of Christmas

On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me, 2 spools of line and a fishing pole complete with a reel!

You know, I still have spools of mono filament line from back in the 70’s! Really! I used to buy the 1000 yard spools at J M Fields and they still have lots of line on them! What line do I recommend? Well I use 4 pound test for most of my freshwater fishing. If I’m going into weeds and lily pads, I’ll use a 6 lb. test. Sure it’s challenging using a lighter test line – that’s why I do it!

Do you need a “big name” fishing line? Not really. I’ve heard complaints about some cheap types of line always creating birds nests but my experience hasn’t proven this. So go ahead – get yourself one of those big spools of fishing line. I found some online here:

So … what will the third day bring? Stay tuned!

Catch you later.

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The Fresh Water Fishing 12 Days Of Christmas

I was thinking about Christmas and more specificlly the 12 Days of Christmas and relating that to fresh water fishing. So what would you get for the fresh water fishing enthusiast in your life? So … here’s what i was thinking.

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me … “a fishing pole complete with a reel”. Now to make this more authentic, you’ll have to sing the original tune while using my lyrics! LOL – didn’t know I was a song writer eh?

So what kind of fishing pole?  I’ll leave that to you! But don’t get cheap now! A nice rod and reel combo can usually be found for $20 on up! I’m partial to the old Garcia-Mitchell combos, but they are no longer together. 🙁 However check out the item below – it’s only a suggestion though!

 

So what will the second day of Christmas bring?  We’ll discuss that tomorrow!

Catch you later.