I trout fish behind some of the dams in the area, usually wade and use a flyrod. Rainbows mostly , but some browns, and if I go to the mountains, can catch some brook trout(above 2000 ft sea level)
When the dams are running their generators, we float it in a johnboat and use our spinning reels with salmon eggs or worms, and I usually bring another rod to throw rapalas or little cleo's
I used to bass fish, but only fish for trout. I can be at several spots in less than 30 minutes. Also have a pass to fish a private stretch on the Clinch River, which is one of the best trout streams in the South.
When the dams are running their generators, we float it in a johnboat and use our spinning reels with salmon eggs or worms, and I usually bring another rod to throw rapalas or little cleo's
I used to bass fish, but only fish for trout. I can be at several spots in less than 30 minutes. Also have a pass to fish a private stretch on the Clinch River, which is one of the best trout streams in the South.
I prefer hunting: http://www.huntingforbambi.com/
Fish is it true you found a huge overlay on a BASS Fishing prop at BCN
Bob SMALLMOUTH Martin 100-1 to win the championship
you poped it, as he had crept up to 4th place during the competition with some skillful spinner bait work,
then you told 3 or 4 other fisherman the same secret fishing hole, one who fishes exclusevly using a floating frog bait, and they all poped Bob Smallmouth MArtin it at BCN as well, and now BCN will not honor these wagers saying they were "mis mis mis fishlines"?
Bob SMALLMOUTH Martin 100-1 to win the championship
you poped it, as he had crept up to 4th place during the competition with some skillful spinner bait work,
then you told 3 or 4 other fisherman the same secret fishing hole, one who fishes exclusevly using a floating frog bait, and they all poped Bob Smallmouth MArtin it at BCN as well, and now BCN will not honor these wagers saying they were "mis mis mis fishlines"?
Did someone say FISHING? I LOVE FISHING!!!!
COSTA RICA IS WORLD FAMOUS FOR ITS FISHING!
I went and did some Fishing in the Gulf of Papagayo Penninsula, North Pacific Costa Rica a few weeks back... had much better luck on my previous outing where I caught SO MANY 6-7 lb BONITO, SNAPPER, Mackerel and some other variety of fish, that I was about ready to ask the captain to take us back to shore after about an hour of endless fighting with those creatures... We spotted a school of sardine causing quite a boil, and pretty much stayed in one spot for the duration of a 3-hour tour. I got tired real quick as the boat was not especially comfortable, I am not especially strong, and the equipment I was using not the best either. The fish not wanting to give in didn't help any either!
A lot of tourists come to Costa Rica to Sportfish... tuna, sail fish, roosterfish and marlin abound!
On my most recent visit, we trolled for a couple of hours, dropping several lines in the water, but caught nothing which was really unfortunate ...
It was a bit depressing that day though: We passed across some large schools of tuna several times- or some type of a boil-but I suppose it wasn't eating time for them, as they just didn't hit our lures. But by the grace of God, my father somehow scored a nice DORADO during the final 35 minutes of our tour! That sure helped us feel better.
Wouldn't it be AWESOME if we could organize an RX FISHING TOURNAMENT in COSTA RICA? I propose the RX Bash of 2007 include a fishing tournament lol
Tico
COSTA RICA IS WORLD FAMOUS FOR ITS FISHING!
I went and did some Fishing in the Gulf of Papagayo Penninsula, North Pacific Costa Rica a few weeks back... had much better luck on my previous outing where I caught SO MANY 6-7 lb BONITO, SNAPPER, Mackerel and some other variety of fish, that I was about ready to ask the captain to take us back to shore after about an hour of endless fighting with those creatures... We spotted a school of sardine causing quite a boil, and pretty much stayed in one spot for the duration of a 3-hour tour. I got tired real quick as the boat was not especially comfortable, I am not especially strong, and the equipment I was using not the best either. The fish not wanting to give in didn't help any either!
A lot of tourists come to Costa Rica to Sportfish... tuna, sail fish, roosterfish and marlin abound!
On my most recent visit, we trolled for a couple of hours, dropping several lines in the water, but caught nothing which was really unfortunate ...
It was a bit depressing that day though: We passed across some large schools of tuna several times- or some type of a boil-but I suppose it wasn't eating time for them, as they just didn't hit our lures. But by the grace of God, my father somehow scored a nice DORADO during the final 35 minutes of our tour! That sure helped us feel better.
Wouldn't it be AWESOME if we could organize an RX FISHING TOURNAMENT in COSTA RICA? I propose the RX Bash of 2007 include a fishing tournament lol
Tico
[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][font=Courier New, Courier, mono]Some of Costa Rica's Fish Species[/font][/font]
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Blue Marlin - Off Shore
The largest billfish trophy. It is not uncommon to see this huge fish (up to 1800lbs.) heave itself skyward in a seemingly inexhaustible display of strength.
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Sailfish - Off Shore
This beautiful billfish has the largest dorsal fin, resembling a sail. This fish is noted for its fighting ability and often spends as much of the battle in the air as in the water.
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Wahoo (Ono) - In Shore
Wahoo is a gamefish known for its long hard runs at speeds up to 45 mph. Because of the limited number of wahoo caught, it is considered a trophy fish.
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The Barracuda, nicknamed the "Tiger of the Sea," is an inquisitive, aggressive predator. It is found offshore and inshore wherever smaller fish are to be found. Inshore it provides the angler with an aerial display, often jumping out of the water two to three times its own length.
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Amberjack - Off Shore
What the Amberjack may lack in long runs and jumping is easily overlooked by its super strength. The pull of this fish is a sheer delight to the angler and this fish makes a beautiful trophy. The gold and purple vary from locale to locale.
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Dolphin (Mahi Mahi) (Dorado) - Off Shore
Found in warm waters worldwide, the Dolphin is among the most colorful of the gamefish. Its hard fighting and gold-green and blue colors makes this fish most popular. The male has a very distinctive blunt head.
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Yellowfin Tuna (Ahi) - Off Shore
This member of the tuna family, although not the largest, is among the world's hardest running fish. It attains weights in excess of 200 lbs. A long battle can be expected from this freight train.
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Roosterfish - In Shore
The roosterfish is a superb light tackle gamefish and a member of the Carangidae family of jacks, so named for the comb of long dorsal fin spines that extend far above the body of the fish. It has been exploited at a local level because of its excellent quality as a food fish and is marketed fresh.
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The red snapper is one of the most valuable snapper for anglers and commercial fishermen; as a result, it has been severely overfished in American waters and is now closely protected. A member of the Lutjanidae family of snapper, it is one of the most highly coveted of all reef fish and is almost always the most expensive fish per pound on the market. The white meat of the red snapper is superb and is marketed fresh.
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Spanish Mackerel - In Shore
The Spanish mackerel is a popular gamefish and a good food fish of the Scombridae family. It is also of significant commercial interest, and whole fish are frequently used as bait for big-game fishing.
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A member of the Carangidae family of jacks, the rainbow runner does not look like other jacks because it is a much slimmer, more streamlined fish. It is also an excellent food fish with firm white flesh, marketed fresh and salted/dried. In Japan the rainbow runner is cooked with a special sauce or eaten raw and is considered a delicacy.
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Snook in general are distinctive in appearance, with a characteristic protruding lower jaw and a particularly prominent black lateral line running from the gill cover to the tail.
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Amberjack - Off Shore
What the Amberjack may lack in long runs and jumping is easily overlooked by its super strength. The pull of this fish is a sheer delight to the angler and this fish makes a beautiful trophy. The gold and purple vary from locale to locale.
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Dolphin (Mahi Mahi) (Dorado) - Off Shore
Found in warm waters worldwide, the Dolphin is among the most colorful of the gamefish. Its hard fighting and gold-green and blue colors makes this fish most popular. The male has a very distinctive blunt head.
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Yellowfin Tuna (Ahi) - Off Shore
This member of the tuna family, although not the largest, is among the world's hardest running fish. It attains weights in excess of 200 lbs. A long battle can be expected from this freight train.
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Roosterfish - In Shore
The roosterfish is a superb light tackle gamefish and a member of the Carangidae family of jacks, so named for the comb of long dorsal fin spines that extend far above the body of the fish. It has been exploited at a local level because of its excellent quality as a food fish and is marketed fresh.
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The red snapper is one of the most valuable snapper for anglers and commercial fishermen; as a result, it has been severely overfished in American waters and is now closely protected. A member of the Lutjanidae family of snapper, it is one of the most highly coveted of all reef fish and is almost always the most expensive fish per pound on the market. The white meat of the red snapper is superb and is marketed fresh.
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Spanish Mackerel - In Shore
The Spanish mackerel is a popular gamefish and a good food fish of the Scombridae family. It is also of significant commercial interest, and whole fish are frequently used as bait for big-game fishing.
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A member of the Carangidae family of jacks, the rainbow runner does not look like other jacks because it is a much slimmer, more streamlined fish. It is also an excellent food fish with firm white flesh, marketed fresh and salted/dried. In Japan the rainbow runner is cooked with a special sauce or eaten raw and is considered a delicacy.
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Snook in general are distinctive in appearance, with a characteristic protruding lower jaw and a particularly prominent black lateral line running from the gill cover to the tail.
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Spectacular Guanacaste Sailfishing
by Steve Marshall
The steady drone of the diesel engine and the gentle ocean swells had lulled us into a temporary lack of concentration when the skipper's shout from the tuna tower galvanized us into action.
"Bill, long right," he cried—our prearranged code for a billfish cutting behind the rearmost teaser dancing in the wake behind the right outrigger.As the crew and I reeled in the teasers, my buddy Al Taylor grabbed a rod rigged with a fresh ballyhoo and let the bait drop back to the sailfish. The sail spotted the ballyhoo just as the teaser was about to be lifted from the water and turned its murderous attention to the bait. by Steve Marshall
The steady drone of the diesel engine and the gentle ocean swells had lulled us into a temporary lack of concentration when the skipper's shout from the tuna tower galvanized us into action.
Al let the fish run with the bait without feeling any line pressure and started the countdown. When he reached 15, he threw the reel in gear, cranked frantically until he came tight to the fish, and set the hook. A long, screaming run was capped with a spectacular jump that threw sparkling sheets of water into the air! The first of our many Costa Rica sailfish battles was on.
The time was mid-February and the place was off Playa Carillo on the northwest coast of Costa Rica. Al and I and our wives were successfully evading Michigan winter and sneaking in some fishing on the side. As it turned out, the fishing aboard Rick Ruhlow's 30-foot Palm Beach was fantastic. During the three days we fished, we raised 54 billfish behind the "Kingfisher," including two striped marlin.
While many of the fish were lookers and not takers, the action was fast and furious by any billfishing standards. While we ended up boating and releasing only 12 or 13 fish, the low batting average could be traced to Al's and my inexperience with the drop-back technique we were using. We lost many fish while learning the "feel" of when to set the hook. I'm sure that if we had left all the hooking chores to Orlando, we would have come away with aching muscles.
With the drop-back technique, employed by most of the leading boat operators in Costa Rica, you basically run up to four hookless teaser baits behind the boat, two short on rods and two further back off the outriggers. You keep two or three rods on the boat at the ready, baited with a ballyhoo for when the action begins. When a billfish comes up on the teaser spread, which imitate a school of baitfish, it will usually start to chase one of them.
This is when a variation of the old sales technique of bait-and-switch comes into play. Except in this case it's switch the baits. As the teaser is reeled up to the boat, the angler strips a ballyhoo back in front of the charging billfish. If the fish follows the script, it will shift its attention to the natural bait and the angler will almost literally drop the bait back into its mouth, and that's when angler skill comes into play.
The billfish will swim off with the bait in its mouth, but not necessarily hooked. The angler must not allow the fish to feel any pressure and free spool the line until the fish has had a chance to get the bait fully into its mouth. That's when he takes in the slack and sets the hook.
This requires skill, or more accurately, a "feel" that can only be learned by experience. If the fish feels any line pressure while it is running, it will drop the bait. If the angler tries to set the hook too soon, the action may yank the bait out of the fish's mouth. If the angler waits too long, there's a risk of the fish detecting something wrong and spitting the bait.
Al and I lost a lot of fish as we tried to gain the proper "feel," but fortunately, the fishing was so great we had ample opportunity to improve our limited skills by the end of the third day of fishing. Of course, we could have relied solely on the mate to handle the hooking chores, but it was a lot more fun getting involved ourselves—even if it meant fewer fish boated.
In addition to billfishing, we had a chance to witness a tuna spectacular. One afternoon we got word on the radio of a large school of yellowfin tuna about five miles south of us. We pulled lines and ran down into the middle of a sensational feeding frenzy. The air was filled with thousands of birds swirling and diving over huge schools of panicked baitfish. Hundreds of porpoises were slashing through the schools as they fed.
There were yellowfin tuna driving through the baitfish on all sides of the boat, as far as the eye could see...free jumping in all directions. Sometimes you could see as many as four huge tuna airborne at the same time as they fed voraciously. And these weren't just little 10 or 15 pounders. Our captain estimated some of the larger tuna would easily exceed 200 pounds.
In spite of the spectacular show, our success in hooking up with the tuna was less than amazing. The yellowfin were apparently patterned tightly on the specific bait they were feeding on, and largely ignored our offerings despite numerous bait changes in an attempt to "match the hatch." Out of five boats working the area, only three fish were reported boated. One boat took two: one ran about 150 pounds and another about 120. We were fortunate to take the third. My wife Joan and I hooked and landed a 75 pounder, which a local restaurant later prepared for us in fine fashion. Although the tuna refused our offerings, the tremendous show they put on was worth the price of admission; and the memory of that afternoon will never fade.
Costa Rica has a whole lot more to offer, however, than just fantastic fishing. For the balance of the trip we experienced the smorgasbord of activities for which the country is famous.
We enjoyed beautiful, uncrowded beaches and a great climate. We visited central highland cloud forests, tropical lowland rain forests and several active volcanoes, and toured coffee plantations, hot springs and the Lankester Orchid Gardens (Costa Rica is home to some 1,500 species of orchids). Along the way, we encountered a variety of Central American wildlife, including monkeys, birds and butterflies (but no bugs!).
Everywhere we went, we were warmly welcomed by friendly Costa Ricans, or Ticos, as they refer to themselves. All in all, it was a great experience and one we plan to repeat in the future.
Fished Lesser Slave lake in Alberta last summer, great spot for Walleye, delicious fish to eat especially when cooked within a few hours of catching it!
But deep dea fishing off Pensacola beach and pulling in Grouper and Grouper was it for me, talk about a good eating fish, those things blackend are TOP DRAWER!
But deep dea fishing off Pensacola beach and pulling in Grouper and Grouper was it for me, talk about a good eating fish, those things blackend are TOP DRAWER!
bass fish
I just bought a Ranger 519VX 05 with a 200 VMAX HPDI this spring. I fish for bass both largemouth and smallmouth. I went to Lake Okechobee(think thats the spelling) in Florida in the spring and had a blast. Caught a 7.5 lb bass and my old man caught a 8.5 pounder. Great trip....stayed at Rolland Martins Marina for the week. If you like Bass fishing you would love this place.
GL,
MN
I just bought a Ranger 519VX 05 with a 200 VMAX HPDI this spring. I fish for bass both largemouth and smallmouth. I went to Lake Okechobee(think thats the spelling) in Florida in the spring and had a blast. Caught a 7.5 lb bass and my old man caught a 8.5 pounder. Great trip....stayed at Rolland Martins Marina for the week. If you like Bass fishing you would love this place.
GL,
MN
MAY HAVE TO TRY SOME FISHING!!!!http://www.express.co.uk/news/world...medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark [h=1]World's sexiest angler? Blonde beauty Michelle Clavatt sizzles in fishing snaps[/h][h=3]A FEMALE angler has netted 72,000 online fans with her sizzling fishing snaps.[/h]<meta content="2016-11-11T00:01:00Z" itemprop="datepublished"> <time pubdate="" datetime="2016-11-11T00:01:00Z">PUBLISHED: 00:01, Fri, Nov 11, 2016 </time> <meta content="2016-11-11T12:12:23Z" itemprop="dateModified"> <time datetime="2016-11-11T12:12:23Z"> | UPDATED: 12:12, Fri, Nov 11, 2016 </time>
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Not your typical angler, tanned and toned Ms Clavatte, 27, is redefining the sport with her pictures of wrestling giant fish aboard her boat in Florida.
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Having now amassed more than 72,000 followers, Ms Clavatte is one of the most popular female anglers, inspiring other young women to take up the usually male dominated sport.
Ms Clavatte said: "I've been fishing since the age of 6, but it was always fresh water fishing.
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"My favorite part about fishing is that there is an infinite amount of knowledge to be learned.
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"They see others ladies fishing, like me, and begin to feel more empowered to fish as well.
"I try not to let comments from men specially, get to me.
"I'm fully capable of rigging my own baits, tying my own knots, and catching fish that weigh more than I do.
"It doesn't make a difference being male or female. We both have hands to do these things, so why not."
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Not your typical angler, tanned and toned Ms Clavatte, 27, is redefining the sport with her pictures of wrestling giant fish aboard her boat in Florida.
A trained hair colourist, Ms Clavatte fishes in her spare time having first been taught to fish by her father when she was just 6 years old.
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Ms Clavatte is redefining the sport with her pictures of wrestling giant fish on her boat in Florida</section><section class="photo changeSpace">
Ms Clavatte was taught to fish by her father when she was just six years old</section><section class="pull-quote on-right">
There is always a skill that can be improved or a new species of fish to catch on my bucket list, and I relish in being able to check them off
Michelle Clavatte
</section><section class="text-description">She now spends up to four days a week out fishing and posts snaps of herself posing with her prize catch on her Instagram page.Michelle Clavatte
Having now amassed more than 72,000 followers, Ms Clavatte is one of the most popular female anglers, inspiring other young women to take up the usually male dominated sport.
Ms Clavatte said: "I've been fishing since the age of 6, but it was always fresh water fishing.
"My dad taught me how to fish. We would go to canals and lakes behind our house or nearby neighbourhoods to catch catfish, bass, puffer fish, or anything that turned a handle.
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She spends up to four days a week out fishing</section><section class="text-description">"I love every aspect of fishing. The adrenaline rush after landing a big fish onto the boat is probably my favourite part.
"I enjoy everything from rigging baits, eating the fish that I catch, to just simply being on the water.
"My favorite part about fishing is that there is an infinite amount of knowledge to be learned.
"There is always a skill that can be improved or a new species of fish to catch on my bucket list, and I relish in being able to check them off.
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Now Ms Clavatte has been inspiring other young women to take up the usually male dominated sport</section><section class="text-description">"Fishing definitely has a male stigma attached to it but I think over the past couple of years, social media has opened the eyes of all female anglers and encouraged them to fish more.
"They see others ladies fishing, like me, and begin to feel more empowered to fish as well.
"I try not to let comments from men specially, get to me.
"I'm fully capable of rigging my own baits, tying my own knots, and catching fish that weigh more than I do.
"It doesn't make a difference being male or female. We both have hands to do these things, so why not."
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