5/21/2018 Caught, tagged and released a 19" sea robin and 18" bluefish in Manasquan Inlet, NJ, Monday evening. Robin hit an Ava A17. Blue hit a teaser ...more and bit off my main leader. Lost my Ava. I may return this evening. This was the first sea robin that I ever tagged.
just saw something moving under the mesquite bushes. very cool little desert horned toad.
6 in. Toadfish
ADVICE PLEASE!!! please take a look and read! the photo is a stock photo of the north flats campground. Primitive camping is allowed along the entire lake shore, ...more so I'll explore b4 setup. warm water conditions, about an 8mi area lake with a river dam at the Rio Grande. Unsure of the depth. Trout has been good to me in most creeks and resevoirs, but really hoping to catch something different! Fish stocking reports Crappie, Bass, Walleye, and Cats. its a lesser fished lake (compared to Elephant Butte), but I am without a boat, so I'll attempt some float fishing and trying to spot some places to wade. I'll be there 2days, and willing to hike and explore. I am not limited to just the resevoir. I may end up in the river headed to Mexico! please comment if u have any tips!! my tackle box is ready and equipped for suggestions!
first time at new camp!
didnt expect a crawdad could actually put up a fight for something so small. I was very surprised. got this guy off a pier near a beaver nursery. the baby beavers ...more made a ruckus after I pulled him from the water. I gave them back their lunch later 😌
4 in. Crayfish with a powerbait
where the river narrows but deepens with larger rocks and pockets. I climbed over an abandoned beaver mound and fought what I believe was the biggest fish ive ever ...more had on my line. this is where "the one" got away! fought him going back and forth up stream and back behind a submerged rock for about 20mins before he snapped my (then) only handmedown rod from an old shed. thats when I started taking fishing a bit more seriously. invested in a better rod and I will return one day! Quite a few lessons learned that day!
the old beaver lodge
where I went to wade in safer waters and the river opens up as it parts. smaller fish and more shore I could cover. only got one that day, but I spwnt thw entire ...more day with my son and my dog so it was a good day.
the riverbend
a small family owned fishing lodge in Flippin, AR. Had the pleasure of staying as a family friend for 2 wks! Still searching for all my pictures! this is just a ...more few yards from the front door.
Shoestring Shoals in the Rea Valley, AR
just a pic from last year's trip. first time to Arkansas with my son (mines the one in the diaper! gotta start em young!) also the first 🐟 I learned to gut ...more myself. had a great teacher, an 86yr old blind man who unfortunately cant fish any longer due to his eye condition. learned a lot from that guy 🙌
Brown Trout
Not enough fishable waterways in Southern New Mexico... so I tried for a bunny. A quarter mile trek and 2 pellets later...
Bullfrog with a pellet gun
First fish of the year. Only my second lake trout. Much heavier than my (river) Brown's from Shoestring Shoals in AR last fall. Note: Grindstone Lake of ...more Ruidoso, NM is not listed as a waterway on this app. It is a stocked reservoir and I marked it's actual location in the details.
2 lb. 10 oz. 11 in. Rainbow Trout with a swimbait on jighead
