So does anyone fish or just nah???

[Tiewire]

Most of the time I use jigs. Last couple days I’ve been trolling crankbaits. Fished all day today but usually like early morning and late evening for times.

 

[Only the Tony]

Trolling bite has been off this year for me. I'm still throwing jigs at piles. Usually mid-May is time I start the trolling but I was still catching unspawned females at that time.

 

[FergusonTO35]

Caught this nice Largemouth today at Cave Run Lake. He was about 15 inches and 2.5 pounds.

 

[Only the Tony]

Need to get some pictures going in here.

 

[Only the Tony]

 

[JohnnyBlade]

Here's a few for the thread. My boys kicked my butt that with Lil bluegills. My 1 rock bass out of the Kankakee river. Tasted good

 

[Only the Tony]

Still finding them. One had an old injury that had healed over. No deformed scales or scar tissue. Rays coming off the spine were about half length in that location.

 

[Mad Professor]

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Still finding them. One had an old injury that had healed over. No deformed scales or scar tissue. Rays coming off the spine were about half length in that location.

Work of a toothy fish like a pike or boat prop?

 

[Only the Tony]

Work of a toothy fish like a pike or boat prop?

Prop, turtle, other fish, it's anybody's guess at this point. Had to be done when it was little for it to heal like that. Been picking up some for a few years that are stunted and have a knot of bone right by the tail. Have to try to find a picture of one of those. Had only seen that on whites but I caught a black with the same thing earlier this year.

 

[lehman live edge slab]

My youngest boy loves to fish, here’s him and I with his 22 lb pike caught last winter

 

[lehman live edge slab]

Bought an old Cadillac boat from my uncle for small lakes and Ryan to use when he gets his license soon. The old Johnson was toast so when I went to the scrap yard and saw an old 6hp mercury I enquired about it and brought it home after a look over. Ended up just needing a water pump impeller had 125 psi both cylinders and nice strong spark. Started on 3 pull but not pumping water so one little repair and good to go.

 

[Only the Tony]

More crappies today.

 

[Tiewire]

I caught a mess today also but almost too embarrassed to post a picture as they’re very small. But oh well here they are.

 

[Only the Tony]

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I caught a mess today also but almost too embarrassed to post a picture as they’re very small. But oh well here they are.

Big enough for a meal. Length limit on Stockton is 10" and we usually try to keep 10 1/4" and up but yesterday we had some right over the 10" mark. Gave them all to older family friend that went with dad and myself since he doesn't get out to fish as much anymore.

 

[lehman live edge slab]

Big enough for a meal. Length limit on Stockton is 10" and we usually try to keep 10 1/4" and up but yesterday we had some right over the 10" mark. Gave them all to older family friend that went with dad and myself since he doesn't get out to fish as much anymore.

Depending on lake there’s not a lot of 10” plus crappies up here in mn but some lakes have a fair amount and they can vary greatly in how heavy they are for length depending on lake. Some places have some nice ones but not all, 13 1/2” to 14” walleye with the crappies in photo. Largest crappies were just over 15” and my largest to date was 15 3/4” a few years ago.

 

[Mad Professor]

I don't have as many "crappy days" as you guys, most looking for wild brook trout in the mountains.



A few of the lakes do have some nice ones. These were real eager to hit some tiny 1- 1 1/2" minnows, I trapped, at an inlet when floated by on a tiny bobber. Went home with a couple bags full.

 

[Only the Tony]

Catfish drifting today. One had a run in with a larger catfish recently. Unfortunately it was not so lucky this time.