Smitchell Loc: Church Hill TN

Keep trying...watch some of the YouTube videos from the pros on casting technique and reading conditions. 😉

Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina

That's me on the right. LOL

dryb Loc: Sharon CT

If we caught are limit every time there would be no challenge,a baseball player can reach base one third of the time and be considered successful. Just a thought.

Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina

Good thought dryb

BadFisherman Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

You are not alone. Take note of my moniker

drifter023 Loc: So,Calif.

Hey where did you get my photo (fishing) 😁

Chico Loc: Clemson, South Carolina

This may sound a bit unusual, but I keep a calendar log about every fishing trip; whether I catch anything or not and refer back to it when I go fishing again. I keep the date, water clarity, conditions, place I fished, baits , depth, thermocline and so on. I refer back to this information, from years past and it gives me an idea of what to use or maybe not use on future trips.

sapreaper Loc: Easton, PA

That is awesome. I wish I was less lazy and did that lol

Jwid Loc: Lake Killarney, Ironton, MO

That’s a great idea. I won’t do it. But great idea.

Chico Loc: Clemson, South Carolina

Lol. That’s funny. Maybe ask your significant other to do it for you. Mine always asks me how my day went and I usually write it on the calendar while I tell her. I have a stack of old calendars . I’m too lazy to combine the information into some sort of book.

Jwid Loc: Lake Killarney, Ironton, MO

My wife would do it. An excel spreadsheet helps keep her closet organized and makes sure the outfits are worn in the proper order. I refuse that kind of organization. Opposites attract.

Chico Loc: Clemson, South Carolina

Lol. I heard that. I wish you all the luck in the world and talk later on my friend

Isikosong Loc: Berkeley, CA

Hi Danger25 and others, I'm not sure whether this is the right place to file a follow up report, but to date, I still have not caught another fish since April, but some good news. My son went on a backpacking trip in Yosemite at the end of the summer and though hesitant about the extra weight and the long shadow of too many skunked fishing ventures, I convinced him to take his rod and reel. He caught a trout out on one of the many streams.

More recently, a talented fisherman acquaintance took us out into a stream out of his kindness and willingness to share in the craft, and while I got a couple hefty snaps of the line, my son did pull out five fish over the course of the morning--one a rather beautiful large mouth bass. Its been a long fish-drought, but with the strategic aid of this rather Jedi fisherfriend, we avoided the skunk. What impressed me most was that while fishing was the ostensible reason we were all there, each time he put something in the water, it was like data collection and careful observation. What was incredibly instructive was at one point he called out, "you guys are way too static. If you've been there for a while, the fish have got that look already. You've got to move to the next spot. . . " His movements and style was very active and engaged. I ventured a defense, "I thought fishing was all about patience?!" It stopped for about a second whereupon he fired back: "Who told you that?!! change angle, bait, color something that works one day, won't the next or even in the next hour. . . figure out where they are in the water column, they might be deeper or closer to the surface depending on temperature... each type of fish has a different character, preference and behavior. Keep reeling and jerking a bit. Even when they know it's fake, you jerk it just right and they can't help themselves-- find out what works!!! Don't be satisfied w patience."

Believe me, this outing has made me think about a lot more than fishing. It was a great day and I thought I would follow up on my first post.

Jwid Loc: Lake Killarney, Ironton, MO

Good to hear that progress is being made. I think patience in the long term result is what you are learning. The short term activity is a flurry of changes as your guide explained. The exception is when you decide to just relax a throw a bobber and night crawler an sit back and enjoy your favorite beverage and watch a sunset. That’s fishing too.