Lake eel: Went ultralight jigging in 46 degree Carnegie Lake this afternoon on a cold, cloudy day with little wind. Saw two other fishermen catch fish 🎣. I caught and released 5 white...

NJ219bands Loc: New Jersey

Went ultralight jigging in 46 degree Carnegie Lake this afternoon on a cold, cloudy day with little wind. Saw two other fishermen catch fish 🎣. I caught and released 5 white perch, 2 yellow bullheads and an American eel with garlic night crawlers on 4 lb test line. Fish 🐟 were swirling. Saw Canada geese, mallards 🦆, double crested cormorants, great egrets, great blue heron, and gulls nearby. Took photos.

DVTracker Loc: Harrisburg, PA.

NJ219bands wrote:

Went ultralight jigging in 46 degree Carnegie Lake this afternoon on a cold, cloudy day with little wind. Saw two other fishermen catch fish 🎣. I caught and released 5 white perch, 2 yellow bullheads and an American eel with garlic night crawlers on 4 lb test line. Fish 🐟 were swirling. Saw Canada geese, mallards 🦆, double crested cormorants, great egrets, great blue heron, and gulls nearby. Took photos.

Nice fish and pics Bands. Thanks for sharing.

Graywulff Loc: Cortez,Co.

NJ219bands wrote:

Went ultralight jigging in 46 degree Carnegie Lake this afternoon on a cold, cloudy day with little wind. Saw two other fishermen catch fish 🎣. I caught and released 5 white perch, 2 yellow bullheads and an American eel with garlic night crawlers on 4 lb test line. Fish 🐟 were swirling. Saw Canada geese, mallards 🦆, double crested cormorants, great egrets, great blue heron, and gulls nearby. Took photos.

I would freak to catch an eel. Wow!!

Grizzly 17 Loc: South central Pa

NJ219bands wrote:

Went ultralight jigging in 46 degree Carnegie Lake this afternoon on a cold, cloudy day with little wind. Saw two other fishermen catch fish 🎣. I caught and released 5 white perch, 2 yellow bullheads and an American eel with garlic night crawlers on 4 lb test line. Fish 🐟 were swirling. Saw Canada geese, mallards 🦆, double crested cormorants, great egrets, great blue heron, and gulls nearby. Took photos.

You had a busy day Bands 👍
As always nice pics 😊

Billy awesome Loc: New hampshire

NJ219bands wrote:

Went ultralight jigging in 46 degree Carnegie Lake this afternoon on a cold, cloudy day with little wind. Saw two other fishermen catch fish 🎣. I caught and released 5 white perch, 2 yellow bullheads and an American eel with garlic night crawlers on 4 lb test line. Fish 🐟 were swirling. Saw Canada geese, mallards 🦆, double crested cormorants, great egrets, great blue heron, and gulls nearby. Took photos.

Thanks for the pictures. Looked like a good day 👍

Chuckay Loc: Central Florida

NJ219bands wrote:

Went ultralight jigging in 46 degree Carnegie Lake this afternoon on a cold, cloudy day with little wind. Saw two other fishermen catch fish 🎣. I caught and released 5 white perch, 2 yellow bullheads and an American eel with garlic night crawlers on 4 lb test line. Fish 🐟 were swirling. Saw Canada geese, mallards 🦆, double crested cormorants, great egrets, great blue heron, and gulls nearby. Took photos.

Good morning bands,
Good pictures and looks like the geese knows it's time to fly south 😂 have a good day buddy 🙏

Grizzly 17 Loc: South central Pa

Graywulff wrote:

I would freak to catch an eel. Wow!!

GW imagine being on a big flat rock in the middle of the river in the middle of the night catfish.

Rod started dancing n line was going out.
Man what a catfish. So I thought..
Finally get it to the rock. It's n eel near 4'. First I ever caught.
Mid 60's when that happened.
Caught many more more over the yrs on night trips.
They are a handful 👍

Flytier Loc: Wilmington Delaware

Hey Bands, is that white colored stuff snow or light colored dirt?
I remember an eeI caught. I was on a family camping trip in Maine, well after dark and I was fishing off a little dock. Got a bite that bent my rod in half. When I finally got it to the dock I couldn't see what it was, so I grab b Ed the line and dragged it to our campsite where I could see. It was huge to me, probably 2 feet a n d was the biggest thing I'd ever taken from fresh water.

Fish4fun Loc: Clinton, NJ & Venice, FL

Long ago I caught my first eel. It was about 18 - 20 inches long. Brought it home and put it in a fish tank in my bedroom. I woke up a few days later and the eel was gone. We looked all over but couldn’t find him. A few days after that my sister was cleaning under her bed and found him, still alive and covered in dust bunnies. I put him back in the fish tank and weighed down the cover but at my Mom’s insistence took him down to the lake & let him go the next day.

NJ219bands Loc: New Jersey

Flytier wrote:

Hey Bands, is that white colored stuff snow or light colored dirt?
I remember an eeI caught. I was on a family camping trip in Maine, well after dark and I was fishing off a little dock. Got a bite that bent my rod in half. When I finally got it to the dock I couldn't see what it was, so I grab b Ed the line and dragged it to our campsite where I could see. It was huge to me, probably 2 feet a n d was the biggest thing I'd ever taken from fresh water.

Dirt. If it was snow, I probably wouldn’t be fishing 🎣.

Flytier Loc: Wilmington Delaware

NJ219bands wrote:

Dirt. If it was snow, I probably wouldn’t be fishing 🎣.

Was wondering, I hadn't heard about Trenton getting any snow.

NJ219bands Loc: New Jersey

Flytier wrote:

Was wondering, I hadn't heard about Trenton getting any snow.

I’m hoping for no snow again this winter so that I can go fishing 🎣 daily.

Flytier Loc: Wilmington Delaware

NJ219bands wrote:

I’m hoping for no snow again this winter so that I can go fishing 🎣 daily.

I just looked at a long term report for the wi term. With the El Nino situation, the now expect colder temps and more snow for our area. Who knows......

Miker99 Loc: Florida central Gulf Coast Tampa to Veni

I recommend trying the branch of the Millstone River just off the US130 circle near Hightstown. Anoutvhslf mile in from highway. I have always caught nice sized pickeral on floating silver minnows or Mepps spoons. Productive all Winter

NJ219bands Loc: New Jersey

Miker99 wrote:

I recommend trying the branch of the Millstone River just off the US130 circle near Hightstown. Anoutvhslf mile in from highway. I have always caught nice sized pickeral on floating silver minnows or Mepps spoons. Productive all Winter

Sounds good 👍.