American eel: Went fishing 🎣 in 58 degree Carnegie Lake this evening on a warm, sunny day with a light south wind. More than 25 fishermen were there. There was a late bite. Caught 4...

NJ219bands Loc: New Jersey

Went fishing 🎣 in 58 degree Carnegie Lake this evening on a warm, sunny day with a light south wind. More than 25 fishermen were there. There was a late bite. Caught 4 black crappies to 10.5”, 2 bluegills to 8”, a white crappie and an eel. Cormorants were catching gizzard shad. Osprey were fishing.

bknecht Loc: Northeast pa

NJ219bands wrote:

Went fishing 🎣 in 58 degree Carnegie Lake this evening on a warm, sunny day with a light south wind. More than 25 fishermen were there. There was a late bite. Caught 4 black crappies to 10.5”, 2 bluegills to 8”, a white crappie and an eel. Cormorants were catching gizzard shad. Osprey were fishing.

Nice bands, hope you kept that eel for stripers!

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

NJ219bands wrote:

Went fishing 🎣 in 58 degree Carnegie Lake this evening on a warm, sunny day with a light south wind. More than 25 fishermen were there. There was a late bite. Caught 4 black crappies to 10.5”, 2 bluegills to 8”, a white crappie and an eel. Cormorants were catching gizzard shad. Osprey were fishing.

Nice catching Bands. That eel is Striper Candy buddy. Thanks for sharing.

NJ219bands Loc: New Jersey

bknecht wrote:

Nice bands, hope you kept that eel for stripers!

I released it into the Delaware and Raritan Canal.

Bcmech1 Loc: Clinton Wisconsin

NJ219bands wrote:

Went fishing 🎣 in 58 degree Carnegie Lake this evening on a warm, sunny day with a light south wind. More than 25 fishermen were there. There was a late bite. Caught 4 black crappies to 10.5”, 2 bluegills to 8”, a white crappie and an eel. Cormorants were catching gizzard shad. Osprey were fishing.

I remember the first time I caught an eel. It was shortly after I moved to S. Carolina in the early 80s. We went fishing for catfish in a smaller river near home when I caught it and I remember thinking, great now I'm catching snakes instead of fish. I was 23 and had lived in the Midwest all my life before that and there was nothing like that around here.

Snakeman Loc: Sanbernardino ca

Nice fishing where is Carnegie lake

USAF Major Loc: Sea Bright, NJ

I get them in the Shrewsbury River using bloodworms at night. Smaller ones for striper bait bigger ones are eaten in a couple of different ways. Use number 2 winter flounder hooks.

GlsJr40 Loc: Dallas, Tx.

NJ219bands wrote:

Went fishing 🎣 in 58 degree Carnegie Lake this evening on a warm, sunny day with a light south wind. More than 25 fishermen were there. There was a late bite. Caught 4 black crappies to 10.5”, 2 bluegills to 8”, a white crappie and an eel. Cormorants were catching gizzard shad. Osprey were fishing.

In picture #5, there seems to be a bald eagle in the top of the tree in the background. True or imaginary?

NJ219bands Loc: New Jersey

GlsJr40 wrote:

In picture #5, there seems to be a bald eagle in the top of the tree in the background. True or imaginary?

True. You are very observant.

NJ219bands Loc: New Jersey

Snakeman wrote:

Nice fishing where is Carnegie lake

It’s Princeton University’s rowing lake in Princeton, NJ.

Scudrnr Loc: Hancock, Wisconsin

NJ219bands wrote:

Went fishing 🎣 in 58 degree Carnegie Lake this evening on a warm, sunny day with a light south wind. More than 25 fishermen were there. There was a late bite. Caught 4 black crappies to 10.5”, 2 bluegills to 8”, a white crappie and an eel. Cormorants were catching gizzard shad. Osprey were fishing.

Sounds like a great time and good catching