Todays Trophy
Jun 4, 2021 14:44:23 #
michael4now
Loc: wilder id
Fireguy wrote:
I was having a great day landing and releasing some decent LM, when this beauty hit. Fat, about 10 inches, .84 lbs. I was amazed by the coloring.
Caught on a Wacky rigged 3" piece of Flick Shake, watermelon red flake.
Caught on a Wacky rigged 3" piece of Flick Shake, watermelon red flake.
Jun 4, 2021 14:56:56 #
Nice. Hardest pulling fish around when they do the sideways pull
Jun 4, 2021 15:24:25 #
I've never caught one that big !!.
Bet that gill put up a heck of a fight!!
Hope you can catch more like that!!
Hope you have great fishing this summer and safe trips
Andy. Bassman
Thanks for the pictures
Bet that gill put up a heck of a fight!!
Hope you can catch more like that!!
Hope you have great fishing this summer and safe trips
Andy. Bassman
Thanks for the pictures
Jun 4, 2021 15:33:26 #
Thanks for the info Fire. That's interesting. I've been catching big ones like that in the Connecticut river in the section between Hinsdale and Brattleboro. Attached is a Bluegill I caught last fall with my hand as a guide. That was maybe the biggest one I've ever caught - definitely the biggest I've caught in the Connecticut. Have you noticed that they always look bigger on the hook rather than when you pull them out of the ice chest? Enjoy the summer.
Harry
Harry
Jun 4, 2021 18:28:20 #
Harry,
That is a big fish, the other one isn't too shabby either.
I never throw fish into an ice chest, they go back into the water. Except when ice fishing, a few yellow perch are left on the ice for the Baldys.
That is a big fish, the other one isn't too shabby either.
I never throw fish into an ice chest, they go back into the water. Except when ice fishing, a few yellow perch are left on the ice for the Baldys.
Jun 4, 2021 19:06:06 #
I keep just enough for Marilyn and I to make a meal. I like Fish & Chips so fresh fried fish, especially if I was able to catch enough for a meal makes it even better. Take care.
Harry
Harry
Jun 4, 2021 19:22:08 #
Billbeck
Loc: Hull, Massachusetts
I use to catch a dozen large bluegill (none that large) fillet the backstraps and flour and pan fry in butter. They were the best tasting fish.
Jun 4, 2021 20:10:27 #
Yes they are. There is a Mexican restaurant near the house that serves up a pan friend Tilapia, complete with a head and eyes. When you are finished eating it, it looks like one of those cartoon fish skeletons that Top Cat used to dig out of the garbage can, but it is very good. Bluegill cooked like that would be even better.
Jun 4, 2021 23:48:19 #
Billbeck
Loc: Hull, Massachusetts
Top Cat, Oh my you are telling your age. Watched Top Cat all the time.
Jun 5, 2021 05:21:43 #
Jun 5, 2021 11:27:41 #
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