Posts for: davedumont
Jan 30, 2023 09:41:09 #
Jan 30, 2023 09:40:25 #
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TooMuch wrote:
Nice mess. How thick is the ice? Water clarity? How many cranks off bottom? Waxies or fly larvea? In a hut or bucket seat? MAN I MISS THAT! Fry with the fins on or off? Good eats my friend!
Thanks! The ice is about 5 inches thick, snow covered. 22' to 26' of clear water. I was using waxworms. The schools would pass through at 18' to 22' and some were right on bottom. I have a flasher which helps a lot! I brought a folding chair to sit in because I have a bad back. I fillet all my fish then soak them overnight in salt water. Then I dip them in an egg wash and coat with cornmeal and assorted spices and fry them in oil in the pan. Yum!
Jan 29, 2023 22:35:13 #
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Billycrap2 wrote:
nice catching at least you got supper 👍🏽👍🏽🎣🎣🎣🐟🐟🐠🐠🐋🐋🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅
nice catching at least you got supper 👍🏽👍🏽🎣🎣🎣🐟🐟🐠🐠🐋🐋🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅Thanks!
Jan 29, 2023 22:34:26 #
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bknecht wrote:
Good gills dave, love them and crappies even over walleye which I feel are a bit overrated. But then again, we all have unique tastebuds, I much prefer venison over beef and most don’t agree. To each their own I guess.
Thank you! I like venison as well.
Jan 29, 2023 22:33:10 #
Jan 29, 2023 22:09:47 #
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I only had a couple hours just before sundown to fish today and managed to catch 5 keepers. All 8" to 9". Caught at least as many smaller ones. Same lake as last time. Just enough for a nice meal for me. Nice clean fish.
Jan 28, 2023 20:34:18 #
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Captain Nick wrote:
Way to be persistence driven. Now that you mention, I've entered identicle keywords into different search engines and was taken to different relating places.
That's probably what was going on. Funny thing is, I get an email from the dnr today with a link saying how to apply for a master angler patch. Even though I already have. Lol
Jan 26, 2023 16:50:35 #
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Nice catch fishyaker! Glad you were finally able to get out. I see the fish are biting light over your way also. That's a couple fine meals!
Jan 25, 2023 09:57:20 #
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The Outcast wrote:
Glad you were able to apply Dave… that ‘gill is definitely worthy of recognition…
It's all thanks to you. The link didn't work when I typed it in but it inspired me to search again and I found the link. It was active so all I had to do is click on it and it brought it right up to the new page. I thought it was odd that they would stop a popular program. I was going to email the dnr to inquire about it. Thanks to you I didn't need to. Btw... the application is really simple to fill out if you ever are fortunate enough to catch a master angler qualifier. It took about 2 minutes.
Jan 25, 2023 09:51:28 #
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rhoadda1 wrote:
Same way I learned. Father taught me to fly fish at age 6 in northern Indiana. Some of my favorite memories are of evening spent catching bluegills, crappie and an occassional bass during mayfly hatches. Poppers did the trick. During day we would use poppers and rubber spiders around structure and lilly pads. Great fun.
Nice trading stories with you.
Nice trading stories with you.
Same here! My grandpa taught me how when I was 10. I loved those rubber spiders as much as the poppers. They were deadly. My grandpa was my fishing buddy until he passed. He was the luckiest fisherman I've ever known.
Jan 24, 2023 17:57:42 #
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rhoadda1 wrote:
My favorite fish to catch and eat. Raised in northern Indiana where they seldom get that big but have caught some that size before. Love to catch on ultralite gear and fly rod.
It's been quite a few years since I've flyfished. I used to catch panfish with a flyrod and poppers. My son-in-law and I are planning on hitting that lake in the summer and doing just that. It's a lake where motors aren't allowed. Super clean and spring fed. When I landed that big one we looked at each other and said we need to come here with the flyrods next summer.
Jan 24, 2023 13:04:22 #
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HenryG wrote:
Wow Captain had I known I would've quit work ages ago and sold fresh frozen gill and retired with a big chunk of change. Ya got me thinking maybe there's still time any of you gill fishing folks out there want in? 🎣🇺🇸🤪👍
Lol. It's a thought!
Jan 24, 2023 13:03:12 #
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Captain Nick wrote:
WOW! I saw gills @ $150 for 5.5 lbs online. Farm raised fish spend a lot of their raising feeding on pellets. Doesn't have the same taste that sweet nature brings.
Those prices are wild! I think I'll just catch my own. You're right, farm raised don't have the same quality as wild caught. Especially when they are from a springfed lake!
Jan 24, 2023 12:59:53 #
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fishyaker wrote:
Dave...although it has been stated already...you scooped up a DANDY batch of bluegills there. Just for grins, I snapped the attached photo in my local supermarket a few days ago with respect to the "financial" value of bluegill.
Notice on the package label that the vacuum sealed bag contains farm raised 'gills from China. I would much rather dine on fresh caught fish from a quality water resource like you did! Well done!
Notice on the package label that the vacuum sealed bag contains farm raised 'gills from China. I would much rather dine on fresh caught fish from a quality water resource like you did! Well done!
I didn't even know you could buy bluegill fillets at the supermarket. Let alone from China. I'd rather eat fresh ones from a spring fed lake too. Didn't realize they were that expensive either. Thanks for the info!
Jan 24, 2023 12:54:07 #
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Gary W. Allen wrote:
I could eat about a dozen now.
Me too. I'm gettin hungry just talking about it.