Fish Pictures

[mikechell 0]

Thanks Steve.

Just on a side note: Yesterday, while driving to and from fishing ... and then later, as I was moving the boat and trailer, something didn't feel right. My mind just cached it, but nothing "alerted" me.

Last night, I had a dream that the wheel fell off my trailer on the way to the ramp. I woke this morning, afraid to go. So, I checked my bearings. One side was fine, the other was a few miles from disintegrating the rollers.

Got new bearings in now .... ready to go fishing tomorrow.

[Morrowboarder 0]

Mike, is that a Red spotted sunfish or just spotted sunfish? The red spotted are protected by Illinois DNR, so they're a rare catch here.

[Triple_B 0]

Spent Thursday through Sunday on a Project Healing Waters trip to the Rapid River while staying at Lakewood Camps in Maine. Had really really good fishing, I caught quite a lot of fish, not a lot of big ones but a really good number. I caught my first Landlock Salmon and a few brookies, I was hoping for one of the big brook trout the area is known for, I hooked and lost a really huge brookie but didn't get it to the net. I really regret not taking more pictures and many of the photos I took were really blurry for some reason but here are the good ones.

 

 

 

Very nice looking fish. Are you part of a chapter up that way? I just found out about project healing waters and looking forward to be participating and helping out as much as posible. Here is a pic from Sunday my 7 year old snapped of me.

[wschmitt3 0]

Sort of. I was a participant in a Project Healing Waters (PHW) chapter for a little while a few years back but time and distance issues prevented me from participating after a few months. A little while ago I got involved in a Veterans Outdoor Rec-Therapy group that has since evolved into a PHW chapter that met up once a week in may for fly fishing lessons and river trips out of an awesome fly shop in Stowe, Vt (Fly Rod Shop VT). They haven't had their first official Project Healing Waters meeting yet but they were offered some spots on a trip put on by the Augusta, Maine chapter and I was put in for a spot. Unfortunately the new chapter is going to be meeting too far away (fly shop was an hour and fifteen minutes and the meetings will take place about 2 hours away) for me to participate. However, the chapter that I was involved in several years ago (which I had thought shut down along with the fly shop that hosted it) is still meeting and I am going to get involved with them again soon. I hope to be a volunteer for the chapter not a veteran participant because I am (not to sound full of my self here) at the point where I think I have enough to offer in tying ability and fishing ability to be an asset to the group.

 

Where are you located now and what kind of fish is that? A Pike or a baby Muskie?

[mikechell 0]

Mike, is that a Red spotted sunfish or just spotted sunfish? The red spotted are protected by Illinois DNR, so they're a rare catch here.

It's a "regular" Spotted Sunfish. I've caught a couple of Red Spotted Sunfish ... but I failed at photographing them. They are rare here, too, but I don't think they're protected.

[Triple_B 0]

Yeah its a very skinny pike I think with a big head. I am located down in Maryland, home of PHW. I am same situation wanting be more of volunteer than participant, but just being out there is great. It's been on a weekly meeting. Hope you get back with your old chapter.

[mikechell 0]

Didn't get on the water until almost noon. Dental appointment this morning. Temps in the mid-90s, wind variable ... found some nice fish in a side water off the St. Johns, just downstream of Highbanks Marina.

 

 

 

 

And a video of a couple of the catches.

 

Might not get out tomorrow ... but I am looking forward to spending Friday morning back on the water.

[mikechell 0]

And ... today's video of missed and dropped fish. Days don't always go as well as we'd like.

[JSzymczyk 0]

 

 

Where are you located now and what kind of fish is that? A Pike or a baby Muskie?

 

that is a Chain Pickerel

[wschmitt3 0]

I think you are right sir. I should have taken a better look at it.

[Triple_B 0]

 

Where are you located now and what kind of fish is that? A Pike or a baby Muskie?

 

that is a Chain Pickerel

 

Yep a chain pickerel, some call southern pike. Thanks for pointing out proper name, it's a totally new fish to me from being from the Northwest. Regardless a fun fish to catch.

 

I think you are right sir. I should have taken a better look at it.

 

I feel they are all very much alike, you are not alone.lol

[wschmitt3 0]

I have caught bunches of both and still mix them up quite often.

[Triple_B 0]

If you have not seen, Orvis is having a special on 20 trout flies for $9.95 free shipping. U can't beat that, I love tying, but for that price I wish I could order more than one box. Pic for kicks to keep it fishing pics with the kids.lol

[mikechell 0]

Another great day on the St. Johns.

I am sure you guys are tired of hearing about this same body of water, but the variety of fish is very fun.

 

Like this nice Red Breast Sunfish.

 

 

And a video of bass and other sunfishes caught along one shoreline.

 

 

[mikechell 0]

Finally!!!

I got out this morning, and was catching lots of sunfish, again. Caught a couple large enough to clean for dinner and was just finishing one bank/shoreline before heading back to the ramp.

I was using the 5'6" 4 weight Steve built for me. I had a "fluffy minnow" tied on ...

 

... it's what most of my fish came on today.

 

I cast to some laydowns and ... well, it weighed 5 pounds 2 ounces on my electronic scale.

 

Couldn't get a good picture of it and I don't like holding up bass over 3 pounds by the jaw.

I wasn't fishing for bass today, and the fly is only about 1 inch long ... figures.

 

What a blast on that small, light rod !!!