Nobody fishing?

[FLATHEAD]

Been catching quite a few. A few of the better LM from this spring. Yet to get any good smallies.

 

[Mc Tool]

The tail, when fried crisp, is good ... but it has to have a nice "crunch" to it. Soggy tail isn't good.

Yeah I like the crispy skin ....just never thought of givin the tail a sizzle....but I will , just that I usually chop the tail off to fit it in the pan ( flounder is probly the only fish I cook whole ...mostly fillet everything else )

 

[redneck joe]

Deep fried is best, followedby pan fried in butter, cornmeal or corn starch.

 

[tphoyt]

Never done any freshwater fishing but those look like nice fish. Glad you found some time to get out and relax for bit. Sounds like you needed it.

 

[DeepCMark58A]

Never done any freshwater fishing but those look like nice fish. Glad you found some time to get out and relax for bit. Sounds like you needed it.

Saltwater fishing is my preferred then again I don't keep what I catch so it doesn't matter what I catch. I look at the weather, wind and tide and kayak fish near shore, biggest decision is shrimp or minnows.

 

[DeepCMark58A]

Saw something I have never seen before. I went down to the dock to unplug the irrigation pump I saw a tiny painted turtle on the steps so I thought I would put it in the water. I dropped it in the water and sunfish swarmed the poor thing.

 

[DeepCMark58A]

Google says sunfish don't eat turtles, well personal experience begs to differ.

 

[tphoyt]

It must have been hungry.
Sometimes people will come here and buy a live lobster at the fish market just so they can toss it back in the water and save its life.
Every once in a while when they do this a giant striped bass will come out from under the dock and hammer it.

 

[DeepCMark58A]

It must have been hungry.
Sometimes people will come here and buy a live lobster at the fish market just so they can toss it back in the water and save its life.
Every once in a while when they do this a giant striped bass will come out from under the dock and hammer it.

I have a dock light every night at 9 pm I go down with a pound and a half of pellets to feed the fish, I think the fish are preconditioned to eat anything that comes off the dock.