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Post by scrub-buster on Oct 26, 2024 20:09:59 GMT -5
On the way home tonight I drove past the pond we always fish. I had to stop and get a sunset picture of it. I wish the electric lines weren't in it.  Not perfect but my phone has a magic eraser. Still see remnants but not bad for a couple clicks  That looks much better. Thank you |
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Post by duff on Oct 27, 2024 6:43:28 GMT -5
2nd one from this spot and an 11.5". Maybe I'll call this spot #12. 😁 I got 1 of those spots. It may be changed to spot 15 after this past year |
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Post by omegahunter on Oct 27, 2024 6:44:53 GMT -5
2nd one from this spot and an 11.5". Maybe I'll call this spot #12. 😁 I got 1 of those spots. It may be changed to spot 15 after this past year Nice! Was Ole #13 when I went with ya. |
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Post by duff on Oct 27, 2024 6:48:51 GMT -5
I got 1 of those spots. It may be changed to spot 15 after this past year Nice! Was Ole #13 when I went with ya. Same spot. I didn't catch as many fish this year but most were generally bigger. I was more interested in wipers so maybe the bigger baits helped |
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Post by MuzzleLoader on Oct 29, 2024 12:23:20 GMT -5
Best time to fill up with fish. Waters cool and the fishing is fire. 11 inch redear.   |
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Post by omegahunter on Nov 2, 2024 19:36:33 GMT -5
In the 1st two hours this afternoon. Lost 2 more crappie at the boat and caught a few small bass. Fished for another hour without a bite! Wind straight out of the east. Deer didn't cooperate this morning, but fishing wasn't a waste! Crappie are 10-12". Used the squirrel tail jig again.   |
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Post by omegahunter on Nov 3, 2024 19:59:01 GMT -5
Oh, baby! My biggest crappie yet, 13.75"! Caught on my squirrel tail jig! Even sweeter! Compared to a nice 10.5", dwarfs it. This may be about it, though. Need to start concentrating on deer. 😁    |
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Nov 3, 2024 20:04:50 GMT -5
Nice. Even better catching them on your own jigs.
Our best out of Monroe this year was a 16.5” I caught. Daughter was close behind with a 16”.
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Post by esshup on Nov 3, 2024 21:15:50 GMT -5
The bigger ones grow some shoulders, don't they?
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Post by duff on Nov 3, 2024 21:58:28 GMT -5
Nice. Even better catching them on your own jigs. Our best out of Monroe this year was a 16.5” I caught. Daughter was close behind with a 16”. I got a few in that range this year. Those are studs |
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Post by esshup on Nov 9, 2024 6:55:47 GMT -5
Not quite from the fishing hole, but yesterday I "caught" 2,200 yellow perch. Made 3 deliveries, and still have 1,500 in the truck to be delivered on Monday.
I forgot, I also delivered 200 bullfrog tadpoles.
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Post by duff on Nov 9, 2024 14:47:29 GMT -5
Not quite from the fishing hole, but yesterday I "caught" 2,200 yellow perch. Made 3 deliveries, and still have 1,500 in the truck to be delivered on Monday. I forgot, I also delivered 200 bullfrog tadpoles. Do you rear your own stock or buy from hatcheries? How big are the perch when you sell them? |
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Post by omegahunter on Nov 9, 2024 20:32:55 GMT -5
Great day even with a stiff east wind. 18 crappie and 4 bluegills. Water was 60° and they were still in 8-9' of water. Squirrel tail jig again. Took my little buddy along today. He doesn't enjoy it in the summer because he gets too hot.   |
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Post by deadeer on Nov 9, 2024 21:00:43 GMT -5
I made the decision to wrap up our boat for the year. Had really planned to continue the season a little longer, but just running out of time. Got it winterized and stored today.
Still have some winter steelhead trips planned, but will be bank fishing from here on out.
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Post by esshup on Nov 9, 2024 23:51:56 GMT -5
Not quite from the fishing hole, but yesterday I "caught" 2,200 yellow perch. Made 3 deliveries, and still have 1,500 in the truck to be delivered on Monday. I forgot, I also delivered 200 bullfrog tadpoles. Do you rear your own stock or buy from hatcheries? How big are the perch when you sell them? Buy from Hatcheries, I can't raise enough. I can get feed trained yellow perch (depending on the time of the year) from 2 1/2" in length up to about 11" in length. Typical sizes are 4"-6", 6"-8" 8"-10" and maybe 10+" I am getting some Perch from a supplier that has some brood fish that are 18"-19".  |
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Post by duff on Nov 10, 2024 8:15:00 GMT -5
Do you rear your own stock or buy from hatcheries? How big are the perch when you sell them? Buy from Hatcheries, I can't raise enough. I can get feed trained yellow perch (depending on the time of the year) from 2 1/2" in length up to about 11" in length. Typical sizes are 4"-6", 6"-8" 8"-10" and maybe 10+" I am getting some Perch from a supplier that has some brood fish that are 18"-19". 18" perch would be a dream. I think biggest one I have seen were in the 15-16". These were all caught out of lake Michigan. All the really big fish were comparatively young that never developed mature sex organs. The big females were normally pretty old too. The years I was up there the population was lower but bigger overall size. Big perch are pretty rare in most lakes. |
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Post by esshup on Nov 10, 2024 8:32:49 GMT -5
I have heard a lot of people say that they have caught 17"-18" Yellow Perch, but not one person can show me a picture of a yellow perch that size with a ruler or measuring stick next to it. Not a one.
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Post by duff on Nov 10, 2024 8:39:22 GMT -5
I have heard a lot of people say that they have caught 17"-18" Yellow Perch, but not one person can show me a picture of a yellow perch that size with a ruler or measuring stick next to it. Not a one. Yeah that is rare bird. Our normal big old females were around 13 inches. The rare 15-16 inches was crazy big, we probably catch 3 or 4 that size a summer. An 18 incher would have been unbelievable. True football |
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Post by esshup on Nov 10, 2024 8:46:40 GMT -5
I have heard a lot of people say that they have caught 17"-18" Yellow Perch, but not one person can show me a picture of a yellow perch that size with a ruler or measuring stick next to it. Not a one. Yeah that is rare bird. Our normal big old females were around 13 inches. The rare 15-16 inches was crazy big, we probably catch 3 or 4 that size a summer. An 18 incher would have been unbelievable. True football A friend raised a 16 1/4" one in his pond and submitted it to the State for a record fish. State denied it saying it doesn't accept fish from managed waters. Dowling Park in Hammond Indiana is managed waters (aeration system, fish feeders, etc.) but the state lists some records from there. I guess it's a matter of who you are........... |
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Post by omegahunter on Nov 15, 2024 21:01:37 GMT -5
Zero deer this morning, so I hitched up the Cherokee and headed for the lake. Only managed 6 keepers today. Lake level was back up higher than before October started with all the rain we had the last 2 days. That's likely it for me this year. It was my best fishing year ever and I enjoyed every trip. And we're going to enjoy several fish fries this winter!  |
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