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Post by rockpickerforever on Sept 11, 2015 10:54:38 GMT -5
that is definately a good time out....I need to renew my lisc. and get out there...JOhn Funny you mention license, John. We have not had fishing licenses since 2007! We'd buy them at the beginning of the year, then use them once or twice - or not at all! - so we quit buying them and quit fishing. Fishing at this lake is the only fishing we have done in recent years. Since it is a private lake, no fishing license or daily lake permit required. But this year, we went ahead and bought licenses, just under $50 each. Have fished Mission Bay twice, and San Diego Bay once so far this year.
Good news for California fishermen - I hear from my brother that they are about to make fishing licenses (don't know about hunting licenses) valid for one full year from the date of purchase, instead of calendar year Jan 1 - Dec 31. I had just recently heard that this would never happen, because CA Dept of Fish and Wildlife would lose too much money that way. I'll believe it when I see it!
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Post by rockpickerforever on Sept 11, 2015 11:20:26 GMT -5
Ya all make it look easy like that ! We have a pond in the back that overflows into a creek. I know there are fish in there but between the mosquitos, ticks and poison ivy we don't pluck them out often.I'd rather armchair fish right here. That grilled pic looks more like pork chops than a filet. Good eats guys ! It was easy! Glad the fish didn't bother me as much as they bothered Bob. He was plumb wore out by the end of the day. (I'm always reminded of a certain beer commercial - "Hope the fish don't bother us!") I really didn't mind just catching two. Wasn't planning on eating them anyway. Besides, I was the official photographer and adventure chronicler.
The bugs didn't bite us at all, no ticks, and no poison ivy. The worst thing was the oppressive heat and humidity. Second worse was traversing the steep bank, getting from the shade under the dock, down the slope to the shore to reel another one in. Third was the slimy mud down by the shoreline you had to be careful of. If you stepped wrong, it could suck your shoe right off your foot!
It was pretty lazy fishing, we used bobbers with a small weight fastened just beneath it, and about three or four feet of line to a hook. Impaled the fish through the nose, then let it swim around attracting hungry bass. From our hidey-hole, we would just wait until a bobber disappeared, then go down and reel it in. We did lose a few by this lackadaisical method. There was one fish that more than once took the bait and swam off around a large rock, abrading the line and causing it to break. How do I know it was the same fish? Because we caught him later on, and he had the hook I'd lost earlier still in his mouth! We removed that extra hook, and I ended up reusing it after a fish pulled that swim-around-the-rock trick again.
Thanks everyone for looking!!
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grizman
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Post by grizman on Sept 11, 2015 20:04:36 GMT -5
Thanks all for taking us on a great fishing trip. The bass look nice, but maybe not so tasty from the warm water?
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Post by rockpickerforever on Sept 12, 2015 0:39:45 GMT -5
Griz, we just caught and released the largemouths, didn't eat any of them. The fish steaks on the grill were some my brother cooked, yellowfin tuna caught on a half day boat off San Diego.
Glad you enjoyed the trip. Sharing fishing stories and pics half the fun of going!
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Sept 12, 2015 8:53:52 GMT -5
Nothing better than a good day of fishing!!!!
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