Some Late Season Fishing

[Steve - K4HX]

Snagged some nice (9-10 inches or so) Bluegills in recent weeks. The fall fishing has been good this year.

[W3RSW]

That's right behind your house isn't it?  Beautiful fall scene. Leaves totally gone over here and 13 degrees this AM, but 50 deg. coming later in day.  Glad I don't live in Buffalo.

Did you eat those fat babies?

Guess I'm in a great mood this AM,  hitting every thread with a response.

Oh, I know, two cups of coffee already. 

[Steve - K4HX]

Yep, in my back yard. I've hit a few other places too. If you like fishing, this area is great. Lots of good fresh water stuff around with many lakes and ponds within short distance, two rivers that offer fresh and brackish fishing, the bay is within an hour drive and so is the ocean.

I've been tossing them back, but the next time I snag some nice ones, I think it will be time for a fish fry!

I'd guess that your leaves/WX pattern is a month or more ahead of mine. It's amazing what 150-200 miles and some mountains will do. I think that we just had our first frost this week.

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

Guess I'm in a great mood this AM,  hitting every thread with a response.

Sometimes the board runs like that. A lot of interesting, enjoyable threads. Other times it's pretty quiet. We're heading back into hibernation time.

Check out this one Steve snagged last year. He has it in his freezer until we can figure out how to wire it up as a Boogie Bass using radio slang.

[Steve - K4HX]

I caught his little brother a few weeks ago.   

[KD0HUX]

Guess I'm in a great mood this AM,  hitting every thread with a response.

Sometimes the board runs like that. A lot of interesting, enjoyable threads. Other times it's pretty quiet. We're heading back into hibernation time.

Check out this one Steve snagged last year. He has it in his freezer until we can figure out how to wire it up as a Boogie Bass using radio slang.

Looking at that makes me hungry

[K4RT]

Fun to catch and good eating.  Steve, what bait do you use?

[Steve - K4HX]

Lately, the bluegills have been caught on nothing more than a worm (live night crawlers) on a hook and bobber or float. I even caught a 3 pound bass on a worm in early October, while fishing for the bluegills (photo below).

I've caught tons (I'd guess several hundred) crappie this summer on jig heads with various tails or bodies on them, often with something called Crappie Nibbles on the hook. These are man made soft pellets. The rest were caught with spinner rigs of one sort or another. The crappie have slowed down of late, but I did catch a pretty big one (about 14 inches) in mid-October (see attached photo).

Most of the bass I've caught in recent years were when I was using plastic worms like those from Gulp, Yamato, etc. I usually have these Carolina rigged since the ponds/lakes I fish have a ton of weeds, and this avoids snagging. I've also caught a few with artificial minnows, some with spinners, some not.

I'm just a casual, mostly unsophisticated fisherman. Almost all the gear I have was purchased at Walmart. I like to keep it simple and have fun.

Jighead Examples

Crappie Nibbles

Artificial Worm Examples

[K1JJ]

I see my old friend Shasha in the background. Noth'in like an old dog.

Wow, your pond sure has a good stock of fish. I wonder if you catch any bullheads or eels on the bottom?

This fall was a good season for pike in the CT River. I sometimes go out in the kayak for them. Use two poles - a live minnow on one and a red/white daredevil lure on the other.  The largemouth bass have really taken over in the last decade or so. Real predators.

Yeah, the bluegills will go after almost anything.

When I go hiking around the reservoir, I sometimes throw a bug into the water and watch the bluegills go crazy. Then I throw in a bud and watch 'em spit it out one by one. Reminds me of when I throw Yaz a few pieces of chicken to catch in the air. Then comes the orange peel as he spits it out and curls up his lip.... HA!

T  

[n1bnc]

Has anyone ran 2m AM through a bass ground plane?

[Steve - K4HX]

Some AMers have too much bass on their audio. 

Never fished out in the middle of the lake on the bottom. I hear there are catfish in the pond. I've also caught yellow perch and one chain pickerel. I wasn't expecting the latter, especially with all those teeth!

The bluegills get more picky or less aggressive as the water cools. I've been using much smaller hooks and worms. Gotta go small in the winter.

Sasha will be 17 in February, assuming she lasts that long. 

[w1vtp]

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Sasha will be 17 in February, assuming she lasts that long. 

Pretty gal

[WZ5Q]

Nice Slabs Steve!

Sasha will be 17 in February, assuming she lasts that long. 

I just recently lost my best friend after 15 years.
It was a very, very hard experience.

His registered name was Ko Balt Bleaux, I just called him Ko.
The breed is a Louisiana Catahoula Curr, the Louisiana State Dog.
I miss him allot. 

[Steve - K4HX]

Nice looking dog OM. Sorry for your loss. The day is coming for me, I know it. But it still won't be easy.

Here's Sasha in younger days.

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

I still miss Max, my Scotty who I put down back in the mid-90s. Never had the heart to get another.

Here's another shot of Sasha in her younger years. Few know this, but she was a professional sniper trained by a certain agency to take out rogue squirrels, rabbits, and commies. If she got you in the cross hairs, it was 'lights out'. Her motto: One shot, one Milkbone. I know - I was there. These are facts.

[W3GMS]

Steve,

You need to hook some radial wires to the various fish in the pond.  You would then have a random radial field!  Work all kind of DX with that scheme, maybe even some rare ones. 

Joe, GMS

[Steve - K4HX]

Joe, it might cause QSB. 

Todd, aren't all squirrels rogue?

[W3RSW]

Crappie radials
  All over the place.
Twisted in pairs in
  Bottom of the lake.

*** propagation ***
       of the wires

The new species yellowee

[Opcom]

I'm not much of a natural sportsman, more towards ATV trail riding to appreciate the woods, but certainly appreciate the outdoor game and other sport in this cooler season. The crappie radials and pets as well.

[KB2WIG]

" Crappie radials
  All over the place.
Twisted in pairs in
  Bottom of the lake. "


Well, there's always Squanto to help.


klc

[W1RKW]

caught my first striped bass on a fly rod this year.  Wasn't a keeper but put up a good fight.  First in 2 years of trying. 

[WU2D]

I did get up to the Pennobscot this June for some trout and landlocked Salmon fishing.

[Steve - K4HX]

Nice Mike! I've never tried fly fishing.

[Steve - K4HX]

It was rainy and cold most of the day with temps in the upper 30s and low 40s. The rain let up around 4 PM, so I popped outside for some fishing before turkey time. The WX improved while I was out and even some blue skye were seen before I quit. I snagged five in about 30 minutes, including the big one shown bellow (9-10 inches). I was tempted to go for more but my hands were cold and the turkey was calling. 

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

Todd, aren't all squirrels rogue?

Most are. Some can be pacified and a few even turned(see early example of waterboarding below). The rest are hopeless. Sasha is trained to spot the difference.