2015 Fishing Report

[plumberone]

Love those white perch

Caught at Prettyboy today. Ate at home today.

 

[CrabbyMcNab]

Anybody have a report or tips for lake Gaston in NC in mid July?

 

[acwatkins]

Anybody have a report or tips for lake Gaston in NC in mid July?

it'll be hot, id fish topwater in the morning and evening then deep during the day. i used to fish NC a lot in the summers. good bass and some massive gar in the creeks

 

[Derwood]

Lower Potomac:

Croakers and White Perch were biting, but nothing crazy. I caught 20 or so over several hours, including 6 keeper perch and 2 keeper croakers. They preferred green worms and blood worms over all other lures/baits.

I had no luck crabbing. I tried with dip nets and one regular crab pot. I managed to catch one tiny crab over the whole weekend. I was crabbing in a spot where I've had lots of success before. Maybe it's a bad year or perhaps all the rain changed the pattern.

 

[Redneck]

I've been smashing the rock at love point for the last 2 weeks. Biggest is 33, most are 21-23. Chum the hell out of water 25-32'. I run 8 rods, fish finder rigs, 36'' leader to 4/0 hook and 2oz sinker. Managed to catch a nice 26 free lining when the tide was right. Tide sucked thurs, but still came home with 7. All I have been using are alewives. Nothing on peeler. I watched a guy wreck them on live spot the other night and another guy do ok jigging chartreuse metal and BKDs.

 

[wilcam47]

Caught at Prettyboy today. Ate at home today.

how do you catch them already cooked??

 

[Lou45]

how do you catch them already cooked??

Knowing him, he prolly won't say.

 

[plumberone]

Before cooked pic

Some were caught trolling and some while anchored after locating the Perch.

 

[wilcam47]

Some were caught trolling and some while anchored after locating the Perch.

are those any good smoked?

 

[AntiGun]

Some were caught trolling and some while anchored after locating the Perch.

Nice.
The daughter and I pulled 19 white perch from Gunpowder on Sunday in a few hours. Also caught 3 yellow perch and 6 catfish. It was a busy day and all I did was bait and cast rods while she reeled them in. 3 of the catfish were of eating size but we were only fun fishing so everything was thrown back.

 

[plumberone]

I don't know, never had any smoked fish.
These perch are caught in a fresh water reservoir.
It's a real nice tasting white filet.
Do you smoke any fish?
Got a neighbor who brought me some smoke cured bacon, it was too much smoke tasting for me.

 

[tdt91]

I hate they made the Striper limit 20'' this year. Not that I cant catch them but I just prefer the smallest Striper possible for eating. I think they taste better when small.

 

[Overboost44]

are those any good smoked?

I doubt it. You need oily fish mostly like Salmon, bluefish, marlin, tuna is good too.

 

[Redneck]

I hate they made the Striper limit 20'' this year. Not that I cant catch them but I just prefer the smallest Striper possible for eating. I think they taste better when small.

While I agree I like the smaller ones better, I love this new limit. The only time I may have a hard time with it is in October when casting HMI. I'll still be able to easily catch my limit I just might have to fish longer. I think this is a great start to helping the population to continue to grow.

 

[protegeV]

ok, too many good fish pictures in this thread, both caught and cooked. Who wants to take me and my son for some real fishing?

We've gone twice in the last 5 years and never caught anything bigger than my hand

 

[outrider58]

are those any good smoked?

White perch were born to swim in "Crysco Bay".....

 

[jimbobborg]

ok, too many good fish pictures in this thread, both caught and cooked. Who wants to take me and my son for some real fishing?

We've gone twice in the last 5 years and never caught anything bigger than my hand

Minnows, then?

 

[wilcam47]

I don't know, never had any smoked fish.
These perch are caught in a fresh water reservoir.
It's a real nice tasting white filet.
Do you smoke any fish?
Got a neighbor who brought me some smoke cured bacon, it was too much smoke tasting for me.

I havent yet...I have a bunch in the freezer I need to smoke since I just bought myself an electric smoker...my only worry is I dont get the smell out of it.

I doubt it. You need oily fish mostly like Salmon, bluefish, marlin, tuna is good too.

Ah makes sense.

White perch were born to swim in "Crysco Bay".....

 

[Marshmallow]

Been catching nice bass around 10-15ft. Berkeley realistix jig has been the ticket. For the local lake, and up at loch raven.

 

[iH8DemLibz]

NICE BASS!!!

I didn't quite catch the name of that lake...