Anglers Unite!

Commander Wallace · 03-08-19, 12:22 PM

Spring this way means NHL playoff Hockey along with beer league baseball games, picnics and motorcycle rides. I know conservation people are making preparations to stock the local lakes with trout and such.

That being said, where do you fish and do you catch and release ? If you catch and eat them, any great recipes ? What fish do you prefer ?

Congrats by the way on introducing your daughter to the great outdoors.

Ship Happens · 03-08-19, 12:42 PM

@Commander Wallace: I'm a shore-fisherman, so I prefer inland lakes and rivers. I like the peace and solitude of fishing and I like being out in the wilderness, so I try to find and fish places with few (or no) people around. I target brook trout mostly and if they're a decent eating size, I might keep one or two but mostly I catch and release. I teach my daughter to do the same. Her first fish was a perch (about 12", if I recall) that we cleaned, cooked and ate together so that's her preferred fish. I stick to basics for preparing them. Walleye and perch are great fried in a beer batter. Trout, I usually stuff 'em with lemon, garlic, etc and cook 'em in the fire or on the barbecue.

@Eichhörnchen: Cheese is a new one; never tried that but I might just to see what happens. Once, out at the family camp, I put beef jerky on a hook and actually got a hit but it spit the hook before I could bring it in. Didn't even see what it was but the jerky was gone. I tried again but nothing. Whatever it was, apparently it didn't care for beef jerky. No worries...more for me.

Eichhörnchen · 03-08-19, 01:15 PM

Looking at the article I linked to, cheese is very versatile and can be used on its own (see the tip about pushing the hook right through... because it hardens in the cold water) or maybe as a matrix for making boilies. My brother was the real angler... I don't know whether he used it for those

Some photos I took... same day

(Li'l brother)

Ship Happens · 03-08-19, 02:05 PM

@Eichhörnchen: I've been checking out the different baits and techniques on that site for much of the morning. I haven't accomplished much at work today...I'll be sending my boss your way if he catches me.

Eichhörnchen · 03-08-19, 02:21 PM

03-08-19, 12:42 PM	#2
Ship Happens Swabbie Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: In a van down by the river. Posts: 9 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	@Commander Wallace: I'm a shore-fisherman, so I prefer inland lakes and rivers. I like the peace and solitude of fishing and I like being out in the wilderness, so I try to find and fish places with few (or no) people around. I target brook trout mostly and if they're a decent eating size, I might keep one or two but mostly I catch and release. I teach my daughter to do the same. Her first fish was a perch (about 12", if I recall) that we cleaned, cooked and ate together so that's her preferred fish. I stick to basics for preparing them. Walleye and perch are great fried in a beer batter. Trout, I usually stuff 'em with lemon, garlic, etc and cook 'em in the fire or on the barbecue. @Eichhörnchen: Cheese is a new one; never tried that but I might just to see what happens. Once, out at the family camp, I put beef jerky on a hook and actually got a hit but it spit the hook before I could bring it in. Didn't even see what it was but the jerky was gone. I tried again but nothing. Whatever it was, apparently it didn't care for beef jerky. No worries...more for me. __________________ Ich bin ein schnitzel! Ship happens!

03-08-19, 01:15 PM	#3
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,472 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Looking at the article I linked to, cheese is very versatile and can be used on its own (see the tip about pushing the hook right through... because it hardens in the cold water) or maybe as a matrix for making boilies. My brother was the real angler... I don't know whether he used it for those Some photos I took... same day (Li'l brother) __________________ Last edited by Eichhörnchen; 03-08-19 at 02:10 PM.

03-08-19, 02:05 PM	#4
Ship Happens Swabbie Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: In a van down by the river. Posts: 9 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	@Eichhörnchen: I've been checking out the different baits and techniques on that site for much of the morning. I haven't accomplished much at work today...I'll be sending my boss your way if he catches me. __________________ Ich bin ein schnitzel! Ship happens!

03-08-19, 02:21 PM	#5
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,472 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	__________________

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03-08-19, 12:22 PM	#1
Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,324 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	Spring this way means NHL playoff Hockey along with beer league baseball games, picnics and motorcycle rides. I know conservation people are making preparations to stock the local lakes with trout and such. That being said, where do you fish and do you catch and release ? If you catch and eat them, any great recipes ? What fish do you prefer ? Congrats by the way on introducing your daughter to the great outdoors.