TOPIC: Gone Fishing !!!!

Well... Spring is really here.

I had to choose between Fishing, Turkey Hunting, Shrooming.... this morning and only had a couple hours to go..

Decided to hit the creek for a short run and had some decent luck. Got 3 smallies and a nice black perch.

Going to have some good eatin for supper tonight !

TNhunter

Hi
nice fish. What bait did you use ? Are the perch a bit boney
Mel

Mel,

I caught them using a Rapala - shallow shad rap bait. Ultra-light spinning real - 6 lb test line.

www.basspro.com/Rapala-Shallow-Shad-Rap/product/2850/

I would not say the black perch is any bonier than the small mouth bass. They are short and stocky but very good eating. White flaky and very tasty.

I do prefer the small mouth bass over the blackperch, but I would never complain about eating black perch (some call them rock bass or red-eye) - good stuff. Beats any fish I ever paid for at a restaurant by a long shot.

TNhunter

I got in another short run in the creek this morning (before Church)..

Caught 3 large mouth bass... 2 of them were in the 1.5 lb range and the other around a pound... and one more nice black perch.

I filleted the larger fish (wife and kids prefer them that way) and scaled the smaller ones for eating whole (I like em like that).

Going to have a little fish fry for Sunday dinner. Fresh creek fish, Hush Puppies, Fries, white beans.. Yum Yum !

TNhunter !

Lovely fish for Sunday dinner and a nice size for eating, I had a packet of crisps.
I live in the city so it has been a while since I have been fishing .Pike, perch and zander are common in the slow waters where I live .Pike and zander are not easy to catch we mostly use plugs and spinners, I think you call them lures .Perch will eat anything that drops in front of them although they have more fight in them pound for pound
Mel

Fresh water bass is my fav. fish to eat, of all!

TN, Very Nice,

I actually like the red eyes best. I like to fry them rolled in flour and cornmeal and pick the meat off the bones instead of fillet

Went again yesterday morning and caught a couple nice black perch and ate them for lunch.

Then again this morning and caught 2 nice black perch and a couple of smallies.. That smallmouth on the right was a pretty good one. Man they hit like a freight train and fight hard. I hung another nice smallmouth that I fought for 30 seconds or so and then he broke my line.

There was a gobbler out in the green bottom field next to the creek - gobbling like crazy.

Absolutely beautiful spring morning !

TNhunter

TNhunter nothing like fresh fish. I'm taking my 3 year old out trout fishing today!! Wish me Luck..LOL

trahn...

Kudos for taking the 3 year old fishing.

Hope you all catch a good mess, and enjoy this beautiful day.

TNunter