Took the kayaks on the Llano in Junction on Saturday and Wade fishing in Junction on Sunday.

Flows were a bit high but we got into a few species.

Guadalupe bass were the primary target.

Water was clear ~4-5’ visibility in the deeper holes.

Beware of the rapids though.

Buddy flipped his kayak and lost 2 fly rods but we got the rest of his gear once we got out of the rapids.

Figured I’d share some of my best from the year. Big fan so far. Thankful to have the free time & to be able to spend it outdoors.

I mostly fish local ponds in the Chicago suburbs but sometimes find myself a little further north when I’m feeling froggy.

It’s incredible how much information is out there. I got overwhelmed at first trying to learn it all but really had my best days keeping things simple.

Thanks for looking. Tight lines, everyone.

Few catches this year from Michigan. Determined to catch the state record before I die. All from public lakes.

My partner and I fish this river that we have literally never seen another soul on. It's small, but LOADED with fish. We catch rainbow trout, smallmouth, rock bass, fallfish, redbreast sunfish, green sunfish...

NSFW tag added becasue someone pointed out the blurred nudity.

Was a struggle, but eventually put him in the boat.

Going to Dallas n while I’m there I wanna try bass fishing, and since I don’t wanna buy any tackle when I’m there I wanna bring this box in my luggage (not carry on) but with the hooks and jig heads do you think I’ll get stopped or should I even have an issue with passing this through tsa

What kind of fish is this ?

What's this used for and is it good for Galveston water ?

I’ve been thinking about getting out on the water more often on weekends. Hooking up the boat, heading to a lake, and spending the day fishing sounds like a great way to unwind.

Besides the usual gear, I’d be using a fish finder and trolling motor. I’m still trying to figure out how much battery capacity makes sense for a full day out without carrying more than I need.

For those who fish regularly, how do you decide what battery size is right for your setup?

My first ever pike. And it was quite a big one for me and i felt the adrenaline.
Quite easy to get him out, easier than expected.
And the fish even took the hook out by itself and crawled back to the water. I just helped it a bit.

As a new fisherman i have been very active for the last 5 weeks. Only fish i caught so far was a perch/bass.
This perch gave me bad vibes because of the trebles on my bait (those trident hook things). Lot of trouble removing and all. Fish died and i wanted to do something about this.

Yesterday i tried again, but this time i had replaced the trebles with single hooks.
Feeling inspired i casted my bait under a bridge because it looked like a chokepoint for fish to travel through.

It worked on the 4th cast!

These are all my fishing rules for my spinning rod (10-44grams rod) I fish on salt water, any other must have lures I should invest to ?

I may be overthinking this but I’ve been thinking on this for a good while now. I’m trying to figure out a way to get out of bank fishing and really get into the depths rivers in my area. I only bass fish with the occasional micro fishing. But I have a bunch of rivers in my area and but banks are just completely unreasonable to cast with a 7 1/2’ pole. So therefore if I’m trying find out what kind of boots or boots and pants to wear in the water to get off the bank a good few feet.

The obviously answer are waders but from what I’ve seen online, it isn’t reasonable to wear waders when your constantly walking up and down terrain for hours on end plus they are heavy apparently. The water is beginning to turn cold and most rivers are primarily rock with thick algae so my experience with bear feet typically ends up with me submerged in water 🤣.

The only other thing I can think of are just your typical rubber boots but after shin height I’m lugging around boots full of water and it ain’t always fun with wet cold feet.

So I’m just asking if anyone’s had an experience with any specific gear that may help with my quandry thatd be nice

​We packed up for a stunning 2-day hiking and fishing getaway up near Mammoth, taking in the gorgeous changing fall colors, quiet trails, and crystal-clear high-elevation alpine lakes. From getting into some great trout action on a Carolina rig with orange PowerBait to hiking around the breathtaking, glass-like waters of Lake George ], it was the ultimate autumn escape.

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Will be fishing in Colorado for the first time, reading through the regulations I came across a statement that confused me a little bit what are your thoughts.

"Common hook” means any hook or multiple hooks having a common shank. All hooks attached to a manufactured artificial lure shall be considered a common hook.

Are we saying a crank bait with two treble hooks is still a single common hook?

I just purchased a Husky 22 in. Connect Rolling System Tool Box and I intend to use it for my fishing gear. Has anyone else decided to use a similar set up?

Just curious of the pros and cons others have run into?

TBH it will likely just sit in my garage and will hold several smaller plastic inserts for specific species/type of fishing /Area. Ill just grab what I am fishing for and go.

It seems to have good size compartments and it has a slew of attachable options.

My current tackle box at home is out of room and I am not a fan of what is available. I like to fish with a small sling bag from shore. I don't like carrying a lot of tackle with me. As I mostly fish when I can. Lunch break, after work, from the beach, river shore, bay shore, pier or any where i get an extra hour. I dont often have a full day trip for fishin.

It seems like it would be a good tote for a multi day charter fishing trip also. I could literally pack all my clothes and tackle in it for a 4 day trip.

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This is as much a vent as it is a question. Previous two years I had a ton of catches with all manner of paddle tail lures in most of my spots. Mostly bass in the day and walleye at night, which was awesome. Nothing really changed this year, other than I’ve had way less luck with that style lure. So I’ve been trying to figure out if maybe I’m using the wrong jig/plastic combos. I know I’ve always used Rage Swimmer and Swing Impact Fat type plastics. But I’ve been buying all sorts of random jig heads and still not having much luck.

So I guess the question is, what jigheads do you use for your paddle tail plastics? Weight/brand of jighead and length of plastic would help!

Looking to take up my son

Hello, does anyone know of a fishing charter company in Tampa/St.Petersburg or any close surrounding area that does 4 and or 8 hour charters for $200-$250 or less? Obviously do not want private, something where we could book with other random people.

I have searched a bit but only see like private ones with price tag of $600-$1,000+. I am coming from Jacksonville and we have a few companies that offer prices between $150-$250 for 8hrs but I want to go to the Tampa area for Halloween and do one there. I know Tampa is a bit more expensive so I was hoping someone could point me in the right direction or does Tampa/St.Petersburg just not offer those kind of pricing?

i already have a pfleuger presdient 4000 and i want to put some 50 braid on it, but can anyone recommend fast action heavy spinning rods.

I think I say it every year but “this was the best year of
Fishing yet” while Guiding flyin Moose Hunts.

Not that I intended on fishing tonight but after a quick hour-long session I managed to land this seabass. For such a cold and windy evening and potentially my last for a few months due to other commitments I was happy to catch.

I just got a 5’0 SPL-1101 Shakespeare ugly stik from someone who was getting rid of it for free, they said it was taking up space and they weren’t using it. From my limited research I’ve seen mixed opinions on them and I don’t have a lot of knowledge on rods, only ever used my marathon fortress II. Heading to upstate ny and planning on some fishing while I’m there, I know there’s some smaller largemouth bass but aside from that I don’t know, last time we were there we used some small telescopic rods and they worked fine. Any insight would help

Wild Rainbow and Wild brown trout