outdoors a fishing thread

[Rymerpt]

I'm gonna use this general thread to ask for an ID.  Are these Bullhead catfish?  Sorry - I didn't catch any and don't have any better pictures.  Whatever the f*** they are, they don't like worms, as they literally swam right through my nightcralers without even taking a nibble:
 

 

Yea I'm thinking carp or suckers

 

[ColdSmoke]

Soft sloping beach with a channel out front about 1 mile south of lighthouse in ocean park.

 
Cool, I have some friends in Ilwaco; maybe I'll bring my surf rod next time I visit. 

 

[dragon49]

In New York State, a Pickerel must be at least fifteen inches in order for the angler to keep it.  I tossed this one back as it was only twelve inches.  I also tossed back another 12 inch one and an eight inch one.  Four out of the last seven I landed were below the minimum "keeper" size and none of the ones that I kept were more than 15 1/2 inches.  Frustrating for me as these are my favorite because they taste better than the other fish I catch.  Either they aren't too abundant, or I'm not hitting the right spots:
 

 
 
I couldn't keep this as Bass season doesn't start until June 16th, but it was fun to catch.  It grabbed my Senko as soon as it hit the water.  I felt as if I hit the bass on the head!  Hard to tell form the picture, but it was fifteen inches:
 

 
 
I look forward to eating this.  I've never caught a Bullhead Catfish before:
 

 
 
This is a nice size for a Yellow Perch; the second largest I've caught:
 

 
 
 
 

 

[Masher]

Nice. I've eaten them cats before.

We'd fish at night then have eggs hashbrowns and panfried fillets.

Great eats

 

[dragon49]

Nice. I've eaten them cats before.

We'd fish at night then have eggs hashbrowns and panfried fillets.

Great eats

I was surprised to have caught this as people local to the area have always told me that they only feed at night.  This one took my worm in the middle of the day.  I was planning on skinning it but gave up.  The problem was that the fish was alive at the cleaning table and it was so slimy and squirmy that I was afraid I would cut myself with the fillet knife if I attempted the long horizontal cut.  I did what I know how to do which is to cut the head off below the gills and gut it.  I'm gonna fry it up later in the week and see how well I can tolerate the skin.

 

[Masher]

I was surprised to have caught this as people local to the area have always told me that they only feed at night.  This one took my worm in the middle of the day.  I was planning on skinning it but gave up.  The problem was that the fish was alive at the cleaning table and it was so slimy and squirmy that I was afraid I would cut myself with the fillet knife if I attempted the long horizontal cut.  I did what I know how to do which is to cut the head off below the gills and gut it.  I'm gonna fry it up later in the week and see how well I can tolerate the skin.

If you gut it first....Grab the head in one hand and the body in the other.

Place your thumbs on the back of the spot from the top where the head connects.

Snap the spine and use the head with skin intact and pull backwards down the length of the body.

The skin should stay intact and peel right off.

 

[ColdSmoke]

Springer season has been a shit show. Very disappointed. Guides and sea lions have completely taken over. The casual sport fisherman has very slim chance to get fish on the Willamette anymore. Bummer.

Still fun to reel up a five foot sturgeon though.
 
I took this little video
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18NPqdZdLzk

 

[Masher]

Very nice. If it works out I will be plunking on the Cowlitz Saturday.


Been a few yrs since I got to wrestle a gator. Yours looks lime a nice pig!!!

 

[dragon49]

If you gut it first....Grab the head in one hand and the body in the other.

Place your thumbs on the back of the spot from the top where the head connects.

Snap the spine and use the head with skin intact and pull backwards down the length of the body.

The skin should stay intact and peel right off.

 
The fish is currently thawing in my refrigerator with the head off and all of the skin on.  I'm going to fry it up for dinner tomorrow night.  Can I use a variation of the same technique to get the skin off?
 
Ty

 

[hogleg]

https://youtu.be/7DtEde18_f4

 

[Masher]

 
The fish is currently thawing in my refrigerator with the head off and all of the skin on.  I'm going to fry it up for dinner tomorrow night.  Can I use a variation of the same technique to get the skin off?
 
Ty

Take a pair of pliers and pull skin from head end down to tail.

Might have to help tease it down or make a couple relief slits in skin.

Or just fillet it and then remove skin.

 

[dragon49]

Take a pair of pliers and pull skin from head end down to tail.

Might have to help tease it down or make a couple relief slits in skin.

Or just fillet it and then remove skin.

 
I ate it before your reply
 
Nothing was wrong with the skin.  I'm not a good filletter and not a big fan of it anyway.  I generally like skin and with the Catfish, I had the added benefit of not having to scale it.  I also don't mind eating around the bones.  Here is my review:
 
 
http://thehotpepper.com/topic/52457-wild-game-or-fish/page-25#entry1552605

 

[BigB]

grouper and hogfish season are now open 

 

 

[Guatemalan Insanity Pepper]

Went to Lake Superior with the wife for our 10 year anniversary this weekend and saw some fish, then went out and caught some fish. Had a great weekend and remembered to take some pics 
 

This is the trail down to the mouth of the French river, on the north shore of Lake Superior.
One of many rivers where our native trout and salmon come to spawn
 

looking up the French river from the shore of Superior
 

here is a lock and dam for spawning fishes 
 

looking out onto Superior from the mouth of the French river 
 

information on local trout and salmon
 

Spawning trout   
 
if i did this correctly this should be a gif of the spawning trout

https://i.imgur.com/bTV0EBL.gifv
 

 
 
 

some of the north shore 
 

more of the north shore 
 
 
next,
fishing pics 

 

[hogleg]

bump

 

[Guatemalan Insanity Pepper]

1st fish of the day a Lake Trout
 

 

this one that the guide is holding is a small Coho Salmon 
what made these coho special is they were caught on a lure that my mate down in Australia Shorerider sent me   
that little lure is called a Tazzie Devil and the guides loved it and wanted to know where to get their own 
thanks again mate, great lure selection  
 

the two largest fish of the day   one of them was stocked several years back according to the guide
he also said it would be the fattier of the two 
 

and the delicious meals portioned out and vacuum sealed  
 
 
 

 

 

[dragon49]

Nice catch and great pics!
 
I vacuum seal my fish as well.
 
What kind of rod/reel is that?  Some kind of trolling combo with a line counter reel?

1st fish of the day a Lake Trout
 

 

this one that the guide is holding is a small Coho Salmon 
what made these coho special is they were caught on a lure that my mate down in Australia Shorerider sent me   
that little lure is called a Tazzie Devil and the guides loved it and wanted to know where to get their own 
thanks again mate, great lure selection
 

the two largest fish of the day   one of them was stocked several years back according to the guide
he also said it would be the fattier of the two 
 

and the delicious meals portioned out and vacuum sealed  
 
 
 

 

 

 

[texas blues]

Booooo!
 
No shore lunch pic.

 

[Guatemalan Insanity Pepper]

Booooo!
 
No shore lunch pic.

here ya go
 
better than shore lunch even 
 
http://thehotpepper.com/topic/1244-what-was-the-last-spicy-meal-you-cooked/?p=1554514
 

 

[Guatemalan Insanity Pepper]

Nice catch and great pics!
 
I vacuum seal my fish as well.
 
What kind of rod/reel is that?  Some kind of trolling combo with a line counter reel?
 

yep trolling setup with line counter
I think that was the Daiwa Accudepth plus, but i can't be certain.
This gear belonged to the guide.  I only got to play with it for half a day