Angling

With the last big three-day holiday coming up this weekend, the campers, swimmers, boaters, and anglers will have their last big fling at area lakes and streams. Most streams are in shape for the fly guys and the lakes will be well stocked. The Moccasin Creek Hatchery will be stocking the following waters this week: Stanislaus River system - Middle, Clarks, South, and North forks; Lyons Canal; Powerhouse stream; and Pinecrest Lake, where shore anglers will be dunking salmon eggs, Powerbait, or…

Fishing is an easy going process, but as you get older some things are required. Did you know you can go fishing without clothes. When someone turns 16 they have to get a fishing license, because the law wants to take your fun away. Going fishing is fun when you start catching them. I normally take what I catch and eat them. You have two different reels. You have an open face reel and a closed reel. They both cast different. An open face reel has you throwing the line out into the water…

Largemouth Bass Fishing Tips What is the largemouth bass? It is paramount to understand the type of fish that you are going to fish in order to understand its habits and the way it is likely to react when being hunted. The fishing of the largemouth bass is by far the most common type of fishing found in North America. Similarly to other bass, largemouth bass can be located in freshwater rivers, lakes, creeks and even filled in quarries or pits. In addition, largemouth bass can be caught in most…

“Everyone get in the car we don't want to miss the juicy fishes,” Dad called. Dad planned out a fishing trip that no one was really looking forward to. Mom, Sister, and myself were all caught in some misery because fishing wasn’t really our thing. we are more into the non-disgusting things such as fashion, but dad wasn't into that so we had to do it his way and go to the lake to fish. When I got dressed, for this unfortunate fishing trip I picked out my most on wanting outfit. I labeled it the…

Walleye Seasonal Fishing This is a walleye going for a hook. Walleye fishing can be separated into four calendar periods of spring, summer, fall, and winter. The season determines the location of the fish and the movement of the fish. Spring Fishing In the spring, the ice cover melts from lakes and rivers and walleye begin to move into spawning grounds from the deep water of their winter habitats. Walleye spawn when the water is between 42 degrees and 54 degrees F, and fishing is not good…

What do blood, excitement, and frustration have in common? Fishing is always fun but when you don't catch anything, it can be frustrating. If I could, I would go fishing every day On the Fourth of July I was a nice warm day. I got out of bed, but everyone else was asleep. (Compound) I got breakfast. I was so hungry, I could eat a horse. (Metaphor) Every else woke up after I ate breakfast. When everyone was ready for the parade, we left. After the parade, my dad and I went home to get fishing…

It is almost 2:30 pm, I was impatiently waiting for the school bell to ring, so I can go fishing after school. The school bell rings and I immediately rush out of the classroom to get home. I arrive home and get everything ready for the fishing trip. I am in the state of Louisiana, in St. Mary parish. It is 3:00 pm, I have everything ready to go fishing, and I go into the woods. I go to the creek, the edge is full of grass that is very wet and there is patches and puddles of mud from the recent…

The Unequipped Fisherman Fishing on my families 14 foot aluminum boat at Lake Ponemah, I encountered an evasive pike who evaded capture because I failed to prepare the necessary fishing equipment. I was about 8 years old at the time, but I remember every detail; from the exact time my brother father and I entered the boat, to the tree on our lucky island. I recall pulling up near the superstitious island, and dropping anchor while I gathered my preferred equipment. During my first cast, I…

Fishing at Oxford Dam: Boat vs. Inland Most people never think about choosing the best place to go fishing and if the location will be good for boat or inland fishing. In many fishing locations such as Oxford dam–Taylorsville, North Carolina, being a place that many people go fishing inland or in a boat. Many things that people think about such as the location that you can go, the Safety of fishing, and if it is crowded when going fishing in which may things that cause a person to think whether…

The provision of the great catch is one that will be embedded within my memory for as long as I live. It is a lesson that reminds me of what God was doing in my life early in my walk with him. In this lesson, the disciples had been fishing all day and night and it was now morning. Exhaustion frustration, and hunger had set in. The lack of a catch equaled the lack of harvest and the lack of selling in the market place. Which in-turn would cause insufficient funds! Does this sound like any of…