Who's getting in some fishing?

[Wsanner]

Did you get them on top water??

No. Im one of the evil bowfishing guys...

 

[bratgirllcp]

Yesterday friends of son in law went to Deale Island got a nice size rock they released and some good looking crabs it was chilly but they did not care they enjoyed it

 

[Melnic]

No. Im one of the evil bowfishing guys...

Bow fisherman targeting Snake heads are our savior.

 

[Wsanner]

Bow fisherman targeting Snake heads are our savior.

I think it keeps the numbers in check. I honestly dont think they are having the impact that was projected, but that is because they are being fished the way they are. They get fished hard from now untill the grass comes up. And then again in the fall when the grass starts going away. But the numbers we kill are crazy. We killed 116 fish in five nights this week in 2 rivers, and this was the first good week this year. Potomac wise, I feel like the catfish are a bigger problem than the snakes. Give it a month and we can fill a 55 gallon drum of catfish easily in a nite.

 

[Slackdaddy]

Bow fisherman targeting Snake heads are our savior.

I personally cut the gills of every LMB and Perch I catch and throw them up on the bank for the birds.

 

[Slackdaddy]

No. Im one of the evil bowfishing guys...

I got confused,, You had the word "Fishing" not "Spot lighting" in the post

 

[Magnumst]

My father has been enjoying his retirement.


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I see he is fishing the reservoirs based on the Ray he has on his boat. I was out on prettyboy and caught some 3lb plus smallies and a 4lb largemouth. Then took a friend out to liberty and after watching me pull in several 3 & 4 lbs large mouths be asked for the extra spinner bait I was using, and he pulled in a 5 and a 6lb large mouth. I'm hoping to get out later this week.

 

[Magnumst]

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[Melnic]

NICE FISH!

For me this weekend its Why they call it fishing and not catching.
Messy windy when my son, his Girlfriend's dad I went out Sat evening.
No one was catching anything in the OC inlet where we were. Current was a nightmare.
Headed to another spot and waves were playing havoc on holding near the bridge.
It was mostly a shake down cruise for that vessel. The boat worked fine, New Sonar worked fine. Just not those who were in it.

I won't give up but will wait for better weather.

 

[TLL]

A lot of Bass like this on Lake Anna this past Friday. All released. Not thrown on a bank.

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[Russ D]

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Nice smallmouth. He mainly targets largemouth in the reservoirs early and late in the year and smallmouth the rest of the time. I wouldn’t be exaggerating in the least to say he caught over 50 4# plus smallmouth last year in MD waters that were not reservoirs.

 

[Wsanner]

I got confused,, You had the word "Fishing" not "Spot lighting" in the post

So you will kill all the game fish you catch and feed them to the birds but want to give me a hard time about "spotlighting" a invasive species that DNR want you to kill, that get cleaned, sold and ate. I guess Im the one that's confused....

 

[Russ D]

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That's a pure MD trophy LMB. Nice catch.

 

[Slackdaddy]

So you will kill all the game fish you catch and feed them to the birds but want to give me a hard time about "spotlighting" a invasive species that DNR want you to kill, that get cleaned, sold and ate. I guess Im the one that's confused....

LMB are a non native or "Invasive" species, as are Small Mouth Bass (In Maryland),,, Many consider the Northern Snakehead a "Game fish"
DNR has no say in what I do with my fish,, Every Snake I catch is released to breed some more.
Snakehead have made marginal waters fishing havens,, I have seen an increase in the other invasive species (LMB) once snakeheads moved in.

 

[Slackdaddy]

A lot of Bass like this on Lake Anna this past Friday. All released. Not thrown on a bank.

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Nice one,, LOL, you guys need to lighten up some and reflect on when you lost your sense of humor

 

[Slackdaddy]

All kidding aside,,
Happiest day of my life was the day I sold my 16' center console and went 100% kayak, Been kayak fishing for 20+ years.
75% of the time is chasing smallies on mountain rivers with my son.

 

[Baldheaded]

you guys are posting some awesome pics of your fish. I can't wait to get out this weekend. Going to hit the Potomac River. Should be prime time right now. I spent 2 day on Lake Anna last week and did ok. Missed 3 really big ones on a chatterbait. I seem to be losing a lot on that bait for some reason.

 

[Wsanner]

LMB are a non native or "Invasive" species, as are Small Mouth Bass (In Maryland),,, Many consider the Northern Snakehead a "Game fish"
DNR has no say in what I do with my fish,, Every Snake I catch is released to breed some more.
Snakehead have made marginal waters fishing havens,, I have seen an increase in the other invasive species (LMB) once snakeheads moved in.

Honestly I think it's great that you release them. It only helps us out...