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I can't complain about how fishing has treated me this year... I just wanted to share some of the memorable moments I've been graced with...


This year's been a truly diverse year and it's only half complete...

Cracking grass carp in Florida




One hot mess of burbot, 15+ in under an hour



Fun with big blue's in Virginia



Some triumph over the elusive (to me) whitefish



Stupid steelhead action



Cracking the stickleback...



Grappling with gar





Onwards and upwards they say... but I bet this post has already jinxed it all

I haven't caught a common carp yet this year!

Highlight of the year are not really so much about the fish or big fish...but more about when and where I fished...

Tamiami Canal teasing countless Florida Gar as 2013 first new species...

Florida Keys getting cut off by sharks within 2 seconds of hooking up...and fishing/sleeping all night on that bridge...like fishing in an aquarium...

Virginia fishing in little swamps for Chain Pickerel and then Potomac for Hickory Shad...driving home in a blizzard...

Suicide Pool first KO'ing a steelhead within 10 seconds...and then pulling out 11 steelhead from Suicide Pool a few days later...

Illinois catching gar on the fly in Garvana...and then the little gin clear stream for ample micros...

And 43 new species so far...enough said...and next Saturday I'll be waking up somewhere else fishing for something else for a week...

This year has been great for me too! Great catches BTW... very jealous

Late night Goldfish


Jumbo Perch


Mozambique Tilapia in the Dominican


1st Brown Trout


A slab of a Black Crappie


Beautiful Blacknose Dace


Shiny Emerald Shiner


Beautiful Brook Trout


First Steelhead on the Fly


Baby Bluegill


Rockin Rock Bass


Wonderful White Sucker


Summertime Sunfish


Big Brown Bullhead


Crazy Creek Chub


Very Common Shiner


And last but not least......



Great year so far.

Nick, LOL at the "Very common shiner" comment... nice.

Wicked job on the brown and brook trout... I need to fill that void . Alas, I must do more legwork! I have so many spots nearby that I still need to check out.

Sweet blacknose dace as well, and white sucker.

My personal records this year.

Channel Cat @ Grand River -- 7lb 7oz



Common Carp @ Mount Joy -- 10lb 6oz

Two solid fish you have there ogre96. Wicked catch at Mount Joy!! Lucky guy..... I had to friggin' work so hard for carp there last year LOL.

Thanks Michael. The carps there are so smart, my baits were stolen 3 times yesterday while I were unaware. I suppose I should improve my rig skill.

(06-14-2013 04:27 AM)ogre96 Wrote: [ -> ]Thanks Michael. The carps there are so smart, my baits were stolen 3 times yesterday while I were unaware. I suppose I should improve my rig skill.

What were you using? There are plenty of very small fish in there that always nibble corn off my hooks... this is why I've never been able to catch carp on corn and started making my own (simple) boilies.

corn been stolen 1 times, carp bait(red color) 2 times.