Am dumb - what’s the name of those guys?? Look cool and damn fun to catchJust dug this one out of the archives
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Am dumb - what’s the name of those guys?? Look cool and damn fun to catchJust dug this one out of the archives
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Black rockfish/sea bass. Suuuuuuuuuper fun. Rarely even close to that size. That was an exceptional specimen.Am dumb - what’s the name of those guys?? Look cool and damn fun to catch
Did you forget where you are? This is a fishing site. Fisherfolk lie.I like it. Seems like everybody (in general, not saying on here) rounds up on fish length and lots of talk about 20” smallmouth when in reality that’s not an easy number to hit on many waterways. Beautiful fish
Ha, I would bet that was John at the Great Lakes Fly Company. He has a nice shop and is a lot of fun to talk to... I was a fairly frequent customer when I lived just outside Duluth. Depending on how far upstream you plan to go on the Mississippi, there can be really good musky fishing at times too.Nice!
I stopped into a fly shop in Duluth and chatted with the owner who at one time lived in Seattle.
He showed me some pics of the smallies they caught out if the upper Mississippi. I plan to do that float sometime when I’m back there.
SF
Yeah, with a pretty short growing season and long winters where this fish was caught, a 20" fish is a true trophy. I'm a C&R fisherman 99.9% of the time, but someday when I finally do land one that is a true 20" fish from this particular river, it's going on the wall. That made me do a lot more careful job of measuring it!I like it. Seems like everybody (in general, not saying on here) rounds up on fish length and lots of talk about 20” smallmouth when in reality that’s not an easy number to hit on many waterways. Beautiful fish
Ha, I would bet that was John at the Great Lakes Fly Company. He has a nice shop and is a lot of fun to talk to... I was a fairly frequent customer when I lived just outside Duluth. Depending on how far upstream you plan to go on the Mississippi, there can be really good musky fishing at times too.
Ha, I would bet that was John at the Great Lakes Fly Company. He has a nice shop and is a lot of fun to talk to... I was a fairly frequent customer when I lived just outside Duluth. Depending on how far upstream you plan to go on the Mississippi, there can be really good musky fishing at times too.
Indeed, it was John.
Musky is on the to do list as well.
Checked off pike last year with the worlds smallest out of the Mississippi.
The amount of crawdads in the Mississippi is just crazy, so I can see why the smallies get the size they do.
There are a couple other rivers closer to Minneapolis I need to explore some more.
The guys at the Fly Anglers fly shop inside of Thorne Brothers in Blaine were super helpful as well.
SF
What impresses me about rockfish isn't the size (although that one is a piggy) but the age. Many of them live very long lives. That one in particular could easily be 40 years old.Black rockfish/sea bass. Suuuuuuuuuper fun. Rarely even close to that size. That was an exceptional specimen.
well, now he's 50.What impresses me about rockfish isn't the size (although that one is a piggy) but the age. Many of them live very long lives. That one in particular could easily be 40 years old.
5lb 7oz Whatcom county. Gear caught
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6lb 7oz Whatcom county gear caught
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