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The Delaware and feeder streams are all nurseries for 1 to 10 year old American Eels.
 
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Well I am pissed, the lake has water on the ice under the snow. Will not fish in the slop everything gets wet, it just sucks 3rd year in a row.
 
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topgun3690 said:
@BWR1953....You did a good thing taking your old neighbor fishin with you....you could tell he was excited about catching that 5 pounder in the video. My neighbor next door is 82, he lives alone.....am gonna ask him to go with me sometime after seeing this.
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I hope that you had a chance to take your neighbor out. Getting it done while you can is important.

My 81 y.o. buddy passed away on Aug 8th this year. But, he had great memories of fishing with me and the family!
 
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My wife and I went fishing 2 days ago. Stayed at the pond for 2 hours. Zilch. She caught several bluegill, but they were too big to use for bait. And I never got a strike for bass.

We did see some big bass cruising the shoreline, but they were flat out not interested in anything we tossed out there for them. I'm guessing that they're in pre-spawn mode and looking for bed sites.
 
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BWR1953 said:
My wife and I went fishing 2 days ago. Stayed at the pond for 2 hours. Zilch. She caught several bluegill, but they were too big to use for bait. And I never got a strike for bass.

We did see some big bass cruising the shoreline, but they were flat out not interested in anything we tossed out there for them. I'm guessing that they're in pre-spawn mode and looking for bed sites.
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I eat big bluegill
 
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Today, my wife and I drove around the state a little. We stopped at the location in Yankeetown, where Elvis filmed the "Follow That Dream" movie. The beach and building created for the movie are no longer visible, but it was still pretty neat.

Then we drove further inland and did some freshwater fishing. My wife caught about a dozen bluegill and I caught a large Warmouth. We gave all of the fish to a young family who were also fishing there. They had a fire going in a BBQ spot and were having a fish fry as we left. Pretty cool. :cool:

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BWR1953 said:
I hope that you had a chance to take your neighbor out. Getting it done while you can is important.

My 81 y.o. buddy passed away on Aug 8th this year. But, he had great memories of fishing with me and the family!
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Sorry to hear about your buddy passing. You gave him some great memories for sure. Unfortunately for my neighbor, Willy, his health took a bad turn shortly after my post about him last year. He was so feeble I was afraid he would get injured getting in/out of the boat. I wish I could have taken him.....he passed on Labor Day. Our time here is short......your statement "Getting it done while you can is important" is so true.......
 
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Laying awake in bed this morning at 3 am listening to the ice boom and groan because it is dang cold and it is making ice, will be driving out on the ice with a truck comfortably next weekend.
 
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Driving ANY vehicle on ice ? CRUNCH I forgot about the many springs pumping up warm water.
Oh well. Funeral next spring. Feel bad for the family.
 
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The weather finally broke, so my wife and I went to the ol' fishing hole to try our luck. The water was absolutely gin clear and we could see plenty of bluegill right there at the dock.
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My wife climbed topside and spotted a couple of good sized bass about 50 feet out. So, she caught a little bluegill, hooked it up, then tossed it out there to the biguns. But they just circled it a few times, then meandered off. Ah, well. We'll get 'em next time. :sneaky:
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Biggest bass of my life was in a spring fed pond just outside STL that fed the meremac river. In the woods, on state property that no one knew about. No scales but I guessed in the 8 lb range.


And about 30 bluegill on a chartreuse forked beetlespin. It was a memorable day.
 
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cyclops222 said:
I need some warmer air and fishing water.
WWWAAAHHHHH
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Im the opposite , here the river is low , slow and warm ( and every bugger is either swimming in it or paddling something , 5 knot speed limit so no power boats ) , pointless trying to catch Trout when the sun is on the water . They will rise for insects in the evening but are still hard to entice . I got a few on soft baits , still , its a nice place to be .:):cool:
 
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I am still using a can opener and Long Horn Restaurant. Wife likes it to. :)
I feel FANTASTIC this morning !!
Wife is doing a fast recovery of Gall Bladder removal !! Last 3 nights were her first nights in a real bed. Result I did not have to awake with every gagging sound of her sleeping.
Life is great for a stage 4 guy. (y)(y)(y)(y)(y)
 
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