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Johnsfolly

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  • Birthday 03/08/1966

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    Formerly Columbia - Now Maryland
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    Trout, Bass, Darters, Crappie
    Small game, Bow hunts, Turkey

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  1. I have to say that it is much easier to hit a bunch of states here in the east. I can fish in five different states within a three hour and eight within a four hour one-way drive. The last three years I have caught fish in 9, 11, and 14 states. It also helps that I can piggyback some fishing onto my business travel that has picked up over the last couple of years.
  2. Thanks @Quillback I thought about posting this MDC article but then got busy.
  3. Just looking at base license, I paid $15 for one day in OK. Most other were about $10 per day (typically for 3 day license) or less for longer time periods. Delaware is the cheapest. Nonresident casts $20 for a year or $0.055 per day. That covers saltwater and freshwater fishing. Our 7 day FL freshwater and saltwater license cost close to $65 for each of us.
  4. Since most states have short term and annual licenses, do you want the state with the highest expense in terms of an annual or per day basis? Also do you want to include other fees like a trout stamp or access permits?
  5. Hey Devan think about whether you include the sea "trout" like speckled sea trout, weakfish or white sea trout in your totals for those states that may not have a freshwater trout alternative. Using that criteria I have caught trout in 14 states with 3 that I have only caught sea trout and one, i.e., Maryland, where I have caught both freshwater (brown, rainbow and wild brook trout) and sea trout. Right now I am at 31 states and counting. I do not have a photo of any of the Lousiana crappie that I caught near Baton Rouge. I may be going to CO this fall and hope to get another state fish then.
  6. I have a long handled minnow net, but haven't used it much since it is cumbersome to carry especially in the woods. I have seen a few YouTubers using pool or minnow nets to catch those drop off fish.
  7. Jeff - I couldn't say one way or the other on being polluted. It is pretty stained water possibly from the hot springs. The Provo river that comes down from the mountains was running clear above the lake. So the staining wasn't coming from that source.
  8. I was out in Salt Lake City since the 8th for a business conference. I went in two days early to try for catching my first fish in Utah. I had some locations that I found with possible new species in and around Salt Lake. I came in Friday and due to a delayed flight was not going to have enough time to fish. So I did some reconnaisance for three sites. The first was on the Jordan river that starts from Utah Lake and runs through Salt lake. This river and location ahd possible utah suckers, carp and some minnow species. I got there and the water was running very fast and faster than I felt that I could effectively fish. The next spot was a tributary off the Jordan. Again minnow species as well as goldfish caught in that location. It turned out to be a sketchy neighborhood and just a trickle of water. I did not see any fish. The third location was a city park lake that had the standard sunfish assemblage but also a native redside shiner. This park was only 10 to 12 mins from the hotel making it a good opportunity for a lifer shiner. I get to the park and they have drained the lake. The feeder creek was trickling in and I did not see any minnows in the deepest pool that I could find ๐Ÿ˜’. Friday night I had to reset and figure out at least one spot to catch just one fish in Utah. With help from @Ham I put together a game plan for the next day. My plan was to target a canal that was feed by a hot spring seep then go to a marina on Utah Lake to target panfish like yellow perch, bluegill, etc. With a mixup on my mapping requests, I ended up at the marina first. Regardless of the fishing I could not complain about the location with mountains on both sides of the lake. I tried fishing small jigs and soaking worms around the boat docks for 45 mins or so without any bites. There were a couple of folks fishing near an outfall in the corner of the marina that had some luck. I fished in that corner with a 1/16 oz jig and pearl/chartreuse curly tail grub. After just a couple of jigs I got a solid thump and landed a white bass. Pretty happy with my first Utah fish (this was the 31st state with a caught fish and counting). I fished for another 25 mins without any further bites. I packed up and headed for the hot spring seep. This canal was maybe 1/4 to 1/2 mile long and very clear water. There were lots of folks fishing for bass that you could see cruising the weed edges and the floating mats. I tossed out a couple of bass sized baits and got no response from the bass or the skittish green sunfish. Of course I dropped down to a Tanago (go see @FishnDave post on Micro Lunkers to see the hooks) and bit of worm. I caught a few western mosquitofish on the tanago. The sunfish were very spooky. I moved up to a #18 hook and fished tight to the cover, almost like fishing for bantam sunfish. They would dart out for the bait and you might only have that one chance to get a hook set. I did catch a couple of the small green sunfish. As I was headed back to the car to try one last location, I spotted a cruising green sunfish. I spooked it with one cast, but it turned on the next. Though just a sunfish, I was happy to land this guy (did end up pulling in ca. a pound of weeds as well ๐Ÿ˜…). I drove to the Provo river later that afternoon. The river reminded me of the upper Current river. Being nostalgic, I fished a jerkbait for brown trout. I didn't catch any. Maybe a Zig Jig might have been a better offering, but I had fun regardless. It was a short fishing trip and I did land that first fish in Utah. I'm sure that if I was was there in the summer I would have had more chances at some common species like trout and some lifers.
  9. They certainly are less frequent where there are a lot of bleeding shiners or common/striped shiners. Maybe they get squeezed out. They are super abundant out this way. Nice Micros Dave! If it's any consulation, they often spurn worm offerings as well ๐Ÿ˜‰. The hook and drop off is a common occurence that is supper frustrating when you only see one or two of the target species and you know that that same fish won't bite the bait again ๐Ÿ˜ 
  10. Looks like a great time. Lots of eating with a little fishing mixed in๐Ÿ˜‰
  11. This is a super cool looking fish! https://www.fieldandstream.com/fishing/leucistic-sailfish-caught-in-guatemala/
  12. Post some success photos. With kids any fish is a success๐Ÿ˜‰. I'm taking the wife and youngest to Miami. Going to spend a few days fishing in the glades and keys. Flight leaves in just over an hour๐Ÿ˜.
  13. I fish as often that I can and the number of trips has been pretty much the same over the last couple of years. I focus a lot on chasing new species and just don't fish for the common fish that folks on this site are interested in hearing about in reports. Also fishing in the mid-Atlantic just isn't what a lot of folks on here care about either.
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