Johnsfolly

Congrats on a good sit in the woods and a great day on the water. So were you using the ice to revive these walleye before you released them☺. I'll have to try that technique.

Watching Alec Guiness in the original version of "The Ladykillers". Much better than the Tom Hanks reboot.

Do you remember "Let's make a Dope Deal!"? "What is your name? You have 60 seconds." Hey I know that one man.. "It starts with a B.." I knew that one when I came in here man... Don't tell me.. "Ends with a B..." "Just 10 seconds Bob...." BOB!! "That's right Bob. You win!"

Class! Class! SHUT UP!!!!!!☺ Thank you.

Great emcounters! Thanks for posting. Still seems too hot for me to get fully excited about bow hunting. Processing a deer at these temps just make me hesitate. Keep posting!!!

That looks like a great leech pattern. As a guy that often fishes flies on spin tackle this one should work well under a float. Now if I can just find someone tying these flies that is willing to barter☺.

Thanks! it's a lot of fun! A great way to spend a sunny Saturday.

Just in case that you don't think that microfishing take intense concentration !

I had planned on fishing around Akers Ferry to try for a few more new species for the 2017 season. I had caught two new species, the central stoneroller and the striped shiner, for 2017 at Montauk earlier in the day, I knew that knobfin sculpin were prevalent in that part of the Current river. Last year I had caught southern redbelly dace in a small creek near the Ferry access. So I was confident that we could catch at least a couple of new species on this trip. Livie caught the first knobfin sculpin of the trip, which was her first of this species. Then I caught one as well. I would love to say that it was challenging to catch these scuplin, but once we found some they were everywhere. Microfishing to me is not about high numbers, but targeting some new species. We could have caught many more sculpin, but went after darters and minnows instead. Livie caught the first darter, a female rainbow darter. We switched rods and I caught my first rainbow darter of the year (4th new species on the day; first fish below). I was surprised that the males still had some of their breeding coloration like Livie's male (second fish). We were surrounded by a large school of larger minnows. I caught one of these guys, another central stoneroller. They frustrated Livie to no end and she just could not get one to bite again. By this time it was getting really hot (possibly up to the mid 90s). After leaving the river, I still wanted to see if we could catch a southern redbelly dace. unfortunately the creek was just a trickle due to the lack of rain this summer. We had a great day. At the end of this trip, I had caught more different sp[ecies than I have ever done is a given year. I also have caught a larger number of fish in a given year than I ever have before. Yet I feel that there are still many species yet to catch and it may be possible that I may catch many more fish yet this year. This post has been promoted to an article

Livie and I went to Montauk trout park on Saturday. We got a late start, which in most cases is not too bad to still catch a few stockers. Started fishing around 8 am and started at the big pool below the falls. We were seeing a few decent trout, a lot of minnows, suckers, and bunches of small rainbows (<6" in length). We tried a bunch of different small jigs and flies and just weren't getting much response from the local fish. Any fly fishing purists may have to turn away. Since we were planning a microfishing trip after catching some rainbows for home, we had red worms and Livie and I put them on. We started catching a variety of fish on the worms, including a few of the small rainbows. Livie's first rainbow One of my rainbows. We also caught several different species on the worms. I caught this striped shine ( a new species for me this year). Livie and I both caught bleeding shiners that still had some of their breeding coloration. Livie caught a bunch of longear sunfish and of course her favorites, the sculpin. I switched back to jigs and flies to try to get a few table size stockers. Up by the waterfall I had some success using a pink chenille 1/125 oz microjig. Both Livie and I caught more of the young adnf finely parr-marked rainbows. One of the fish that we caught struggled when I released it and it got nailed by a 20+" rainbow. I caught a 12 inch rainbow in the falls pool, but not one like that 20" rainbow. I caught this central stoneroller on a olive crayfish fly, but no trout. It was a hot day, but the water was running clear. There were several large fish about. We just didn't have what they wanted on this day.

Last night we fixed a couple of stocker rainbows. I scored the fish on both sides and seasoned inside and out with salt, pepper, and a little Asian five spice. The trout were fried in a couple of tablespoons of olive oil, sesame oil, and a dash of bacon grease (made bacon pieces for our salads). Once the fish was nearly done, I squeezed some fresh lemon juice over the fish. Once the fish were removed from the pan, I deglazed with a little pinot grigio and added minced pickled asparagus to the sauce (no capers at home). We stuffed baby portabella mushrooms with a filling made with sauted mushroom stems, pickled asparagus, shallots, and softened cream cheese. Each mushroom got a whole cooked shrimp, then the filling, topped with Colby/jack cheese and cooked for approximately 20 mins at 375 deg. Served the trout and mushrooms with a wedge salad topped with bacon bits, cut grape tomatoes, minced shallots, and a dressing of blue cheese dressing mixed with a balsamic vinegarette.

Since my last post, most of the butterflies have emerged and have been released. So far we have released 6 more females and 5 male monarchs. In case you don't know how to identify males from females, here are some examples: Livie holding a male monarch. On the rear wings there is a black spot on each wing. You can see that on the black line closest to its abdomen. Here is a female monarch and note that there is a lack of the black spot. We still have four chrysalis' and four larvae getting ready to pupate.

Mitch this should work great for my creek fishiing!

Very nice walleye. Congrats HW!

Great brown trout! Glad to see it swimming away for some else to try and catch. Congrats on a fish of a lifetime!

Just get down to the Wonders of Wildlife and snip a little from the polar bears on display. I can't see them minding.

Great looking boat! Just seems to have something missing! Yeah Dan the fisherman holding up a big striper! Can't wait to see your fishing results in your new ride.

Who iis it? It's me Dave. I got the stuff! Dave? Yeah it's ME Dave! I got the stuff! Dave's not here. I was reminded of this bit while watching Cheech and Chong's Next Movie. "Dave's not Here" was written on the wall next to the phone in that movie☺.

Two old guy questions. Who remembers when comedians actually made albums? Who remembers the Cheech and Chong bit about Buster Da Body Crab? Hilarious if you can find it.

Here's why they are called snakeheads (only one that I have caught so far)

It wasn't the ribbing that I was referring to but the imagery that your statement brought to mind ! I know that Mitch, myself, SIO3 and some others can take some good natured ribbing. Not sure about the Wrench guy!

Absolutely fantastic photos! They impart the feeling that it is a lot cooler there than here!

That's just wrong my friend!

Of course you would Mitch☺! I'm sure you see craws in your sleep!