Johnsfolly

I can recall in PA shad roe being sold all over in the spring. I haven't caught an american. The 2 lb hickories put up a great fight and I cam only imagine what a 6 lb americam would be like. They are pretty cool fish that is in a recovery period. I hope to tangle with the guys for mamy years in the future. Sorry for hijacking tbis thread 😌.

Sounds like an epic time. Congrats! Hopefully tomorrow is the same.

Bill - I was the opposite. I went for years fishing in what is now the blue ribbon trophy section and did not ever fish the trout park. I can count on my one hand how many times I have actually fished upstream from Tan Vat. Most of that was due to being cheap. No reason to buy a day permit when I had the annual trout stamp. The other was due to targeting the brown trout. I wanted to be away from people and fish big aggressive baits. I wasn't looking to catch rainbows drifting down from the park. Based upon my records, I would fish the Current four to six times per year and I have caught 320 trout in the blue ribbon section of the Current in 14 years (not a great percentage). Only 32 of those trout were rainbows and 288 were brown trout.

"She's like Paul Revere's ride, A little light in the belfry!"

Boy Ah say Boy that thar is a Chicken! I loved the chicken hawk. Still cracks me up thinking about those cartoons !

I went to college in Bethlehem PA and was just 25 minutes from the Delaware and did not once try to catch a shad in the eight years that I lived there. Went up to the Susquehanna River this spring and caught hickory shad and had a blast. Now I regret not taking advantage of that fishing opportunity.

I get tired of the fear mongering that goes on today and this guy to me represents one of the worse types of offenders, one that cherry picks data and presents that as fact or overgeneralizes "findings" to support his agenda. I have had real issues over the last decade with channels like Animal Planet that put on TV shows that support pseudoscience. The problem is that there is no disclaimer stating that what is being presented is the opinion of the show's producer, but instead is passed off as scientific facts. When people watch shows like that they assume that what is being presented is scientific fact or else it would not be in this "nature" show. Timothy Treadwell, the grizzly bear man" is a great example of using his opinions to misrepresent bear behavior. He advocated that we could develop mutual relationships with bears and that they should not be feared then he ends up being eaten by an bear. Not only himself but his girlfriend was killed and partially eaten as well. I wonder how many people watched his programs and were convinced that bears can be trusted. I do not believe that he Dablemont is out for the public good. I believe that he is more about trying to perpetuate his own fame and agenda. Because of that I cannot trust what he says. again those are my beliefs.

Chain pickerel seem to be common in the 11 pt and Current rivers here in MO. When you wer fishing Rhode Island or Mass did you ever catch redfin pickerel? They are the northeast subspecies related to the grass pickerel.

The grass pickerel that I caught in Crane were all 6 to 7" in length. I caught them all in Feb. This is not a very big species. Didn't get any photos. Found this photo. all of mine were about this same size.

I just love catching brown trout. So visited the upper Current often. I now go all over catching natives.

I have always thought of the Current as a trout stream. I fished it for well over a decade before I ever fished below Cedar grove. Still hard to wrap my head around thinking of the Current as a big river with more traditional river species.

I thought that it was a Papua New Guinea.

Looks like a great recipe. Spatchcocked chicken and turkey is a great way to cook the entire bird quickly and to the same level of doneness (i.e., don't dry out the breast meat while cooking the thighs). I have been doing thanksgiving turkey like that ever since reading @rps post somewhere around page 350 or 400 in this thread.

Jeremy Wade did a River Monsters show about a Pacu attack. Seemed like the bigger ones can get a bit aggressive.

David - I also love Man's Favorite Sport! It is hilarious when they discuss the proper etiquette of fishing tournaments when you look at what fishing tournaments are like now. Don't know how many anglers today would disqualify themselves due to a bear helping them catch a fish!

Daryk don't be timid as you set the hook. You don't want your name to become a verb. Livie likes to say that I "Johned" a fish if the fish flies behind me as I set the hook too hard😌. I did that with a slender madtom this evening. It came off as I swung my rod over the bank behind me.

That's a fat western mosquitofish. Very nice! Congrats to Lucas for persisting and catching a nice micro! Even as small as these fish are you can't be timid in setting the hook! Much of the time the fish is just holding the bait in its mouth and the hook point doesn't even penetrate. So they simply open their mouth and drop off 😒!

I agree with the others that the thighs have the best flavor. Love wings as well, but they don't lend themselves to making a variety of meals like the thighs do. To me the breast can be dry and needs coaxing with marinades or spices to get good flavor into the meat.

That is a great shiras bull. Thanks for posting! Saw moose when I was in Wyoming.

I was not a third since I have a diffferent middle name than my father and grandfather. At those gatherings there was Bud (grandfather), Jackie (my dad) and Johnny (myself). My oldest daughter Jackie is actually named after my father. Sorry about your son.

That's a big LMB more so from that pond! I don't have enough experience to guess if it went over 5 lbs. I'll leave that to the bass guys like @Quillback or @Champ188. Must have a been great fight on that UL. Congrats!

If we both end uo at Jigfest, I would love to talk about your trip😁.

I've seen him use drum and buffalo for bait. I'd be excited just to catch the bait😁.

Didn't know if you fished for other fish while you were waiting for the big bites.

Great pics! Thats just plain exciting. Congrats again!