2012 Fishing Goals?

[Smalliebigs]

-catch at least one smallie 20 or over

-try to get my wife and daughter out on the river more

-float or wade at least two creek or streams I have'nt done before

-concentrate on some Hybrids more(the run last year on the Mississippi was fun as hell)

-use my SeaArk to help a stream team harvest some trash

-add a jet rig to my arsenal

-after jet rig is aquired, take Mitch F fishing in it to pay him back for multiple trips he has taken me (thanks buddy)

-catch a river Largemouth bigger than 5 lbs

[Brian Wise]

30" brown on the North Fork of the White....period.

[emjay]

Catch another 40+lb striper.

Catch a 5+lb largemouth on a swimbait.

Possibly buy a Megabass rod.

[LarrySTL]

Mine are pretty modest compared to some of these, but here goes:

Catch a 15 + inch smallmouth wading

Catch one floating

Pick one or two locations within a day-trip driving distance of St Louis and learn those places ( instead of driving all over looking for The Perfect Spot)

BTW I do appreaciate everybody's helpfulness toward us newbies.

[ozark trout fisher]

Mine are pretty modest compared to some of these, but here goes:

Catch a 15 + inch smallmouth wading

Catch one floating

Pick one or two locations within a day-trip driving distance of St Louis and learn those places ( instead of driving all over looking for The Perfect Spot)

BTW I do appreaciate everybody's helpfulness toward us newbies.

Nothing wrong with setting modest goals! I find it's the easiest way to be a happy fisherman. I mean, after all, what does fishing really have to do with goals? Fishing for me isn't about success or failure. It's more about enjoying whatever the river gives you on any given day. There are plenty of other things in life we can try to be wildly successful at, but when I'm on the river, I want to get away from all that and just relax.

[Greasy B]

Nothing wrong with setting modest goals! I find it's the easiest way to be a happy fisherman. I mean, after all, what does fishing really have to do with goals? Fishing for me isn't about success or failure. It's more about enjoying whatever the river gives you on any given day.

I recall a book. Fishless Days, Angling Nights by Sparse Grey Hackle. It’s a collection of fish stories set in the Catskill Mountains. If I recall correctly the ole boy in the stories hardly catches a fish through the whole book. Catching fish is not the point; it’s all the people the place that make the experience. A good book and approach to angling.

[flyrodman]

My goals:

1. Catch a McCloud Rainbow

2. Catch a Brown (preferably of the big size)

3. Grow fly tying material stash

4. Clean fly tying desk

5. Catch lunker Rainbow

6. Nymph WITHOUT indicators

7. Teach sister fly fishing

8. Have a 100 fish day

9. Keep severe sunburns to a minimum

10. Learn the ways of Tenkara

[Al Agnew]

Go fishing a lot.

[Kayser]

Build an 8wt.

Catch a walleye.

Catch some redhorse.

Fish the white bass run, wherever they are.

[MoSportsmen]

My girl friend is just learning.....about two years into it and we did not go much last year. I told her we are going to try to get something over 20. Species does not matter just something over 20. I think it is doable. She is on board with it. Gona have to learn how to target big boys, mostly always been a artificial lure chucker. going to have to learn to throw my casting net.

Tom