What are your fishing goals for 2019??

[gotmuddy]

13 hours ago, Ham said:

I had a Great Spring Trip with cajunangler. 

I had a Great trip to Langara in July. 

A fantastic trip with Johns Folly in October. 

Venice Trip didn’t pan out. I didn’t get in my float trips.

3000 fish isn’t gonna happen.; I’m still hoping for as many > 2800 as I can get. 

I will get to 1000 trout (I think).

i only fished in 5 states. 

I only got 7 lifers, but I did get to 61 species (so far). 

I fished a lot and I fished with a lot of different ppl. I wish I had fished more of course. 

Looking forward to the 2020 Goals Thread

If you need a second or third for a venice trip I am only a text away 😂

[gotmuddy]

I did not make my goal of floating 100 miles in a kayak.  Life happened but I got probably 50 miles in.  I still consider it a success.  I went offshore in MS, inshore in MS, Surf fished and inshore fished in Texas.  I floated the South Fork, bryant creek, and NFoW, and did some great trout fishing.

Goals for 2020??  Simple:yellowfin/bigeye tuna!

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[FishnDave]

I'm still in Iowa, but will be moving to STL in about 6 months.

Another year of flyfishing has wrapped up.  It was a good year!  Here's the overview and highlights:
Species
I caught 22 species on flies this year.  They are:
Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Rock Bass, Bluegill, Hybrid Sunfish, Pumpkinseed Sunfish, Green Sunfish, Redear Sunfish, Black Crappie, White Crappie, White Bass, Channel Catfish, Black Bullhead, Common Carp (and Mirror Carp!), Bigmouth Buffalo, Smallmouth Buffalo, White Sucker, Creek Chub, Hornyhead Chub, Brook Trout, Brown Trout, and Rainbow Trout.
13 of these species were from the local public ponds, which receive high fishing pressure and are not actively managed.

18"+ Fish
I caught 60 fish on flies that were 18" or longer (plus more while icefishing), a combination of largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, carp, catfish, brown trout, bigmouth buffalo and smallmouth buffalo.

Iowa Master Angler-sized fish
I caught 10 MA-sized (20" +) Largemouth Bass on flies (plus another one while icefishing), 1 Bluegill (10"+), 1 Carp (32"+), and 1 Brown Trout (18"+). 

Carp
I caught fewer carp on flies this year, only 10.... but one of those was my Personal Best at 35" long, 22.5" girth, and calculated weight of 22 lbs.

Catfish
I caught far fewer catfish on flies this year...only landed 3 Channel Catfish on flies this year, plus 3 Black Bullheads on flies.

Bass
2019 was by far my best year of 18"+ bass on flies.  I caught 43 (plus 2 more while icefishing)!  10 of these bass were 20" or bigger (plus another one while icefishing).  

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All fish were C&R'd.

I'm very thankful for all the nice fish caught this year.  I hope your year of fishing was as enjoyable, and your 2020 is even better!  

[snagged in outlet 3]

10 hours ago, Smalliebigs said:

I’m only going when I can squeeze it in between work and taking care of my family

3 days a week! 

[Flysmallie]

I sucked.

[MrGiggles]

 

On 12/18/2018 at 4:12 PM, MrGiggles said:

Want to get on Bull Shoals sometime during the spring or summer for some big walleyes. Would have to make a trip out of it, because it's a bit of a drive.

As far as boat upgrades:

1. Finish rear mounted trolling rod rack, before summer
2. Trolling motor upgrade to one with spot lock.
3. Network my bow and console sonars
4. River boat build? Strong maybe on that one....

All smaller goals working to a single big one, which is "catch more fish."

1. Never made a rod rack. Screw in rod holders worked well enough.

2. Got a Terrova. It's not all that I hoped it would be, but works well enough.

3. Never networked. Not sure if I will, hoping to upgrade the console unit.

Didn't make it to Bull Shoals either, but I did catch more walleyes on Stockton this year than ever before. Including a couple PBs which is currently sitting at 22.5 inches.

Some notable catches from 2019. Haven't been fishing much lately, been putting a whole lot of time in trying to do the hokey pokey with a stick and string.

 

[Smalliebigs]

3 hours ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

3 days a week! 

Shhhhh hahahaha