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Any other fishermen (or fisherwomen) here?

Posted by $ Abaco 2 weeks ago to Entertainment
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I have to ask. I've been fishing since I was in diapers...bluegills and trout in the local ponds. Now that I'm getting a little more time and have a little money I've been really fishing often - pretty much weekly since getting my boat. Got back from an 8-day tuna trip recently. My biggest local obsession is Pyramid Lake on the Paiute Nation. This body of water is extremely interesting. The fish are giant and unique. The ghost stories and stories of "water babies" and evil mermaids are endless up there. Yet the place has incredible beauty.
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  • Posted by $ Abaco 2 weeks ago
    That drone footage is shot in the northwest area of the lake. Those formations you see sticking up are very tall...called "the needles". They are one of the spots around the lake that the Indians hold dear. You can see them from 20 miles away and in the middle of them is a steam geyser that we can often see.
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  • Posted by Dobrien 2 weeks ago
    The Trout are giant sized , A very deep lake. Crystal clear water. Similar large lakes in Canada hold Massive Lake trout ,they have a unique looking pattern on their skin. Smoked lake trout is oily and delicious .
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    • Posted by $ Abaco 1 week, 6 days ago
      Pyramid is interesting in that it's fed from the Truckee River. This is the river that flows out of Tahoe (a huge, true alpine lake), through Reno then into Pyramid. Nothing flows out of Pyramid so it's really an inland sea - somewhat salty and alkaline. Trout grow to immense sizes in this environment. There are two strains of cutthroat trout in this lake: Pilot Peak and Summit. These are amazing fish. They grow about an inch per month eating cui-ui and tui chubs. I caught an 11-pound trout there Sunday and it had a freshly consumed 12" cui-ui in it's stomach. These lohantan cutthroat are real predators. They have a second row of sharp teeth, broad heads and very powerful bodies.

      This is quite the story about the Pilot Peak Lohantan Trout... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnGy4...
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      • Posted by Dobrien 1 week, 4 days ago
        Thanks for adding the video . What a successful reclamation project. Finding the same or similar trout in an Utah stream and saving the cui-ui and introducing the Lohantan trout through the hatchery resulting in a world class fishery. You are fortunate to be able to fish there. The pyramid rock formation is fantastic.
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  • Posted by kddr22 2 weeks ago
    When given chance to deep sea fish/or costal, I love it. My favorite early childhood memories are fishing the Naples/Marco Island area with my grandfather ! Curretly have a boat in Grafton,IL but will pass on the fish from the rivers
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  • Posted by freedomforall 2 weeks ago
    Not many things are better than a freshly caught fried catfish fillet from the lake 75 feet from my door.
    I'm a lazy fisherman, Abaco.
    Stale bread in a trap for bait fish.
    Two bamboo poles (cut from nearby woods) attached to the dock.
    Remove bait fish from trap.
    Attach bait fish to hook and line on bamboo pole.
    Repeat as needed.
    I'd love to have some fresh cold water rainbow trout though. ;^)
    👍
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  • Posted by JohnRandALL 1 week, 6 days ago
    My childhood was spent on the St Johns River, about two miles from the ocean, near Jacksonville, Florida. I fished off our dock, with a cane pole and shrimp as bait. I could pull in blue crabs one after another all day. My dad harpooned a trout once, off our dock. At certain times of year, at high tide, with still water, the shrimp would migrate single file along the water's edge, and I could grab them by hand and get enough to eat, without even using a net. I would see dolphins, manta rays, and sea turtles often. It was a great childhood. But now I am in Colorado, and no longer fish.
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  • Posted by katrinam41 1 week, 6 days ago
    I spent a lot of time on the lical river with a pole and bobber, catching catfish when I was younger. Then I grew up and fished Puget Sound for salmon, rockfish, cabezon ( minimum length 36" or toss it back), grayling, ling cod pacific cod. I used to keep a coffee can full of smoked fillets on the counter for us to snack on. Fished for bass and trout in lakes north of Lake Huron, fished for perch in Lake Erie, sunfish and crappie in ponds. I still have all of my gear, but haven't had a chance to use it in a very long time. I have to confess that my first salmon (a 10lb silver) came into the boat wrapped up tidily in my line with the hook dangling next to his cheek.
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    • Posted by $ Abaco 1 week, 6 days ago
      I spent a lot of my youth on Whidbey Island - catching sculpin in the lagoons when I was little, then catching lots of salmon from the beaches and my grandpa's boat. He had a cabin on Lagoon Point. Great times for this kid, I'll tell you...
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