A Young Man’s tale in search of Monster Fish
Finally!!! I caught my first Chain Pickerel. I caught this little guy off a canoe with my dad and his friend (who caught the bass in the picture). I had another few good strikes but lost them before they were in the boat. I used a rubber bait i think it was one of the [...]
My dad caught this Largemouth Bass (Swartbaar) in the Fanie Botha Dam in Tzaneeen, South Africa (many years back). It won him the local Junior Trophy and a beer mug for largest bass of the season.
My first fishing trip was at Massebesic Lake in New Hampshire. We caught a few small Bluegill. The Bluegill is not native to New Hampshire, but can be found allover the state in warm, quite, weedy spots. You can identify it by the distinct dark ear flap (without a border or orange spot). It also [...]
These are some of the largest freshwater fish caught: Large mouth Bass: 11 lbs, 2oz Small mouth Bass: 8 lbs, 4oz Blue Gill : 3 lbs, 7oz Carp : 47 lbs, 8oz Bull head : 3 lbs,6oz Catfish : 27.92 lbs Pickerel : 7 lbs,4oz Crappie : 4 lb, 7oz Muskellunge tiger: 29 lb,4.75oz Northern [...]