Nice . Lets me know I definitely need to get out more , especially to the East coast . All my fishing has been West coast and Pacific Northwest . How are those Redfish for eating ?
My kid at the start of summer was using his smart phone to show me how fast we were trolling and allowed me to adjust my speed until we hit the sweet spot . He shakes his head and grits his teeth every time he sees me pull out my little flip phone . Im holding out for the model that acts like...
I second the vote for the North fork of the Santiam as you are on a limited amount of time and it is quite accessable and very scenic as well . I have often arrived late heading from my home ( Redmond ) to the valley because of this river and the fact I always have at least one rod and a small...
I know there are Channel cats in the Columbia as we caught them near the mouth of the John Day river , not sure what their range is in the big river though . Not sure what you meant by "what do you use carp bait for" ? I would imagine if you are asking what you can catch using their flesh for...
Nice chunky bows for their length . Can picture one of them frying in some bacon grease with some camp taters and eggs for a nice late mornin shore breakfast . I know that C & R is the hororable thing to do and I practice it on a regular basis , but every now and then I let my stomach do my...
I prefer to slice it into strips as you would clams and bread the strips and fry them . Treat them much as you would abalone and be sure not to get the pan too hot or to cook the squid too long unless you want to chew each bite 100 times for real . It is quite scrumpy . There is plenty of good...
Sweet ! I dearly love Calamari and always have a couple of squid jigs in my salt box . My first expierience with squid was bottom fishing off of the Farallon Islands some 20 years back when we were overtaken by a large school of Humbolt Squid . The deck hand instatntly turned into capt. Ahab...
Learning to read the water to figure where the fish would lie and how to properly present a lure or bait to them is the hardest part . There are good articles all over , even some of them that you can google up on your computer that can help . Having subscribed for many years to the Oregon...
I will at times pluck the tails for the more squeemish diners and sautee them in butter with a bit of fresh crushed galic and a finely slivered section of a fresh shallot . Combine the butter , garlic and shallot slivers in a medium pan an bring the mix up to a medium temp being careful not to...
I used to have a rather large Coca Cola beverage bin that I would throw a good 1/2 full gunnysack full of craw daddys in along with about a cup of corn meal for about 5 days and then flush the bin and give them an overnight in just clear water. On the 7th day the cajun brew pot was hot and those...
Actually it would be the large pond adjacent to what is now Knife River Corp . Apparently they bought out Baldwins . The pond you pointed out belonged to Teichert Aggregates and I never had the priveldge o fish any of their ponds . The Ponds just North of those and on the East side of the river...
It was in the main lake at Baldwin Const. in Hallwood California in 1980 . This entire complex consisting of a dozen or so quite old and well established dredger ponds fed off of the lower Yuba River were closed to the public. Only employees and their immeadiate familys ( such as my friend...
Carp are very powerful fish with a broad tail and lots of muscle to move it with . We used to snorkle and spear carp in some private rock and gravel dredger ponds in CA when I was younger and there were some you didn't dare put a spear in or they could take you into the weed beds , wrap you up in...
I have hooked carp ( not suckers ) on a spinner as well as a small crankbait and even a shad dart . Like a catfish they can surprise you from time to time . FYI easiest way to quickly tell if it is a carp vs. squawfish , chubs , suckers etc. is to look at his scales . They are very large and...