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Looking to book a nice walleye/muskie trip in either MN or WI. Does anyone have recommendations for a lake? Trying to keep it somewhat low budget as I want to do this annually, and I already have one annual trip up to Lake Michigan.
 
@Ragman , how do those mackerel eat and how do you cook them?
I’ve heard people can them.
 
Talked the special one into a quick Baja trip. 3 day’s fishing 6 stripe marlin, 1 sailfish several smaller rooster fish and 10 dorado. Good fun and cold beers

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Good night of salmon fishing for the little lady
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First time ever fly fishing. Had a 3 hour lesson which ended in success of this rainbow trout just under 3lbs


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Excellent! The simplicity and quiet nature of fly fishing for rainbows is addicting and good for the soul. Even though I just got back from fishing cohos (silvers) in Alaska where literally a hit or hookup on every cast with either flyrod or spinning gear, my favorite remains fly fishing rainbows. :)

Also, that lake looks surprisingly similar to a lake I fished in the
RSA Midlands a few years ago---??
 
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Excellent! The simplicity and quiet nature of fly fishing for rainbows is addicting and good for the soul. Even though I just got back from fishing cohos (silvers) in Alaska where literally a hit or hookup on every cast with either flyrod or spinning gear, my favorite remains fly fishing rainbows. :)

Also, that lake looks surprisingly similar to a lake I fished in the
RSA Midlands a few years ago---??
You are so spot on! I used to fish the Chatooga river in South Carolina. Lots of liberated rainbows and a few brown with an old 2 weight. If I got down river far enough the trout were pretty wild and colorful.
 
Excellent! The simplicity and quiet nature of fly fishing for rainbows is addicting and good for the soul. Even though I just got back from fishing cohos (silvers) in Alaska where literally a hit or hookup on every cast with either flyrod or spinning gear, my favorite remains fly fishing rainbows. :)

Also, that lake looks surprisingly similar to a lake I fished in the
RSA Midlands a few years ago---??
This was in the UK, down in Devon.
 
Nice looking water. Uncanny resemblance to a small lake in the RSA Midlands. There is even a Nottingham Road there. :)… probably named by UK ex-pats.
 
My oldest son, Danny, playing an approximately 40 - 45 pound (18 - 20 kilograms), King Salmon (Aka: “Chinook” to you Cheechakos out there).:ROFLMAO:
Little Willow Creek, about 75 Miles (120 kilometers), North of Anchorage, Alaska.
It was during July, around 2001 (?).
The fly was a “Fat Freddy” (fished deep via sink tip line).
The rod was a 10 foot G. Loomis brand, 11 weight.
The seriously stout drag design fly reel was an Australian “Alvey” brand.

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I think the Koreans have it down pat on how to cook the mackerel I love to eat it in their restaurants. My wife, on the other hand does NOT want me cooking it indoors.
 
Greetings Trophyhunter01,

That is, (by a considerable margin), the largest yellow eye rockfish I have ever seen.
I have lived in Alaska 42 years now and used to have a boat in Whittier Harbor, Prince William Sound.
What a huge specimen your pictured fish is.

That particular fish is more than likely over 100 years old and appears to be a female, plentiful with eggs.
Yellow eye females begin to reach egg laying maturity around 20 years.
They continue to produce and lay more and more eggs as the decades crawl by.
All rockfish here are wonderfully delicious eating.

“Thank You Mr. Knowitall”. :ROFLMAO:

No doubt I’m preaching to the choir so, I’ll shut my sandwich grinder now.

Cheers,
Velo Dog.
 
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Thanks VeloDog. Deck hands said the same thing in age. Interesting species and life cycle. 24 hour trip and weather can be tricky. Got chased back in riding some 8 to 12s with a 13 in every now and then, lost one engine, quite the experience, had a little pucker factor. Really neat catching fish watching whales at the same time.
 

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Rockies museum,
CM Russel museum and lewis and Clark interpretative center
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I plan to visit MT next Sept.
May I ask you to give me your comments; do I forget something ? are my choices worthy ? Thank you in advance
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Start in Billings, Then visit little big horn battlefield,
MT grizzly encounter,
a hot springs (do you have good spots ?)
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Tintin wrote on JNevada's profile.
Hi Jay,

Hope you're well.

I'm headed your way in January.

Attending SHOT Show has been a long time bucket list item for me.

Finally made it happen and I'm headed to Vegas.

I know you're some distance from Vegas - but would be keen to catch up if it works out.

Have a good one.

Mark
 
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