Specimen Fishes any species..

[Freeforester]

Nineteen and a half pounds of sea trout!!!!!Wowee, that's fantasy world. Nice to know that there is fish like that in the world. Stuff of dreams. Mind you there still may be a goodun lurking around in Donegal

Time you went to the Billiard room in Kinnaird House then, to see the seven ‘glass case fish’ (min 40lb, to 50lb) adorning the walls, caught by miss Ward and her sisters.

 

[Mr Tree]

80 pund kingfish, Opononi. We were wild wooly & feral. 1924 Model A Ford with a Ford Dexta tractor engine in it!
And a fifty pounder

 

[hw101]

A Perch, just a smidgin under 4lbs, caught on a soft shad with a barbless single hook, not many perch in the huge gravel pit it came from.
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That is a fish anyone would be proud of. Congrats.

 

[hw101]

June 2015. 2 wild brown trout from the Clyde in 2 casts. Both on a no.14 spent olive upright. The first was 5 1/2, the second was 6lb. I’ll never get anywhere close to this again.

 

[Bo Diddley]

80 pund kingfish, Opononi. We were wild wooly & feral. 1924 Model A Ford with a Ford Dexta tractor engine in it!View attachment 447173View attachment 447174
And a fifty pounder
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Mr Tree, those photos are something else, sir. Feral is a good choice of words

 

[Mountain Bug]

I knew this thread was going to cost me money . I'm looking at some guided trips for Mekong Cats and other large things , apparently it's too early . The wet season is just ending and I'll have to wait a bit . Hopefully , I can post some pics later . I suppose I should carry my phone and go after some snakeheads . Freaky fish , they get big , eat everything , live in mud puddles and can cross land if hard pushed ......... not a fish you'd want loose in the UK , or anywhere else for that matter . They're everywhere here and a lot of fun to catch . They really go after surface baits . It reminds me of Large Mouth Bass fishing in the states .

AB

They're already loose in Florida (snakeheads that is) and who knows where else they have gotten to. They are believed to have been released by asians wanting a taste of home.

Scott

 

[Mountain Bug]

@alberta boy , That's good news if this thread has inspired you to "Go Fishing". Some pictures of Mekong cats & Snakeheads would be most welcome... quite exotic.

I was given a book to read many years ago, Jeremy Wade & Paul Boote, "Somewhere Down The Crazy River"
These two chaps both sold all their possessions to fund a trip to India in search of Mahseer, one of them had found an old book about the Colonial times detailing the capture of some of these huge fishes. They set off, not knowing if any still survived, as the great rivers in India had been fished with dynamite by the locals. They found a few, and the rest is history.
Their next trip was in search of the Goliath Tiger Fish..... this book inspired me to get out with a rod more... Jim Corbett had the same effect with shooting...

Jeremy Wade has a show here in the states called "River Monsters" that you would enjoy. He's all over the world pursuing exotic fish of all sorts.

Scott

 

[Bo Diddley]

Jeremy Wade has a show here in the states called "River Monsters" that you would enjoy. He's all over the world pursuing exotic fish of all sorts.

Scott

Yes, we have it to watch in the UK as well. It's quite amusing at times, the dramatic editing makes me chuckle.

 

[Mungo]

Jeremy Wade has a show here in the states called "River Monsters" that you would enjoy. He's all over the world pursuing exotic fish of all sorts.

Scott

I believe he had to stop because he’d caught them all!

 

[Mountain Bug]

Yes, we have it to watch in the UK as well. It's quite amusing at times, the dramatic editing makes me chuckle.

I agree that it is unnecessarily dramatic. What I like is that in my lifetime, it is the only show that went looking for "monsters" and actually found one.

Scott

 

[Mountain Bug]

High Mountain mackinac trout from our last winter outing. Not mine though because apparently my greatest fishing talent is as a good luck charm.

Scott

 

[Bo Diddley]

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High Mountain mackinac trout from our last winter outing. Not mine though because apparently my greatest fishing talent is as a good luck charm.

Scott

You guys are so lucky with the scenery and outdoors you have to enjoy.
I'm just watching the latest "CatchMagazine" offering with the youngster Stella Moen, they never fail to inspire.

 

[SikaSeeker]

More Irish specimens. Probably would have released the bass now that I’m a few years older and not so wiser.

 

[Bo Diddley]

@SikaSeeker That's a very eclectic mix of fishes.
That tench is very beautifully proportioned. Sometimes, they can look a bit lumpy, maybe it's all the bait they live on in England, rather than your naturally grown monsters.
The Bass was a whooper. How big did that go?

 

[alberta boy]

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High Mountain mackinac trout from our last winter outing. Not mine though because apparently my greatest fishing talent is as a good luck charm.

Scott

I'll be missing the ice fishing this year. This pic is making me homesick to be honest . We share the same fishing talent ,mine works really well when the wife is with me . I could catch a world record fish and within the hour she will catch one substantially larger ........ every time . Where was this picture taken , if you don't mind me asking ?

AB

 

[Mountain Bug]

I'll be missing the ice fishing this year. This pic is making me homesick to be honest . We share the same fishing talent ,mine works really well when the wife is with me . I could catch a world record fish and within the hour she will catch one substantially larger ........ every time . Where was this picture taken , if you don't mind me asking ?

AB

At Chambers Lake near Cameron pass. Larimer county Co. There are some whoppers in there but the big ones don't eat well. We normally put them back but this one was hooked deep/badly, so ended up as dinner.

Scott

 

[alberta boy]

At Chambers Lake near Cameron pass. Larimer county Co. There are some whoppers in there but the big ones don't eat well. We normally put them back but this one was hooked deep/badly, so ended up as dinner.

Scott

I know the area , that's why I asked. I've only been through there in the summer though . Beautiful country . I didn't know that you had Lake Trout , that's what we call them , in Colorado . They can get very large , the biggest I've caught was just under 16 pounds . The Alberta rod and line record is just over 50 , but there was a commercially netted fish out of Lake Athabasca that was over 100 pounds . You'd need a big ice auger for that lol .

AB

 

[Mountain Bug]

I know the area , that's why I asked. I've only been through there in the summer though . Beautiful country .

AB

I worked up there a couple summers for the water company that owns both Chambers Lake and Long Draw Reservoir. Old stomping grounds for me. Do let me know if you're through the area again. Would be nice to meet up.

Scott

 

[alberta boy]

I worked up there a couple summers for the water company that owns both Chambers Lake and Long Draw Reservoir. Old stomping grounds for me. Do let me know if you're through the area again. Would be nice to meet up.

Scott

Ha , my brother did some work in that area , he's a Millwright by trade and was working on transfer pumps . Small world brother. I may take you up on the invite, I'll be down that way next Spring when I go to visit Muir . Same applies if you ever make it up north ................ or Cambodia , samie same lol .

AB at

 

[SikaSeeker]

@SikaSeeker That's a very eclectic mix of fishes.
That tench is very beautifully proportioned. Sometimes, they can look a bit lumpy, maybe it's all the bait they live on in England, rather than your naturally grown monsters.
The Bass was a whooper. How big did that go?

The tench was in a very deep water, they don’t spawn until well in to July. They do get the “pigeon breast” look come that time. That bass went 10lb8ozs back in 2008. I was seatrout fishing at the time from a beach. Big surprise!!