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Freediver O.	introductions November 21, 2004 8:30 PM Please tell us a bit about yourself. If you are a fisherman please fill us in on that too. I fished in freshwater a lot when I was younger - targetting mainly low quality species like catfish. More recently I have done a lot of spearfishing on the QLD and NSW coast. My favourite target species is yellowtail kingfish and I like to make my own sushi, or sashimi if I have a bigger fish. I have been getting involved in promoting marine aprks as fisheries management tools - both among fishermen and environmentalists. [ send green star]
anonymous	Greetings:) November 21, 2004 11:29 PM I always enjoyed fishing since I was a kid, and typically always fished for your typical North American warm water fishes. Largemouth and Smallmouth bass, northern pike, walleye and so on. For the past couple years I've been getting more into the cold water species - lake trout and brook trout in particular. I think these are my favourites I've also taken up fly fishing, and want to try float fishing this year. I went to school for fisheries and wildlife management, and having been going from contract to contract, working as a technician - typically collecting the field data for research and/or management purposes. Mostly with lake trout. This is a great idea for a group - thanks freediver. -cheers! [report anonymous abuse] [ accepted]
Freediver O.	noodling November 21, 2004 11:39 PM I've seen photos on the net from America of 'noodling' - catching huge catfish by hand. We don't get them anywhere near that big here. Have you ever tried that? Are those freshwater species good to eat? [ send green star]
anonymous	November 21, 2004 11:53 PM I've seen video of that as well, but I've never heard of it being done in my area. I think it's more of a southern U.S. thing. We do get a few catfish species here, but nothing like those ones. It's pretty neat though As far as edibility goes, I find some of the freshwater fishes to be amazing eating! Some better than others, but others are great. I've only had grocery store salt water stuff, but it's just as good. It's a bit differernt, but still quite good. [report anonymous abuse] [ accepted]
Freediver O.	November 21, 2004 11:56 PM My father went a bit crazy once and pickled about 20 catfish. These are only just edible if you cook a fresh fillet on the BBQ. Pickled they are pretty horrendous. Sometimes if my mates come round drunk he'll pull the jar out and make everyone eat some. I've never been real keen on any freshwater species, though I've had barramundi once which was pretty good. [ send green star]
anonymous	November 22, 2004 3:22 PM Ya, the bullheads(type of catfish) around here aren't the greatest, but they're not too bad. Being on opposite sides of the globe, the limnology of our lakes are likely goin to be quite different, so that could be a cause for the difference in palletability(sp?). I know that the brook trout, and lake trout, walleye, whitefish, etc. around here, are pretty damn tasty Then again, maybe it's just because I haven't had any saltwater stuff to compare it to. But compared to a catfish, they're quite good [report anonymous abuse] [ accepted]
Freediver O.	November 22, 2004 3:56 PM limnology? We don't have many freshwater lakes here, just a few rivers, and they are starting to dry up with all the irrigation. A lot of the inland creeks my father fished on as a kid are now bone dry except after rain. The river I grew up on is now silted and unpleasant to swin in - you get methane gas bubbbling up. [ send green star]
anonymous	November 22, 2004 3:58 PM Greetings, How about a fisherwoman? I fished and went crabbing in the Chesapeake Bay, Asateague, Tangier Island, Crisfield, Ocean and Bay in Md, and fresh water all over our lakes and streams in PA (USA). And I also fished in Hawaii and Jamaica when on vacation. I once was listed in the PA Fish finder Magazine for catching a 189 inch Small mouth bass only after purchasing my license a half hour before and my line in the water only 10 minutes... was not a fish story told by me though, they forgot the decimal point when printing, LOL. My husband and I love to fish, is one of our favorite things. He goes out all year long ,even went ice fishing, but I don't do that as much. Our dream is to go to Alaska on a fishing trip some day. I love all kinds of fish, and I think the funniest sounding fish that I ever caught was a croaker in Crisfield, MD when my late step-dad took me out on his boat. Gessh! now I am hungry for fresh fish...could eat it breakfast, lunch and dinner. Patti [report anonymous abuse] [ accepted]
anonymous	Nice! A 18.9 inch smallmouth is pretty respectable;) November 22, 2004 4:17 PM Limnology = freshwater ecology ie, chemical, physical, and biological properties of a waterbody. Ya, that's likely the reason that the freshwater fish aren't too tasty over there. Matter of water quality. I come from the land of lakes, so there are lots. There are more lakes in the Canadian Shield then there are in the entire rest of the world combined. The Park I was working in had over 1200. Trout tend to be pretty picky in their requirements. Need a certain temperature range, oxygen levels etc. Catfish and like have very low oxygen levels, and can live damn near everywhere. If you ever make it to this side of the globe, give them a try, they're not too shabby [report anonymous abuse] [ accepted]
Freediver O.	November 22, 2004 4:24 PM Yes fisherwomen are welcome too! I usually use the term fisherman to mean both sexes. Hope that's OK as I think we have two female members. I've been body surfing on one of the great lakes before. The water was warmer than it was in California at the time. The beach looked just like an ocean beach and I couldn't see the other side. Didn't do any fishing though. [ send green star]
anonymous	Hello November 29, 2004 6:43 PM Just dropped by and wanted to say Hello. I live in Ontario and fish freshwater and mainly the Long Point area of Lake Erie. My main targets are bass, perch, pike and pickerel. Have done lots of spring spearfishing in the past and plenty of beachfront catfish fishing as well. Also use to fish the fall Salmon runs from Lake Ontario. Fished saltwater in Florida for years off piers and beaches. Great fun! I'm now mainly a fairweather summertime fisherman who simply enjoys the water. Catching a fish is a bonus. [report anonymous abuse] [ accepted]
Freediver O.	November 29, 2004 7:00 PM Whereabouts did you go spearfishing? [ send green star]
anonymous	Spearfishing November 29, 2004 7:08 PM Hi, I use to do a lot of spearfishing in the marshes of Long Point Bay during March and April in my younger days. We went after Pike and some went for Carp. I'm no longer able to do it, but have many fond memories! http://www.longpoint.on.ca [report anonymous abuse] [ accepted]
Freediver O.	November 29, 2004 7:11 PM You mean with a mask and snorkel or throwing a spear into the water? You don't hear much about spearing in freshwater. [ send green star]
anonymous	Spearfishing November 29, 2004 7:31 PM We used long bamboo poles and sometimes threw them. The waters are generally 1 to 2 feet deep and ice cold. There is also a bow season. We do not go underwater. [report anonymous abuse] [ accepted]
Christy P.	HI December 02, 2004 7:33 AM I will fish anywhere we have to opportunity, of course, but my favorite at this moment is a place in Othello Washington called O'sullivan Dam/Pot Holes/Moses Lake. They are all basically the same place. I met a guy who used to work for irrigation and has turn us on to some incredible largemouth and crappie fishing lake size irrigation ponds. Surrounded by bambo with channels (which you have to pull a boat thru)to get to the next piece of heaven. All so seemingly untouched by man. You can pick the fish you pulling your lure away from the smaller fish and taking care not to dangle even a naked hook over the side of the boat or they will jump on. But, oh buddy, the mosquitos will eat you alive at dusk and dawn. Christy [ send green star] [ accepted]
Christy P.	Cooking Freshwater Catfish December 02, 2004 7:37 AM Bread with cornmeal and flour and deep fried. Put your favorite spice in the breading. I love cajun spices in mine, but salt and pepper are great as well. The meat is fatty and does not hold together for a bbq. Recipes welcome. Do we have a recipe area on this group??? Thanks for hosting! Fisherwoman Christy [ send green star] [ accepted]
anonymous	Hi, everyone :-) December 06, 2004 12:42 AM I live (and fish)in Alberta - specifically, in Southern Alberta, where the pike are plentiful, the walleye are crafty and sly, and the trout fight like nothing I've ever experienced. I really got into fishing back in '98, when I caught my first Dolly Varden out at my cousin's place in Northern BC. Since then, I've found a couple of awesome fishin' holes in Southern Alberta, and I've even tasted pike (they're surprisingly good, once you get past the sliming part of dressing them! hehehehehe). I'm a very lazy fisherwoman: I hook on my bait, then cast about 60 feet or so into the lake, and then, I sit back and wait for the fish. When fishing in BC, however, I use a nice little fly (starts with an 'M' and I can't recall the name of it!) that drives the trout crazy Here's a true fishing story for y'all: It was really early in the morning - the sun hadn't even woken up, yet - and I had just cast out my fly onto the Kootenay River (in BC). Suddenly, my rod was literally RIPPED out of my hand, and dragged under the water and away from me! A MASSIVE lake trout stole my rod! My husband, who'd been standing on the dock in readiness to start photographing the sunrise, nearly dropped his camera in his effort to rescue my rod and tackle before it got dragged away. But, inside of about 8 seconds, that rod, reel, and its accompanying tackle was alllll gone Well, the owners of the private campground we were staying at told their son what had happened, unbeknown to me and my hubby. When suppertime rolled around, and we were walking up to our campsite (only about 30 feet away), Jerry (the owners' son)says to me, "We heard about what happened, and we figured that such a fish story deserved this." Standing shyly behind him was his 4-year-old son, Kyle, who, with great solemnity and ceremony, held out a brand new fishing rod to me, complete with reel and line. Well, I lost it! I started crying, I was so touched! And my hubby - well, he cried, too! [report anonymous abuse] [ accepted]
Christy P.	Great Story December 16, 2004 8:21 AM See there now all fishing stories are not about the big on that got away. but this one is. Thanks for Sharing. Christy [ send green star] [ accepted]
Elena P.	Hi everyone February 04, 2005 12:33 PM New to the group! I only go freshwater fishing, mostly pike, bass and pickerel! Oh ... and catch and release only! I don't quite like eating fish ... I mean ... I don't like killing and cleaning it. But I have a lot of fun fishing! Fished mostly in Ontario, and once in Quebec (after a whole day of fishing there, my partner said: "Do you know that we've done something illegal? We fished without a Quebec licence!" Auch ...). The biggest fish I caught so far was a 23lb pike, up on the West Arm of Nipissing. That was a fight and a half, and I've been looking for that ever since! Maybe this year! Happy fishing! Elena [ send green star] [ accepted]
anonymous	Welcome Elena February 06, 2005 5:58 PM Welcome to the forum. You are fishing in lunkerland and landing them. You go girl! Incredible pics in your album. [report anonymous abuse] [ accepted]
Elena P.	February 07, 2005 9:02 AM Thank you, Andreas. [ send green star] [ accepted]
Christy P.	Welcome Elena February 08, 2005 8:30 AM Hey Girl Friend, Good fishing. So nice to see another woman on the site. We love fishing stories. Do tell all. And don't let Andreas scare you. He really is just as sweet and wonderful and he seems. Christy [ send green star] [ accepted]
Elena P.	Thank you, Christy February 08, 2005 8:42 AM ... and I know Andreas is sweet and means well. I'm don't get intimidated easy! Hehe ... I can't wait till spring to start going fishing again. Happy fishing! Elena [ send green star] [ accepted]
Darren S.	Hello March 31, 2005 7:09 AM My name is Darren, i live in wimbledon london uk, i thought id introduce myself. Ive been going fishing ever since i can remember, all over the uk, i go as often as possible, i fish for carp mostly. Darren [ send green star] [ accepted]
Christy P.	Any Carp recipes? March 31, 2005 8:17 AM Hi Darren, Nice to meet you. We have awesome carp fisheries within hours of here. Nico and Alex show off their Carp in the pics on the below link. http://www.care2.com/c2c/photos/view.html/view/1/998822351/730527754/ Do you bow fish? Christy [ send green star] [ accepted]
Darren S.	Hi Christy April 01, 2005 12:29 AM No i dont bow fish, great pics, i will be uploading some of my catches to my care 2 album soon. Darren [ send green star] [ accepted]
Mike W.	April 25, 2005 12:57 PM Hello, I just joined... I have fished most of my life... I love catfishing and its also my favorite fish to eat... Here in ohio you can get into catfish as big as 50-60 pounds. the bigges I have ever caught was right about 35 pounds.. We do have many pay lakes that may have shovel heads or blue cats over 100 pounds. The biggest I have ever seen caught was 63 pounds.. As far as eating them goes, you dont want to eat a catfish that is over 10-15 pounds.. They get a little nasty the bigger they get... Freediver, This "noodling" I think it was.. I have never heard of that. I will have to try to look that up.. I also really enjoy bass fishing but in Ohio you are lucky to catch a 5 or 6 pound bass although I have seen a few 10 pounders out of private ponds... Well good fishing to everyone.... [ send green star] [ accepted]
Sky Bird C.	April 26, 2005 3:24 AM Hi everyone!...I joined a few weeks ago but forgot to introduce myself.. I'm a fisherlady of 38, married to a great guy. We love to bass fish and hope one day to catch the "big one". [ send green star] [ accepted]
Christy P.	Welcome Robin April 28, 2005 10:42 PM I love to meet fellow fisherwomen Your welcome to peek at our fishing holes... http://www.care2.com/c2c/photos/view.html?g2_controller=care2:UserAlbum [ send green star] [ accepted]
Yvette L.	Thanks for the invite Freediver August 25, 2005 11:44 AM I can only pop in and out today...criminals are calling, and now I only want to spend the rest of the day fishing... [ send green star] [ accepted]
anonymous	WELCOME August 25, 2005 12:22 PM Darren, Mike, Sky Bird and Irving! Happy Fishing! [report anonymous abuse] [ accepted]
Christy P.	Welcome Irving August 25, 2005 12:47 PM Please please post some fish pics'. I have had family issues all summer and have not caught one freakin fish. It is driving me crazy. Show me some fishes and welcome HI ANDREAS!!!!! Christy [ send green star] [ accepted]
anonymous	Hello August 26, 2005 8:08 AM I quite enjoy fishing, and I saw this group, so I thought I'd join, if no one has any objections. I noticed another Albertan here. I'm an Albertan, as well. I've done a lot of fishing throughout my home province, and I've landed a few hogs in my day. hehe I think the best fish story I ever got was when I went shore-fishing for walleye at a little-used reservoir. There's not alot of angling pressure at the reservoir, so I figured I'd be able to catch some fish. I got my line hooked up with a small smelt, cast out about 60 feet or so, and within about a minute, I had a screaming line ripping off the reel and through the rod eyes. It took several minutes for me to bring in the catch - and what a catch it was! A huge, absolutely gorgeous walleye, mad as all hell and not ready to give up. I turned to my partner to say something about it, and I guess I must have given the old horse a wee bit of slack, because the next thing I knew, I heard a loud snap! and my line was suddenly zinging all over the place - sans the walleye. It was a great fishin' day, for sure. I caught a few more beauty walleye, but while they were fighters, too, they weren't like that first one... [report anonymous abuse] [ accepted]
Christy P.	August 26, 2005 9:19 AM Welcome Gypsy!. Of course share your fish storied and pictures too. I personally am going thru fishing withdrawls. Boat motor on the fritz. I think I am going to just take it out with the troller. What the heck. They are talking like this is going to be the last sunny weekend of the year. I better get going. Like Andreas says, A bad day of fishing is better than a good day at anything else. HUGS christy [ send green star] [ accepted]
anonymous	LOL Christie August 26, 2005 9:33 AM Yes, a bad day's fishing is definitely better than a good day's work! I must say, though, that I'm not a boat fisherman, I'm a shore fisherman. I never managed to convince myself that having a boat would be a good investment, considering all the upkeep boats seem to require. But I still find lots of places around my home province where the shore fishing is actually pretty good. [report anonymous abuse] [ accepted]
anonymous	Welcom August 26, 2005 12:28 PM Gypsy! I hear ya..lol A boat is a money pit and anyone who says otherwise is dreaming. lol My boat costs me money for storage, docking, etc etc but I love it and it is my pleasure. Nontheless, it is still rreally costly. Cheers, Andreas [report anonymous abuse] [ accepted]
anonymous	Thank you Andreas August 26, 2005 12:37 PM I seem to recall there being a joke about sinking money into a hole, with regard to boats. I can't quite recall the joke now, but it seemed to me to be quite true. Also, thank you for your warm welcome. [report anonymous abuse] [ accepted]
anonymous	Freediver August 28, 2005 5:00 PM I've read ever thread, and must conclude that I don't belong in this group. Do you know of any group where one might discuss commercial fishing, fisheries management, working at sea, navigation, boat-building, or marine anything? That is, besides Chesapeake Bay Watershed, which is a really good group that I'm already a member of. Sorry, I am really not interested in sport fishing. And I apologize for posting this here, but net messaging hasn't been working the last few days. [report anonymous abuse] [ accepted]
Freediver O.	August 28, 2005 5:02 PM I actually started this group as a group on fisheries management, but no-one was interested. I'd still like it to be 'the' group on fisheries management issues. [ send green star]
Freediver O.	August 28, 2005 5:03 PM I can't help you with working at sea or boat building, but you might be interested in this page of my website: http://www.freediver.bravehost.com/truth.html [ send green star]
Freediver O.	August 28, 2005 5:06 PM Gypsy, I've come up with an idea for 'no boat fishing zones' around popular estuarine fishing areas with easy shore access. The idea is that you get the spillover benefit from the marine park, plus you get to deliver most of the benefit to shore based fishermen, who probably appreciate it more and catch less fish than boat fishermen. [ send green star]
Laetitia V.	:) August 28, 2005 7:06 PM Hi Freediver.... thanks for the invite... I don't fish anymore, but I thought I would check your group out. Fishing with nets is cruel and wasteful, fishing with rods is fair.... [ send green star] [ accepted]
anonymous	August 29, 2005 3:43 AM Fishing with nets is cruel and wasteful? OK, Freediver, I'm outa here. Let me know if you come across a group where commercial fishermen are welcome. I added your website to my Favorites. [report anonymous abuse] [ accepted]
Laetitia V.	:) August 29, 2005 3:50 AM Lulu... please don't overreact... I apologise. When I used to sea fish, my boyfriend and I went to Arran and enjoyed a two week fishing holiday.... until the big factory ship came and literally hoovered up every fish in the bay and then some. One day you'd drop your mackerel flies and catch a fish on every one, the next the sea was barren - everywhere. The local commercial fishermen were up in arms about it. We're not talking small boats and nets, we're talking factory ships and NETS..... Plus, throwing the fish back dead when they are over quota. I apologise if you misread me.... it was very late last night. [ send green star] [ accepted]
anonymous	August 29, 2005 5:17 AM Apology accepted, Lisa. I know you were sort of over-generalizing. I too hate to see wanton waste, and it makes me angry. I have on occassion refused to participate in a lucrative fishery where wanton waste was practiced, until law was passed to change that practice. And I didn't leave because of what you said. Like I told Freediver, I am just not interested in sport fishing. But, now, what the heck. Might as well hang around for a while, see what topics come up. [report anonymous abuse] [ accepted]
Laetitia V.	:) August 29, 2005 5:31 AM [ send green star] [ accepted]
Christy P.	August 29, 2005 10:15 AM Hey Lulu, You gotta nice little preserve right in your back yard. We fished off the pier there a few times(i know you don't care about sportfishing) but the most fun was the baby seals in the harbour. If my butt wasn't too big for a wet suit I would take a dive there. Christy [ send green star] [ accepted]
Christy P.	August 29, 2005 10:17 AM Salmons fishing is commercial and a great sport fishery too here. But there is much complaints about the Native American Netting at the inlets. [ send green star] [ accepted]
Fay K.	New in Flagstaff, AZ February 14, 2006 1:04 PM Hi, I grew up in Minnesoat with parents who loved to fish and hunt. My favorite is Northerns, but I also enjoy ice fishing, fly fishing, and my husband promises to take me on a salt walter vacation where we can fish and swim with Dolfins! My hubby, Jim, grew up in upstate NY and he loves fly fishing and salt water fishing too. He has done a lot of sailing and scuba which I have not yet. Looking forward to our next vacation. I also enjoy chess, coffeehouses, Asian art, travel, gourmet cooking, and meditation. We are looking to meet new friends here in AZ. Any recommendations for fishing near Flagstaff. We have fished Upper lake Mary so far. Coming from Minnesota this really is desert! Cheers, Fay [ send green star] [ accepted]
anonymous	Hello April 15, 2006 9:27 AM My name is Charles And i am a Fishaholic! I hail from the Volunteer State, and have lived here my entire life. I am of Cherokee, English, And Irish descent. I bass fish mostly, but love any kind of fishing. Chaz. [report anonymous abuse] [ accepted]
Linda B.	Hello and thank you for the invitation May 22, 2006 10:53 PM I appreciate the invitation although I do not have the slightest clue how to fish. When I was a child around the age of 6, my father gave me a stick, tied a string to it, tied an open safety pin to the string and told me to 'catch dinner'. Of course we ate peanut butter sandwiches that night, but that was as close to fishing as I ever got. But I had fun thinking I was fishing, if that counts [ send green star] [ accepted]
Freediver O.	May 23, 2006 10:49 PM Hello and welcome to all the newcomers. I've just updated the group description. [ send green star]
Joy S.	July 17, 2006 8:56 PM Thanks for the invitation Mr. Free, am I actually supposed to read the introductions? Hell I just dive in and start swimming. [ send green star] [ accepted]
Freediver O.	July 17, 2006 9:04 PM not if you don't feel like it [ send green star]
Christy P.	July 18, 2006 7:28 AM Welcome Joy and happy fishing!!! Got recipes? [ send green star] [ accepted]
anonymous	happy to be here July 24, 2006 6:54 AM I am Sue,I live in Mississippi,where catfish is everything!And as a country girl,fishing is a way of life,so I am right at home here! [report anonymous abuse] [ accepted]
Paul M.	hi everybody August 01, 2006 5:57 AM My name is Paul I just join the group. And love to fish I fish more for bass me and my best friend bass fish alot.Hope to meet new friends. [ send green star] [ accepted]
Fay K.	I love to fish .... but ~ January 01, 2007 10:51 AM this is one truly Amazing Video! http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xqvvn_lorenzo If you are on dial-up absolutely worth the wait! Happy New Year Cheers, Fay [ send green star] [ accepted]
Robin B.	June 06, 2007 4:22 AM Hi all...new member here. I have fished just about all my life. My dad used to take me when I was a little girl and it kind of stuck. I will fish anyhwere, anytime I get the opportunity. I moved to western NC about a year ago and started a new job. The guys that I work with have recently introduced me to trout fishing and I have to say, I think I'm hooked. I love it. I do need alot of tips though so if there are any fly fisherman here, please feel free to give all that you can........ [ send green star] [ accepted]
Christy P.	June 06, 2007 8:15 PM Welcome to the group! [ send green star] [ accepted]
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Nance R.	Thank you ~for the invitation... April 12, 2008 4:44 PM Thank You~Hazel for the invitation I love fishing....ice fishing waiting now for it to thaw... [ send green star] [ accepted]