Narrative Essay Fishing

After I had released the fish, I put away the net, holder and scale back into the dock shed. Then, I got the fishing pole, and re-baited it with another bluegill in hopes of catching another catfish. My Dad came up behind me and

There are several important factors to consider while fishing this method. Anytime you allow drag on your reel, the lure will lift off the rivers bottom. To compansate, try setting your float 3 to 6 inches deeper than the water yo’ur fishing. The second factor to consider is what size of blade to use. When allowing drag on your reel your blade will speed up, the greater the drag the faster the blade will turn, so you may have to increase the size

We over around the lake a lot because how we weren't really hardly getting any bites on our fishing pools. And I had only gotten one bite and when I pulled it in the fish was only a little bit bigger than an orange. But it was

I pulled in a twenty three inch walleye on a rattle reel with weak six pond test and a small flathead minnow. We took a lot of photos and we had to let it go because it was in the slot size. We looked at the camera to see if there were any more walleye but there wasn't any. All that was down there was the whole school of perch and a few small northern ranging from about fifteen to twenty inches long.

Locating bass can sometimes prove to be a futile attempt leaving one to wonder, where did they all go? During one such outing at Shakamak State Park located in Jasonville Indiana. I found myself searching shallow and deep, shade and sun, grass and rock, dead-falls and standing timber for any bass willing to take the bait. I had decided that the bass just were not in a feeding mood but I was. I eased into a cove and pondered my predicament over a cold drink and turkey sandwich. I had searched every possible hiding spots in that lake and wondered what it would take to salvage the day after such a long trip to enjoy some of the great bass fishing Shakamak State Park has to offer.

At New Melones Reservoir, despite the continuing snow melt, the water level dropped another foot last week. The water clarity is good and the temperature is slowly coming up, now averaging 76 to 81-degrees. Trout are showing signs of schooling over deep water and feeding on shad minnows. Trollers have been finding trout at 40 to 60 feet with Speedy Shiners, Needlefish, and ExCel lures. Night fishermen have been doing well by anchoring over fairly deep water and lowering their light to about 20 feet. This attracts plankton, which in turn, attracts shad, which will attract larger fish. Live minnows and nightcrawlers are choice baits. The kokanee numbers may be down, but the quality is good with some going 15 to 18 inches. Bladed lures may work well in deeper water as they create vibration which will attract fish. Scented corn on each hook is important. Big trout winner at Glory Hole Sports was, again, Bob James, of Murphys, with a 2-pound rainbow caught at 55 feet in the main lake. Big catfish winner was John Tennant, of Twain Harte, with an 11-pound, 15-ounce fish caught with sardine bait in the main lake. Bass fishing is good for those who specialize in that type of fishing. Hayden Lee, of Angels Camp, recently caught a 10 pound Largemouth Bass on a topwater lure and he had no net in the boat. He and a friend were able to boat the fish for photos before release.

It’s crazy to think to myself that about this time last year I never would have thought I would be the person I am today. I have grown in many ways I thought were impossible, and gained experience that shaped me into who I am right now. One thing that stands out to me the most though, as I sit here in my dimly lighted room writing my literacy narrative, is that I have learned to not only enjoy fishing, but to love it. Being outdoors, hiking, fishing, etc., have never been something I have enjoyed, or ever been willing to learn. I always thought to myself, “why waste my time outside getting all sweaty when I could say inside with the AC and do my makeup?” but oh have things change, and ever since this summer, my love for fishing has grown into

At New Melones, as the water level continues to drop, more anglers are trying bank fishing, especially for catfish which usually are close to shore this time of year. Boaters are still getting out off Glory Hole Point with 4-wheel drive. The trout and kokanee bite has really slowed as they have gone deep to cooler water. Trollers

Fishing guide Danny Layne reports from Lake Don Pedro that the early season trout bite has picked up in areas such as Fleming Bay and Middle Bay from the surface down to 30 feet with flasher/worm combos and Uncle Larry's spinners. King salmon are down to 60 to 80 feet and a few kokane are turning up at the 40 foot level with standard kokanee gear. At Lake Tulloch, Layne reports rainbows are showing near the mouth of Black Creek with small shad pattern lures behind a dodger. A few kokanee were found in the Green Springs area at around 40 feet deep.

There is no question that the most misunderstood subject in all of musky fishing is lure choice. Advertising focuses on the successes of certain lures, writers talk about their favorites, and sporting goods stores promote the "hot bait" as their cure-all. I don't claim, for a minute, to be innocent of any such charges, but I do want to take these next few pages to separate fact from fiction, as well as show you, the readers, a quick easy-to-use formula for that makes lure choice simple. Here's basically how it works.

They were holding from the surface to 60 feet deep. Small shad pattern lures worked for kings up to four pounds from 15 to 45 feet or deeper and rainbows were in the 16 to 18 inch size range. The lake level is still rising and the water clarity is good with a surface temperature of 74

As I sat next to the loud river that was bursting out of the Sylvan Dam, I noticed the water was in an invariable battle with the rocks, crashing and thrashing against each other like medieval warriors scraping for land. I looked around the edges of the river to see the copiousness of colors from the trees contrasting the sinister blue water. The rapids put off a pleasant and dulcet sound that ultimately ended in me having to relieve some building pressure down the trail. After returning to my riverside view, I noticed that farther down the gleaming river, fish were jumping and flipping like delicious pancakes on a griddle. Making the split-second decision to fish, I sprinted to my 1999 black Chevy Silverado, unlatched the tailgate and snatched all of my waterproof fishing gear. Slipping on my Mossberg max 4 Camo Gander Mountain guided series waders is no easy chore. While looking like the most incapable human being ever I finally managed to slip on the foul scum smelling waders that I so dearly should have washed. Feeling like a professional mountain climber, I started scaling the steep inclement of the river bank. Stomping my insulated waders into the frigid dour murky water, I ventured my path out onto a construction of rocks forming a beautiful approach for spotting fish. I released my light green jointed shad Rapala from my St. Croix Legend Elite spinning rod and casted the shad into pooling backwater just off of my rocky approachment. Feeling the vibration of the shad through my rod, smacking against slime covered rocks and ripping through dense weedy areas. I felt aspirant to not get hung up on a rock resulting in a line break, I successfully retrieved my lure. After casting and reeling my line several times and just started zoning out, I was abruptly startled to hear a ruckus coming from the west side embankment. Glancing quickly back to the water to see where my lure was only to hear a loud splash coming from the same place where I first noticed the ruckus. Three deer, with golden brown fur coated enrolled into the water. Realizing that the leaders of the small herd were both doe’s and a younger buck eagerly followed. The buck had a nice six-point rack, with long tines and a wide spread. He kept his

This fishing rod has helped me catch plenty of fish in my life but I had no idea that I was about to be able to catch as many fish as I did. I packed the fishing rod into my truck and went down to the lake. Once I got to the lake I unpacked and got set up for fishing. I got my rod and my worms and began to try to catch a few fish. I had no idea that I was about to catch a lot of fish on this particular day. After about 15 minutes I felt a tug on the rod. I pulled up a nice size fish. This was by far the quickest that I had ever caught a fish. I placed the fish in the bucket. I didn’t expect to catch another fish for the rest of my time out there but what happened next surprised me. About 30 minutes later I caught another fish. This one was even bigger than the last one that I had

In Conclusion when you go fishing out on a river or lake remember to bring the right fishing equipment. Stink bait works best on catfish if that's what you're going to catch. But if you're going for bass ten frog poppers or flys work best. Carp like shrimp dipped in tobacco if you're fishing for carp.Now that you know what to use and make sure you have the right gear have a nice time fishing the next time you

After a night of feasting on a many fish of different sorts, I slowly swim into my cave which is surrounded by coral that quite looks like me with. Then, I rest and wait out the day. When nightfall came I quickly swim out of my cave hungrily looking through the reefs for I felt like I was esurient (hungry). I quickly smell a bleeding fish and rush over to the smell, but the smell vanished. I was exhausted from the chase to catch the smell so I go back in my cave to rest. As I come out of the cave I see it had become complete night so the blue waters now became a black with faint glows. Great hunting