"Dan Logcher" > wrote in message
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> Musashi wrote:
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> >>Musashi wrote:
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> >>>"Dan Logcher" > wrote in message
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> >>>>Musashi wrote:
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> >>>>>We have several large reservoirs about an hour north of where I live.
> >>>>>Last Saturday I caught a 5 pound Brown Trout. My biggest actually.
> >>>>>Beautiful pink flesh, very similar to Atlantic Salmon.
> >>>>>But you're right, no sushi or sashimi.
> >>>>
> >>>>I fished the lake only 4 times that year, so all from the same
location.
> >>>>The last time I went, I sat next to a guy and his wife. He has
already
> >>>>caught a rainbow trout and gave it to me since he had 17 at home. I
> >
> > felt
> >
> >>>>pretty bad that I couldn't even get a hit.. but I probably didn't give
> >>>>it enough effort.
> >>>>
> >>>>The one trout was very tasty grilled.
> >>>>
> >>>>Dan
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>While drifting towards the fishing NG, what method,
> >>>lure or bait have you been using? I ask because I do fairly
> >>>well with trout in lakes.
> >>
> >>I was using power bait with a small weight off the bottom.
> >>The guy who gave me the trout was using the same.
> >
> > Powerbait is very effective on stockies in some lakes.
> > I use it with a 1/4 oz egg sinker and a sliding rig so the fish won't
feel
> > the sinker weight.
> > In some stocked lakes where powerbait has failed me I've done well using
> > mealworms.
> > In larger lakes where there are older bigger fish I always do well on
live
> > bait.
>
> I asked around the lake what others were using, it was the same.
> Yeah, I used a sliding rig as well. For the $30/year and the one
> foot long fish I got out of it (didn't even catch it), it didn't
> compare to sal****er fishing. Pulling up 2'-3' striper and knowing
> I can eat this raw. YUM!
>
> Dan

One thing I've learned is that you can never do a cost analysis that is
going to make fishing or hunting or any other
food gathering activity economically attarctive. Even when I do well by
catching a large fish or many smaller fish.,
working in all the expenses of the not-so-productive trips will create an
average such that it would be more economical
to just "buy" the fish. What makes it worthwhile for me is that I can't
really buy a "fresh whole fish" of sashimi quality.
At least not without paying a minor fortune.
While Stripers are caught down here I don't think at the rate they are up
your way. And with a 28 inch size limit, I'd hate
to catch a 27 incher. LOL
Do you have Porgies up there? Or Black Sea Bass? Or Fluke? All of these are
excellent sashimi fish.
Not even getting into Tuna.
M