Paddle Fishing Season Opens today--
May 16, 2013 00:29:06 #
These are some pics of past years, fishing for them. It is different than throwing a worm out there. U use a #8 treble hook & 5 oz, sinker, cast it as far as U can, and try to snag them off the bottom, because they are Plankton eaters. They come up to spawn when the Yellowstone River rises, as the snow starts melting in the mountains. The males come up first when the water is lower and stage themselves, then the big females will follow with the river flowing at its highest point. They range from 10lbs to 130 lbs. .Memorial Day the people are usually standing shoulder to shoulder winging these big hooks & sinkers over the top of each other, quite a Circus.
Intake Montana- Don
Sheldon
Milo
My boss hooks his fish
Boat going over the dam-river is that high
These are all pretty small fish---
May 16, 2013 00:51:12 #
May 16, 2013 01:20:54 #
sleepy51 wrote:
These are some pics of past years, fishing for the... (show quote)
Using treble hooks and snagging is not really fishing.It's illegal here anyway.
May 16, 2013 03:07:34 #
raysass wrote:
Illegal for game fish, but not for trash fish.Using treble hooks and snagging is not really fishing.It's illegal here anyway.
May 16, 2013 04:26:48 #
May 16, 2013 06:17:28 #
Snagging is legal here for certain fish, carp, catfish, spoonbill for instance.
Your right its not regular fishing , its much more work and you tend to lose a lot of hooks and sinkers.
Now once you've snagged a fish the fun really starts, the hooks not in their mouth so you can sort of lead them.
Try wrapping a dog leash around your dog somewhere between his front legs and rear legs and try to lead him somewhere, not to easy and the dogs not gonna be none to happy either, let alone be co-opertive.
And the rods and reels are not cheap to start with ( if they are they don't usually last to long).
After a few hrs of snagging just wait till the next day to find out how much of a work out it really was.
Your right its not regular fishing , its much more work and you tend to lose a lot of hooks and sinkers.
Now once you've snagged a fish the fun really starts, the hooks not in their mouth so you can sort of lead them.
Try wrapping a dog leash around your dog somewhere between his front legs and rear legs and try to lead him somewhere, not to easy and the dogs not gonna be none to happy either, let alone be co-opertive.
And the rods and reels are not cheap to start with ( if they are they don't usually last to long).
After a few hrs of snagging just wait till the next day to find out how much of a work out it really was.
May 16, 2013 08:51:17 #
raysass wrote:
Using treble hooks and snagging is not really fishing.It's illegal here anyway.
It is the only way to catch paddle fish. Its hard to get plankton on a hook ;)
May 17, 2013 16:46:08 #
Very interesting photos. Never heard of paddle fishing.
sleepy51 wrote:
These are some pics of past years, fishing for the... (show quote)
May 17, 2013 23:23:17 #
sorry it took so long to answer, but I had to go see my new Grand-daughter. They are found in a few parts of the U.S. & other parts of the world also. They were fun to catch when I was younger, but not anymore, to much work. If cleaned right, they taste like cod to me.
_Rex wrote:
Interesting fish. Never heard of it.
May 17, 2013 23:25:15 #
Nikonian72 is right--They are very good eating if cleaned right.
raysass wrote:
Using treble hooks and snagging is not really fishing.It's illegal here anyway.
May 17, 2013 23:27:17 #
Your right Nikonian--its a shame we have to release a Walleye that we know won't live. But the Game-Wardens are right there watching.
Nikonian72 wrote:
Illegal for game fish, but not for trash fish.
May 17, 2013 23:28:52 #
Your Welcome, I thought there might be a few out there that has never heard of them.
Leicaflex wrote:
Thank you for sharing - An interesting set of photographs and informative.
May 17, 2013 23:32:19 #
U got that right Ace- glad U made it thru the long Winter--Saw some of your Rodeo-Pics--I always enjoy your Rodeo Shots.
ace-mt wrote:
It is the only way to catch paddle fish. Its hard to get plankton on a hook ;)
May 17, 2013 23:37:32 #
Thank-U Dixie--they have them in several rivers in the U.S.. It used to be fun when they had Catch & Release then U could fish till U caught a big one. Now U have to keep the first one U catch.
Dixiegirl wrote:
Very interesting photos. Never heard of paddle fishing.
May 17, 2013 23:43:18 #
I think U have done this once or twice before, Your right-Catch one in the paddle, U can kinda steer him in to shore, catch one in the tail-U have a fight on your hands. They will head downstream & sometimes U walk a mile downstream, making everybody wind their lines in so U can get by.
dooragdragon wrote:
Snagging is legal here for certain fish, carp, ca... (show quote)
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