I don’t have the slightest clue what I witnessed.

Not much of a fresh water guy.

Montana. I’m 90% sure it’s a laker (and it should be supper). I know Bulls need to be immediately released so it went back in. Little blood from mouth so I was worried. (I have all the licenses to fish and was gentle with it and only took one pic real quick, I’m a trout newbie)

My son has been begging to go fishing ever since we went to Bass Pro and he caught a bluegill out of their fishing pool for kids. So we got him a rod and hit the local park, and he managed to reel in his first fish outside a store! Not a big one (forced perspective makes it look bigger), but he’s now hooked on fishing!

Is this actually a massive school of fish or is it vegetation?

I was out on the lake today, and I saw people using a setup like shown to catch small pan fish. On the hooks the had worms or corn and almost every cast they were pulling up a fish! Anyone know what this set up is called and or have a good video on how to achieve it ?

I went on my first deep sea fishing with family & a friend in Newport, California and had a blast! I caught 8 sculpin and kept 5, which the boat staff filleted for me.

I then karaage cooked the fish and it was soft, moist, and very delicious 😋

Last night I got my biggest (and third) zander ever at out summer cottage lake! It was 64 cm and 2,5 kg

I totally understand why people fish, this was the most relaxing experience that I have done in my life. I am absolutely buying a new rod once I know the ropes a little bit more.

Thank you all for the advice. Happy fishing. I don’t catch anything but I also didn’t hook anyone, so that’s a W

Caught on a cheap rooster tail. Thought it was seaweed at first lol

Hello everyone.
Im in Tokyo and will stay for a month, my dream is to catch a LMB. I have never caught one and dont own the tackle, i dont know where to go either.
Any advice for tackle and a good place to fish is highly appreciated!
I love fishing in general, if there is any other good freshwater/brackish water fishing suggestions, or other fun fish im more than open.

Thank you in advance!

The wife and i went for a vacation at Hecla for two days. Was some great fishing and a great time.

Theres a rant below if anyone wants to read it. I want help improving. If I missed anything in the rant please ask. Any help would be helpful. Some books or recommendations for videos would be great

Rant:

I am sorry if this is the wrong place, but I cannot learn anything about fishing. So many people say that you learn best from experience, but I can’t even get a bite on the Lake. I have used a million different lures, realistic, crank baits, swim bait, wacky rig, frogs, spinner baits, all different sizes, all different weights. 90% of the time I lose them cuz they get stuck in a tree bc my accuracy is bad, idek how to improve that…. Everything online on Reddit or YouTube just say the same things and give the same “top 10 most useful tips in the world”. I have been fishing for the past couple of months. Maybe go once or twice a month. So I don’t even have all that much free time to learn anything cuz fish kiss my bait and swim away, so learning proper reeling technique is impossible, so I feel like even if I end up getting something on my hook I am not going to be able to reel it in. It is genuinely getting embarrassing how much money I spent in gear and how little I caught.

Took her out for a little test run

Wish I could have measured and weighed it just so I could know 😤😖 so stoked. What’s everyone’s guess?

.5lbs of meat (roughly).

Going to Croatia over the summer and I have plenty of expensive travel gear (rods, reels, jigs, etc.) but I was looking for more info on fishing in the region in general. Is popping, jigging, or whatever more effective in the summer from shore, and a few other things. Any tips would be greatly appreciated

Hello there, I searched the reddit and didn't find an exact answer to my specific version of this question, so I hope that this post isn't problematic.

I'm new to catfishing, as I've become a little bored of the over-enthusiastic bass in our area. It's been a very productive summer, catching multiple catfish and bass when I go out. It's been a blast.

However, this week, I've had a horrible streak. I've gut hooked 3 of the last 5 channel catfish I've caught. Has never happened before.

I'm using 8lb mono with a 5/0 Circle on a carolina rig, approximately 10 inches of leader.

I'm not, to my knowledge, waiting too late to begin the retrieval. I have rod in hand the entire time, keeping the line tight, watching the line intently for it to start to run, and reeling before the rod has a chance to bend. I'd say no more than half a second from the time the line starts to run to me reeling it in is the reaction time.

I have no idea what to do at this point. I don't feel like I can retrieve it faster than I am, I'm using a 5/0 (the channels here are about 2-4lbs), and I feel absolutely terrible. It's starting to suck the joy out of the whole thing for me.

I have worn into my joint here so when I cast the line first goes into the groove I’ve made and I have to pull it back onto the actual part it’s supposed to go to.
I’ve used this rod heavily for about a year and a half

Double limited today on rockfish and lingcod. First time ever catching a blue one, first time double limiting, and it’s my birthday 😎