Fair Trade?

Traded City Life and the Gunpowder for the Bay, the Beach, and the Ocean. (At least for now)

City Catch Baltimore

We nailed the rainbows. 

That Kind of Day.

Stupid Rules.

OK, I didn't really read the rules when I started posting fish for the Drake Big Year. Got it now. 

Redbreast Sunfish.

Harbor Carp...

These days everyone is all about carp. I don't get it, Never did, Never will. These things live everywhere and they are not all that hard to hook. They are a good bit of trouble to bring in- I'll give them that. However, I am going to have to catch a few this year because I did buy some new gear and I have to justify it. I saw some big ones walking home from the Charles Bradley show last night and figured it might be fun to catch some harbor carp while I stalk the next species on my hit list.

Mr. Bradley, Good Show. 

Update: I decided to take a walk down there tonight and scope it out with the fly rod. The white perch hit first cast. The harbor carp are there but were just cruising tonight. I think its a matter of playing the tide right, either way catch-able fish if you time it right. Water was pretty nasty would be a big help if that cleared up but with rain in the forecast unlikely. Oh yeah and a what looked to be a black rat snake snacking on something.

 Cross that one off the list.

Rat Snake... Interesting..

I Hate Carp.

Soooooo Drake's Big Year Contest, got me thinking, it has been years since I fished for anything but trout, striped bass, or fluke. Realizing this, it made sense to use this contest as an excuse to catch some fish that I normally would not even bother with (Shad and herring previous post). I do not plan on winning anything because its not really fair competing again someone who fishing in the tropics but whats its going to hurt. I feel as if I grew up exploring waters with my fishing rod in search of something new to catch. 

In light of all this I headed down to my local pond to try and cross a few fish off the list. I was thinking bass and bluegills. 

But another old friend showed up.

Koi which are just selectively bred Common Carp where lurking around. Casting toward these things I hooked a massive regular old Carp and lost him in the grass. I then hooked an even bigger white colored carp.  I fought him into the night of this city part and lost him because I could not get him over the wall.

So I geared up. 

(Although I refused to trade in my ultra light Eagle Claw Glass fly rod I bought for 10 bucks.) 

I tied up 

Got me a random net man, Earl. 

And got me one. 

Also became an honorary member. 

City Shad?

Eastern Tent Caterpillar

Reports of some herring and shad in this City 

Stream. I can not confirm anything this year, but I have seen a lone shad here a few years ago. 

Stockers

I have mixed feelings about some stocking practices, however when they are in the pond next door to the house its hard not to wet a line.

Cup-O-Trout

I am a teacher. We raised trout in our classroom and released

them. Pretty Cool.

Memories.

                                                                      Big Gunpowder Brown MD

 Sand Tiger Assateague Island MD

 

 First Baltimore Striped Bass Fells Point MD

Lake Champlain Laker VT

Loch Raven Largemouth MD

Susquehanna Smally MD

 Long Branch Stripers NJ

 Big Island Beach Weaks NJ

Rando's 18lb Tog NJ

Blues on the Shrewsbury Rocks NJ

For the Love of a Trigger NJ

7x Pool Savage River MD

 Not Quite What I was Looking for in M Beach NJ

 

Savage River Camp MD

 Savage River Brookie MD

Belmar for Dinner NJ

Shark Attack Capital of USA, New Smyrna Beach FL

 

Decent NJ Fluke for Fish Tacos