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Someone needs to copy/move this to the archive. This is very handy info.

Thanks,
Stan

Someone needs to copy/move this to the archive. This is very handy info.

Thanks,
Stan

I'm too honest for that stuff. Nice catch though!

Perfect timing for me.

Thanks,
Stan

I think I just had a seizure!

Ship,

Thanks for the pictures. Now for the stupid question. How are the first two rigs fished? Are they for trolling or are they fished with the weight just sitting on the bottom.

Stan

Nice perch. Why does it look green?

Man am I dumb. I just carry the stuff. I'm only 42 though. The kids help too.

Stan

Good news! They now have a hand-operated pump and it works great! I picked one up because I'm cheap and I have to say that it works great. Just a few quick pumps and the air is gone. I also have...

You're a better man than I am. That perch would be in my freezer right now had I caught it :-).

Nice fish.

Not to mention that its Master Angler sized here in Colorado. Not sure about other...

Have you used gas with ethanol in it? That could be the problem if so.

So do you guys pull out the dead ones, or do you just let them float around? I've got 2-3 dozen minnows left over from last week.

I wasn't able to get out to the small pond last week. I'll see if I can manage it this week. Things are starting to get busy around my house though. School has started back up along with soccer...

Well, we went and fished all day. We headed about 60 miles east of Colorado Springs, then headed south to Karval Reservoir. We got there about 8:00 AM and fished for about 2 hours without a bite. ...

Well, I plan on taking my oldest son fishing tomorrow morning. Here's the deal, a massive cold front has moved into Colorado and the temps on Saturday are projected to be in the low 60's where I...

Welcome from colorful Colorado!

Well, it turned into Taco Bell tonight :-(. I'm hoping to hit the pond tomorrow. So are you guys eating the spine and all, or pulling the meat away and leaving the spine?

Gene, those look bigger...

crappiencali,

I don't recall exactly why they drained the lake (wasn't interested in fishing at the time). I think it had something to do with water retention. It's pretty low at the moment due...

Hey Beaver, when you fillet them, do you leave the skin on or do you take it off? Is the skin the reason that they curl up?

Oh, and I'm still stuck at work. It doesn't look like I'm going to...

This was my son's first catfish ever. As you can see, he was a bit excited!

Anyways, the lake has only had water for 2 years now so the fish are pretty small. We sent him back to get bigger.

From the sounds of it, I have a never ending supply of snacks available for free!

I think I'm going to give it a try tonight and see if I like them.

Thanks bigfish5.

How about the dorsal fin with the spikes? Does it need to go too, or will it soften up during the cooking process?

OK, I'm looking for a bit more depth here.

Do ya scale them?
Cut the heads off?
Gut them?

Ok, I've seen references to people who eat small fish. Fish too small to bother filleting. Stuff in the 3-5 in range.

At first, I was like why would anyone bother with fish that small. But from...

Hey talltimber, I'll bet they do! I'm really careful about the regs.

crappiencali: The boys and I made a trip to Brush Hollow a while ago. It was after it was drawn down so the weeds were...

Welcome from the newbie that hasn't even caught a keeper crappie yet!

Thanks for the welcome guys. We have tons of military around here. Lets see, Fort Carson army base, US Air Force academy, Peterson AFB. I'll see if I can hunt down any more places to fish locally....

I'm currently in Colorado Springs, CO. Not much water nearby. I pretty much either have to go north to Denver or south to Pueblo to find a decent warm-water lake.

There's a few ponds to dink...

Hi guys,

I've been lurking for a while and I thought I'd post.

I'm just past 40 with 2 boys that like to fish, one more than the other. I fished with my dad when I was growing up, but haven't...