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Post by dylan8351 on Apr 24, 2011 3:33:27 GMT -4
Fished for a few hours tonight up at Charcoal. We filled 2 - 6 gallon buckets. Decided that was enough to clean and went home right as the wind started to die down.  Also, caught several decent whites! and heard that they got some yellows earlier before dark  |
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Post by wey on Apr 24, 2011 22:39:24 GMT -4
Nice never tried to eat the bullpout are they good? I heard people used to let them in a tub for few days to get the sand out is that true? Nice thanks for sharing.
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Post by dylan8351 on Apr 24, 2011 23:27:00 GMT -4
They're real good! They're in the same family as catfish (ictaluridae) so they're always nice to bring home and much cheaper than store bought! I only let them soak for about 15 hours before cleaning them because I'll be busy the next few days and had to get it done. I switched the water out a few times and I still have a bit of a sandy texture. Nothing that's gonna kill me though! Got a report that the bite is still good up there tonight! It's not too late...
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Post by wey on Apr 25, 2011 10:14:19 GMT -4
Nice I used to like catching them and throwing them in the pond at apple tree when I used to work there part time.Used to be fun.
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Post by tench on Apr 25, 2011 12:24:45 GMT -4
No doubt bullpout!
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Post by luntfrnd on Apr 25, 2011 16:53:20 GMT -4
I had never heard of them being called bullpout until I moved to VT. Us northern NY folks call them bullhead...
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Post by Strafford on Apr 25, 2011 17:18:11 GMT -4
I was taught bullhead was well. Took me a long time to figure out they were the same, but whatever you call them they are fun to catch. I wish I could find a place around here where I could get into them like that.
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Post by dylan8351 on Apr 25, 2011 19:12:28 GMT -4
I learned bullhead in school as well but old habits are hard to break.
Strafford- I remember you fished the Connecticut River in winter... I don't know where you live or how far you are willing to drive, but I fish them with good luck on Groton all summer. Also, Harveys and Kettle both have good populations and some size
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Post by barrebobber on Apr 25, 2011 20:15:29 GMT -4
They were getting them at the mouth of th he black this weekend too andy.
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Post by Strafford on Apr 26, 2011 12:19:24 GMT -4
Thanks for the spots to try, its alwasys nice to have a few options. Not sure how the river would be after all that rain. It seems like just as it starts to come down we get hit again and it goes back up. Any one really fish for big cats on the big lake?
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Post by luntfrnd on Apr 26, 2011 17:41:37 GMT -4
I fished cats at night down in shoreham. All I ever got was some bullhead but I saw a few cats caught,I just went to build a fire and hang out.
I was using beef stew for bait,not cooked of course but just the cubed chunks of beef. That's all I ever used fishing them back home on Lake Ontario and they always devoured it! Didn't work as well on Champlain but maybe the cats weren't feeding on my side of the bank..
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Post by scott blair on Apr 26, 2011 23:54:32 GMT -4
We get some very large cats while crappie fishing fatheads and a small jig.
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Post by Strafford on Apr 27, 2011 6:46:33 GMT -4
Thats got to be a hell of fight when you get them fishing for crappie. Mt brothers and I have tried to catch them during the LCI around button bay and Otter Creek with no success. Were thinking about taking a trip south this year one of the nights to try and get something bigger than a bullhead.
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