Did a little fishing last night

tuscarora dave

tuscarora dave

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A good friend called yesterday and said he just got a fishing boat and invited me to take it out for a night of river fishing. Being a spur of the moment type of guy I ran out and got a fishing license and off we went. This was the first time I have fished from a boat in over 10 years. We only caught a few fish but had a great time so I thought I would share a few pics here on DC.

The beautiful Susquehanna River as seen from Goldsboro PA.

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Notice the steam coming from behind the tree line in the pic below.

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The lovely Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant. For those of you who aren't familiar with Three Mile Island, it is the nuclear power plant that had a reactor meltdown in the late 70's nearly creating a "China Symdrome" nuclear disaster. This is why there is steam coming from only 2 of the 4 reactor cooling towers. Dispite popular belief, neither the fish or the people in this area glow in the dark.

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A few more of these babies and we could have had a "Pennsylvania Lobster Roll" (Ron) lol.

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My friend Mike got the award for the smallest and last fish caught. I wasn't too sure which was bigger the rock bass or the "Rebel Cray Fish" that Mike caught it with!!

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I got the award for the first fish caught (a 10" small mouth bass not pictured) and the largest fish caught. This healthy channel cat gave up a nice fight. Notice the hat hanging from the pole. Yes I found my Gilligan Hat just in time for Detail Weekend, though fishing was the intended purpose of the hat.I hope you enjoyed the pics, thanks for looking

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Looks like a good time, TD! Yes, I do remember the 3 Mile Island "event". Though the years have clouded the memory banks which stored the specifics it was quite a scare at the time.

While I love to eat catfish, and they are fun to catch occasionally I prefer to let someone else clean and filet them. My last years catching primarily trout (by fly of course :)) really ruined me on fish cleaning.
 
Mr. Clean said:
Looks like a good time, TD! Yes, I do remember the 3 Mile Island "event". Though the years have clouded the memory banks which stored the specifics it was quite a scare at the time.

While I love to eat catfish, and they are fun to catch occasionally I prefer to let someone else clean and filet them. My last years catching primarily trout (by fly of course :)) really ruined me on fish cleaning.
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When I want to eat fish I go to Long John Silver's. lol. I am a catch and release kind of guy. While the fish around TMI do not glow in the dark, I wouldn't feel too comfortable in eating any of them.
 
The fly shop owner that outfits me and gives me fishing reports has pretty much convinced to of the way of catch and release. I can do it only because there is usually a group in camp that doesn't subscribe to that approach so I still get to eat my share of fresh river trout.

While back home, we have quite a few good catfish eateries as well as a few other fresh seafood outlets.

I sure don't blame you for not eating fish out of those waters; especially the catfish.
 
I remember the stores had to throw out milk after the melt down. And Carter came to visit to calm fears..............

As far as the lobster rolls, we're gonna need a few hundred of them suckers to make a lobster roll for you and me.

You gonna make blackend cat fish with that thing?
 
Awesome. I did some fishing as well. No pics. :( I'm in Missouri right now. Came up for a camping and fishing trip with my 2 Boys. (Parents live up here) Went to State Park with a Spring for Trout fishing. I caught the smallest and biggest trout. It was a good 15-16 inches. (unofficial of course)

:)
 
Tex Star Detail said:
Awesome. I did some fishing as well. No pics. :( I'm in Missouri right now. Came up for a camping and fishing trip with my 2 Boys. (Parents live up here) Went to State Park with a Spring for Trout fishing. I caught the smallest and biggest trout. It was a good 15-16 inches. (unofficial of course)

:)
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As I have already said...trout...rainbow, cut-bow, cut-throut, brown, brookie.......delicious eating. 15" is a big trout. Course, without certification....;)
 
tmacsad said:
Nice catch Dave :bigups That's a BIGGIN :inspector:
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Thanks, in these parts this is the beginning stages of BIGGIN! The biggest channel cat I have caught here was nearly twice the size of this one. Something like that is a rare catch but they are out there. My guess would be that Jared Pointer catches the BIGGINS out there in the swamps of Louisianna. Oops I mean Alabama.
 
tuscarora dave said:
Thanks, in these parts this is the beginning stages of BIGGIN! The biggest channel cat I have caught here was nearly twice the size of this one. Something like that is a rare catch but they are out there. My guess would be that Jared Pointer catches the BIGGINS out there in the swamps of Louisianna. Oops I mean Alabama.
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JMO, but that size catfish is preferrable to something larger if your intent is to eat the catch. But yeah, we have lots of big cats pulled out of area lakes around here.
 
Haha - I have caught some big cats in my day, although that's generally not my main target anymore. And contrary to popular belief, the big ones can be pretty tasty to eat. Cut up into nuggets and fried they are pretty good. But for filets and/or the traditional whole catfish like you'd get on a plate at a restaurant, you probably do want something smaller (and likely pond raised).

Wow - I'm just thinking of the thread I could start about all the different types of meat I've eaten/cooked that I've caught/bagged that a lot of people would think is really weird. :)
 
JaredPointer said:
Haha - I have caught some big cats in my day, although that's generally not my main target anymore. And contrary to popular belief, the big ones can be pretty tasty to eat. Cut up into nuggets and fried they are pretty good. But for filets and/or the traditional whole catfish like you'd get on a plate at a restaurant, you probably do want something smaller (and likely pond raised).

Wow - I'm just thinking of the thread I could start about all the different types of meat I've eaten/cooked that I've caught/bagged that a lot of people would think is really weird. :)
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Go for it!!! I would love to read all about it!!
 
Mr. Clean said:
Are you joking? I worked with a guy back in the 70s that swore that they ate chicken-fried armadillo. Never was too sure whether to believe him or not.
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I wouldn't doubt it - I've had possum and coon, and the armadillo is not too far away from either of those. However, it's not something I'd seek out to eat again. They were both gristly, tough and greasy with a very distinctive taste. Of course, that might have been all in the preparation too...
 
One of the reasons I gave up duck hunting (after a decade plus) was because I never could prepare it in a manner that was enjoyable. Always edible, but often too greasy sometimes too gamey. After the initial years of cleaning (which was always nasty) we switched to just breasting out the birds. One of the most interesting things I tried was slicing up the breast into strips and grilling it for fajita meat.

Give me dove, quail or pheasant.

Never ate it myself, but know folks who have eaten squirrel (more than once). I guess I could, but I wouldn't seek it out.
 
Squirrel dumplings are A-1!

Dove breast wrapped with a slice of bacon cooked on the grill - I can eat 'em faster than you can cook 'em. :D
 
Mr. Clean said:
Are you joking? I worked with a guy back in the 70s that swore that they ate chicken-fried armadillo. Never was too sure whether to believe him or not.
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Serious as a heart attack!

Armadillo meat is pure white. The animal is dirty, as in "muddy", not "diseased" or "filthy". When it's skinned and handled properly, it is not only edible, but very tasty.

(Meghan, if you're reading this, I think you will agree that I have earned the All-Time-Redneck undisputed championship title.)

:lmfao
 
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