Will's first deep sea fishing trip for bluefish- we learned a valuable lesson- get there early and stay in the back of the boat.
Fishing for weakfish in Barnegat Bay.
Will with a nice 17.5" weakfish caugh on a pink S jig. I got skunked.
Will and his first Walleye, a 21 incher.
10 brook trout from Pettis Pond.
A 23 pound striper caught
in the Hudson May 2006.
May 2006, a 17 pound, and 2 23 pound striped bass.
This is why I have striper fever. After you catch one of these, a 13" Rainbow trout just doesn't seem really worth it the trouble.
Here is a Google Earth map of where we caught the stripers, literally 50 yards from Highway 787, just below Green Island and right across from Troy.
Will wrestling a couple of herring on the Hudson River. Rod tip high, rod butt under his harm, tongue out, the kid is going to be a professional basser for sure.
A 13" Rainbow trout from Kaydeross Creek.
Emily with a nice bass caught on Fish Creek, just up from Saratoga Lake. What you can't see is her very frustrated brother who has not caught any bass yet.
Will caught this monster 4 pound bass 5 minutes after Emily caught the above bass. It heralded the best 10 minutes of fishing I have ever had on Fish Creek. We caught 15 good largemouth and smallmouth. The only downside was that the kids now think that is the norm.
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As you can see, he is just as happy with a small bass as a monster one. This 7" baby lunker was caught in the ponds by Yaddo.
Emily with a nice little Smallie on another part of Fish Creek near Victory.
Emily and Tess with a nice Bluegill caught in my favorite fishing hole on Fish Cree. I love this picture because you can see so much of each girl's personality in the picture. Emily in her soccer shorts and a dirty t-shirt; Tess fishing a nice dress. |
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My 15 pound striper caught in the Hudson River by Troy, May 2005. |
Joe Griskowitz (18 lbs), me (15 lbs), and Greg Griskowtitz (14 lbs) |
| Here is a 16” largemouth bass my son caught in Fish Creek with a purple Yamamoto worm. It was the first time I had ever brought my camera when I went fishing. Talk about a great dad moment. | Will with an 18" bluefish caught in Barnegat Bay, LBI. He reeled this monster in himself on one of those Zebco kids reels. I thought the drag and rod were going to give way, but fortunately not. |
Emily proudly displaying her first fish, a pumpkinseed caught at Fish Creek |
Tess proudly displaying her first fish, a bluegill, also caught at Fish Creek. Her favorite is crappies. |
Will and Emily showing their bluegills proudly. Notice Tess's distinctive fishing attire. This is right near where Will caught the big bass above. |
Emily patiently waiting for the big one at Rollins Pond. |
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Crabby-PattiesIs there anything more fun than kids and crabs? They would only pick them up after I declawed them. |
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Craig Coleman and I with several monster salmon we caught fly-fishing in the Sheboygan River |
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Cray-Fishing, Cray-Fishing, Cray-Fishing!Cray-fishing is one of our favorite family activites. Here is Will on the hunt and proudly holding the fruits of another successful hunt-- two crayfish. |
June 2004, Will and I with a couple of bluefish we caught in Barnegat Bay at the Jersey Shore.
