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Title: First Gills of the season
Post by: Van_Cleaver on Jan 17, 2016, 07:50 PM
Pleasantly stuffed right now after a nice meal of pan fried gills, hand cut fries, and a little white wine on the side. Had a great first day out and released about three for every one I kept including a few over nine in. Two meals is my usual goal, and as a result a lot of the bigger fish end up back in the gene pool. Of course it's a lot easier to be cavalier when every gill is over 8". ;)
(http://i429.photobucket.com/albums/qq14/van_cleaver/100_4259_zps5ebzgmmd.jpg) (http://s429.photobucket.com/user/van_cleaver/media/100_4259_zps5ebzgmmd.jpg.html)
Title: Re: First Gills of the season
Post by: VanderLaan on Jan 20, 2016, 08:07 AM
Very nice.  Finally getting some ice around here.  Hope to replicate your results this weekend.
Title: Re: First Gills of the season
Post by: Van_Cleaver on Jan 04, 2017, 11:12 AM
More first gills. They were super negative, and dead sticks and tip downs took the lions share. Felt good to shake down the gear; and btw they didn't taste bad either  ;)
(http://i429.photobucket.com/albums/qq14/van_cleaver/100_4361_zps6j782s3j.jpg) (http://s429.photobucket.com/user/van_cleaver/media/100_4361_zps6j782s3j.jpg.html)
(http://i429.photobucket.com/albums/qq14/van_cleaver/100_4381_zpstfjx1hel.jpg) (http://s429.photobucket.com/user/van_cleaver/media/100_4381_zpstfjx1hel.jpg.html)
Title: Re: First Gills of the season
Post by: Townie on Jan 07, 2017, 06:50 PM
Nice 'lil pile VC! Beem skunked twice now-- ouch!
Title: Re: First Gills of the season
Post by: Dave R on Jan 07, 2017, 07:54 PM
Nice! What make rod is that in the picture?
Title: Re: First Gills of the season
Post by: waltman on Jan 13, 2017, 10:01 PM
NICE FISH GOOD JOB
Title: Re: First Gills of the season
Post by: Van_Cleaver on Jan 14, 2017, 08:12 AM
The rod shown is my favorite dead stick; Schooley Arctic fire. That one is 36" and has a super light tip.
Title: Re: First Gills of the season
Post by: Dave R on Jan 14, 2017, 12:29 PM
Quote from: Van_Cleaver on Jan 14, 2017, 08:12 AM
The rod shown is my favorite dead stick; Schooley Arctic fire. That one is 36" and has a super light tip.

Thanks Van.
Title: Re: First Gills of the season
Post by: Van_Cleaver on Jan 24, 2017, 06:56 PM
Second gill run; two hours + each way. They were again super negative other than a brief bite just before dark. I already had what I needed by then and ended up releasing some of the nicer fish I caught.
A nice gill:
(http://i429.photobucket.com/albums/qq14/van_cleaver/100_4376_zps07jqc0bp.jpg) (http://s429.photobucket.com/user/van_cleaver/media/100_4376_zps07jqc0bp.jpg.html)
Take home:
(http://i429.photobucket.com/albums/qq14/van_cleaver/100_4378_zpseu3px7vg.jpg) (http://s429.photobucket.com/user/van_cleaver/media/100_4378_zpseu3px7vg.jpg.html)