John Sheehan's Blog (34)

Mid afternoon shore fishing at a natural non stocked pond ...Females 5",6", 7 "....Males 7,1/2"...hot dog pieces/crawler pieces/both combined ,slip floated @4 ' up tp 2'.

http://bigbluegill.com/photo/albums/shore-fishin-ponds-of-ringwood…

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I am in the process of tagging all my photos.Gonna be time consuming . I would like to be able to search a specific species of fish pictured on this great site and compare photos. I only have 4 photos up so far of Red Breasted Sunfish but would like to see others . I plan to complete this obsession!Hoping to ease the search of specific interests as they change from day to day, season to season.

I am looking for experience from anglers that have fished the Shenendoah River particularly around Front Royal Virginia.I'll be there fishing two days third week of July.

Thanks for any tips or contacts!

Here are the results :

http://www.bigbluegill.com/photo/albums/shenendoah-in-july

Never heard of such a thing but this fish made me wonder. It is a largemouth as I see it but looks almost like the color of a bronzeback.It didnt fight like a smallie I'll tell you that. It's too green to be a smallie and doesnt have smallie verticle bars but where are the side markings and green/white/black colors of a 'normal' largemouth?…

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I have been catching these small sucker or chub like fish this year for the first time and dont know what species it is. They seem to like small artificials ,wormpieces and mealworms though. They came out of a small New Jersey brook and hang out with suckers ,chubs and stocked Trout.Any one know what it is?May 92 RB.jpg

First time for me:I caught a tagged brook Trout today 4-17 at about 8:15 am .I'm gonna send the tag into the hatchery .They'll send me back a certificate and award patch (ha ha, an award patch for an 11" trout..lol!)but I'm thrilled they'll enter me in a drawing for 1 of 12 rod and reel combos!That's cool! It's the "Hook a Winner "program.They 're tagging more than 1000 brook Trout for release in NJ waters.

Hey People -Wanted to tell you all that the Green Sunfish and the Warmouth are both considered 'potentially dangerous' species in New Jersey.Was reading through the 2010 New Jersey Fish and Wildlife Digest and these two'criminals' were listed along with 8 others.According to the state because of their bigmouths they are too competitive to the other smaller mouthed native Sunfishes like Blue gills and Sunfish.The state wants anglers to kill these fish and send specimens into their…

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Here's a place to post photos of Fish caught with Bruce Condello.Hope this take's off 'cause I never fished with him but wish that I have .

  World famous Inventor/engineer/Fly fisherman/Entomologist/Author/  Conservationist ,Musical Instrument collector,

  Edward Ringwood Hewitt(1867-1957) , son of an iron mogul and fifth of six…

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While splitting wood I found these grubs residing in what I believe is Elm.The pieces with the turkey tail mushrooms on the bark were the ones tahat produced the Grubs.Maple wood is also a good Grub producer.…

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I'd like to ask all of you you about Golden floats slip on Bobbers and stoppers.It's my favorite float and can't seem to find them in New Jersey anymore .I have only one and would like to get some more.I did a search on the internet but I am coming up empty.If you know of and have any info on the Goldeneye products inc. Mpls.MN.,I would really appreciate some help.



While we are at it what are your favorite floats and stops?I like using the little rubber Eagle claw red and black stops… Continue

Tim Lawlor and I,fishing Cupsaw lake, were questing to catch every known species in the lake and for a score as close to a possible 16 as we could.Here's how the system works: 1 pt each for Crappie,White Perch,Yellow Perch,Blue Gill,Pumpkinseed Sunfish,Bull head,Bass, Trout



Our Score Tim ,Bass 1pt,BG 1pt,WP 1 pt ,YP,1pt Total 4 Points



John Bass ,YP,BG,SF,WP Total 5pts.





No Trout Crappie or BHeads were caught.

Our score 9 out of a possible… Continue

I am ashamed of myself! I scored a pitiful 50%.

http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz.cfm?qid=240931