John Kelley

Hahaha, bunch of perch for sure, but I don't see a 12 inch fish on the table, and certainly not any 14 inch perch.  I will add a pic of an actual 14 inch perch, so you can have a size reference!LOL 

If I might add my two cents, I agree with everything the Sk8man has said, and I would like to add to it.  Good elecronics is vital in finding ice crappies, i.e Vexilar, Marcum, etc., as they almost always suspend in the water column.  I have had my best luck with glow jigs in reds and oranges, tipped with small fathead minnows, under floats.  Waxworms work on an actively jigged rod, as well.  The electronics not only let you know where to set your float, but can also help by showing you what mood the fish are in.  When the fish marks move quickly up to your bait and hit fast, they are very aggressive, and so on.  Hope this helps.  Thanks.

Thanks, I will.  Here is a bird I shot after work last evening

Wow, that's some beautiful country out there. I also saw some good walleye fishing shows from your neck of the woods. Congrats on your hunt and thanks for sharing the photos of the countryside out there!! PAP.

Thanks Pap, and you should make a trip out here some time.  The walleye fishing and pheasant hunting are hard to beat.

Are you ditch hunting?

That's what I usually do, but I have been hitting a really nice public Game Production area, that has food plots and small shelter belts with high switch grass.  The birds have been holding and flushing really well for me.  Ditches will definitely be the way to go when they get all of the crops out.

Thanks Frogger.

Sweet Mounts !!!!!!!!

Thank you!

Well, the 2014 pheasant hunting season is well under way, and I am at 9 birds as of yesterday.  I hope you like some of these pics of my bird hunting experience so far this year.  I could have a few more birds under my belt, but I hunt without a dog, so I think I am doing okay so far.  Thanks.

Sorry to hear about your friend, and another fine American hero passing, Ed.  Here's 21 guns to Captain Jim, may he rest in Peace! 

Nice Job, and good haul!!

Haha, well I wasn't including the Adirondacks, but the lower tier only ever got about a foot maximum, the two years I was out there ice fishing.

Hell, you boys in New York never have enough ice to even warrant a power auger of any kind. If I were you, I would just buy a hand auger. They are lightweight, and are just as fast as any power auger up to about 7" of ice. Besides that, you get a nice aerobic workout if you drill a few holes, too.

Very cool pic!

Just got my bass back from the taxidermist, and she looks great. My wall is filling up, too!!

I forgot this double header of an 11.5 pound salmon and a 28" walleye from a couple of weeks back. The walleye ate a whole herring rig of an 11" paddle down 100' on the rigger, over 187' deep. The salmon came on the same rig, down 90' over 155 fow. Had to keep the walleye, as its eyes were bulged out of its head! Second photo shows rig both fish were caught on. Thanks

Took a couple of guys I am working with out here in Onida, SD to the river, for salmon and caught both of them their very first King salmon ever. Enrique got two on Saturday @ 15 and 8.5 pounds. Pro Rodeo Hall of famer, Tom Reeves caught his 11.5 pounder on Sunday. Both guys are now big time salmon fans!!

Way to go on the big beastie!!

I am guessing around 250.

Also, if there were no spots on the lower half of the tail, along with the whiter mouth, it is probably a coho.

Should not be too bad with a 10 MPH East wind, out of Dunkirk.

I wish the two muskie fishermen would have called the game warden and gotten this guy's license revoked, plus a healthy fine. That kind of attitude is not needed in our sport!!

Most guys I know just use their cell phones.  That way only the people you want to share information with, get it.     

I am totally with the "you were not there, you get no prize money crowd", regardless of your agreement.  You didn't help with any of the work that goes on in the boat that day, so why should you share in any of the winnings?  Pretty cut and dry in my book.  You have to be present to win!!  I guess you learned a valuable lesson, and maybe you will be there next time. 

Nice job!!   

Great results, and it doesn't get much better for eating than Mahi-Mahi!!