Stories of Individually Named Fish

Sooner or later I think most of us run into a chubby fish that lives
in a very protected, difficult to impossible place to fish. If you
don't drown yourself in the process, eventually they all get names.
Ive had three in my life so far that were neigh onto maddening. And
they get names.

The first was a monster bass that once lived on the East shore of
Davisons Mill pond in central NJ. Actually hooked him once
but . . . .


Another was a monster GERMAN Brown that lived under a road in a
little
pipe connecting a barnyard with the Letort above Otto's meadow. This
damn thing could scoot into that pipe so fast, and even looked like
he
was too big to fit. One day I am crawling along the road edge
stalking
it when a car stopped next to my leg, the farmer yelled to see if I
was OK but soon learned that I was merely fish-crazy.


The most recent is a fish that lives in a river hole behind the
corals
at Marengo bridge on the Tucannon. Ive actually hooked this fish a
few
times but he breaks off in a tangle of root balls.


All three have names too shameful to repeat. ;-))


Dave

On Aug 11, 2:09*pm, DaveS wrote:
Sooner or later I think most of us run into a chubby fish that lives
in a very protected, difficult to impossible place to fish. If you
don't drown yourself in the process, eventually they all get names.
Ive had three in my life so far that were neigh onto maddening. And
they get names.

The first was a monster bass that once lived on the East shore of
Davisons Mill pond in central NJ. Actually hooked him once
but . . . .

Another was a monster GERMAN Brown that lived under a road in a
little
pipe connecting a barnyard with the Letort above Otto's meadow. This
damn thing could scoot into that pipe so fast, and even looked like
he
was too big to fit. One day I am crawling along the road edge
stalking
it when a car stopped next to my leg, the farmer yelled to see if I
was OK but soon learned that I was merely fish-crazy.

The most recent is a fish that lives in a river hole behind the
corals
at Marengo bridge on the Tucannon. Ive actually hooked this fish a
few
times but he breaks off in a tangle of root balls.

All three have names too shameful to repeat. ;-))

Dave

Buster was a 25"+ bass (ended up weighing 11lbs) that cruised the west
end of Lake Tapps in Washington. My mother-in-law got it with a worm
and bobber on a zebco and then ate it.
Frank Reid

On Aug 11, 2:25*pm, Frank Reid © 2010 wrote:


Buster was a 25"+ bass (ended up weighing 11lbs) that cruised the west
end of Lake Tapps in Washington. *My mother-in-law got it with a worm
and bobber on a zebco and then ate it.
Frank Reid

I've never seen an eleven pound bass. How many diners would that
serve?

giles

On Aug 11, 7:15*pm, Giles wrote:
On Aug 11, 2:25*pm, Frank Reid © 2010 wrote:

Buster was a 25"+ bass (ended up weighing 11lbs) that cruised the west
end of Lake Tapps in Washington. *My mother-in-law got it with a worm
and bobber on a zebco and then ate it.
Frank Reid

I've never seen an eleven pound bass. *How many diners would that
serve?

giles

She made two dinners for 3 out of it.
Frank Reid

On Aug 12, 8:19*am, Frank Reid © 2010 wrote:
On Aug 11, 7:15*pm, Giles wrote:

On Aug 11, 2:25*pm, Frank Reid © 2010 wrote:

Buster was a 25"+ bass (ended up weighing 11lbs) that cruised the west
end of Lake Tapps in Washington. *My mother-in-law got it with a worm
and bobber on a zebco and then ate it.
Frank Reid

I've never seen an eleven pound bass. *How many diners would that
serve?

giles

She made two dinners for 3 out of it.
Frank Reid

Oh relief. From your first description (and it being a MIL and
all....) I had this vision of her squatting, Gollum-style, beside the
river gnawing on a big fish.

--riverman

On 2010-08-12 09:22:48 -0400, riverman said:

On Aug 12, 8:19*am, Frank Reid © 2010 wrote:
On Aug 11, 7:15*pm, Giles wrote:

On Aug 11, 2:25*pm, Frank Reid © 2010 wrote:

Buster was a 25"+ bass (ended up weighing 11lbs) that cruised the wes
t
end of Lake Tapps in Washington. *My mother-in-law got it with a wo
rm
and bobber on a zebco and then ate it.
Frank Reid

I've never seen an eleven pound bass. *How many diners would that
serve?

giles

She made two dinners for 3 out of it.
Frank Reid

Oh relief. From your first description (and it being a MIL and
all....) I had this vision of her squatting, Gollum-style, beside the
river gnawing on a big fish.

--riverman

Now *that* is funny. What a picture......

Dave
(Where are you? Heading back up to the Rapid in a couple of days.)

On 08/11/2010 12:09 PM, DaveS wrote:


Sooner or later I think most of us run into a chubby fish that lives
in a very protected, difficult to impossible place to fish. If you
don't drown yourself in the process, eventually they all get names.
Ive had three in my life so far that were neigh onto maddening. And
they get names.

That would be "the steak". I call him that because all
you get to typically see of him is about a five foot long
streak of silver as he blasts away from you. I have sparred
with him three time in the winter.

Once he played tug-o-war with me on Caddis nymph. Another time
he nailed a Stonefly nymph right at my feet on my retrieve.
He splashed me pretty good too. Snapped my fly off like
a twig. A third time he ran a minnow imitation through a crack
under two rocks and busted my leader.

The third time I got to take a good look at him on the other
side of the two rocks -- he got stuck too. He is only about
12 inches long too. He is not that big for the power he exerts.
I have not hooked any other fish on this river that has
behaved this way.

I went looking for him a few weeks back. Could not find him.
I hope he just migrated somewhere else for the summer and not
done up and got himself eaten. In my minds eye, I picture him
breaking some poor bait fisherman's pole in half. I will search
for him again this coming winter. Kind of developed an
affection for him.

Now my wife on the other hand, names the fish I keep to eat.

-T

Oh, and the streak owes me a fly and a minnow imitation.

On 8/11/2010 8:19 PM, Frank Reid © 2010 wrote:
On Aug 11, 7:15 pm, wrote:
On Aug 11, 2:25 pm, Frank Reid © wrote:

Buster was a 25"+ bass (ended up weighing 11lbs) that cruised the west
end of Lake Tapps in Washington. My mother-in-law got it with a worm
and bobber on a zebco and then ate it.
Frank Reid

I've never seen an eleven pound bass. How many diners would that
serve?

giles

She made two dinners for 3 out of it.
Frank Reid

small portions? i've eaten a 20 pound dolphin...well, the filets from
one...all by my lonesome. i've never eaten bass...caught plenty,
biggest was 8 pounds. i have it mounted. but, never eaten one. i hear
they are good. like freshwater trout, they just never really interested
me that much as food (though i've eaten trout). might have to give 'em
a try. your mother-in-law have any special bass-cooking recipe?

jeff

On 08/12/2010 03:58 PM, jeff wrote:
On 8/11/2010 8:19 PM, Frank Reid © 2010 wrote:
On Aug 11, 7:15 pm, wrote:
On Aug 11, 2:25 pm, Frank Reid © wrote:

Buster was a 25"+ bass (ended up weighing 11lbs) that cruised the west
end of Lake Tapps in Washington. My mother-in-law got it with a worm
and bobber on a zebco and then ate it.
Frank Reid

I've never seen an eleven pound bass. How many diners would that
serve?

giles

She made two dinners for 3 out of it.
Frank Reid

small portions? i've eaten a 20 pound dolphin...well, the filets from
one...all by my lonesome. i've never eaten bass...caught plenty, biggest
was 8 pounds. i have it mounted. but, never eaten one. i hear they are
good. like freshwater trout, they just never really interested me that
much as food (though i've eaten trout). might have to give 'em a try.
your mother-in-law have any special bass-cooking recipe?

jeff

Never cared much for Bass. Caught a lot as a kid. My mom
use to make them into fish sticks. Trout I have always
consider a delicacy.

-T

On Aug 12, 5:58*pm, jeff wrote:
On 8/11/2010 8:19 PM, Frank Reid © 2010 wrote:

On Aug 11, 7:15 pm, *wrote:
On Aug 11, 2:25 pm, Frank Reid © *wrote:

Buster was a 25"+ bass (ended up weighing 11lbs) that cruised the west
end of Lake Tapps in Washington. *My mother-in-law got it with a worm
and bobber on a zebco and then ate it.
Frank Reid

I've never seen an eleven pound bass. *How many diners would that
serve?

giles

She made two dinners for 3 out of it.
Frank Reid

small portions? i've eaten a 20 pound dolphin...well, the filets from
one...all by my lonesome. *i've never eaten bass...caught plenty,
biggest was 8 pounds. *i have it mounted. *but, never eaten one. i hear
they are good. like freshwater trout, they just never really interested
me that much as food (though i've eaten trout). *might have to give 'em
a try. your mother-in-law have any special bass-cooking recipe?

jeff

Iowa farm girl + deep fat fryer = anything you want to eat, she can
cook.
Frank Reid