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Name That Fish!

Clive Mathias — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:35:39 +0000

This slow endangered fish is found primarily in shallow tropical waters among coral and artificial reefs and have been known to grow over 8 feet in length, and weigh over 800 pounds!

Monster 52 Pound Pike!

Clive Mathias — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 22:46:46 +0000

This incredible pike weighed in at 52 pounds (24kg) – just a few pounds shy of the world record pike! This is the kind of pike I dream about at night! I’ll post more details on this amazing catch as soon as I get them!

via Q-RYB Rybárske potreby Facebook

Dave Mercer Hooking Alligator Gar

Jonathon Marshall — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:37:29 +0000

Dave Mercer definitely knows how to get his viewers excited. It’s all about big fish, tips, and his undeniably infectious laughter. Check out this video of him hooking into a big Alligator Gar.

via Facts of Fishing

Name That Fish!

Clive Mathias — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 23:00:46 +0000

This weeks species is one that I have always wanted to catch. They are known for their incredible speed and strength in their initial run and they also taste delicious! They can reach over 8 feet in length and weigh over 180 pounds.

Name that fish!

The correct answer is indeed wahoo!

The Biggest Walleye Ever Caught on Video?

Jonathon Marshall — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 01:03:40 +0000

I’m no die-hard walleye fisherman, but I’ve seen a few big walleye in my life time. At no point have I ever laid my eyes on one this big though!

The fish in the video above weighted 16 pounds at 32 inches long, with 20 inches of girth! If I hadn’t seen this on video, I’d suspect that the guys we’re drinking heavily and miss-identified a pike, but the video proves otherwise.

The current world record walleye is held by Al Nelson’s 22-pound 11-ounce walleye caught in Fairfield Bay on Greer’s Lake, Arkansas in 1982. But a 25-pounder was once caught in the Niagara River- though it was snagged by a salmon fisherman and did not qualify.

Skeet Reese Catches 40lb Black Drum on a Dropshot Rod

Jonathon Marshall — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:14:19 +0000

The title pretty much says it all. Until you see this thing out of the water you’ll never believe it!

Name That Fish!

Clive Mathias — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 02:23:00 +0000

If you have had fish and chips, there’s a pretty good chance you have eaten this fish!

Name That Fish!

Bonus points if you can tell us where the fish was caught!

Cod and Norway is correct!

Incredible New Brunswick Muskie

Clive Mathias — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 23:54:12 +0000

As you can imagine, there are massive fish all around the world that live a long full life and die of natural causes, never feeling the point of a fishermans hook. Of course, we rarely get to see these fish because their high rate of decay. A couple of weeks before Christmas a man named Chad Cernivz saw a massive fish floating down the mighty Saint John River in New Brunswick, Canada. He manage to pull it onto the shore with a long stick before it flopped for the last time and exhaled its final breath.

Chad later learned that this fish was the heaviest muskie ever recorded in New Brunswick, weighing an earth shattering 61.5 pounds (28 kg)!

As if I needed any more excuses to make the 4.5 hour drive the New Brunswick…

more via Muskies NB

“BIG FISH” Artshow For Local Artist Charles Weiss

Jonathon Marshall — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 17:52:27 +0000

I first met Charles Weiss at the Toronto Sportsmens Show here in Toronto earlier in the year. Unfortunately due to my limited schedule I missed some good photos of his booth and showcasing some of his amazing work.

Charles is an artist in every respect, he creates amazing paintings of scenery, fish, illustrations, and perhaps most what most impressed me- his carvings of trophy fish over 40″ long!

If you’re in the Toronto or GTA and looking to see some wonderful fishing inspired artwork then I would highly recommend going to see this showing. Check out charlesweissart.com website for more great art.

Where: Bluffs Gallery 1859 Kingston RD. Scarborough, ON
When: November 4-16 (Mon-Fri 9 am – 5 pm / Sat. 11 pm – 4 pm )

Potential Record Sheephead Caught And Released!

Clive Mathias — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 02:25:38 +0000

It looks like there could have been a new record sheep head in Ontario! Our friend Mike caught himself a massive 22.2 pounder back in 2008, that set the record and now Aaron Shirley (who some of you may recognize from such shows as Getting Hooked with Aaron And Barry) caught an even bigger one in the same area, tipping the uncertified scales at 27.5 pounds (12.5 kg)!

Awesome catch and release Aaron!

via OFNC