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Author Topic: What do you usually fish for?  (Read 2377 times)

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Offline MTCOMMER

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As the nice weather has been thrust upon us and fishing opener is moving near.  I have become curious on what all you guys usually fish for in the summer months.  I would assume most of us try for walleyes but please share your favorite species to fish for. Walleyes, Panfish, Bass, Musky/Pike, Catfish, Trout, etc?

As for me, I do not focus on just one species.  Up at our cabin I will do alot of panfish on or near our raft.  Its pretty easy to go out for an hour or so and catch a nice mess of Sunnies.  When i get out on the boat I will mostly troll for walleyes.  However when Im down here in Winona, there is alot of good bass fishing, so I will mostly focus on them with the occasional panfish trip if I want some more action.
This summer, I think I am going to get into more Trout fishing, I need to take advantage of all the nice streams down here.

Please share, I am interested to know what you all focus on. :fishing2:

Offline Cody Gruchow

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i fish for everything, but my main focus is on Pike, i love catching them, the fish the strikes, its all good

Offline HD

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Lets see...  :scratch:

Late ice...panfish
Spring...trout
Summer...Pike (since we don't have real good walleye numbers around home)
Fall...Pike
Early ice...Pike


So, I guess..... PIKE! (With a few Muskies thrown in there)
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Offline DDSBYDAY

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Walleye guy here.  I usually manage to pick up a few bass and pike by accident.  I started out as a bass boy when I first started but got bored with it.  I have to admit though the spring crappie bite is still one of my favorites.  Due to my participation in this years MNO fishing  contest I will be revisiting my past and trying for a trophy largemouth.
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Offline Tyler Rother

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Trout and Walleyes in the spring along with crappies, and pretty much anything that bites throughout the summer. And again, trout all the time. A buddy got me hooked on them. So quiet wading up stream and watching nature as you go, trying to guess where the big fish is, or the eaters will be.


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Offline MTCOMMER

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So quiet wading up stream and watching nature as you go, trying to guess where the big fish is, or the eaters will be.


Tyler

Im with ya on that.  I dusted off all my stuff and got out for the first time this year and it was awesome.  So peaceful out there in the streams - when the weather is nice you cant beat it.  Plus I love thinking to myself, "OH, I bet there is a big one sitting in there" and then telling my fishing partner, "I BET I can get one out of this hole right here".

Offline corny13

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If the Stars and Moon is right it Muskellunge for me!  Got hooked with my first one 41 years ago, caught on a bobbered sucker on Pikebay!!!!  But I still like to catch anything that swims in Minnesota..

Offline MNBucKKiller

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Musky/pike
walleye/perch
crappie/sunnies
bullheads
catfish

Offline boogityn

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I try to focus my fishing on walleyes but I really like catching whatever bites, that keeps the kids wanting to go back out fishing :king:
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Offline whiteoakbuck

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i fish everything but mostly large and small mouth bass  ;D
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