Wissahickon Creek Fishing (6-20-16)

On June 20th, 2016, I went to the Wissahickon Creek for a short fishing session with my sister Becca. I managed to land two smallmouth bass and one redbreast sunfish.

This guy had great coloring!

One of the two smallmouth bass!

Margate City Fishing (6-18/19-16)

I took a quick trip down to the shore and caught only a spider crab and a clearnose skate. The skate happened to be a new species which was awesome!


Big old spider crab!



My first clearnose skate!



His eyes are awesome!

Schuylkill River Fishing (6-13-16)

On June 13th, 2016, I traveled to the Schuylkill River to do a little bit of fishing. I ended up only catching a small green sunfish or two. Still fun though!



At least he was very pretty!

Schuylkill River Fishing (6-12-16)

On June 12th, 2016, I headed down to the Schuylkill River to do a very short fishing session. I was there for around and hour. However, this short trip indeed was very successful, as I caught my first channel catfish!



A very cute channel catfish!

Cisco Park Fishing (6-10-16)

On June 10th, 2016, I went with my mom and sisters to Cisco Park in Erdenheim, PA. My mom did not fish, but my sisters and I did. I actually caught two new species that day, one being a Creek Chub, and the other being a Pumpkinseed x Green Sunfish Hybrid. I also kept 4 small sunfish to keep in my fish tank at home that is filled with wild-caught fish.

A beautiful green sunfish

My first ever Pumpkinseed x Green Sunfish Hybrid!

My first ever Creek Chub!

Schuylkill River Fishing (6-8-16)

          On June 8th, 2016, I went down to Flat Rock Dam in search of a channel catfish. I specifically bought chicken liver for the purpose of catching channel catfish. However, little did I know, I would catch everything but a channel catfish.

          I biked down to the dam and waded out to my spot. I then set up my gear and started fishing. My first catch happened to be a nice american eel. Most of the time people do not like to catch eel, but it was a new species, so I was happy. After I took photos and released my first culprit, the sky started to darken and it started to pour. There was a cold rain early in the session, but it quickly cleared up. After the storm, I got back out and started to fish again. That was when I caught a nice hybrid striped bass, which also happened to be a new species. I then took pictures and released him. After releasing the bass, my friend Miles came down. The fishing slowed down a lot for me for awhile. Then, right before we were about to leave, there was a nice hit on Miles' rod, and he let me set the hook and fight the fish, mainly because there were many species of fish that I had not caught yet. I was hoping for it to be my first channel catfish, but it ended up being another hybrid striper, which was still totally awesome. So, yeah, two new species in one session is pretty good in my opinion.
          After that great session, Miles and I walked back to our bikes and ended up noticing that mine was stolen, which really brought my mood down. So, the session was overall successful, except for the fact that my bike got stolen. Well, you live, you learn!



My first ever American Eel!


My first ever Hybrid Striped Bass!


My second ever Hybrid Striped Bass!

Manayunk Canal Fishing (6-6-16)

On Monday, June 6th, 2016, I had my last final exam and then headed to the canal. I had a pretty slow, but very successful day. The original plan was to catch a carp, so I set up one rod for carp. I then to out my 5'6" light action rod and put on a little jighead with an earthworm. Immediately, on my first cast with the worm, I caught a huge largemouth bass. I did not weigh the fish, but I think he was at least 3 pounds. I had no action with the carp rod, except for one point, there were a few carp eating my chum and I came kind of close to catching one. After not much action, I packed my bag and started heading to the Flat Rock Dam, but when I crossed over the bridge to the bike path, I saw some other guys fishing. I asked them what they were going for and they said crappie. I had not caught a crappie before, so I wanted to catch one. I set up a little minnow on a jighead with a bobber and started jigging. I ended up catching one pretty large white crappie, which was pretty awesome! It may have been a pretty slow day, but it was definitely a great day!



My large bass


My first crappie (a white crappie)