Post Your Best Catches of 2013!

[Eskimo]

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Hello Anglers!
It's that time of year again to post up your best fish from the year.

RULES OF THE THREAD:

1) This is a 'living thread' that can be updated at any time by anybody displaying a freshwater fish caught between midnight January 1 and Dec. 31, 2013.

2) "Best Catches" is defined broadly to include your biggest catches, fish you are most proud of and/or fish of great personal significance to you.

3) Posting pictures of fish does not obligate the poster to answer any questions concerning the catch, including where and how the fish was caught.

This is not an informational thread. This is purely a self-aggrandizing, fun picture thread.




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[Eskimo]

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I guess I'll go first as long as I am here.


I just caught this river monster the other week. I didn't measure him before I released him, but he looks big.

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn38/Full_Stringer/Bass_Oct_20_2013_zpsc315ad7f.jpg (http://s300.photobucket.com/user/Full_Stringer/media/Bass_Oct_20_2013_zpsc315ad7f.jpg.html)







Caught this fat boy on a hot, sunny July afternoon. I was so excited, I forgot to measure him before I released him. He appears to be a solid 3+ pounds.

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn38/Full_Stringer/Bass_July_28_2013_zps115d4906.jpg (http://s300.photobucket.com/user/Full_Stringer/media/Bass_July_28_2013_zps115d4906.jpg.html)

[kcritch]

No particular order but here they are!

First Ever Walleye....Due to tryin to learn a litte about the big LH! Thanks to jimmythegreek for the intel!

First Lake Champlain SM...beautiful place up there.

Wife's first Champlain BIGGER SM...she had many that day!

First Ever Pike....Thanks iceehot for getting me out to Budd lake for the first time.

[Skunk City]

Pretty good year for me with a few new personal bests...

1.) Low-30"ish Hack Striper back in March.
2.) 45" Hopatcong Muskie during the herring spawn in May.
3.) 25" Hopatcong Walleye during the herring spawn in May.
4.) 27.5" Hopatcong Hybrid Striped Bass during the herring spawn in May.
5.) 35" P-River Pike in March



http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h252/QuikSilverSRT4/IMG95201303279522272695877_zpse3fb9339.jpg (http://s66.photobucket.com/user/QuikSilverSRT4/media/IMG95201303279522272695877_zpse3fb9339.jpg.html)
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h252/QuikSilverSRT4/2013060195215025_zps8873651c.jpg (http://s66.photobucket.com/user/QuikSilverSRT4/media/2013060195215025_zps8873651c.jpg.html)
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h252/QuikSilverSRT4/20130530_221312_zps9e0d4370.jpg (http://s66.photobucket.com/user/QuikSilverSRT4/media/20130530_221312_zps9e0d4370.jpg.html)
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h252/QuikSilverSRT4/20130503_003133_zpseabb9e8d.jpg (http://s66.photobucket.com/user/QuikSilverSRT4/media/20130503_003133_zpseabb9e8d.jpg.html)
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h252/QuikSilverSRT4/20130303_120517-1_zps53534676.jpg (http://s66.photobucket.com/user/QuikSilverSRT4/media/20130303_120517-1_zps53534676.jpg.html)

[Jigman13]

I think I know where I'll be in May lol...

[Jigman13]

Had a good last week of May into first week of June with LMB. Here's a couple:

1st was about 4 lbs (Clark Res.)
2nd was much larger--prob close to 6 lbs. (Clark Res.)

Then there's:

3rd, was a first for me--catching a tagged brookie on opening day @ Milton Lake lol.

4th & 5th: my 1st Spruce Run wiper and 1st LH wiper during M&G on 10/13/13.

The rest were in the brine!

Oh wait... best for last... 8 lbs 13 oz... My baby girl on June 15th! Edges out the rest by a WIDE margin--hands down!!

[catfishonthelake]

Biggest true strain musky, 47 inches. Biggest Tiger Musky, 42 inches. Biggest pike, not sure how big. Biggest smallie, not sure how big. Didn't do any walleye fishing yet this year, but I got a few on musky lures.
https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/992783_10201356062529784_251305538_n.jpg
https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/942508_10201158641994394_1864508374_n.jpg
https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/943293_10201334097420670_170876205_n.jpg
https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/601860_10201334086580399_576747459_n.jpg
https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/923451_10201229398403260_1243265010_n.jpg

[Jigman13]

holy chit man... those are some THICK toothy critters! Were those all in NJ waters???

[catfishonthelake]

The muskies yes, the pike no.

[catfishonthelake]

Look at this little porker, first one of the year...in January.
https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash2/486294_10200381566007980_709084680_n.jpg

[Mikew36]

Holy $#%...those aren't fish, they are dragons !!

Good year man !

[catfishonthelake]

Thanks man. Been a good year so far. Not over yet.

[Walleyed]

My father, age 77, who has been an avid hunter and fisherman his entire life, is suffering from rapidly progressing dementia. In June, I went home to Michigan and my brother, brother-in-law, nephew and myself took him out on Lake Erie walleye fishing one last time. As I told my Mom, he may not remember it 3 months from now, but I'll never forget.

http://i41.tinypic.com/14nnvoj.jpg

[kcritch]

My father, age 77, who has been an avid hunter and fisherman his entire life, is suffering from rapidly progressing dementia. In June, I went home to Michigan and my brother, brother-in-law, nephew and myself took him out on Lake Erie walleye fishing one last time. As I told my Mom, he may not remember it 3 months from now, but I'll never forget.

Awesome dude. Way to go...Those are the things we all need to make priorities while we can. I'm happy for you.

Very... Nicely Done!!

[kcritch]

And Catfish...THAT'S SICK DUDE! Nuff said!

[FASTEDDIE29]

http://i1315.photobucket.com/albums/t599/fasteddie2927/DSC00194_zpsf7a173f3.jpg (http://s1315.photobucket.com/user/fasteddie2927/media/DSC00194_zpsf7a173f3.jpg.html)
10lb 5oz Passaic River Pike 35 inches
http://i1315.photobucket.com/albums/t599/fasteddie2927/DSC00145_zps21147786.jpg (http://s1315.photobucket.com/user/fasteddie2927/media/DSC00145_zps21147786.jpg.html)
6lb 5oz Hopatcong Walleye
http://i1315.photobucket.com/albums/t599/fasteddie2927/DSC00131_zps90d57d28.jpg (http://s1315.photobucket.com/user/fasteddie2927/media/DSC00131_zps90d57d28.jpg.html)

http://i1315.photobucket.com/albums/t599/fasteddie2927/DSC00124_zpsb969d3b4.jpg (http://s1315.photobucket.com/user/fasteddie2927/media/DSC00124_zpsb969d3b4.jpg.html)
http://i1315.photobucket.com/albums/t599/fasteddie2927/DSC00121_zps23d28e05.jpg (http://s1315.photobucket.com/user/fasteddie2927/media/DSC00121_zps23d28e05.jpg.html)
3 Tiger Musky out of the Raritan River in 5 days! Fish ranged from 31-34 inches.
http://i1315.photobucket.com/albums/t599/fasteddie2927/DSC00100_zpsaf22f652.jpg (http://s1315.photobucket.com/user/fasteddie2927/media/DSC00100_zpsaf22f652.jpg.html)
5lb Hopatcong Bucketmouth night fishing
http://i1315.photobucket.com/albums/t599/fasteddie2927/DSC00290_zps1857eb6b.jpg (http://s1315.photobucket.com/user/fasteddie2927/media/DSC00290_zps1857eb6b.jpg.html)

Delaware river Flatheads!!! One was around 10lbs. The other was around 12lbs.
http://i1315.photobucket.com/albums/t599/fasteddie2927/DSC00312_zps9329e900.jpg (http://s1315.photobucket.com/user/fasteddie2927/media/DSC00312_zps9329e900.jpg.html)
7lb 11oz Raritan River Hybrid caught in the high water
http://i1315.photobucket.com/albums/t599/fasteddie2927/DSC00357_zps92eb7003.jpg (http://s1315.photobucket.com/user/fasteddie2927/media/DSC00357_zps92eb7003.jpg.html)
[IMG]
4lb 8oz Raritan River Smallie
[IMG]

[FASTEDDIE29]

MY PRIDE AND JOT FOR THE YEAR!!! PB FRESHWATER STRIPER CAUGHT OUT OF THE RARITAN RIVER, 25LBS 13OZS!!! YEA BUDDY TIGHT LINEZ!!!
http://i1315.photobucket.com/albums/t599/fasteddie2927/DSC00362_zps8e0b6aa0.jpg:D
Ill throw in another Delaware River FLATHEAD over 10lbs!!!:D
http://i1315.photobucket.com/albums/t599/fasteddie2927/DSC00286_zpse386c1c3.jpg

[tjc76]

my pb smallie

[bigfishy]

22" native rainbow- caught on monday , upper Big D...sorry if the pic doesn't work- I suck at postin pics..
http://web.mail.comcast.net/service/home/~/1028131301.jpg?auth=co&loc=en_US&id=538577&part=1

[iceehot6766]

Best Smallmouth
http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k538/iceehot66/1003130915a.jpg (http://s1114.photobucket.com/user/iceehot66/media/1003130915a.jpg.html)

Best Largemouth
http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k538/iceehot66/1391959_457360551052350_201798071_n-2.jpg (http://s1114.photobucket.com/user/iceehot66/media/1391959_457360551052350_201798071_n-2.jpg.html)

Biggest Pike
http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k538/iceehot66/1235421_433847176737021_444794469_n-1.jpg (http://s1114.photobucket.com/user/iceehot66/media/1235421_433847176737021_444794469_n-1.jpg.html)

Biggest Pickerel
http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k538/iceehot66/1003131854.jpg (http://s1114.photobucket.com/user/iceehot66/media/1003131854.jpg.html)

Best Bear
http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k538/iceehot66/1382956_442026975919041_513574378_n.jpg (http://s1114.photobucket.com/user/iceehot66/media/1382956_442026975919041_513574378_n.jpg.html)

Best Fox
http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k538/iceehot66/f06aab42-d017-42e7-9bac-78e00013e5a2.jpg (http://s1114.photobucket.com/user/iceehot66/media/f06aab42-d017-42e7-9bac-78e00013e5a2.jpg.html)

Best Sandwich!
http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k538/iceehot66/sand-1.jpg (http://s1114.photobucket.com/user/iceehot66/media/sand-1.jpg.html)

Best Scene(That would be Kcritch in the silhouette)
http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k538/iceehot66/885217_440833089371763_199508165_o.jpg (http://s1114.photobucket.com/user/iceehot66/media/885217_440833089371763_199508165_o.jpg.html)

[NorthJerzyG]

NICE catches all around!!!! Some great stories too. It's been a good year!! Couple pb's, many awesome stress free days on the water, and even some solid skunkings to make every catch that much better. Here's my best of each species.......

PB bullhead, 2ish #
http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i419/NorthjerzyG/IMAG1115.jpg

Biggest channel of year, Unweighed (7/8 #)
http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i419/NorthjerzyG/IMAG1200.jpg

Best pickerel this year (caught bigger last year...)
http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i419/NorthjerzyG/IMAG0684-1.jpg

Biggest "non foul hooked" and landed carp, lol
http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i419/NorthjerzyG/IMAG0526.jpg

PB wild brown trout, 8/9"
http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i419/NorthjerzyG/IMAG1616.jpg

Couple nice bows, 2/3 #
http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i419/NorthjerzyG/IMAG1634.jpg

http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i419/NorthjerzyG/IMAG1628.jpg

Biggest LMB, this year, 3/4 #
http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i419/NorthjerzyG/IMAG1105-1.jpg

[NorthJerzyG]

Couple nice smallies, including PB....
http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i419/NorthjerzyG/IMAG0615.jpg

http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i419/NorthjerzyG/IMAG0366.jpg

http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i419/NorthjerzyG/IMAG0696.jpg

PB Pike!!
http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i419/NorthjerzyG/IMAG0656.jpg

http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i419/NorthjerzyG/IMAG0655-1.jpg

First double header pike.......
http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i419/NorthjerzyG/IMAG1563.jpg

The BEAR!!!!
http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i419/NorthjerzyG/IMAG1608-1.jpg

http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i419/NorthjerzyG/IMAG1609.jpg

[NorthJerzyG]

Some good scenery pics...

http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i419/NorthjerzyG/IMAG0869.jpg

http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i419/NorthjerzyG/IMAG0777.jpg

http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i419/NorthjerzyG/IMAG0768-1.jpg

http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i419/NorthjerzyG/IMAG1249.jpg

http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i419/NorthjerzyG/IMAG0503.jpg

[Lard Almighty]

Fabulous fish, everyone! Here's my selection of greatest hits.

Beautiful PA winter brown:
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee260/BlackSeventeen/Photo215r_zpscee55250.jpg

Opening Day bounty:
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee260/BlackSeventeen/DSCN0283r_zps53cd56fe.jpg

Wild tiger:
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee260/BlackSeventeen/Photo221r_zps385fe239.jpg

4+ lb. smallie in the fog, Candlewood Lake, CT:
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee260/BlackSeventeen/Candlewood051613-1r_zpseabf5fe5.jpg

Big trout of the year, 18" rainbow on the Upper Big D:
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee260/BlackSeventeen/Delaware051813-3_zps6e153559.jpg

Surprise carp. Gotta love those mulberry trees!
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee260/BlackSeventeen/carp061813-1r_zps502f0dee.jpg

Me and my favorite fishing buddy (aka Dad) on Candlewood:
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee260/BlackSeventeen/1044686r_zps02a88f5e.jpg

3+ lb. smallie on Lake Otsego, Cooperstown, NY:
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee260/BlackSeventeen/DSC00332r_zps93e85329.jpg

3.7 lb. largemouth on Otsego, big fish of the day. Bass, beer, and baseball, baby!
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee260/BlackSeventeen/DSC00337r_zps0cfb0988.jpg

Fishin' with the bro:
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee260/BlackSeventeen/DSC00335r_zpse6d0b495.jpg


2013 isn't over yet, guys! Hopefully I can add a few more pictures into this thread before the ball drops. Best of luck to everyone in the rest of 2013 and beyond!

[catfishonthelake]

Best Sandwich!
http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k538/iceehot66/sand-1.jpg (http://s1114.photobucket.com/user/iceehot66/media/sand-1.jpg.html)



Now that's what I'm talking about.

[njbassman]

http://i1300.photobucket.com/albums/ag94/Jordanpnj/IMG_20130128_105525_237_zpsb4e71535.jpg

Jigs with his 45" Greenwood beauty

[stevejordan]

so fat

[ChaosStarter]

RVR 5lb LMB
https://scontent-a-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/9099_592723330748443_2012209379_n.jpg

Lake Champlain 4lb SMB
https://scontent-a-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/942012_600727673281342_220685638_n.jpg

Lake Champlain 4lb 13oz LMB
https://scontent-a-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/969950_599278750092901_1810783248_n.jpg

No Hybrids, or good pike. Caught lots up at Champlain but no real good ones.
Still have yet to ever catch a Muskie or Walleye.

It was a pretty shitty, slow year otherwise.

[C.Gallagher]

http://i1350.photobucket.com/albums/p770/CGallagher91/IMG_1214_zpsf74e66a5.jpg

http://i1350.photobucket.com/albums/p770/CGallagher91/sfg_zps2b5fbdb8.jpg

http://i1350.photobucket.com/albums/p770/CGallagher91/photo1_zps1f0e0a50.jpg

http://i1350.photobucket.com/albums/p770/CGallagher91/drum_zpsa7b1fa30.jpg

Black Drum off of shrewsbury rocks

Two hefty LB's one from Spruce Run and one from Merrill Creek

And my first musky (someone please help me with the addiction that started with this fish)

[C.Gallagher]

http://i1350.photobucket.com/albums/p770/CGallagher91/IMG_1214_zpsf74e66a5.jpg

http://i1350.photobucket.com/albums/p770/CGallagher91/sfg_zps2b5fbdb8.jpg

http://i1350.photobucket.com/albums/p770/CGallagher91/photo1_zps1f0e0a50.jpg

http://i1350.photobucket.com/albums/p770/CGallagher91/drum_zpsa7b1fa30.jpg

Black Drum off of shrewsbury rocks

Two hefty LB's one from Spruce Run and one from Merrill Creek

And my first musky (someone please help me with the addiction that started with this fish)

[gwl2oneida]

My best fish caught this yr were the 4 kings salmon caught on the Oswego river in late sept. Average 22lb. Not monsters but still fun along with a nice rainbow.

[Mikey topaz]

http://i1300.photobucket.com/albums/ag82/fvkathyk/0875E685-8F18-4E9D-B61F-9D12B4EB6902-2316-000002D377E2D207_zpsec57aad8.jpghttp://i1300.photobucket.com/albums/ag82/fvkathyk/A188EDE4-B143-4964-A6CA-F38EEE1C3E4D-1425-000001C6C02738B2_zps2ef4d66d.jpgbrown trout 10lbs 3oz and chain pickeral throughy the ice bought a lb short of state record!