my fish log (fresh water) from 1974-2009
 

broke my back 5 years ago and lose balance easy these days so don't get out much but I found my old log book from when I was 15 , finally did a tally and it'll make you youngsters sick..during that time I got 15,234 trout,8044 smallmouth,3759 pike,1043 walleye,5679 lmbass' didn't count crappie or perch...wish I kept a good log of salt but I was usually too bushed...spent days and years finding holes and paying attention to weather..things change all the time so if you can log it and find a pattern on familiar waters you will be rewarded, if you spend your time on the water observing you can make trips productive,,keep a log, date weather, water temp and so forth..you will catch a lot...

Re: my fish log (fresh water) from 1974-2009
 

Sounds like you know what you're doing. Just like anything else, the more time you put in the more you learn. I would love to hear some stories of the monsters you've landed over the years.

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Sounds like a great idea bunker that you were persistent with...........with the help of technology nowadays, I try to do the same with the help of the computer and photos to match up w/ reports.....That's alot of fish you caught.......proves it definately helps to keep notes and study them...thanks for sharing your experiences....the old saying applies also....gotta be in it to win it....can't catch fish sittin on the couch......:D

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^^unless youre fishing in paterson and someone dumped a couch on the side of the river

Re: my fish log (fresh water) from 1974-2009
 

wrong
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6pmC5WQ8fA

Re: my fish log (fresh water) from 1974-2009
 

Log books are great, my freshwater log book started around 1994. It helps me not make the same mistake twice.

As far as a couch in the river in Paterson you can contact the Passaic River Watershed Group or any one of the thousands of environmental groups here in New Jersey looking at climate change and global warming.

Re: my fish log (fresh water) from 1974-2009
 

I have saltwater fishing logs from 1987. makes for great wintertime reading. I think I read everyone this very long winter:mad:

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Yeah you're right actually.....LOL!!!

http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/...28128378_n.jpg

Re: my fish log (fresh water) from 1974-2009
 

biggest trout stuff were a32#chinook, 26#laker,dozens of 20 plus salmon, 14 around steelhead 12#,9@8 # browns and another 30 over5#,tons of rainbows over 5# biggest 11#, can't count how many smallies over4# but the biggest was 7# in Ontario...I can remember many and the various friends and family that were on the trips,,to me that is gold..shoulda took more pics but we all figured we would live forever...we had no cells back then but you guys have no excuse now,,believe me you will smile someday looking back..

Re: my fish log (fresh water) from 1974-2009
 

I caught 48,794 fish in NJ fresh water since 1991. Biggest was 42.5 lb. Best year was 2010 with 4,060 fish. Worst year was 1996 with 533 fish. Last year I caught 3,080 fish in 240 trips.