The "Best of 2016" thread

[Delawareriver]

Slower than average year for me but definitely had fun. It's more about the experience and fishing with friends than the actual catch. Anyways here is a few, starting with some hard water eyeballs after a certain someone made a bet it would not be possible last ice season


Short ice season which was successful but not picture worthy.
Believe it was March hit big water with chrisper for some laker jigging.

Then had to wait for some warmer weather. Took the bow out and filled the cooler with tasty snakehead fillets

Next headed down to Alabama for national bowfishing tournament. Fished alabama tennesee and kentucky. Poor water conditions plus heavy boat traffic made for tough shooting but we managed to shoot, common carp, grass carp, bighead carp, Silver carp, spotted gar, longnose gar, buffalo, blue cats, channel cats, flathead cats, bullhead, suckers, gizzard shad, bowfin, freshwater drum. Didn't bring any money home but we did well. Next up was bowfishing tournament in maryland. Might have been the toughest conditions I've ever shot In with chocolate water and 30 mph wind. Once again we did well but finished just outide the money. 5th out if 25 teams. Buddy shot nice blue cat plus we managed some gar and small carp.

June hit some local water and managed to put some good night's together including this slob common

To be continued