is it me....

Or have others seen the increase number of Atlantic's being caught.........

I have seen pics of 3 in the last week that were well above 25".  2/3 were kept I think. One was a female that did not revive well and one was a huge male..

They have been seeing fair numbers in with everything else at Oak Orchard for the last few years.  Down there, they think they are Canadian strays.  FOr what they have been putting in up in Ptown there should be a lot coming back ( 3-400 per year I would think).

I have seen more than this too, just put the big ones in. 

And "on" the church hole it'll be.  Looks dry as hell, with leaves stuck to it, closer to the woods than the water. At least the people in the photos that Clint posted , brought theirs home to eat. You just wasted it. If you want to put up fish porn, don't put up stuff that makes us want to blow chunks. Or put it up on your facebook page, where people don't know better,  Poster boy for the Teenybees?  

I've been catching a bunch of small ones (18-22inches) the last couple years....

We learn the big angler won't even touch a fish. Glove on one end clamp on the other. Think we may have a little unnecessary handling in the catch and release area. Show alittle respect for the fish idiot.

fichy
And "on" the church hole it'll be.  Looks dry as hell, with leaves stuck to it, closer to the woods than the water. At least the people in the photos that Clint posted , brought theirs home to eat. You just wasted it. If you want to put up fish porn, don't put up stuff that makes us want to blow chunks. Or put it up on your facebook page, where people don't know better,  Poster boy for the Teenybees?  

Not sure what you're talking about, this fish swam away as did all the fish I caught.

The church hole is no secret.  I saw many of the same guys there this year that I saw last year.  Wednesday through Friday, I got there at 5:30 and was 2nd guy there.  On saturday, I got there at 5:30 and was like the 15th guy there.  From the steps to the wire, there was 30 guys there on Saturday.  There was another 40 guys from the steps to the top of the Altmar pool upstream of the bridge.  

Not sure? A bluegill deserves better handling. WTF is the Boga for?  To weigh your lunch? 

fichy
Not sure? A bluegill deserves better handling. WTF is the Boga for?  To weigh your lunch? 

Fichy, since you feel so strongly about it, why not write to the DEC and get them outlawed?  Lots of things were once legal, but are now banned.

 Had a guy across from me hooking up left and right. He was the know all type, lecturing to those across the river on which fly was '' working''  of course they were eating it up an switching flys at his command. Almost every fish was fouled. It's pretty easy to get hook ups when every fish leaves the rap**** and sits in front of you. CAST SWEEP LIFT. That's it. Pretty easy to tell when the tail end is facing up stream and that is the direction the fish is moving too. They move sideways through the water too. 
 
Taken from my other thread........
 I will post this again because I think it got lost.  I think I saw his handy  work. That may be me down on the rock.
Remember I wrote this BEFORE I knew it was him...........
I try to leave mine in the net if I can.  Almost ripped the gills out

Beautiful colors on that fish Tuna. Way to hold it like a man.

Large fish will sustain internal hemorrhaging when they are held out of the water and not supported from below. When released they may show  an initial healthy response but usually will die within a week or so. Some of the guides carry Bogas but weigh the net with the fish supported if its meant for release. No need for banning them, just the azzwipes that don't know enough to use them properly.http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/9224.html If you are afraid of touching the icky fish, you may be better off with a different hobby, like playing bridge or cross dressing. You can tell how into fashion you are. Must be tough finding all those plus sizes.

It's OK to mishandle fish and be an internet troll  if you're a fireman?  Just wondering.