Sunday, January 1, 2017

2017 New Years Resolution (Or My Species Wish List)

The species I shouldn’t have missed in 2016.

Winter Flounder
Skate
Black Crappie
Tiger Trout

The Plan - 1. Try kayak fishing in the Spring for Winter Flounder in Barnstable Harbor or Plymouth Harbor. 2. Fish at night off the Cape’s north side beaches for Skate (and Striped Bass) . 3) Try ice fishing for Black Crappie in Beaver Pond in Franklin and some other ponds in southern New Hampshire.  4) Might have a shot at Tiger Trout by fishing the larger lakes in the mid to lower Cape.

New species to target 

Mahi
Red Drum
Black Drum
Sheepshead
Grouper sp.
Walleye
Zander

The Plan - 1. Could get lucky with Mahi this year on Brown’s Ledge during late Summer.  
2. Planning a trip to Cape Fear, North Carolina in May. That’s where I hope to get Red Drum, Black Drum, Sheepshead and Grouper. 3. Might bag a Walleye if I go ice fishing in Western Massachusetts. 4. Zander, the European version of the Walleye will be targeted during a trip in September to the Azores. This trip will also give me a shot at catching Groupers.

Species that I haven’t caught in a while that will be targeted in 2017.

Brown Bullhead
Weakfish
Spotted Seatrout
False Albacore
Lake Trout
Landlocked Salmon


The Plan - 1. Best bet for Bullhead is night fishing with dead baitfish or nightcrawlers.   2. North Carolina for Weakfish and Spotted Seatrout. 3. Could try using the Kayak on a not so windy day to reach the False Albacore during September.  4. Probably will do some ice fishing in Northern New England to go after Lake Trout and Landlocked Salmon.

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