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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: DREDIOCK on August 11, 2006, 09:07:33 PM
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(http://www.watersheds.org/nature/gallery2/images/hellgramite.jpg)
(http://whatsthatbug.com/images/hellgrammite_david.jpg)
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That's a... ummm... Hellsomethingorother? Hellbender? No, that's a salamander...
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Hellgramite = Smallmouth :)
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Yer Close.
They are teh bomb!
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Originally posted by DREDIOCK
(http://www.watersheds.org/nature/gallery2/images/hellgramite.jpg)
(http://whatsthatbug.com/images/hellgrammite_david.jpg)
That is CATFISH BAIT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Originally posted by Nefarious
Hellgramite = Smallmouth :)
Give that man a CIGAR!
Yup yup.
Just got back from fishing on the upper Delaware for a couple days
A place I refer to as "My church" Not a building. the entire area LOL
Everything was PERRFECT. Everything went PERRFECT (for a change)
Caught a chitload. about 20 keepers altogether not including Bluegill and river chubs
ALL which put up a magnificent fight
Nothing huge. Most in the 10-14 inch range.
but on 4 and 6 Lb test. oh what a fight.
Trip itself was great. Found some time to "Zen" out
Relax and forget about watermelon for a while,
Saw no less then 3 Bald eagles within a stones throw from the campsite (pretty rare for around there)
Some shooting Stars at night
And even a bit of the weird.
I was dragging my canoe with my daughter in it up river to shoot this one particular stretch of rapids that are upstream from my campsite with her.
and Im now upstream of the rapids but wantot get far enough up so that I can steer into the roughest part.
In water about knee deep when out of the corner of my eye I see what I first thought was a snake.
When I looked directly at it I saw this bushy tail and saw it was a squirrel crossing the river not 4 feet from me.
Why a squirrel was swimming across the river I do not know. but it was kinda cool to watch it go by. LOL
The entire time I was there it was like nature was welcoming me home.
Great trip. Pics to be posted as soon as we develop them
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Originally posted by RedTop
That is CATFISH BAIT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Maybe for you.
But for me and Nefarious its for Smallmouth AKA Bronzeback
And they work FANTASTIC dead or alive doesnt matter. the fish love em.
but this trip, they were hitting on everything I threw at em from Hellgramites to worm to spinners to Rapalas.
I could do no wrong.
It was.....Glorious
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Originally posted by DREDIOCK
Why a squirrel was swimming across the river I do not know.
The squirrel was crossing the river for the exact same reason the chicken crossed the road.
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Originally posted by DREDIOCK
Maybe for you.
But for me and Nefarious its for Smallmouth AKA Bronzeback
And they work FANTASTIC dead or alive doesnt matter. the fish love em.
but this trip, they were hitting on everything I threw at em from Hellgramites to worm to spinners to Rapalas.
I could do no wrong.
It was.....Glorious
Years ago when I was young I used to go fishing on the Llano River in West Central Texas. We used to go out a catch those before we fished. It was fun. Me and my cousins running around turning over rocks and stuff to find em.
Used to catch all sorts of fish , but catfish were the big things to catch. We used ole cane poles and fished off some rocks. My uncle and Dad sitting back on the bank of the river watching us.
It was a quiet time and a simpler time. Undisturbed land and beautiful. We'd fish late into the night and cook hot dogs and have sodas. All day long getting sunburned and laughing at the catfish making noises.
Great times.
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Originally posted by RedTop
Years ago when I was young I used to go fishing on the Llano River in West Central Texas. We used to go out a catch those before we fished. It was fun. Me and my cousins running around turning over rocks and stuff to find em.
Used to catch all sorts of fish , but catfish were the big things to catch. We used ole cane poles and fished off some rocks. My uncle and Dad sitting back on the bank of the river watching us.
It was a quiet time and a simpler time. Undisturbed land and beautiful. We'd fish late into the night and cook hot dogs and have sodas. All day long getting sunburned and laughing at the catfish making noises.
Great times.
I still use them whenever Im on the river and can get them.
They arent easy to come by and most bait stores dont sell them. I happend to pass by a place in NJ on the way up that had some left.
Expencive $5 for 6. Without batting an eyelash I picked up 30.
But I know these thing are worth every penny on that river and if you hook them right though the shell near the head you can be using the same one for and be very productive with it dead or alive hours unless a fish manages to get it off or you hang up on a rock.
"Quieter and simpler times"
thats why I like that area. No gas motors or Jetskies allowed and if you go during the week as I did you can almost literally have the enire river to yourself and go for hours without seeing anyone else on it.
thats why I call it "my Church"
ITs where I like to go to clear my head or meditate when I have something heavy on my mind. Or just to relax and forget everything for a bit.
In this case it was all 3. I NEEDED this trip badly
and it was perfect. the weather was perfect. the water was perfect
Everything was just perfect.
The only thing that could add to these last few days aint likely to happen.
And the only thing that wasnt perfect was having to leave LOL
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I'm assuming you mean upper delaware river, instead of upper delaware.
If that's the case, I've been working on a construction site nearby to the delaware valley river gap. Many beautiful animals are there, none of which I have seen. Quite possibly because of the construction noises.
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What do they taste like?
I'm betting chicken!
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Looks like its missing two leggs and its dead.
http://whatsthatbug.com/images/hellgrammite_david.jpg
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Originally posted by lasersailor184
I'm assuming you mean upper delaware river, instead of upper delaware.
If that's the case, I've been working on a construction site nearby to the delaware valley river gap. Many beautiful animals are there, none of which I have seen. Quite possibly because of the construction noises.
Yes the river. Up around Barryville Narrowsburg area. Bout a half hour 45 min out of port Jervis
The The Watergap ( I am assuming that is where you mean) is ok, but I like this area much better
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Originally posted by MrCoffee
Looks like its missing two leggs and its dead.
http://whatsthatbug.com/images/hellgrammite_david.jpg
nope thats the whole thing.
One of the more gawd auful ugliest creatures god put on this earth.
They remind me of that thing Kahn placed in Checkovs ear in "Wrath of Kahn" LOL
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Oh and when these things die they're known to squirt alot of juice out. Really dramatic if you ask me.
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Bravo.
Your the only man I know who boasts of a fishing trip yet posts pictures of the bait.
:p
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Originally posted by LePaul
Bravo.
Your the only man I know who boasts of a fishing trip yet posts pictures of the bait.
:p
:rofl
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Originally posted by LePaul
Bravo.
Your the only man I know who boasts of a fishing trip yet posts pictures of the bait.
:p
LMAO
And as my mother used to say "If you looked a little farther then the end of your nose...."
You would have read this
Originally posted by DREDIOCK
Great trip. Pics to be posted as soon as we develop them
Sorry, dindt think it wold be a good idea to bring a digital camera on a canoe in a river, that on top of being fished out of. Would also be having people jumping out of it and climbing back into it as well.
Gets just a little bit wet in there sometimes LOL
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When I was a kid we used to hop on our bikes and ride down River Road from Shepherdstown, You would ride until you saw the old ruins of a factory.
Pack Horse Ford if you are a civil war expert. ;)
We would wade/walk out on the rocks catch a whole bunch of hellgramites, and fish all day.
Smallmouth Heaven! Suprisingly the Potomac River is very diverse river once you get out of the Heavily populated areas. Bass, Walleye, Muskie, Cats and an occasional Trout can be caught, in the right areas.
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The Shenandoah, upstream from Harpers Ferry, WV, has to be one of the best streams in that area. Spent many a day there, never knew what would take your hook. Glad you had a grand time; they are far and few between.:noid
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Fishing threads with no pics is like sex with a blow up sheep doll! Get em developed Dred! Glad you had a good trip.
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Originally posted by DustyR
The Shenandoah, upstream from Harpers Ferry, WV, has to be one of the best streams in that area. Spent many a day there, never knew what would take your hook. Glad you had a grand time; they are far and few between.:noid
You still live in that area?
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whats the size of that creepy crawler?
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By Nefarious. You still live in that area?
I live in Fairmont, WV, just a short distance from you. :noid
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:noid indeed.
I live in Clarksburg. :)
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Originally posted by Nilsen
whats the size of that creepy crawler?
About a foot and a half
LOL Kidding.
About 2-2 1/2 inches
Wifes getting the pics developed as we speak