Fishing, fresh water or salt water?
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Fresh, but that is because I am 230 miles from the nearest patch of saltwater, simply a matter of what I am set up for.
Danny T
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In my area we have great freshwater within a 15 min ride, brackish in the opposite direction within 30 minutes and saltwater a 30 minute boat ride away from there. I enjoy them all.
It's all freshwater in Colorado. A bigger question here would be: lake or river?
Overall, I'd rather be under the water watching the fish than on top of it hooking them.
Overall, I'd rather be under the water watching the fish than on top of it hooking them.
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If I had to choose between the two, lake. But I prefer ocean the most.
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Agreed, SCUBA all the way.
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Grew up fishing saltwater on the east coast.Also grew up on trout streams in the Hudson Valley...dated a genius gal who tied flies and could make a "survival lure" from threads from clothing and a safety pin..got relatives in Wyoming who have never seen an ocean, but pull fish from the river. Have relatives in New York who do the whole "bay man" thing: tuna, scallops, clams, crabs, weakfish, game fish-name it......
Me, I love the Baja coast, Cabo San Lucas-tuna, tuna, tuna.....
Doesn't really matter much either way, now......
Me, I love the Baja coast, Cabo San Lucas-tuna, tuna, tuna.....
Doesn't really matter much either way, now......
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Don't you have salt water crocodiles though?
Yeah but they don't like to chase people. So in the ocean they are generally was to see and so are not hunting.
Where in the river you are more likely to be where they are sitting ready for you.
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From what I've heard, its usually alligators that don't chase people and crocodiles that do. So it might be alligators that you've got in the ocean where you're at. Crocodiles are much more aggressive. I've heard it said on how to tell the difference is to jump in the water, if it swims away from you its an alligator if it swims towards you its a crocodile.
Anyway, is there much in the way of fishing in Australia? How about fish and seafood cuisine? You're surrounded by water after all.
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So from what I know, some places that have lots of ocean there's also lots of fishing and much of the food they serve is fish and seafood. I know both Japan and Spain are big on fishing and seafood. Interestingly enough, though, I don't think the U.K. has much of the way in that aside from the standard fish & chips and Im not sure if fishing is all that big in the UK even though its surrounded by ocean.
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Wow, that looks really nice. I was wondering, been to Lake Hillier? Do they fish there?
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Japan was fished out years ago. I used to sit on the dock and pull in kilos of sardines years ago late afternoon. Now you are lucky to catch one. They have to go further afield to catch them now.
Is the UK any better? Back in the 70's I could fill a black plastic bag with mackerel in 30 minutes off the rocks in Cornwall. I guess you cant do that any more.
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No sorry.
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So did the Japanese really use huge fishing nets that caused the tremendous decline in the fish population in the area?
It would be interesting how fishing in the UK is now. The UK never struck me as a big fishing culture, even though they're surrounded by water.
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