What are your favourite "local" freshwater fish to fish for?
My favs are the Mountain mullet:
Note, this is not me in the image. Anyway, I don't live in the U.S.A., so the range of freshwater fish available is limited. This however is a native freshwater fish found in fast flowing streams. It usually grows to about 18 inches long and can weigh about 2 lbs. It's extremely difficult to catch with rod and reel, and can hit like a10 lb fish. The largest I've caught was 14 ounces and 10 inches long. That's how difficult they are to catch. They're so shy, that you can only catch them when the water is cloudy after heavy rains (that's when they hunt using their sense of smell rather than vision), though if you're lucky, you can catch them when the water is clear. I like fishing for these...they're like my own version of trout.
Another of my favs is the (introduced) Mozambique and nile tilapia:
Those where I live grow huge like the one provided in these random images:
They're found in large estuaries, and in a large man made pond near my home. They grow to huge sizes ( 15 lbs or more) here because of lack of predators (except for humans and some birds). I've seen people land massive tilapia, but I've never caught one myself. I've come very close though, and the fights are awesome!
My favs are the Mountain mullet:
Note, this is not me in the image. Anyway, I don't live in the U.S.A., so the range of freshwater fish available is limited. This however is a native freshwater fish found in fast flowing streams. It usually grows to about 18 inches long and can weigh about 2 lbs. It's extremely difficult to catch with rod and reel, and can hit like a10 lb fish. The largest I've caught was 14 ounces and 10 inches long. That's how difficult they are to catch. They're so shy, that you can only catch them when the water is cloudy after heavy rains (that's when they hunt using their sense of smell rather than vision), though if you're lucky, you can catch them when the water is clear. I like fishing for these...they're like my own version of trout.
Another of my favs is the (introduced) Mozambique and nile tilapia:
Those where I live grow huge like the one provided in these random images:
They're found in large estuaries, and in a large man made pond near my home. They grow to huge sizes ( 15 lbs or more) here because of lack of predators (except for humans and some birds). I've seen people land massive tilapia, but I've never caught one myself. I've come very close though, and the fights are awesome!
