Pics from July 4th.. Load Warning

[Mudfrog]

Just some pics from our camping trip.. We took a hike and did a ton of fishing.. Caught a bunch of "red eyes" (rock bass), green sunfish, creek chubs and a few SMB. I caught this one channel catfish which is odd as it's the first one I've caught in this area. A few years ago I caught a baby flathead as well. Hopefully I'll start to catch their parents

I saw the resident giant snapping turtle again this year. I caught him 2 years ago and had to cut the line, I'm not exaggerating when I say his shell has to be close to 2 feet long. The guy is huge. I have pics from when I caught him a couple years ago, I'll see if I can find them. How large do snapping turtles get??

Hiking at "Roaring Run"

The wife and I

The kids

Our dog

A little guy at around 8-9"

Creek Chub "Horny Head" ~ 13"+

Snapping turtle my son caught

I was wading and came across this little guy, anyone know what kind he is? My daughter wanted to keep him but we set him free.

 

[south coast nelly]

looks like u had a great time,did missus n kid enjoy aswell?

 

[chloe]

oooh thats sooooo cute! looks like a terrapin to me but lol i have no idea about things with shells lol
x

 

[shelbyzman]

Very cool pics...looks like a fun time

 

[Mudfrog]

looks like u had a great time,did missus n kid enjoy aswell?

Yes they did. They aren't crazy about the poison oak they brought home with them but it's only a minor set back

 

[HPIZZLE]

its a musk turtle or stink pot.


cool chub. any more pics of it?

 

[Felixjim]

Sounds like a nice trip. As for the snappers, I've seen 2 very large specimens, both from the Ohio River. One was on display at the state fair, its shell was about 4 feet long, the other was still in the river right off the bank while I was fishing and it's shell was about 5 feet long. The larger one is just a guess but I know it was bigger than the one on display. They both had heads larger than mine!

 

[HPIZZLE]

Sounds like a nice trip. As for the snappers, I've seen 2 very large specimens, both from the Ohio River. One was on display at the state fair, its shell was about 4 feet long, the other was still in the river right off the bank while I was fishing and it's shell was about 5 feet long. The larger one is just a guess but I know it was bigger than the one on display. They both had heads larger than mine!

 

[blazin_dragon18]

dang, da's so koo, i would love to camp at some place like that!

 

[Felixjim]

That's fair enough I suppose since I have no proof. I can only report what I have seen.