Stern Rules Posted July 19, 2010 Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 Here are the last of the pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Johnny Bass Posted July 19, 2010 Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 Looks like your family has a nice farm. I like the chain pickerel. And my dad used to tell me there were eels in rice lake(hastings dam to be exact) at one time. And you would catch them at night. But you'd have to reel fast or they would wrap themselves around rocks or sticks and you couldn't move them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted July 19, 2010 Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 Great pic's, both part one and two. (The eels look disgusting though, yech! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted July 19, 2010 Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 Cool, never seen a chain pickerel before, nor a baby turkey Looks like a nice farm. Really great pics. I'd like to try that eel - maybe one day Hope the people in that accident were okay! Joey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehg Posted July 19, 2010 Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 Chain Pickerel and American Eels aren't posted on Ontario fishing forums much. Cool stuff! Couldn't figure out what this thing was though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raf Posted July 19, 2010 Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 great pics on both part I & II. good to see the eel population is apparently OK out east. ontario used to have lots but the population has crashed to the point they are protected. i guess they don't make it all the way up the st. lawrence. eel are great in the smoker btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Johnny Bass Posted July 19, 2010 Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 great pics on both part I & II. good to see the eel population is apparently OK out east. ontario used to have lots but the population has crashed to the point they are protected. i guess they don't make it all the way up the st. lawrence. eel are great in the smoker btw. I've tried barbequed eels at the sushi bar and they taste ok! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle7273 Posted July 19, 2010 Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 That is the strangest bullhead I've ever seen. I lived and fished in NB for nearly 30 years and only caught a few but not one like that. It looks like a genetic mutation known as piebald found in mammals and reptiles. I used to fish eels a lot, they are very common in NB, it wasn't unusual to catch them well over 4 feet. I have a picture of me with one that I caught that is longer then I am, well was at the time. I was probably 12 or 13 at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highdrifter Posted July 20, 2010 Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 I've tried barbequed eels at the sushi bar and they taste ok! Unagi.. Dang you're making me drool!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenzy31 Posted July 20, 2010 Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 (edited) you're pics are making me miss home!! been 2 years since i've been home and i can't wait to go next summer. taking my little girl to show her daddy's "stomping grounds" of Fredericton and the outskirts. spent 2 months a year for 6 years there with my grandparents after we moved to Ontario, best years of my life!!!!!.....BAR NONE!!!!!!! got the flag tatooed on my heart to prove it! thank you soooooooo much for the pics, really enjoyed them. is that a new highway thru Fundy with the pics of the rock cuts? Jesse from Lake George, N.B. Edited July 20, 2010 by kenzy31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stern Rules Posted July 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 That is the strangest bullhead I've ever seen. I lived and fished in NB for nearly 30 years and only caught a few but not one like that. It looks like a genetic mutation known as piebald found in mammals and reptiles. I used to fish eels a lot, they are very common in NB, it wasn't unusual to catch them well over 4 feet. I have a picture of me with one that I caught that is longer then I am, well was at the time. I was probably 12 or 13 at the time. That was the first time I've seen a bullhead like. I thought the black ones were different but that one definately was different. I'd like to see that pic of you and the eel. I've heard friends tell me they've caught bigger ones but no luck this year. That was a good size for me but I wouldn't mind bigger ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stern Rules Posted July 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 great pics on both part I & II. good to see the eel population is apparently OK out east. ontario used to have lots but the population has crashed to the point they are protected. i guess they don't make it all the way up the st. lawrence. eel are great in the smoker btw. I've heard eels are good smoked but can't use a smoker at my apt. I'd love to get into smoking game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stern Rules Posted July 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 you're pics are making me miss home!! been 2 years since i've been home and i can't wait to go next summer. taking my little girl to show her daddy's "stomping grounds" of Fredericton and the outskirts. spent 2 months a year for 6 years there with my grandparents after we moved to Ontario, best years of my life!!!!!.....BAR NONE!!!!!!! got the flag tatooed on my heart to prove it! thank you soooooooo much for the pics, really enjoyed them. is that a new highway thru Fundy with the pics of the rock cuts? Jesse from Lake George, N.B. Yeah that was the new road going thru the Fundy Trail Parkway past St. Martins. They're still working on another section as seen in one of the pics. First time I've been thru there and I wanted to see the bridge they put over Big Salmon River. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnF Posted July 20, 2010 Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 I thought it was a furry musky bait. JF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted July 20, 2010 Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 Thanks for sharing your trip / reports with us SternR Great pics and the scenery shots are just breath taking Question: What's that at the end of the line??? Leechman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted July 20, 2010 Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 Great report, haven't seen chain pics since I was a teen staying with my uncle in NS. New Brunswick is another beautiful province and good fishing to boot. As for eel. Yeech! The oldtimers would get them in traps and drop them live into a sack of coarse salt. Then they would clean them and either brine them or smoke them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stern Rules Posted July 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 Thanks for sharing your trip / reports with us SternR Great pics and the scenery shots are just breath taking Question: What's that at the end of the line??? Leechman That would be a bullhead, Leechman. This was the first year I've seen one like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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