Favorite fish to fish for

[bassnblues]

This had probably come up before but it's a good one for mid February...What's everyon'e favorite salt and freshwater fish and why?

Here's mine...

Salt: Fluke. There's nothing better than drifting for flaties in shorts and a t-shirt in the summer. Kepers may be hard to come by lately but you usually have some action. And of course, they can't be beat on the table.

Fresh: Smallmouth Bass: They are hard fighting and agressive. They also live in places where light tackle can be used to maximize the fun. Casting small plastic jigs for bronzebacks is definitly a great way to spen a day. And we have world class fishing for them within a day's drive.

[blynch]

Salt- Striped bass.  Really big fish within an acessible distabnce from shore. plus, there are som many different ways to fish for them- casting, trolling, livelining, chunking, chumming etc.That makes it more challenging, rewarding, and to me more fun than anything else Take something like seabass and you go out to a reef and drop a peice of clam down for them and thats it.   Stripers are so much more complex.


Fresh- SUNNIES are the only thing i can catch!!

[blackadder]

Hello,

Salt water: Fluke, Sea Robin, Skate, Dogfish, and Oyster Craker, the guy next to me, and the bottom / rudder of the boat not necessarily in that order  ......

Fresh water: Sunny's and catfish all that's in the local pond......

Chris

[tinboat]

Hello,

Salt water: Fluke, Sea Robin, Skate, Dogfish, and Oyster Craker, the guy next to me, and the bottom / rudder of the boat not necessarily in that order  ......

Chris

I believe that I may be the #1 Sea Robin magnet.

[Kenny]

For me it's a coin toss between Fluke and Blackfish...Both challenging to catch and great on the table.

[L.T.]

Blackfish,Salt  Deepwater Brownies,Fresh

[SurfJockey]

Stripers, blues, and Tog!

[Wreckfish]

Cod, Seabass and Blackfish in that order.

Big fat river Blue Gills Breader and fried 

[kezsr]

Striped Bass,can't beat em     Kez

[Scott G.]

 

[Andys Delight]

Honestly it depends on my mood.  I totally get the lazy t-shirt and shorts on a hot sunny day drifting for fluke routine and enjoy it alot.  When I'm lazy, I'm fluking.  Stripers are great when I want a good fight, a  good challenge, and a good meal.  When I just want the good fight though, nothing beats throwing a metal spoon at a pod of voracious bluefish. 

[gymrat987654321]

Saltwater: Bluefish and Stripers

Freshwater: Bluegill, Yellow Perch, and other panfish.

[bugmannj]

Saltwater-Stripers,Blues and Fluke
Freshwater- Bass, trout, Muskie and Pickerel or anything that takes a fancy to my bait.

[hiking]

I like the fluke idea, and I do enjoy it, but what I really like is catching big blues (10lb +)on light tackle spinning gear. stripers also.
  fresh water everything top water (bass,pickrel)on 4 1/2 foot ultra light spinning gear.

[Noworries2009]

Stripers from the surf/shore. I love the challenge of finding them and foolin them. Tog is next for sure. Boat,jetty or canal they're just fun,fun,fun !!!! Tuna and all offshore fishing is also a favorite but since I sold the boat I don't go often enough.

[Bottom Dweller]

Tuna,Stripers,tog,fluke,bluefish. In that order

[Tacklebox Joe]

stalking the surf for bass & blues in the salt

cats, crappies & smallmouth in the sweetwater

[paul-e]

Fresh Water:

Small Mouth Bass for the fight on ultralite tackle.
Sun fish and cats when I take kids fishing to keep them interested and get hooked on the fun of fishing.

Salt:

Live line stripers in the spring for the thrill and size.

Fluke on a nice hot lazy day of summer to relax and get some great table fare.

Black Sea Bass for the great table fare and action on a good day.

Blackfish for the challenge and skill required. Always a learning and react experience and great table fare.

And along the way on all these trips never disappointed with the fight and fun of the Blues and I do like them as fine eats too when handled correctly and cooked on the grill.

Like they say if you don't like the taste of fish "eat chicken"

[Duffman]

Tuna, hands down.   And if ya didnt vote for tuna, you've never caught one  

FW - salmon.  They have tails the size of a broom and fight twice as hard as a striper.

[Noworries2009]

I posted earlier but I'd like to add cod to my list of favorites. With global warming the last 2 winters,lol ,the winter king is making a great comeback!!!! I just love targeting them when I can fit a trip in around all this lovely snow. Seriously, now that sea bass have been limited to us ,local cod and Block island cod are helping break up the winter for me. I was out last week and going up to Rhode Island this week  Also have fished Mass. and NH the last couple of springs with nice results and have plans to go again this spring.