Amazing Fishing News

Fish play a major role in the food chain and ecology of our planet. Following are a collection of fish facts, so you don’t have to fish around the net for them. Estimates indicate that about 30 percent (60 million pounds) of the 200 million pounds of sport and game fish present in Oklahoma are found in the major reservoirs. It is reasonable to assume, based on harvest data, that some 3.8 million pounds of those reservoir fish are taken home each year by anglers. Some of us like to keep pet fish, while others prefer to go out and spend the day catching fish. Either way fish are definitely one of God's unique creations. One piece of fun fact which seems to be under some debate is whether fish feel pain? I would tend to think they do. After all they are a living creatures. In this piece we will try and find some fun facts on fish. The next time you watch the fish in your tank maybe these little tidbits will go through your mind and make you think or at least smile.
One way anglers can supplement their knowledge of fish and fishing (news) is to assimilate the knowledge and experience of other anglers. Fishing magazine articles, television fishing programs, area fishing news and word-of-mouth can never replace actual fishing experience, but can have an impact on success. Watching or reading about the fishing techniques of others can often prove successful wherever you fish. Since few in today's society have opportunities to fish every day, most sport fishermen rely to some degree on information generated by other anglers.

One fact I found amazing was that fish can actually drown! Okay, you are probably wondering how is that possible? Well a fish needs oxygen just like we do. So when they are taken out of the water they get a lethal dose of oxygen because thier gills can't handle the intake.I will never forget when I found out the fact that lipstick actually contained fish scales! That was a sad day for me and I even considered never using lipstick again.

Fish represent an integral step in the food chain. Fish feed on plants and small animals in the water transferring their energy to the fish. Other creatures than feed on the fish, man included, and take in the energy in the fish as energy in the form of calories. If fish were removed from the planet, the food chain would be devastated.

Fishing record

The World’s biggest carp ever caught on rod and line in the history of sport fishing siamese carp caught by Fishing Adventures Thailand pro guide Kik!. The Fishing Adventures Thailand team is known internationally to be the most professional pro guiding crew for freshwater sport fishing in Southeast Asia. Worlds biggest carp A 265 LBS SIAMESE GIANT CARP CAUGHT BY FISHING ADVENTURES THAILAND PRO GUIDE KIK!

Scientists have discovered the world’s smallest fish on record in an acidic peat swamp in Indonesia, with a see-through body and a head that is unprotected by a skeleton, researchers said Wednesday. Mature females of the Paedocypris progenetica, a member of the carp family, only grow to 7.9 millimeters (0.31 inches) and the males have enlarged pelvic fins and exceptionally large muscles that may be used to grasp the females during copulation, researchers wrote in the Proceedings of the Royal Society, published Wednesday by the Royal Society in London. Amazing news.

Currently, the IGFA recognizes a 26 kg (55 pound) pike caught by Lothar Louis in Lake of Grefeern, Germany, on 16 Oct. 1986 as the all-tackle world record northern pike.
Interesting fishing news :The new world record holder for the biggest freshwater fish is the Giant Mekong catfish (Pangasius gigas).

The new world record holder for the biggest freshwater fish is the Giant Mekong catfish (Pangasius gigas). The biggest one ever captured and measured was caught in Thailand in May of 2005. It was 9 feet long and weighed 646 pounds. The fish in the photo below was captured by some fisherman where the species is considered endangered, but can still be caught with special permits.

Oarfish are large, greatly elongated, pelagic Lampriform comprising the small family Regalecidae. Found in all temperate to tropical oceans yet rarely seen, the oarfish family contains four species in two genera. One of these, the king of herrings (Regalecus glesne), is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest bony fish alive, at up to 17 metres (56 ft) in length. Living in the world’s warmer oceans, it feeds on plankton and is harmless to humans. Amazing fishing news.

The biggest pike

Currently, the IGFA recognizes a 26 kg (55 pound) pike caught by Lothar Louis in Lake of Grefeern, Germany, on 16 Oct. 1986 as the all-tackle world record northern pike.
Interesting fishing news :The new world record holder for the biggest freshwater fish is the Giant Mekong catfish (Pangasius gigas).

There is even an English story of a pike found dead in a haystack. His teeth were set into the hind leg of a dead fox. The story suggests the pike attacked the fox before it was dragged from the water. The English do like country tales!

The Irish have even more pike stories. That's fair; they have more pike. Many of these early big fish were caught in Ireland's Lough -- lakes -- or rivers. Few were caught on rods. It was only after 14th century German armorers developed the art of drawing wire that reliable wire leaders became available and bigger fish could be taken by more sporting methods. Horsehair leaders don't cut it with pike!

John Buller, in his British book Pike and the Pike Angler lists at least 34 Irish and English pike ranging in size from 92 pounds down to the weight of the current North American record fish. A recent magazine listing reported 99 fish larger than Dubuc's North American Record. Some of these records (the list goes back to 1822) are a bit obscure. A number are well-documented and pike approaching muskie-size may be the occasional result of the combination of ideal conditions and a lack of angling pressure.

Pike (also known as Northern Pike) are found in both temperate and arctic areas in Eurasia and North America. They prefer shallow lakes and calm rivers with a lot of vegetation. Pike can also be found in brackish water.

The pike is a long fish with a flat and broad snout. The dorsal fin and anal fin are far back on the body and are similar in length. The male pike rarely achieve a weight of more than 18lbs(8 kg), while the female pike can weigh as much as 44lbs(20 kg).

Fishing news

Depending on how the weather is the best thing to know is (great fishing news)
1. always make sure while fishing shortlines that the wind is blowing towards you when it is coolout and but the sun is shining bright. 2. always make sure that if its cool out to fish when the sun is directly above you. that insures you the fish will be active and be feeding. 3. during spring the morning from 1-10 is about a 4 for amazing fishing, noon about a 7,night about a 5 because the sun was shining on the water making the surface water temp a little warmer and the fish will go to the surface mor to get the suns rays and warmth of the warmed water, that also goes along with the steps 1 and 2 i stated above!! also if using lures when it is warm out be sure that you follow step 1 and use surface lures because the fish love the warmer water and if you are interesting fishing for bass this is the best thing to catch the giants... but it is also wise to use bait instead of lures, and for those of you who don't know this bait is live and lures are fake!! 4.when fishing with bobbers always make sure; depending on the water depth, that you put the bobber no more than 4 feet from the bait or lure and no less than 1.5 feet from it and always make sure that you use small bobbers because fish aren't smart, but they definately aren't stupid!! 5. always fish shorelines during the warmer weather and rain is good too because the fish move to the surface while it is raining and you are more likely to get the catch of a lifetime!!! finally obey the catch and release rules, have fun and catch a beauty!!!!
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Bass Fishing

Fishing for and catching Bass, in various waters across the globe, has a proud history and tradition. Most of us are too glad to get dabbling in and form part of it, whether from small boat, shore, rocks or rocks, rivers, streams, lakes or oceans. We like to tell our mighty tales and contemplate how to change and modify, adapt and or create new techniques, approaches to hook small mouth, large-mouth, speckled, spotted, striped and black bass. To each his own. You pick your favorite.
Knowing how to tell a small mouth from a large-mouth bass, striped from spotted and so on, is a very basic skill most anglers master quickly. Looking specifically at size and physical features
are good places to start. Train your eye to ‘spot the differences’, so to speak. Most, if not all of the so-called ‘insider’ secrets, tips and stories to tell of big hauls of Bass, all revolve, around a very simple basic rule – understanding the fish, (their life-cycles, feeding preferences, habits and patterns, habit and menu of choice, their nature, their relationship with the broader eco-system
and position on the food-chain, timing it right. Also heeding your surroundings, your fishing equipment (tools), having the know how and basics under your belt and finally optimizing (every!)
opportunity… In effect, you are going about, creating the most favorable angling process and outcome you can muster! Bass fishing is a passion, a science and an art form upon itself.
It appeals to young and old, attracts anglers from all walks of life and both sides of the professional and amateur spectrum.

River Monsters is a very scary show. It’s a series about huge fresh water fish – with names like the Goonch (you immediately know its going to be nasty) and the Piraiba. Then there is the Goliath Tiger Fish and the Giant Fresh Water Sting Ray. These are fish unlike anything you have seen before, all teeth and spines and each with a reputation for not only maiming and killing – but also sometimes consuming their human victims. They grow to unfeasibly large proportions, look like extra-terrestrials and inhabit rivers such as the Congo and the Amazon – far, far from the nearest Holiday Inn, Best Western or Chinese Take-Away. But the really, really scary thing about making this series is having to deliver one of these monsters in each show. This means that the presenter – extreme angler, biologist and adventurer, Jeremy Wade, has to actually catch one and wind it in on his reel.
Following the huge success of Jeremy Wade's River Monsters series in the US (highest ever audience figures in the history of Animal Planet) it is now showing on ITV1 in the UK. These half-hour programmes air on Thursday evenings at 7.30pm. A second season is also in production, featuring an all-new cast of outsize and outlandish fish. This will be broadcast on Animal Planet US from April 2010.
It’s a moment of television gold – and unlike some other television shows that Jeremy would be far too polite to mention, nothing is faked. It all happens in the camera and for real. The only trouble is that Jeremy has to perform this stunt every week and do so in genuinely harsh conditions.

Blue Marlin

The blue marlin is the largest of the marlins, common to 11 feet, and known to exceed 2,000 pounds. It is cobalt blue on top shading to silvery white on bottom, although colors can vary by region, leading to the belief that their may in fact be two distinct species - Atlantic Blue Marlin and Indo-Pacific Blue Marlin . The upper jaw is elongated in form of a spear, dorsal fin pointed at front end with no spots, and pectoral fin and anal fin are pointed. The lateral line is reticulated (interwoven like a net), making it difficult to see in large specimens. The body of the blue marlin is covered with imbedded scales ending in one or two sharp points.
Blue marlin feed primarily on tunas and other pelagic fishes and to a lesser extent on young reef fishes and squid. It is difficult to find a blue marlin over 10 years old, however they are believed to live up to 15 years. All specimens of trophy size are females; males do not exceed 300 pounds.
The blue's enormous size and legendary fighting ability make it one of the most highly-targeted gamefish in the world. Anglers commonly troll natural baits such as mackerel, tuna, bonito, ballyhoo and dolphin in hopes of enticing one of these giants. Brightly colored lures and teasers are also commonly used.