Let The Summer Fishing Begin!!!

Editor's Note: Hello all, and thanks for reading the June edition of the FRT! I've been pretty busy lately, mainly with school, but once it gets out, I'll be able to devote more time to this site. We had a successful fish-filled weekend, including some nice sized fish of various species, enjoy the pics and enjoy the summer! Tight Lines,

Sam Goulet

Carpin' in the Shallows: During the time period of early June, the water levels are much lower than normal, which moves many species of fish into the deeper waters. Thankfully we have a fish called CARP on the Fox River, and this does not apply what-so-ever to them. Carp can be found along grassy shorelines and near logs, brush, and other shallow structures. I have had the best success when using a plain lead-head jig tipped with a crawler. Carp will take just about any color, but I have most recently caught one on pink. Now that you have the tackle set, just cast about a foot or two away from shore and slowly work the jig back to the boat, slowly bumping it along the bottom. Good luck!

Carp on! As you can see in this picture, a carp with the pink jig in its mouth.

Here's a close up of the 26'' carp. (How come I always have a cheesy smile?)

Walleye and More!!- Most recently, many different species of fish can be caught in the Fox. Those being walleye, catfish, carp (as mentioned above), northern pike, and the occasional bass. Below are some pictures of early June caught fish!

This is a picture of a 16'' (legal) walleye caught on a crawler/floating jig combo.

My dad holding up a catfish around 20 inches (Don't remember the specific length) caught on a jig and crawler.

Fishin' Tales Comics!- Being an avid comic book reader, I've decided to write up my own and feature them here in the FRT! I named it Fishin' Tales, and they will all be about fish and fishing! I know I'm not the best drawer, but that will come with age. :-)

Bait Shop Tour '09- Well, our first stop for the Bait Shop Tour '09 was the Original Live Bait Shop in Princeton, Wisconsin. Easily put, this is a small tackle shop loaded with lots of tackle. They offer a wide variety of lures, and live baits at cheaper than normal prices. Everything from stink bait to flags, they have 'em here. (The owner of the Bait Store would appreciate it if I wouldn't specify the prices) Also, the owner was camera shy and didn't want to get her picture taken. I would give this shop 4.5 stars out of 5, which makes it an all around great "original" bait store. I would like to thank the owner for letting us take these pictures.
This is a side angle of a small portion of the shop.
Hannah and I browsing at The Tackle Wall.



Have a great rest of June and be sure to "catch" next issue! <><