OL’s Best Reader Fish Photos
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Papa caught this Red Drum with a spinning rod and a jig at Cape Lookout, NC. He was a very tired camper after landing 4 of these giant fish which were all released. -Travis299
Caught @ Fishpond Lake in Letcher Co. Ky. 12lb 6oz Bass…251/4 in.with a 22in. girth. -mamagen
My son Garret Lackey 11 caught this 44 pound 12 oz king salmon out of Eureka Ca on July 17 2011.It was the biggest salmon we have ever caught.I am proud to say my son has landed a bigger one than me after many years of trying. -drscoot

Three light bands work great for Michelle -Dixmo
I caught this 100 pounder while fishing in my Avon inflatable boat. My buddy shot it with his pistol when I brought it to the surface and we towed it to shore. -John A Pierog

36″ -jpmoney

36 1/2″ -jpmoney

Fishing 12 miles East of Cancun using 6 inch live sardines on the top slow trolling. Hooked 8 Sailfish, 3 got away, brought 5 to the boat, kept this one for the wall. -tonysteadham
This is the 3rd year in a row that my wife/fishing partner has managed to find a steelhead over 31 inches. This one is a buck, 32 inches 14 pounds. It nailed a small orange yarn fluffball w/shrimp scent. We were fishing a Central Oregon Coast river whose name seems to have escaped me at the moment. -oregoncurly
Early season Wisconsin catch and release, single barbless hook. 6 pound test. Spinner, nonetheless. -casus17

My son Logan caught this 12 pounds 4 ounce salmon, while fishing in the Missouri River near Ft.Pierre SD. It was big enough to earn a proud angler award from the state GFP. -tksd

I caught this largemouth the sunday after thanksgiving at 4:30 in the after noon in georgia. It was on the first cast of the day, on a brown & purple yum worm. -fishingtech
Sue Wylie caught this Red Drum on light spinning tackle using a top water lure with a ‘Walking the Dog’action. This was a beautiful fishing day. -Travis229

Caught on ohio river 11/05/2011, my biggest ever. it was released after photos. caught on a rod and reel. -gunrunner71

30″ channel catfish I caught in Western Branch Reservoir in Suffolk, Va. -dweezie22

Deep sea fishing off the coast of Florida.
Suzanne caught this Red Drum with a spinning rod and a jig at Cape Lookout, NC. She was very proud of this fish. -Travis299

My son RK (12 years old) caught this fish at Fishlake Utah. It weighed in at 32 lbs. He caught this on 8 lb. line. He was lucky to not break the line lol. Caught it right before dark -kristenheath
Our catch for the day!! -Danmor2202

This guy gave a pretty good fight. He sure tasted good for a steelhead. -Justin D

Finnie Green 55.5# Wahoo Cought on the “Fishing Partner” out of Atlantic Beach. -cheftrey

On a Mid April 2012 fishing trip to Arkansas, Beaver Lake area caught these Bass on a Drop-Shot rig with a Baby Bass finese worm. bass were in 30 feet of water about a foot off the bottom feeding on a large school of shad. When there are that many shad in a lake it is a tough bite. thanks to Uncle John Stapleton for being our guide. -fritzthecat
I was watching City Limits Fishing with Mike Laconelli one Saturday afternoon. He was fishing in St. Louis with local cat fishing guide Ryan Casey. They were catching blue cats in the 40 pound range right down by the Arch. I was so impressed that I called Ryan that evening to book a trip. Wow, what a trip. 25 fish in 4 hours. -mac6260

I’m 12 years old and have been fishing for my whole life. My goal this summer was to catch a legal Musky. We loaded the boat at the mouth. We fished for a whole day and towards dusk I cast a chartruese daredevil by a log on the side of the river. I caught this 42.5″ Clear Musky! What excitement in the boat! We participated in CPR and hope the fish grows even bigger. Joe -kellyhealy
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