I fish

[rayborbon]

#2860

And so do the birds.

[SteveMcD]

#13853

Nice pile of Rainbows!!! I like to cook them in the oven, flake the meat off, then mix with instant mashed potato mix and seasoning and make fish cakes out of them. Then freeze and cook any time.

[Mark Turton]

#14545

Ray, I’m very new to photography what lens are you using for the eagles, nice pictures.

Mark.

[David Petersen]

#14566

Ray — It appears the osprey’s trout is bigger than yours! 😛 But then, you have more of them. 😆 Nice pontoon boat — my new electric trolling motor should arrive an day now, just in time for the annual giant pike frenzy — nice lake, nice day, gorgeous big birds of prey, lotsa nice fish (although, having eaten a few zillion trout, I can no longer consider it a prime eating fish, like say catfish or crappie or wapiti), cool pics. Thanks for sharing. I mean, a guy has to find constructive ways to use his time and get his dinner when no hunting season is on. dave

[rayborbon]

#14633

I have to tell you that tiny trout being held up in the photo is my friend Joe’s and we sure gave him hell that day. He took forever to reach the limit with some real tiny specimens.

Out near home we get more perch and whitefish and my kid really enjoys that. We can usually hit 15 fish during early summer within 2-3 hours on that lake.

Down on the Columbia we usually go for sturgeon. Now that is good eating…

The camera is a Canon rebel and I was using a Canon 55-250 IS II lens. Most of those shots were at ISO 1600. I’ve tried lower than a thousand but you usually get too many blurs on the wings unless it’s a hovering seagull or something along those lines.

[strait-aero]

#14648

Nice pictures,Ray…caught a few bluegills and bass is all this year. I know you’re getting ready for fall bear. Looks like you’ve enjoyed some good eatin’. 🙂
Wayne

[FUBAR]

#14764

Mmmmmm, pan fried trout:P

[Stephen Graf]

#14836

Dave’s sentiment about trout not being a top fish is common to folks that get lots of them I think. I have heard that several times before. For me, I’m lucky to fish for trout a few times a year. I think they are the perfect fish… Well, them and salmon. Trout are the only fish I know of you can clean without a knife. They were designed to be eaten.

It’s bluegill and bass for me around here, and I’m happy for them!

Great pictures Ray!

[rayborbon]

#15051

Top fish…. Try getting one on a fly line 😈

[rayborbon]

#15052

Another top fish species! 😈

Size does not matter when you’re having fun.

[rayborbon]

#15059

The joy of fishing must be heredetary.

[Patrick]

#15533

Some good fishing Ray!

Here’s my boy with his first walleye. From last weekend on the Saginaw Bay with a buddy of mine.

[rayborbon]

#15644

That’s the way it’s done my friend 😀

[rnorris]

#16584

This is just a simple walleye, but I was kinda proud of it….I caught it on a lake not known for walleyes, in the middle of the afternoon, while wave runners and water skiers buzzed around. There is a very deep hole on this lake, about 72 feet….I had it in my head that the blips waaaaay down there on my fish finder were walleye, so I kept fishing way deeper than usual. My wife thought I was nuts. I had just said to her “I may not catch anything today, but if I do it will be a good one” when BAM my rod doubled over.

He ate well too….:D

[Mark Turton]

#16735

Ray, thanks for the lens information very useful as I (wife’s camera really) also have a Cannon.

[rayborbon]

#16749

To be honest the 55-250 lens is not the best lens for moving birds, but if you are patient and persistent it is a good lens and adequate. Trust me, I take a lot of bad photos of moving birds with this lens. It is a decent lens though and you can pick one up for about 200 dollars. The autofocus is just not fast enough. When the object is a fast mover you might want to use AI Servo focus mode, if you have that. AI Servoe mode is supposed to refocus on every shot as you do a burst of photos from what I read. If I was a serious bird photographer (I am not) then I would probably get a lens at least 400mm with the USM (Ultrasonic Motor) focus ,IS (Image stablilizer). I cannot afford that lens though. The USM Motor is much faster at focus which might be critical on some bird photography when the object is moving.

That’s a fine looking walleye you got out of that hole. Considering the circumstances that’s one fine catch too.

[Drifter]

#16758

Great information. Thanks.

[elmerfudd]

#38884

Only been fishing once this year but it was a great spiritual experiance.No birds of prey though.

[William Warren]

#38948

A pic from a recent nighttime foray….

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