u/bmart316

Anyone having any luck in Stewart Lake? I’ve fished it a bunch and had very little luck. I also haven’t seen any one that is fishing pulling anything in. One person told me they caught one but I didn’t see it. Another time I thought I saw someone throw one back across the lake. But not sure. Overall seems to be very dead.

Also I tried Almonesson Lake but wondering if there is any other access for bank fishing other than the dock by the boat launch or good intent.

Did catch a bluegill in Newton Lake by Gateway.

I’m new to fresh water fishing this year so not sure if it’s me or bad waters.

Any suggestions on where else to go?

Hey everyone - just looking for some good conversation.

Married father of 3. Special needs dad. Dance dad. Been working through some personal life things recently which has been good. Work in the logistics/warehousing field. Been working on my golf game and enjoying the process. Recently took up fishing. I’ve done mostly salt water before but just on vacations and things like that. This is more daily stuff at local fresh water lakes. Enjoying that as well.

Willing to chat about whatever - life, fishing, sports, golf, etc.

Shoot me a DM!

Curious what everyone thinks. Of course everyone wants to bomb their driver and pipe one down the fairway. I think for higher handicappers like myself (around a 22-23) i should be hitting shorter shots with more reliable clubs. I hit my 5H well and much more consistently than my driver. When push comes to shove I get on a tee box with my buddies and pull my driver out.

Good course management would suggest that hitting an easy 5H 180 into the fairway then maybe even hitting it again on a longer par 4 or hitting an iron into the green is better then slicing my driver 215 into the woods and then working from trouble all day.

I guess it’s more about ego than anything. But when you get a good drive it feels so damn good. How does everyone deal with that?

I’ve always enjoyed it but never got too much into it. Looking for an activity to do periodically to get out of the house.

Not looking to spend a ton on gear (of which I currently have none). Any suggestions for reasonably priced, decent gear would be appreciated.

Tips, tricks, bait, lures etc.

Also info on licensing requirements etc.

Where are good spots in the Gloucester/Camden County region?

Hopefully someone that’s in it for the long haul. Daily checkins and conversation. We’re all going through something and I’d love to hear about your something and I can share my something.

Believe it or not being married with kids and a decent job can be a very lonely experience. Definitely in a rut that I want to get out of. I don’t have many hobbies but I do enjoy golfing.

I should probably be doing something productive right now like mowing my lawn but instead I’m on Reddit.

Am I at 500 characters yet?

Married for coming up on 13 years. Three wonderful kids. Good job. Could be better, but we’re doing ok financially. Everything should be great right?

I find that my mood is often between normal and low. Lows feel really lonely. Normal just feels like a background character in my own life. I’m in this rut that I feel like I can’t get out of. I don’t have many hobbies and can’t even begin to consider taking one up. I have some home projects to handle but am unmotivated to get started.

I get these wild thoughts about how my wife perceives me and if she really does love me, despite no evidence to the contrary. I really am proud of my oldest son, but I feel mostly annoyed when he’s around and I can’t figure out why. My middle son has special needs and is hard to connect with. My daughter I would say is my one constant and I feel like we have a good relationship, though she is a teenager and all that comes with that.

I think a lot about my dad who is been dealing with some major health issues and I don’t know how much time he has left. I know he’s proud of me, but I can’t help but feel like he knew everything about my life I’d be letting him down.

Work is a weird one. Half the year I’m super crazy busy and highly relied upon. The other half of the year I could not show up and no one would notice I’m not there.

I’ve spoken to my wife about some of this a couple of times and honestly it didn’t go how I’d hoped. What started out as support usually became defensive and that’s not what I was intending.

I actually am taking advantage of some free counseling sessions through work. Have had a couple but hasn’t been great. They’re too short and I feel like we don’t get into much before the time is up. But I realize we’re just starting so hopefully that’ll get better.

Is this normal for men my age? Trying to transition from being needed more with younger kids to not being needed as much as they get older? Trying to figure out with your wife how to be a couple again and defining our relationship without kids? I think all of that is part of it but I’m struggling to figure out what to do to keep it moving.

Thank you for reading this far. Would love any thoughts, DMs to talk more, etc.