r/hookedonmidwest

Finally dialed in my fishing bike.

Berkley Dredger 17.5ft Live Bluegill. Both hooks in each lip, sucker was pinned!

Hit my local public spot yesterday after work for a bit of fly flinging and relaxation. Crappie have been biting well lately and I've been smashing them on white articulated wooly buggers. Only caught one worth keeping last night but he was enough for me.

Seasoning:

Smoked Paprika

Cayenne Pepper

Cumin

Black Pepper

Onion Powder

Garlic Salt

Dropped in a hot pan with just starting to brown butter. Few minutes each side.

Bowl of jalapeno rice, shredded cheese, sour cream, the fish, and some diced jalapenos to top it off.

Have always fished but never kept anything until lately. Starting to get the hang of cooking fish and loving it.

Caught him on a hellgrammite rubber lure after paddling out to an isolated beach in Brookville Lake, Brookville, Indiana.

Fall is in the air and the bigger walleye are finally getting close to shore and got lucky for my first Lake Erie legal walleye. Just knocking out my firsts in the new location. Now for some steelhead.