Favorite way to fish - freshwater, surf, deep sea?

Question

Just curious. Include where you're from in your answer, if you don't mind.

Answer 1

I am from Southern California and have tried just about every kind of fishing including Saltwater, Freshwater, River, Lake, Surf and Spearfishing(with both a spear-gun, and a Hawaiian Sling).

Though I love spearfishing because you actually have to hunt and stalk your prey, I still prefer deep sea saltwater. I absolutely love to go down from San Diego into Mexican waters in search of Albacore, Yellowtail, Dorado, Wahoo, Bluefin, Bigeye and the ever elusive 300lb Yellowfin Tuna. Coming up to a boil of Tuna and getting hit on the slide is a great feeling. Battling a monster fish, one on one with nothing between you but a monofiliment line is exhilerating.

I'm sure that people enjoy going out on their Ranger with their Mercury outboard and fighting that 15lb largemouth, but I will take 70lb Tuna against your Bass anyday.

Happy Fishing

Answer 2

Again with the favorites.

I'm in east central Florida, I've got the Indian River Lagoon to the east, the St. John's River to the west, and again to the east the ocean. I'm a block and a half from my house to the lagoon, so I'm mostly into brackish water flats, hit a few inlets from time to time. I've only been deep-sea fishing once, but I loved every minute of it. I never had any luck with fresh water. I've tried and tried, until recently I caught my first two bass (I've caught one more since, but again, the flats are right there.....), one being the biggest bass of the trip, and also got to watch my boss catch nothing.

The best though? Kayak fishing the flats... even if the fish aren't biting, there's manatee and dolphin (flipper type, not mahi-mahi), and all the other great things that go along with being on one of the most diverse estuaries in north america.

Answer 3

I am from Bear Creek, NC. My favorit kind of fishing is probally saltwater. Both deep sea and inshore. I like to fish and Long Beach, NC in the waterway for Black Drum, Sheephead, Red Drum, Shark, Croakers, and Flounder. My Dad and some buddies caugt a 63 lbs and a 72 lbs black drum there a few years back. The next week a man caught a black drum that weighed 101 lbs a NC state record. Eventhough I don't get to fish saltwater a lot I still enjoy it the most because you never know what you are going to catch. Most of my fishing at home is at Jordan Lake and the Cape Fear River. I love to catch crappie and big catfish.

Answer 4

It actually surprises me that there is such a divide between fresh and salt water fishermen. People generally only enjoy one or the other. I am from Philly so I have a nice variety of fishing options available to me. My personal favorite is trout fishing with a fly. There is nothing cooler than coaxing a trout to rise to a dry fly. I also enjoy fishing bass and trout on flies or a spinning rod. I also enjoy striper fishing from shore or in a boat. The only type of fishing I do not do regularly is deep sea for the sole reason that I get sea sick.

Answer 5

Freshwater. If you've ever fished Lake Champlain, you would know why. It's so beautiful, crystal clear, and loaded with fish. I live on one of the Islands at the top of the lake. Moved here mostly because of the fishing.

My second choice would be surf - had lots of fun doing that in FL in April. Surf fishing wasn't so great in Jersey though. In FL, lots of action, never knew what kind the next fish would be.

Answer 6

Ocean fishing, either inshore or deep sea. (When you're fishing from a boat in 40 feet of water a hundred yards off shore, I don't consider it "deep sea". On the other hand, fishing tuna 60 miles offshore in half a mile of water is definitely deep sea.) Southern California.

Answer 7

From the South in Mississippi. I like to fish on small ponds or lakes. Usually in the early morning or late evening. And I love to Bass Fish. There is just something about catching a Largemouth Bass that makes it so much fun. But catching catfish, brim, crappie, etc is also fun.

Answer 8

I live in South Florida. My favorite fishing is way offshore for dolphin (mahi-mahi, not flipper). When you get a school around the boat and they are all "lit up" in neon blue, green and yellow, it's the coolest! While offshore trolling for dolphin, I have seen some cool stuff. I've seen a whale shark swimming right next to the boat, wright and humpack whales migrating and even a lazy boy chair floating in the water. It was loaded with dolphin and we limited out in less than 30 minutes.

Answer 9

Well, I am from Maine and I do ALOT of fishing, from fly fishing small ponds in my kayak, to Deep sea fishing, and lobster fishing on my 21 ft Cuddy cruiser, to ice fishing in the winter. My favorite, although each has its great points, has to be deep sea fishing. So much to see, dolphins, seals, sharks and an occasional whale. My wife enjoys it as long as I don't go too far of shore.....wimp lol

Answer 10

best fishing is on a small inland lake in a 12-14 foot aluminum boat. perch, bluegill or bass. Get out in the early morning when its perfectly quiet.
in michigan, there are plenty of small quiet lakes like that.
Ihave fished on all of the great lakes, but it's not as relaxing. I have not tried deep/sea ocean fishing, but i suspect it would be very similar to great lakes fishing (not the fish and equipment) but the constant bother with outriggers, noise from having to troll and lack of wooded scenery.