There are many advantages and disadvantages to pier fishing. If you do not have a boat, pier fishing is the next best alternative. Some of the advantages that you have while fishing from a pier is:
* The height advantage, you can target fish easily when you can see them
* Bait is normally very plentiful around bridges and piers, so you have the bait right under you.
* You save a tremendous amount of money on gas, especially today, with the gas prices like they are.
* Pier fishing is overall more efficient for the pocket book.
* Catching great game fish is a very common thing because where there is bait; there is always game fish of some kind around.
If you are trying to target certain species of fish from a pier, there are some things that you will need to know. Such as, the understanding of that specific species, how they feed, when they feed, what type of structure they are housing themselves in and the specific fishing tactics. For example, if you are going to fish for Mangrove Snapper, you do not want to fish the non structural sandy part of the pier. First, you should ask the people around you because believe it of not this is one of the most efficient ways to learn about the different areas to fish. If there are bait house employees ask them, they are usually very helpful. Now you want to try and find structure because snapper are structure loving fish! Usually where there is structure there is bait, so you should figure out what they are eating and the best way to do this is match the hatch. Therefore, in other words what type of bait that is plentiful in your area because this is most likely what the fish are feeding on. Now that you have location and bait figured out the only thing that you need now is the rig and technique. Following these steps for each of the different species will improve you odds for catching fish from a pier. To learn more about different techniques be sure to visit Pier Fishing Guide. You do have to become a little more creative when fishing from a pier because you are not going to the fish you have to get there attention and get them to come to you. There also disadvantages when fishing from a pier some of the disadvantages are:
* You have to be extremely patient, because you have to draw the fish to you.
* Boater sometimes has the tendency to spoil things by rudely going through your fishing lines in search for bait.
* Landing large game fish can be a tad bit tricky if a novice pier fisherman, you must learn to rope gaff your fish or use a drop net.
* You must learn to maneuver around pilings when you do get a good fish
As you can see there are many advantages and disadvantages to pier fishing with that being said all fishing is fun you just have to learn and be creative in order to be
By: Joshua Taylor
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Pier Fishing
April 23rd, 2010Betta Fish Care – Choosing Appropriate Betta Tankmates
April 8th, 2010
While you often see bettas living by themselves in bowls or small fish tanks they don’t have to be solitary fish. With some care and taking the betta personality into account you can select the right tankmates for them. A fish tank with great species diversity can be a beautiful centerpiece to the room.
Multiple bettas can coexist but some care needs to go into the planning of the arrangement. Two male bettas probably aren’t going to work out. They are territorial and need to establish dominance over the other betta. In the wild once one has triumphed over the other the loser will usually swim off. In an aquarium there isn’t enough space to get away, however, so the winner will keep attacking the loser. This can result in death.
Two male bettas can be in the same tank if there’s a divider between them. A sheet of glass or a tank separator will do. There is a possibility that they’ll keep squaring off through the glass and that can really stress them out, however. Two males from the same batch of eggs can usually coexist until they hit maturity, too. Then you’ll notice bullying behavior and it’s time to separate them.
Male and female bettas don’t coexist much better than two males unless it’s breeding time. A male will often attack the female just as it would another male betta. The same rules as two males apply here.
Multiple females can exist together, especially if you have several of them. Two females sharing a tank will often result in bullying behavior, but several together will result in some scrapping until a hierarchy is established. Once the pecking order is in place they’ll usually calm down. Keep an eye out for especially aggressive females, though. Sometimes they are just too aggressive to be kept together.
Other species of fish can coexist well with bettas. Make sure that the species aren’t exceptionally aggressive or a great deal larger or smaller than the betta. Platies, corydoras catfish, mollies, shrimp, and types of loaches make good betta tankmates.
Female bettas are a bit more accepting of other fish and can probably be kept with danios, tetras, barbs, and gouramis.
Be careful with the following types of fish, they aren’t recommended to share space with bettas.
- Fancy guppies, as the bettas will chew on their fins.
- Schools of barbs. Sometimes they’ll go after the betta’s fins.
- Aggressive fish will take on a betta. These could be tiger barbs, piranhas, bluegill, or oscars.
- Male bettas may attack dwarf gouramis or pygmy gouramis as they have a similar look to a male betta.
- Paradise Fish can grow much larger than bettas and have similar mentalities on territory. They’ll go after a male betta and kill it.
- Any fish much smaller than a betta could be at risk of bullying.
Bettas can be a central jewel to a tank, but please use some thought when you’re deciding to add one to a tank. Keep an eye on the behavior of both the betta and the other fish. If one is continuing to bother the other then probably the combination isn’t going to work. Set up a backup plan before you add the fish so that you’re not stuck without a place to put the betta.
By: Isaac Wilkins
Lake Huron Fishing
April 4th, 2010
There are lakes you can fish on and then there is Lake Huron. Lake Huron fishing is some of the best in both the states and the world.
Here are some facts on Lake Huron. It is the 2nd largest of the Great Lakes of North America. This makes it the 3rd largest fresh water lake in the world. It spans 23,010 square miles, which makes it about the size of West Virginia. There are 3,827 miles of shoreline. The length of the lake is 206 miles and it is 183 miles wide. The average depth is 195 feet and the maximum depth is 750 feet. Like the other Great Lakes, melting glacial ice formed it.
Now, that is all very interesting, but the real question that occurs to most of us when we think about a really big lake is does it have really big fish? The answer is a resounding yes. Lake Huron Fishing is thriving again, but it has been a long hard environmental fight. When the first European explorers first wandered to its shores and named it after the local Indians, the lake was clean and teeming with native species of fish. As civilization spread along its shores, so did pollution.
The history of Lake Huron as a fishery has been a horror story of the effects of pollution and the mismanagement of our natural resources. It has also been an encouraging tale of what can be accomplished when sportsmen and environmentalists work together to restore and improve conditions. Today, Lake Huron is home not only to reviving natural species, but also many imported species as well. The Chinook salmon that is famous for its heroic journey up the rivers of the Northwest to their spawning grounds is one example.
There has been an active stocking program in Lake Huron for several years now. Chinook salmon are released into the lake after been raised in hatcheries. The fish thrives in the lake although they have not been able to reproduce as they have not been able to adapt their genetic spawning urge to Michigan and Canadian rivers. They still live for an average of over five years and grow to full adult size in the Lake.
Charter boats are available on both the American and Canadian sides of the Lake. The boats often specialize in finding the salmon. Although this is a true fishing experience, it is only one that is possible in Lake Huron. There are also large numbers of bass, walleye, pike, and musky to be found. Lake Huron fishing has been brought back from a critical point and is rapidly returning to its glory days. It is the responsibility of our society to not only protect our natural resources for our use, but to insure that they will be there for our grandchildren also. The successful stocking and fishery management programs in Lake Huron show what can be done.
By: Richard Chapo
