Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: DionJL on November 06, 2009, 03:57:56 PM
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I'd just like to get a feel for how often the average member fishes. A day fishing is a day where you bring a rod to the water and spend atleast an hour or two fishing.
Feel free to post what you voted for.
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I'd say I fish an honest 100 days per year. While I'm school I'd say I average 8 days per month with a rod in hand, plus during x-mas break and reading break I basically fish every day. In the summer months I head to an interior lake every weekend from the end of April to the begining of July. Then I start fishing evenings and weekends on the Lowermainland Rivers. I'm probably fairly close to the 150 days/year mark.
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Three times a week lately.Been lucky.Im actually sore from standing in uncomfortable chest waiters all day LOL been in the hot tub alot.
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Three times a week lately.Been lucky.Im actually sore from standing in uncomfortable chest waiters all day LOL been in the hot tub alot.
Yep, know what you mean...fished 31 days straight a few years ago, first light 'tll late... was hard on the back :(
But, one of my best seasons for coho ;D
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150++... not sure how many it is gonna be now that I am in school.
I can honestly say the last 4 years I have been fishing close to 200 or more days. Most of the time I only missed fishing during december (when steelhead is slow) and when the rivers are blown out.
Even when salmon arn't running strong I'm out cutty fishing or fishing rainbows on lakes. I guess you could say Im addicted... ::)
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I am around 50-60 days a year atm while in school, since I am in grad school I do not get summers off however otherwise I would be up around 75+
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I'm sitting at around 50 days since I moved back to BC in july. That pro-rates to around 150 a year. ;D
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Too many to keep track. ;D ;D
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Around 50. Running a business, having 3 kids and a wife limits how much I can go out. Plus I do have other hobbies as well I enjoy.
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Do days where I think about fishing while dozing in lecture count?
Maybe 50- 75days/ year on average... exceeded that already and its only the start of Nov. Going to school and working to pay for it all cuts deep into fishing time, as does hanging out with non-fisherpeople. ;D
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I fish in the 150-175 days a year range.
Rick
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I try to get out as much as possible, during big runs im out all day on the river.
Probubly 100+ times a year
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30 - 40 days per year...
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weekends, until we start getting some daylight back.... ::)
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If I didn't have that dang day job to worry about...... ;D ;D ;D ;D
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I fish around 75 to 85 days per year.
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love working nights get out most mornings 8)
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Maybe the question should be "how often do you fight with your wife/GF about going fishing?" !!! ::)
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Not enough. Work seems to take up too much of my time. :'(
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Wow, you guys are an inspiration. This year I would say I am at 15 days fishing - some full, some just a couple of hours.
I hope to do more next year, but with job, wife, kids, friends, other hobbies it will be tough.
How do you guys do it?
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I average 40-50 days a year but would certainly like to get out more than that!
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How do you guys do it?
Well I don't have as many obligations as most. I have a fairly busy school schedule, I manage a hockey team, I have a girlfriend, and I pull in the odd shift at a Tackle store. I get out fishing as much as I can by having everything ready to go at any given point, I can leave to go fishing in less than 5 minutes. I try never to make excuses about the weather, schoolwork, or any other engagement that may keep me home. And although I have lots of fishing friends, I'm not afraid to fish by myself. Little things like that increase the amount of fishing time significantly. When I used to live 5 minutes from a river, I'd fish it ever day from October to April. I'd fish an hour before class and a few hours after.
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26-50 times per yr. Am not a passionate fisherman like some of you are but definately there are times every yr. I get the "fishing bug" where I feel a real passion.
Signs are I look at all my equipment & start sorting things out. Or get my fishing plan ready before heading out.
Use this much weigh, this lenght leader, these 3 lures etc....
Mind you I must need alot of improvement as I'm the only one who did not land a pink. :-[ had them on but they got off. But my 83 yr old dad lands 3.
Mind you had some big ones on but could not net them nevertheless it is exciting just to have something at the end of the line fighting hard.
One lady said to me once something like: "People who sportfish are..." forget exactly the next words but it was like we belonged in a past century for having this interest like it was the most boring thing anyone can do. (that's her opionion anyways)
Fishing is exciting because of the whole experience...fresh air;getting out from behind 4 walls; outdoor nature views; seeing birds & animals ; outdr. sounds.
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7 days a week in the summer and early fall.....late fall 2-3 days and winter atleast 2.....spring 5-7....probably 200 days
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I have a missus who enjoys sleeping in on the weekends (we have no kids so she is able to do so). As such, I generally slip away in the wee hours to get in a few hours of fishing - come rain or shine. ;D
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The last 2 years I didn't do much fishing at all. This year I have been out at least 50 times, maybe more.
I have a 2 1/2 year old at home and work 5-6 nights a week while the wifey works a dayjob. My fishing excursions are on the weekends at first light for a few hours and then I have been fishing the Fraser for 2 hours every Sunday while my boy and wife are at church.
Can't wait to introduce my boy to fishing next spring, already have him hooked on watching the chehalis river cam :D
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I've just started to get back into fishing. I've gone about 15 or 17 times the past 2 months. Mostly trout fishing, going to get myself ready for steelheads for december
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3 times a year. ;D
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Only when my wife lets me go ::) JK approx 25/yr