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"I bet the introduction of LMB will have a major impact over time."

Yes, Theo's really going out on a limb with that one!

It will probably push the smallies to deeper habitat and the largemouths will hang in the litoral zone.

Sunil are you trying to say that Theo "Has a keen sense of the obvious"? :rolleyes:

I know when I scuba dive in the lake I am seeing SMB deeper more of the time since the LMB have been in the lake. Kind of fun and scary running into a 25+ inch walleye and or a 38+ inch Northern while scuba diving in there. But when doing so you can see the lake is just loaded and I mean loaded with bait fish and crayfish ...etc

Yes the 1000 island region is absolutly wonderful and you don't get a real chance to appreciate it unless your fishing through all of the islands and deep water. Its crazy going off from an island and dropping off to 100 ft within a few feet off the island and then go over 10 ft and be in a shoal.

Figure out on your own if the sun's coming up tomorrow! :p

The way the weather is in Upstate NY ------- NOPE!!!!

Eric, you mention ling. I know of ling or lemon fish being salt water. Also, ling cod, a prehistoric looking salt water fish, but good eating. Tell me more about your freshwater ling up there.

I'm with you Burger...when I saw "ling," I immediately recalled the fond memories casting live pen perch to an offshore oil rig and hanging on for dear life!

The Ling up there is also known as a burbot. It looks like a cross between an eel and a catfish. It has an eel like body and a catfish type head. Not my favorite fish to catch. Somepeople say it tastes great. Others cut theline before it gets tot hesurface becauses its so ugly and slimy and eel like.

Me I just try to avoid fishing in the areas or times that it feeds so I don't have to face it.

You can find more here:
http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/conn.river/burbot.html

Interesting information, Eric. I can understand why you wouldn't want to mess with a fish like you describe. Since this thread is about geographical differences wrt to fish, our saltwater "ling," also called Cobia, is a lean, hard-fighting fish that is great to eat. They can be found in bays but are usually offshore. Here are a few sites...the second one is not as scientific, but it best captures my views about the fish.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobia
http://www.fish4fun.com/cobia.htm

It is indeed a homely looking fish. However, cod are widely considered the best eating of all saltwater fish, and I agree. If it tastes anything like the Atlantic cod, don't ever cut the line.

Davatsa, I have caught Cobia in the past and enjoyed it. Fun Fish and tasty too.

Bobad, I know some people love its taste. I have never got one on the line myself. Only people who were in the boat with me. They simply cut the line because they didn't like the fish or the taste. I also heard it was hard to fillet. WHo knows. Maybe this year I will try for one and let you all know what its like.

There is an interesting book called "Cod" which traces the role of this fish through history.

It's not a barn burner, but it is an interesting read.

There is a sequel to the book called "Salt" but it is not as gripping, and is somewhat dry.

Tracing Cod through history, sounds like a Darwin type of thing. Which for some reason made me think of the following:

Do you think that when the fish are in schools and contemplating life faith and religion that they ask the question "Is there a COD?" :rolleyes:

Man I must have too much time on my hands or I have really lost it here today!!!