Super Full Moon Fever

[jimw1949]

Jim I took a bunch last night. Later today I'll plug it in and see if my puny little camera captured anything worth posting.

Thanks for the pictures, I really appreciate it. I was hoping that I could see it first hand, but unfortunately the weather wasn't very cooperative.

[nevadawalrus]

Oh, by the way, caught a 21" 6 lb 6oz Carp last night. Not bad for 6 lb line. Can't recall the last time I caught something only 21" that weighed that much. Most folks around these parts don't eat them but have been told they make good fish bait so some of it is in the freezer waiting until Tue morning.

[jimw1949]

Not to get off the subject, but from what I understand, if you smoke a Carp it isn't too bad. Smoked Cart is something that some people really like, although I am not sure exactly why. I tried it once, and I didn't particularly care for it, but maybe it is just my taste buds that are strange. Apparently a lot of people, at least people from around the Milwaukee area, seem to think smoked Carp is something special. A lot of fishermen from Milwaukee come out this way all the time, and many of them will actually buy Carp from you if you happen to have caught some.

Personally, I don't care for the fishing around here, it isn't very good and if you do happen to catch some you will find they are few and far in between. We used to have a lot of Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Bullhead, Catfish, Walleye, Perch, Pike and Trout. There were some others too, but those were the main ones, at least locally. I like Perch and Trout about the best, but we don't really have any Trout locally anymore. When I was a kid there were local few streams where you could catch a few Trout, mostly Brown Trout, not so much Rainbow Trout. Now you can only find Trout further north of here. Actually, the fishing is much better farther north of here. The local streams, rivers and lakes, have been fished to death over the years so the local fishing isn't very good anymore. I quit fishing several years ago, I figured it was a lost cause. I have a couple buddies that love to fish and they go to Canada every year on a fishing trip. They have asked me to go with them several times, but I guess I just don't care enough about it to bother going anymore. I would rather go play golf.

[nevadawalrus]

Tastes change. In the later 1800's Carp were a popular food fish. Because of this the government introduced Carp to many rivers and lake around the country. In the 1880's they were introduced to the Colorado River which is why Lake Mead has them. They are not native anywhere in North America. While they have fallen from favor in most places they are still very popular in Asia where they are native. In fact the Carp is the number one farm raised food fish in the world.

It works the other way as well. Time was when Lobster was not eaten, dirty bottom feeders. When fishing boats came in with an unintentional catch of Lobster they were given away to slaves when that sad practice was allowed. For years the slaves got to pig out on an occasion Lobster that most folks considered trash.

[jimw1949]

Time was when Lobster was not eaten. . . . . . .

You came up with some pretty interesting stuff, thanks for sharing, I was not aware of any of that.

Lobster still isn't eaten, at least not by me. I don't care for lobster, actually I don't much care for sea food at all. My wife likes it though, and sometimes she goes out to dinner with some women she used to work with and they have sea food. As for myself, I'll take a steak instead. But I wouldn't care for steak as a steady diet, I would rather have a roast with potatoes and carrots and gravy, with homemade biscuits. I like that more than I do steak, although once in awhile a nice thick juicy steak is pretty tasty.

[nevadawalrus]

Personally I don't like any shellfish either but do like many kinds of fish.

[Bruce]

Here's a slideshow of the supermoon pictures that was on MSNBC today, Some of the pictures are quite good - Bruce

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47310606/ns/technology_and_science-picture_stories/displaymode/1247/?beginSlide=1#.T6hIMlJjXRQ

[nevadawalrus]

I wanna DSR with telescopic lens,

[jimw1949]

Thanks for the link to the pictures. I just wish I could have seen it first hand.

[Bruce]

Bob - I just ordered a Nikon 70-300mm lens for my D80 camera. I missed out on the supermoon and about a week ago some Great Horned Owls nesting (the really important stuff). I've been wanting a long lens for some time now and just decided the time had come. It gives the film camera equivalent of a 105-450mm on my camera because of the DX sensor it has. Great for telephoto shots, but not so good for wide angle ones. I got the cheaper lens without vibration reduction, since all my shots are with a tripod anyway. My days of hand holding a 300mm lens went away many years ago. Anyway, supposed to be here next Tuesday, just in time for my weekly hike - Bruce