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sojourner1
Joined: 17 Apr 2007
Location: Where meggi swim and 2 wheeled tractors go sput put chug alugg pug pug
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Arthur Dent, that's a good read about your experiences such as finding your way to a rural mountain trout stream by bus and hitching. How did you know where you were hitching to?
You're right James is a writer, probably an emerging accomplished travel writer, who wrote some good articles on fishing and going on adventure trips such as camping on the small islands in Jeollonamdo.
Missing website? Are you looking for James' website? Here it is www.jamescard.net
It's not only his trout guide service site, but has links to all his published writings which are very good reads. I read them all and enjoyed them very much. I felt like I went on these outdoor adventures with him and want to go on my adventures off the beaten path. Would be nice to land a few bass, catfish, or trout. I know Korea has all that going on.
Also, with trout, the spring water flows out of mountains where it has been stored for millions of years that feeds the clear cold water trout streams. These trout must be just as good as those in the USA or New Zealand. As for bass, probably best to find a good lake or pond that doesn't have any inbound drainage coming from areas where humans live and work as to avoid toxins. I caught a few bass around 12 inches long in one such place and fried them up which were very good, although this place is over fished so you often don't catch any or they are too small. I really had to try to get those 2 little bass, but the littering problem spoils the national scenery big time such with everything from Ramon noodle packs to cigarette butts to water bottles to millions of indescribable small artificial pieces. Escaping pollution and close contact with others in order to get some piece of mind and relax is golden. |
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
Location: ... location, location!
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| Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 9:56 am Post subject: |
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Arthur Dent, that's a good read about your experiences such as finding your way to a rural mountain trout stream by bus and hitching. How did you know where you were hitching to?
You're right James is a writer, probably an emerging accomplished travel writer, who wrote some good articles on fishing and going on adventure trips such as camping on the small islands in Jeollonamdo.
Missing website? Are you looking for James' website? Here it is www.jamescard.net
It's not only his trout guide service site, but has links to all his published writings which are very good reads. I read them all and enjoyed them very much. I felt like I went on these outdoor adventures with him and want to go on my adventures off the beaten path. Would be nice to land a few bass, catfish, or trout. I know Korea has all that going on.
Also, with trout, the spring water flows out of mountains where it has been stored for millions of years that feeds the clear cold water trout streams. These trout must be just as good as those in the USA or New Zealand. As for bass, probably best to find a good lake or pond that doesn't have any inbound drainage coming from areas where humans live and work as to avoid toxins. I caught a few bass around 12 inches long in one such place and fried them up which were very good, although this place is over fished so you often don't catch any or they are too small. I really had to try to get those 2 little bass, but the littering problem spoils the national scenery big time such with everything from Ramon noodle packs to cigarette butts to water bottles to millions of indescribable small artificial pieces. Escaping pollution and close contact with others in order to get some piece of mind and relax is golden. |
Well that's pretty cool. I've never ventured out here.
The garbage that youv'e seen? Well that's pretty revolting. Fk. Anyway, I'm going to make my own adventure here pretty soon. |
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
Location: ... location, location!
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| Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 9:59 am Post subject: |
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| Sounds to me like you guys have had shit luck. Not that I'll do any better. The guide sounds better and better, but... |
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lnomad60
Joined: 18 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 3:31 pm Post subject: |
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Actually, the fishing is great here in Korea. Bass were stocked back in the 70's and until recently, have been considered trash fish by most local fishermen. Bass fishing has really taken off though in the last few years - Andong lake is considered the "premiere" bass lake with fish being caught in the five to nine pound range. One good site to check out is www.anglerstown.com, where both Koreans and foreigners post their fishing reports.
Almost every freshwater lake and river has bass and/or bluegill...but unfortunately, with the popularity of bass fishing these days, the fishing isn't what it was just a few years ago. Three, four years ago I could go to my favorite lake and be the only one bass fishing but these days, it's elbow to elbow on the weekends and the pickings are certainly slimmer than before.
Yep, there's more than carp fishing in Korea. |
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saw6436
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Daejeon, ROK
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| Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Caught a 14 lb Rainbow trout in Wisconsin once. Kind of hard to settle for anything less since then. |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 7:31 pm Post subject: |
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Wow.. I LOVE Bass!
Darnit.. I don't like fishing but I might just have to ask my husband to go with us....
BTW, that link doesn't work. |
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lnomad60
Joined: 18 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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| tzechuk wrote: |
Wow.. I LOVE Bass!
Darnit.. I don't like fishing but I might just have to ask my husband to go with us....
BTW, that link doesn't work. |
Sorry, should have been www.anglerstown.com
To see more posts - on the left-hand side menu, click on "lure fishing reports", fly fishing reports" or "sea fishing reports". |
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Tony_Balony
Joined: 12 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 11:41 pm Post subject: |
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| aught a 14 lb Rainbow trout in Wisconsin once. Kind of hard to settle for anything less since then. |
Did you fish on the Brule?
IMO trout are the best tasting fish period. Have to be roasted whilst smothered in onions.
Good camping means fishing for trout, then eating same trout. However, good trout fishing means large bears cometh, hence Mongolia. |
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jajdude
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 3:27 am Post subject: |
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| lnomad60 wrote: |
| Actually, the fishing is great here in Korea. |
I'd like to do it sometime, not that I'm much of an angler. It's something I have not done in so long though.
Is there anything better than cooking and eating a nice fish in the woods right after catching?
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
Location: ... location, location!
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| Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 11:10 am Post subject: |
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| jajdude wrote: |
| lnomad60 wrote: |
| Actually, the fishing is great here in Korea. |
I'd like to do it sometime, not that I'm much of an angler. It's something I have not done in so long though.
Is there anything better than cooking and eating a nice fish in the woods right after catching?
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No. There isn't. |
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
Location: ... location, location!
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| Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 11:13 am Post subject: |
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| Catching that stupid shit they have on the shores here is just like *beep*. *beep* that. Puny, fucking little fish for six hours. *beep* that. Bunch of morons. |
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Tony_Balony
Joined: 12 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 12:09 pm Post subject: |
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| Catching that stupid *beep* they have on the shores here is just like *beep*. *beep* that. Puny, *beep* little fish for six hours. *beep* that. Bunch of morons. |
Ying, this my thread and I say you are big douchebag. If I went fishing with you, I'd throw all of your junk in the water and then deny it. |
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
Location: ... location, location!
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| Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Tony_Balony wrote: |
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| Catching that stupid *beep* they have on the shores here is just like *beep*. *beep* that. Puny, *beep* little fish for six hours. *beep* that. Bunch of morons. |
Ying, this my thread and I say you are big douchebag. If I went fishing with you, I'd throw all of your junk in the water and then deny it. |
Sorry. I went fishing with my friend yesterday, but the fish were really puny and not plenty. I like fishing and I had a good time, but I was drunk when I wrote the above.
Anyway, think what you will.
I agree though. What I wrote looks pretty stupid to me now.
Anyway, what I wrote backs up this thread. There's much better fishing (maybe) in Korea other than dropping a multiple hook line off the bay to catch puny fish.
I cleaned all the fish when we got back. |
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
Location: ... location, location!
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| Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 8:54 pm Post subject: |
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I shouldn't have said "morons" though. If you want to get the best out of Koreans, go fishing with them. There's no Korea. No Canada. No races. No color...
...when you go fishing.
I was actually quite impressed. |
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kimchikowboy
Joined: 24 Jan 2003
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I still think you owe an apology to James Card. I've been fishing with him and he is a great guy. If he is booked up, it is because he offers good trips and has additional family responsibilities now. As a guide, he offers use of equipment and also has a program where he teaches you how to flyfish, so it is a good chance for beginners. A flyfishing club for foreigners was started in Daegu late last year, but I don't know what is happening with that. They also offered classes and tips along with trips.
An earlier poster gave the link for the anglerstown website, which is a good place to get started. I suspect I know who that poster is, and he was too modest to give a link to his own site, which offers a lot of good info on fishing in Korea, especially bass fishing. There are also some old posts about fishing for trout in pay lakes, with pics of some very nice fish. Here it is:
http://www.lostnomad.org/
Here is another site for flyfishing here:
http://english.fffkorea.org/
For tzechuk, most cities have bass clubs. I know there was one in Daejon, but I am not sure of the contact info. The Lost Nomad site has a link to the one in Daegu, and you may be able to get more info from links there.
The fishing here is really not bad, especially for bass. Gangwondo has some great streams for trout as well. Also, it is nice for you city folks to get out and see a bit of the country. If you are serious about fishing and have transportation, a good idea is to buy one of the books that contain detailed maps of the country. You can find lakes and such and try them out. Some fishing shops also offer trips, and there are get-togethers advertised on the anglerstown page. Finally, pay lakes are a way to get some time on the water, especially for trout and if you don't mind catching them, carp.
Bass anglers can get a bit more info here:
http://team-fatboy-asia.com/
There are many bass tournaments in the country, including some pro-am events where you can ride in the boat and fish with pros.
I'm currently finishing my Ph.D. on recreational fishing in Korea, so if you have any more questions I'll do my best to answer.
Tight lines and good luck. |
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