So I was going through a box of fishing magazines that someone gave me. In on particular issue of North American Fishing Club there was this article listing 45 things that should be on any fisherman's bucket list.
1: Fish a classic american water (Chesapeake Bay, Lake Fork, Okeechobee, Mille Lacs, Castic Dale Hollow ect)
2:Rescue an old outboard
3:Go on a canadian fly-in
4:Build a fishing rod
5:Fish for bass in mexico
6:Fish a tournament
7:Fish key west
8:Catch an atlantic salmon
9:Build your own spinners
10:Carve a crankbait
11:Start a fishing log
12:Tarpon fish on the beach
13:Take a senior fishing
14:Tell a great fish story
15:Go on a fishing date
16:Combat fish kenai reds
17:Go on a back country fishing trip
18
ioneer a fishing technique
19:Learn to tie line to line
20iscover a new water
21:Fish for channel cats on the red river up north
22:Handline walleyes
23:Authentic shore lunch
24raticipate in a fisheries enhancement project
25:Catch a 50 inch muskie on a figure 8
26:Catch a fish on an odd ball lure
27:Teach a kid to fish
28:Learn to fly cast
29:Catch a 6lbs smallie
30:Catch a 10lbs largemouth
31:Catch a 40lbs flathead
32:Catch a 30lbs striper
33:Catch a 20lbs brown trout
34:Catch a 20lbs northern pike
35:Catch a 10lbs walleye
36:Fish from a McKenzie drift boat
37:Go ice fish
38:Fish the bayous in Louisiana
39:Experience the shad run on the east coast
40:Catch a sturgeon
41:Catch redfish
42:Catch a fish on a fly you hand tied
43:Learn to take good fishing photos
44:Catch bass at night on a jitterbug
45:Catch a carp on purpose
So far I can mark off 1,2, 6, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 20, 27, 28, and 43. Going to repeat again on number 1 next spring (do i get to count it for every time i fish a famous lake?) 29 and 30 are always a goal every time I go fishing. 31 and 32 are for sure on my list to try to accomplish as are 24 and 18. What ones have you done and what ones are on your fishing bucket list?
1: Fish a classic american water (Chesapeake Bay, Lake Fork, Okeechobee, Mille Lacs, Castic Dale Hollow ect)
2:Rescue an old outboard
3:Go on a canadian fly-in
4:Build a fishing rod
5:Fish for bass in mexico
6:Fish a tournament
7:Fish key west
8:Catch an atlantic salmon
9:Build your own spinners
10:Carve a crankbait
11:Start a fishing log
12:Tarpon fish on the beach
13:Take a senior fishing
14:Tell a great fish story
15:Go on a fishing date
16:Combat fish kenai reds
17:Go on a back country fishing trip
18
ioneer a fishing technique19:Learn to tie line to line
20
iscover a new water21:Fish for channel cats on the red river up north
22:Handline walleyes
23:Authentic shore lunch
24
raticipate in a fisheries enhancement project25:Catch a 50 inch muskie on a figure 8
26:Catch a fish on an odd ball lure
27:Teach a kid to fish
28:Learn to fly cast
29:Catch a 6lbs smallie
30:Catch a 10lbs largemouth
31:Catch a 40lbs flathead
32:Catch a 30lbs striper
33:Catch a 20lbs brown trout
34:Catch a 20lbs northern pike
35:Catch a 10lbs walleye
36:Fish from a McKenzie drift boat
37:Go ice fish
38:Fish the bayous in Louisiana
39:Experience the shad run on the east coast
40:Catch a sturgeon
41:Catch redfish
42:Catch a fish on a fly you hand tied
43:Learn to take good fishing photos
44:Catch bass at night on a jitterbug
45:Catch a carp on purpose
So far I can mark off 1,2, 6, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 20, 27, 28, and 43. Going to repeat again on number 1 next spring (do i get to count it for every time i fish a famous lake?) 29 and 30 are always a goal every time I go fishing. 31 and 32 are for sure on my list to try to accomplish as are 24 and 18. What ones have you done and what ones are on your fishing bucket list?