Fishing alone

[hamms-scooter]

I do admit though talking to yourself gets old when you fish alone and my lab doesn't talk back so sometimes i really enjoy tellin stories and the old buck for the first fish bet never gets old to me!

[tyeeme]

I enjoy my best friend a 3 yr old weimaraner, I can always blame him for staying out to late and he doesnt like beer(that much). He also barks when a bobber goes down what more could you ask for!!

[hamms-scooter]

My lab is big on watchin the bobber of my deadstick. if it goes down he doesn't bark he just leans forward and watches it go down.I like that better no one has to know anything exciting going on!

[croixflats]

Love fishing alone. Something about having all that space in my 8x8 Northlander to my self. Just the other day I was woken up from a nice little nap when my buzzer on my rod went off and low and behold Mr.Wally was knocking at the door. Talk about a neat wake up call.

[jwhjr]

If I can get out fishing and someone can come along great, if not I have no problem fishing alone. It is nice when the fishing is slow to have someone along for conversation etc. though.

[opsirc]

most of my fishing is alone, but I enjoy it. I practice my signature.

[Neighbor_guy]

The majority of my fishing is done alone. Even when fishing with a group we all have our own porties so if it is cold enough to set up the houses it is like fishing alone anyways.

Dont get me wrong, I do enjoy fishing with others, winter or summer, it is fun to fish with someone else from time to time. Sitting in a wheel house or permy, heck even a suit case type is fun, but since I switched to a flip over it is mostly a one man deal.

Out on the ice in warm weather hole hopping, now that is a group activity that can be a real riot.

[deadeye]

Out on the ice in warm weather hole hopping, now that is a group activity that can be a real riot.

Ya that is very true. Open air warm weather ice fishing is fun. Nobody better take their eyes off their tip ups around me. All sorts of interesting stuff will come up on the hook when the flag pops.

[JeffB]

If I have all day or the whole weekend to fish I usually give someone a call to fish with me, but if I don't have that long to fish I often go alone and enjoy it.

[Ed Carlson]

Solis, serenity, time for contemplation, an opportunity to reset my inner clockworks...I fish alone often, it has kept me relatively sane over the years.

Often it is not about catching anything, it's the experience and time to get centered again.

In a busy world, time alone is a valuable thing.

[Iron Cowboy]

In a busy world, time alone is a valuable thing.

I get 2 hours a day alone on my commute. to me time with my son's is a valuable thing. I try to get them to go with me every time (teenagers) when they don't want to go (girls) I still go. I have fished a lot alone and don't mind it, better than not fishing at all but I prefer to go with one of my son's...I feel like some of our best father to son talks have been in the boat or fish house waiting for the next bite. I wouldn't trade those times for any amount of money.

[DTro]

I prefer to share the fun with others but I have to admit it was a nice change of pace to spend the day on the ice by myself today.

[rodmoen]

With work and a wife and 7 month old at home, I don't get much time with the guys so I generally prefer the comradery, nothing like a great day slamming hawgs and hookin a double or triple at the same time, and if the fishins no good at least you can shoot the breeze.. But there is definitely something to be said about a little time to sit and enjoy God's country in peace by yourself..

[Mr.Seaguar]

I would be happy to take someone along everytime. But I aint calling nobody. I have learned that calling people is a good way to hear what sad excuse someone is using now. Whenever people tell me they want to go I tell them, you want to go you got my number. I will never call you.

[Fly2day]

Alone is best... but it is nice to have a few buudy around once and awhile

[shizzy]

both have their place in my life.

I love a day in the boat with friends. Smack talking, laughing at the other guy's birds nest, I caught mor/bigger fish than you and "your momma" jokes and all make for a great day.

but, an evening in my little tinny listening to the line whizz past my thumb as I cast is the most relaxing thing I can think of.

[Surreal Deal]

I used to fish alone all the time.

Nowadays I wouldn't dream of it:

[Fred_Bear]

I fish 1 of 3 ways:

Alone - Usually only fish alone when ice fishing. I like it because success relies fully on ME and it is very satisfying (good ego booster haha). I move around more when I'm alone because if the fish aren't there, I have no one else to keep me from being bored so I need to move and find some fish. I always take the last day or half day of a laker trip to leave our group of 6-8 and jump around fishing spots by myself.

With friends/dad who know how to fish - Usually the highest success rate. 2 good fisherman heads are better than 1 and we can be much more efficient at searching new spots than I am by myself. It's nice to compare strategies with others about where and how we are going to get on the fish.

With friends who DO NOT know how to fish - Least successful of the 3 because it's about just getting out with good friends. Spend most of the time just telling stories and messing around and definitely move around a lot less.

I would be happy to take someone along everytime. But I aint calling nobody. I have learned that calling people is a good way to hear what sad excuse someone is using now. Whenever people tell me they want to go I tell them, you want to go you got my number. I will never call you.

This is the same thing I do in the summer. My friends know that I fish after work every monday, wednesday, and thursday. I tell them I won't call and ask them. They know I'm going so call me and if there's room in my boat then they're more than welcome.

[thedeadsea]

Went fishing alone yesterday. Had a blast.

But darnit, my phone went dead and then I caught my first ever silver pike and couldn't get a pic. Wasn't about to eat such a rare fish, so into the lake he went.

Hopefully he gets bigger and I catch him again.

Steve

[RapidsRat]

I think true fishing addicts, like those of us who spend countless hours on this HSOforum, are few in numbers and far apart and consequently wind up fishing alone frequently, versus not fishing at all cuz our close friends don't want to as often as we need to

[hamms-scooter]

I think true fishing addicts, like those of us who spend countless hours on this HSOforum, are few in numbers and far apart and consequently wind up fishing alone frequently, versus not fishing at all cuz our close friends don't want to as often as we need to

With you on this one.My buddy thinks i fish way to much.I am trying to figure out how to go more!