Billy Goat Lake fishing at Old Angler's Inn at C&O canal in MD -12noon-4pm

Billy Goat Lake fishing at Old Angler's Inn at C&O canal in MD -12noon-4pm

I went to billy goat lake fishing. I saw police cars at the lower parking lot when I got there just before lunch. There was a BMW with the driver side back windows broken. People stole stuff from the BMW. Police were taking finger prints. That was the first time I saw something like this happen. The cop told me it happened a few times this year during the summer time, so don't leave anything valuable in the car.

A policeman on his horse came down to my canoe launch site and told me the electric motor was not allowed in the canal. I was very surprised to hear that but I didn't want to break the rule so I hauled my 70 lbs heavy deep cycle marine battery for 50 yards back to the parking lot. Luckily, the policeman decided to check on his smart phone, and he realized he was wrong. The gas motor is not allowed and the electric motor is not allowed in white water area. So, he quickly apologized to me for lugging the heavy battery back for nothing. whew! I was just happy that I was able to use my trolling motor to get into the lake through the narrow canal, because it was a good 100 yards pedaling without the trolling motor it was going to be a chore. Especially on my way back after a long half day fishing. I saw a lot of fish on my new Raymarine Dragonfly fish finder and GPS combo. I was also able to catch a big bass near the drain tower.

Four mile run winter bass fishing - 12:30-4pm Sunday 12/13/2015

Four mile run winter fishing - 12:30-4 pm Sunday 12/13/2015

So I continue my hunt for snakeheads 2 days in a row, but only caught 3 more bass. Yesterday people caught snakeheads in shallow water, so I went upriver to almost the sewer emitting duct. The water was so shallow but I saw carp fish, catfish, bass in the shallow water. I didn't see snakeheads. I was able to catch 1 small bass. I went downriver and continues my hunt for snakeheads. Picked up 2 more bass and saw a ton of RED, ORANGE koi fish in the deeper water. I will bring my fly rod and flies to try my luck of the koi fish and see if i can have 1 catch of beautiful koi fish on the youtube.com/njfishing1 channel for you guys to enjoy watching.

four mile run bass and snakehead fishing Saturday 11:30pm-3:45pm on 11/12/2015

We got to the four mile run river with my canoe equipped with minn kota c2 30 lbs push trolling motor and my new toy Raymarine Dragonfly 7 and began fishing. There were 2 nice looking bass fishing boats just arrived in the area and fished with us. One fisherman caught a nice 28" snakehead and he was banging the snakehead with something against his gunwale of his fancy nice looking bass boat with 250 hp powerful outboard motor. The sound caught my attention even he was about a good 50 yards away. So, we went over to check his snakehead and hoping to get a picture of it. But, no his snakehead got away from his line after being hit by him - LOL.

We continued to fish and caught 3 large mouth bass - one bigger than the other. I caught some amazing sonar image from my Dragonfly 7. A carp and a turtle image at 9 feet of water at the intersection of the four mile run river and Potomac river. The water temperature was 62 to 64 degrees and the air temperature was 70 degrees. Very warm December day, people were hiking, biking, running on the bike/walk trail along the river and enjoying the good weather.

We told another nice bass fishing boat 2 fishermen and they told us they picked up a snakehead upriver as well.

Bummer, we were the only one didn't catch the snakeheads. Oh well, until next time.

2 amazing sonar images

So, I went fishing today at Four Mile Run river. Have not been there for a long time. The water temperature was 64 degrees and the air temperature was up to 70 degrees. A warm December day on the 12th. 2 boaters got there about the same time as us. They caught 1 snakehead each. I was so disappointed about myself for getting skunked. Luckily my friend caught 3 large mouth bass. They were not big but at least he didn't get skunked.

I caught 2 amazing sonar images by my new Raymarine Dragonfly 7 fish finder/GPS combo. Raymarine Dragonfly 7. The top screen is the new technology of chirp sonar, and the bottom screen is the downvision sonar.
The first image was 2 turtles swimming 1 on top of the other and it looks as if they are mating. Maybe they are mating in December.

The second image is a  huge carp fish caught on the sonar screen. The tail of the carp is so vivid.

Caught 2 huge bass at Roaches run yesterday around 2pm - fished from 1:15pm-4pm - 11/15/2015

Temperature was about 60 degrees. I have not been to roaches run for awhile.
I decided to try my luck at roaches run with my 14 feet canoe and minn kota 30 lbs trolling motor. The tide was already very low when I got there at 1pm. Low tide was about 4pm. I fished until 4pm and still very windy day. Caught my first huge bass right away before the Lily pads. I thought I caught a snakehead. But, it jumped out of the water and I knew it was a bass instead of a snakehead. It was trying to throw off the hook by jumping out of the water, but he was hooked good. I anchored my boat so i can take video and pictures of the fish and stayed in the same spot. It was the best and correct decision to do, because I casted after I let go of the first huge bass. And I was rewarded with a second huge bass probably the same if not bigger size. He jumped as well.

Man, 2 big bass in a day. They marked my Fall bass fishing day at the Roaches Run.

What a day and what a catch. I did even better than last week when I took my big boat wellcraft airslot 165 sport with my big motorguide 70 lbs trolling motor to fish at the gravelly point boat ramp area. It goes to tell you - you don't need a BIG boat to catch a big fish. You do need a big luck to catch you a BIG fish - LOL. I was very very lucky today to catch 2 gigantic bass today at Roaches Run next to Reagan National Airport!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdSnCow8LzU

how to launch a big boat without a trailer at gravely point DC boat ramp?

I went to test my PWM for my big motorguide trolling motor 70 lbs 24 volts at the Gravelly point boat ramp in DC off the runway of Reagan National Airport. I was able to leave and this big boat on a big truck arrived. I stayed for another half an hour to see people unload it. very cool -

watch the video here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjBY05t5vNs

Build a variable speed control for trolling motor

So today I built a variable speed controller for my #minn kota endura c2 #trolling motor (changed from forward 5 speeds and reverse 3 speeds to infinitive gear) using #PWM (pulse width modulation) technique. I also connected it to a 4-in-1 volt, amperage, watts, energy #meter to show how the current is being drawn when I switch gear.


It allows the battery to run longer because the amperage drawn is more continuous than vertical jump when I switch gears in 1-2-3-4-5. Now, the gear is changed from 0-0.01-etc. it is controlled by a dial button on the PWM. so i get infinitive gears, hence a more smooth amperage.

check out my PWM variable speed control video here - hhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGoYmJ81xrs

My next video is to build a variable speed control for my foot controlled motorguide 70 pound push motor with 24 volts battery.

Lake Anna boating and fishing on Saturday 10/11/2015

Got to the lake anna state park around 1pm after fighting through tons of traffic on Rt 95 going south. It was supposed to be an hour and half but it took us 2+hours. We hiked 2 trails when we got there. The 1.6 miles round trip Railroad ford trail along the lake next to the beach, and the 0.3 miles Old pond lake behind the visitor center. The morning weather was kind of cold and cloudy, but the sun started to show its face after we got to Lake Anna. The temperature started to rise to about 70ish, so it was a very nice warm afternoon. Amazingly, little to no wind, so it was a perfect afternoon for boating. Very very calm lake.

We found ourselves a picnic table under the shade and had our picnic sandwiches. It was delicious. The lake was calm and beautiful. It was the million dollar view and enjoyment but at just a few bucks door entrance to the park. We then went to launch my boat - wellcraft airslot 165 sport. We trolled for fish all the way to the visitor center on Rt 208, but didn't catch anything. So, we went past the Rt 208 bridge and sped home to the dock. We saw 2 fishermen fishing in the middle of lake so we stopped to join them after finding tons of stripe bass (my guess) in the fish finder

Hummingbird 200 DX. We didn't have any luck either after 20 minutes we called it a day and headed for the dock.

My starter was not engaged until 4th time after I opened the cover. Thanks God, we started the motor and just head straight to the dock. A very successful boating afternoon. I found my trailer light line broke, so we were hoping to rush home before dark. We got to tyson's corner in VA and pulled over by a state trooper. He asked for my license and told me my truck tail light was dark, and the boat trailer had no lights either. Bummer, I thought I was going to get a ticket. He asked me how long did I have to go? I said 1 more exit. He asked me to put on the emergency lights and he let me go. He said to me he was supposed to call for tow so I thanked him for giving me a break.

What a lucky day!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5rgdV97BDI&list=PLpjSRCf07NBLvb-CKUDuK8-4_u1oQKgfe

sandy point state park boating - a very calm and super beautiful sunny with blue sky day


I checked the wave forcast and it is less than 1 feet of wave with marine forcast and sunny day, so took my wellcraft sport airslot 165 boat on my venture trailer with my Johnson 90 hp v4 out to Sandy point state park. It was a gorgeous day in the Chesapeake bay. I saw sea gulls floating between the lighthouse and the sandy point state park beach, so I headed towards the  lighthouse.

They are doing construction on the lighhouse, but I didn't see any workers working on the lighthouse? Very interesting? Today is not weekends, so not sure why nobody working on the sandy point shoal lighthouse. Got to the ramp around 12 noon, had a nice omlet (2 eggs with lots of vegetable) breakfast.



Left around 10:50am no traffic and very smooth ride to the sandy point state park. Launched around noon, and got around the lighthouse and went fishing very briefly under the Chesapeake bay bridge. The Chesapeake Bay bridge is as usual, you can hear the cars, trucks roaming above the bridge. It is kind of noisy to fish under the bay bridge. I am surprised that I didn't notice it the first time when i went there last year. I guess I was overly excited to be fishing from my own new boat - LOL


Finished the boating around 3:15 pm and headed home. As usual, I hit the beltway traffic and got home around 5pm. Another successful outing with my boat and Johnson 90 hp v4.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFd5-TYX554&feature=youtu.be

Alaska Excursion - Skagway AK (my trip and tips)

Our 1 and only 1 excursion - Bennett Scenic Journey (White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad - #2 things to do in Tripadvisor.com) on our 7 day Norwegian Sun cruise ship (south bound – from Seward AK to Vancouver BC) at $229 per adult. (I think cruise charge $249)

Q1: How to book it independently without going through the cruise? Booked it online through this website here - http://wpyr.com/. We had to walk about 200 yards from the Skagway cruise dock to the train station. If you book it through the cruise, then you will find your sign man at the dock and board the 8:30 train along with the crowds from the ship. We boarded the first train at 7:30am from downtown Skagway AK with less than 7 other people.  

Q2: How long does it take? 8 hours from 7:30am to 3:30pm. We got back to the ship before the cruise people did. The Norwegian Sun stops at Skagway from 7am to 5pm. So, I even had time to buy myself 2 20 oz. Alaska local beer at $7+ a bottle to bring onto the ship to enjoy and took some pictures of the town before I re-boarded my ship. I was also able to take a video of the Salmon ladder at the cruise dock and caught a video of a seal in the water (probably hunting for salmon near the salmon ladder – I will upload that shortly).

Q3: Where is the best seat of the train/bus to take video and photos? For train, it is the back of the train. There is a platform in the back of the train, and you can get out and take your photo and video shootings. For bus, it is right behind the driver seat. You want to take the left (or driver side) of the bus.

Q4: What is the excursion? It is the famous White Pass and Yukon train/bus route - http://wpyr.com/excursions/train-excursions/bennett-scenic-journey/

You will ride the train up and along the cliffs over numerous bridges, rivers and waterfalls. The train ride starts from Skagway AK and passes Fraser Canada and arrives in Carcross Yukon Territory (YT) for a total of 67.5 miles. We stopped at the Lake Bennett station for a hot lunch with coffee for 75 minutes, and we hiked to the church and an overlook place to get a good look of the train station and the Bennett Lake.

We were greeted at the Skagway train station by our returned bus driver at 7:25am before we boarded our train. He told us he would pick us up at the Carcross YT train station. We saw the train travelling across the valley on our return bus trip. It was truly beautiful. Let me show you a few pictures and watch my White Pass and Yukon railroad videos by clicking my videos on the screen.

·         http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g60877-d104383-Reviews-White_Pass_Yukon_Route_Railway-Skagway_Alaska.html

vancouver BC visit tips

vancouver BC visit tips

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Denali Alaska bears on the show for us August 2015

Denali Alaska bears on the show for us August 2015.

Bear playing the road sign on denali highway video caught on iphone 6 plus

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whale watching alaska trip - August 2015

more alaska trip videos

whale watching from our 7 day alaska cruise from seward to vancouver.

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my youtube videos

Icy Strait point Alaska whale watching from Norwegian sun cruise ship 1 of 13

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My alaska trip tips

My alaska trip tips

Had a great vacation in Alaska in late August. So many tips to share with you.

Check out my youtube videos and subscribe my youtube channel to get the update of upcoming videos:

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Roaches run tunnel to gravelly point fishing

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EXZifxnGXYc

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rS8Po8JyHMw

Went through the tunnel from roaches run to gravelly point dc boat ramp. Lost a big fish while I was trying to get my video camera at 3:10pm, fished from 1-5pm

My snakehead hunting diary 7-10am May 29, 2015

 

 

 

I got up at 5am yesterday overly excited about my upcoming snakehead hunting trip and my record gar fish catch the day before - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0F-7ujTK-Xo

I went fishing again at Roaches Run (next to the DC Reagan national airport) fished hard from 7-10am only in the lilly pad section hunting for snakeheads with my Helsinki shad 2.5" crank bait. No bites and nothing to show and brag about except this story - wish I caught it on camera.I cast and cast but nothing bites, so at 9:30 I switched to top water new popper surface crank bait I bought from Walmart. Second cast to the edge of the lily pads. As I was starting to retrieve my bait, Bang, suddenly a huge swirl caused by a big fish from beneath the surface. I jerked my rod thought to myself, finally a big bite from the fish. To my astonishment the fish got away. I am pretty sure he brushed past the popper instead of taking it. There is no way he can escape the deadly triple hooks had he bit the popper. But again, it could also be my novice use of popper resulted in missing my record snakehead catch. Here is why I tell you the story: he passed the bait and came straight at my boat on the surface. I had a very good and close look of the fish. Make no mistake it was a huge snakehead. It has to be over 10 pounds if not 15 pounds. Almost the size of my record catch of gar fish minus the long nose. Lol-the gar fish's nose was a good 12" long. I forgot to measure it to confirm my statement here. That will not be confirmed until we catch another gar again. See u on the water soon.

2015 shad fishing at Flecher boat house

2015 shad fishing at Fletcher boat house
fished from 2pm to 5pm

Use windows paint software to give my YouTube channel a new look

Use windows paint software to give my YouTube channel a new look

https://m.youtube.com/user/njfishing1

I also created a quick tutorial to teach you how to do it

http://youtu.be/pxCJXWnwDrA

Johnson 90 hp - lower unit oil change

Johnson 90 hp - lower unit oil change.

https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpjSRCf07NBL4UWSlsAs5aKhm1C6SHXY1

Johnson 90 hp V4 outboard 2015 cold and first start

Johnson 90 hp V4 outboard 2015 cold and first start. My outboard died on 10/4/2014 when we went fishing on sandy point state park.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf0C9eWDnfc

best free video cutter, editor, compressor - avidemux

I recently came across this FREE video converter, editing, cutting, encoding software - it is the best free video cutter, editor, compressor - avidemux

Amazingly quick and versatile. Tons of youtube tutorial to teach you how to use them.

http://avidemux.sourceforge.net/

I used it for the followings:
1. Convert video format from video.mov to video.mp4 for iphone watching.
2. Cut out the bad parts in a video.
3. Compress it 100 times smaller so I can upload the video into youtube quicker.
4. Mute the voice of a recorded video.
5.

Four Mile Run bass fishing 1/25/2015 - 2:30pm - 4:30pm

Four Mile Run large mouth bass fishing 1/25/2015 -

I fished from 2:30pm to 4:30pm today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPyWHCabjcE - Caught a monster winter bass almost 19" long with my new Rapala Helsinki shad 2.5" lure and new 12 pound line. No more going back to 6 pound line. I lost so many fish last year with the 6 pound line.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrzxsxZWIY0 - I also found a turtle along the river bank trying to get into the river from the shore after sun bathing.