Comments on: Idong Is Dead To Me! http://www.landinglunkers.com/2009/05/07/idong-is-dead-to-me/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:34:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Idong, Again at Fishing Korea http://www.landinglunkers.com/2009/05/07/idong-is-dead-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-3060 Idong, Again at Fishing Korea Fri, 29 May 2009 04:29:43 +0000 http://landinglunkers.com/2009/05/07/idong-is-dead-to-me/#comment-3060 [...] a panorama) of the cove in it’s present state; as you can see the water has dropped quite a bit since the last time I was out there.  This morning I tried spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, a jig (which got snagged and is now gone ), [...] [...] a panorama) of the cove in it’s present state; as you can see the water has dropped quite a bit since the last time I was out there.  This morning I tried spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, a jig (which got snagged and is now gone ), [...]

]]> By: Wilsong http://www.landinglunkers.com/2009/05/07/idong-is-dead-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2890 Wilsong Fri, 08 May 2009 05:23:12 +0000 http://landinglunkers.com/2009/05/07/idong-is-dead-to-me/#comment-2890 Nomad Everybody has their preferences, me I am just not a great morning person even when I don't have a wee bit of Jameson's in the evening. I dream of being 10minutes from a fishing hole. Up here even on a good day it is 30(Singalji) -45 minutes (Idong) to a decent spot. Bad days .....And don't even think about the return trip after 12 on a Saturday morning. Hunterdave thanks for the tips. I will check it out this weekend, if the bride doesn't come up with a honeydew list. Hmmm, maybe hit the road @ 5 to test this out,!!!!! :cool: Nomad

Everybody has their preferences, me I am just not a great morning person even when I don’t have a wee bit of Jameson’s in the evening. I dream of being 10minutes from a fishing hole. Up here even on a good day it is 30(Singalji) -45 minutes (Idong) to a decent spot. Bad days …..And don’t even think about the return trip after 12 on a Saturday morning.

Hunterdave thanks for the tips. I will check it out this weekend, if the bride doesn’t come up with a honeydew list. Hmmm, maybe hit the road @ 5 to test this out,!!!!! :cool:

]]> By: Nomad http://www.landinglunkers.com/2009/05/07/idong-is-dead-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2888 Nomad Fri, 08 May 2009 01:44:32 +0000 http://landinglunkers.com/2009/05/07/idong-is-dead-to-me/#comment-2888 Tex Mex, Hmmm and I know just the guy to do it :wink: Tex Mex,

Hmmm and I know just the guy to do it :wink:

]]> By: Rob http://www.landinglunkers.com/2009/05/07/idong-is-dead-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2886 Rob Thu, 07 May 2009 21:40:45 +0000 http://landinglunkers.com/2009/05/07/idong-is-dead-to-me/#comment-2886 LOL Tex Mex!!!! :lol: LOL Tex Mex!!!! :lol:

]]> By: hunterdave99 http://www.landinglunkers.com/2009/05/07/idong-is-dead-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2885 hunterdave99 Thu, 07 May 2009 20:54:34 +0000 http://landinglunkers.com/2009/05/07/idong-is-dead-to-me/#comment-2885 Tex Mex, I like your way of thinking. :grin: Tex Mex, I like your way of thinking. :grin:

]]> By: Tex Mex http://www.landinglunkers.com/2009/05/07/idong-is-dead-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2884 Tex Mex Thu, 07 May 2009 19:39:38 +0000 http://landinglunkers.com/2009/05/07/idong-is-dead-to-me/#comment-2884 Looks like some of the bluegills thrown up there by the net ajashis were good sized ones. :sad: I believe Hunterdave had a good point. Catch the carp, cut their heads off and hang them on trees with pieces of the nets, then throw the rest on the land so the net ajashis can see it and think a vodoo spell was cast on them. :evil: Looks like some of the bluegills thrown up there by the net ajashis were good sized ones. :sad: I believe Hunterdave had a good point. Catch the carp, cut their heads off and hang them on trees with pieces of the nets, then throw the rest on the land so the net ajashis can see it and think a vodoo spell was cast on them. :evil:

]]> By: Steve http://www.landinglunkers.com/2009/05/07/idong-is-dead-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2881 Steve Thu, 07 May 2009 12:03:26 +0000 http://landinglunkers.com/2009/05/07/idong-is-dead-to-me/#comment-2881 "Met Steve on that trip (He maxed out on Keuri, I was skunked)." Yep, I remember that weekend :grin: “Met Steve on that trip (He maxed out on Keuri, I was skunked).”

Yep, I remember that weekend :grin:

]]> By: hunterdave99 http://www.landinglunkers.com/2009/05/07/idong-is-dead-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2880 hunterdave99 Thu, 07 May 2009 11:41:17 +0000 http://landinglunkers.com/2009/05/07/idong-is-dead-to-me/#comment-2880 That pile of gills is just sacreligious! :evil: Man fatty bluegills have to be some of the best fresh water eatin around, especially when caught through the ice. The increase in nets have to be partly responsible, but I think that the large drops in water level every year after the spawn may be hurting Idong as well. If the beds dry up before the fry hatch, then a large part of the spawn gets wasted. I personnaly think that something chemically changed in that lake. Its a shame, because it sure is beautiful. Wilsong, Hwy 82 lake is it perfect now for bluegills. We've caught a mess out of there each of the past 2 weeks. If you can get some nightcrawlers (Osan AB is loaded with them)you will be in like Flynn. :smile: If you want to sight fish a carp on a flyrod you can probably do that in the small cove towards the dam on Hwy 82 lake. They will be in there sunning every day right now. Also that backwater near the little island in the river just past Dunpo has held some real nice carp in the shallows every spring. I was considering having my dad send me my bowfishing kit here so I could arrow a few of them. I wonder how the locals would react to find a pile of dead carp on the bank. :twisted: That pile of gills is just sacreligious! :evil:
Man fatty bluegills have to be some of the best fresh water eatin around, especially when caught through the ice. The increase in nets have to be partly responsible, but I think that the large drops in water level every year after the spawn may be hurting Idong as well. If the beds dry up before the fry hatch, then a large part of the spawn gets wasted. I personnaly think that something chemically changed in that lake. Its a shame, because it sure is beautiful.
Wilsong, Hwy 82 lake is it perfect now for bluegills. We’ve caught a mess out of there each of the past 2 weeks. If you can get some nightcrawlers (Osan AB is loaded with them)you will be in like Flynn. :smile:
If you want to sight fish a carp on a flyrod you can probably do that in the small cove towards the dam on Hwy 82 lake. They will be in there sunning every day right now. Also that backwater near the little island in the river just past Dunpo has held some real nice carp in the shallows every spring. I was considering having my dad send me my bowfishing kit here so I could arrow a few of them. I wonder how the locals would react to find a pile of dead carp on the bank. :twisted:

]]> By: Nomad http://www.landinglunkers.com/2009/05/07/idong-is-dead-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2879 Nomad Thu, 07 May 2009 09:02:53 +0000 http://landinglunkers.com/2009/05/07/idong-is-dead-to-me/#comment-2879 Wilsong, The main reason I go early in the morning is because I fish before going to work - the river is only 10 minutes from my job, which is great. The other reason is that I've found first light to be the best time and usually, I'm the only one out there...I'm not a big fan of crowds or people standing there, watching me fish :smile: Late afternoons and early evening is also good, but for whatever reason, I rarely make it out there at that time these days - but if you let me know when you'll be out there, I'll try to make it sometime. I went to the north end this morning and was going to start out there but the water on that end was way down and in the dark, looked too shallow to fish - I may have been wrong. Then I drove to the other creek near the 45 overpass, and the water was so low that I could walk all the way to the mouth of that creek, on completely dry land. Once I got to the end though, I found that it was too shallow there as well and I didn't want to waste time so I drove on around to the cove. Maybe I should have worked both creeks, in hindsight. As far as other fish in Idong, I have caught a few of those fresh water tarpon: http://landinglunkers.com/2008/10/21/thats-not-a-bass/ Wilsong,

The main reason I go early in the morning is because I fish before going to work – the river is only 10 minutes from my job, which is great. The other reason is that I’ve found first light to be the best time and usually, I’m the only one out there…I’m not a big fan of crowds or people standing there, watching me fish :smile:
Late afternoons and early evening is also good, but for whatever reason, I rarely make it out there at that time these days – but if you let me know when you’ll be out there, I’ll try to make it sometime.
I went to the north end this morning and was going to start out there but the water on that end was way down and in the dark, looked too shallow to fish – I may have been wrong. Then I drove to the other creek near the 45 overpass, and the water was so low that I could walk all the way to the mouth of that creek, on completely dry land. Once I got to the end though, I found that it was too shallow there as well and I didn’t want to waste time so I drove on around to the cove. Maybe I should have worked both creeks, in hindsight.
As far as other fish in Idong, I have caught a few of those fresh water tarpon:

http://landinglunkers.com/2008/10/21/thats-not-a-bass/

]]> By: Wilsong http://www.landinglunkers.com/2009/05/07/idong-is-dead-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2878 Wilsong Thu, 07 May 2009 07:57:42 +0000 http://landinglunkers.com/2009/05/07/idong-is-dead-to-me/#comment-2878 Thanks Rob. I will check it out. If it catches fish, I don't think anything is weird. I have used dropper rigs with grubs for them before. I normally prefer to fish'em with small jig grubs (1/16-1/32d oz), beetle spins (same size) or flies but if I have to resort to worms (or powerbait) I'm willing. Would love to sight fish a carp on a fly rod. Nomad I will have to take you up on that if possible but your early morning hours will kill me (LMAO). I am slow moving at that time even if I go to bed at 9. I go much more in the evenings. I went with the Anglertown guys to the Geumgang for Sogari, Keokji, and Keuri a couple of years ago and the second day most of them were up at 4 to go out at 5,..... thought I was at "Stand To!" again in the INFANTRY. Met Steve on that trip (He maxed out on Keuri, I was skunked). I generally just walk and cast. No particular spots. Sometimes will get stubborn and keep changing lures forever in a single spot cuz' (duhhhh!) "I know there is a fish there." Most of the time there ain't. I like the northern end of the pond most where the stream comes into it. This pond was also the first place I fished in Korea. But that wooded trail looks interesting, I haven't paid as much attention to the West side as I should. In bluegill, I am a fan of culling some out for the table for time to time. Especially if the bass population is down. Has anybody caught anything out of Idong besides bass, bluegill and I assume carp? Thanks Rob. I will check it out. If it catches fish, I don’t think anything is weird. I have used dropper rigs with grubs for them before. I normally prefer to fish’em with small jig grubs (1/16-1/32d oz), beetle spins (same size) or flies but if I have to resort to worms (or powerbait) I’m willing.

Would love to sight fish a carp on a fly rod.

Nomad I will have to take you up on that if possible but your early morning hours will kill me (LMAO). I am slow moving at that time even if I go to bed at 9. I go much more in the evenings. I went with the Anglertown guys to the Geumgang for Sogari, Keokji, and Keuri a couple of years ago and the second day most of them were up at 4 to go out at 5,….. thought I was at “Stand To!” again in the INFANTRY. Met Steve on that trip (He maxed out on Keuri, I was skunked).

I generally just walk and cast. No particular spots. Sometimes will get stubborn and keep changing lures forever in a single spot cuz’ (duhhhh!) “I know there is a fish there.” Most of the time there ain’t.

I like the northern end of the pond most where the stream comes into it. This pond was also the first place I fished in Korea. But that wooded trail looks interesting, I haven’t paid as much attention to the West side as I should.

In bluegill, I am a fan of culling some out for the table for time to time. Especially if the bass population is down.

Has anybody caught anything out of Idong besides bass, bluegill and I assume carp?

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