Can't catch a fish or even buy one!
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
United States
March 23, 2017 11:53am CST
Since it was so nice yesterday and the pond looks so good after the weed whacking, I tried fishing. The worm wasn't very happy, he kept saying his head hurt from hitting the cold water so many times. Needless to say fishing was a disaster.
Several things could explain why:
* The fish were out to lunch
* The fish packed their bags and left town
* The fish could not see the worm since the pond is the color of chocolate milk
My husband called the 'fish farm' where we bought fish a few years back. They have some for 50 cent each, they are only 3 inches long and I can't remember what kind that is...or catfish for .40 cents each. So we took the cooler and hit the highway to the 'fish farm' - where we discovered a sign on the locked gate reading: Fish Sale Saturday 9 am to 2 pm
So we can't home fish-less which is the same way we leave our pond LOL!
Some days the worm wins!
Photo is mine
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
23 Mar 17
He got tossed in the pond - he had a hole or two but otherwise he was still kicking as he flew thru the air
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
23 Mar 17
@AbbyGreenhill Oh so now you are drowning poor defenceless worms. What a cruel girl.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
23 Mar 17
They would not survive winter....we hope the other fish did
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
23 Mar 17
@sallypup we have carp cats. Sun fish. Turtles frogs...
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@sallypup (57876)
• Centralia, Washington
23 Mar 17
@AbbyGreenhill I wonder what fish variety would survive? Carp?
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
23 Mar 17
There are fish in the pond, but we wanted to get more. Either way we got none!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 Mar 17
Hope to get them tomorrow as it will be months before they are big enough to catch.
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@Daljinder (23233)
• Bangalore, India
23 Mar 17
I stand united for fish-anity....um...whatever that means 
Something akin to Aqua rights for fishes! 
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
23 Mar 17
Hum, we don't keep the fish we catch - we throw them back.
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@Daljinder (23233)
• Bangalore, India
23 Mar 17
@AbbyGreenhill Ahhhhh! Cruelty to fishies! Cruelty to fishies! Who should I call now? 
@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
23 Mar 17
@AbbyGreenhill
Haha. Thanks. For making my day maam. 
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@owlwings (43915)
• Cambridge, England
23 Mar 17
I have heard of worms which bare their teeth when a fish comes near which tends to scare them off. Mind you, if the pond is masquerading as chocolate milk, the fish are probably in a fully satisfied chocoholic haze and want nothing to do with any kind of meat.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
23 Mar 17
I think you are right and until we go a week or more w/o rain it will never clear up!
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@celticeagle (159040)
• Boise, Idaho
24 Mar 17
I'd love some cat fish. Haven't had any in a long time. Did you get some fish?
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 Mar 17
@celticeagle We don't eat fish we catch in our pond...catch and release only. You can get catfish in any and every store/restaurant around here so I'd rather do it that way
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 Mar 17
They were not open...can't buy until tomorrow.
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
24 Mar 17
@AbbyGreenhill May be the catfishes are small. They have killed almost all the local fishes in our lakes.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 Mar 17
@LadyDuck We bought the cats. The cats are now up to two feet long and weigh over 3 pounds. They stay in the deep water in the middle and the little fish seem to stay closer to shore.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 Mar 17
They live peacefully together in our pond.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
23 Mar 17
You can't dig in our soil - it's red clay - you need dynamite. We buy worms at the gas station.
@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
25 Mar 17
well at least you'll get a bargain when you go back tomorrow... 
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
23 Mar 17
I would love a pond! But some days the fish have already ate by the time we get out to feed them something with a hook inside.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
23 Mar 17
I usually do ok but the pond is really too murky right now.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 Mar 17
@ShifaLk The ones we buy tomorrow will only be three inches long! WE don't eat fish from the pond.
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