Sick Fishing

"Dear Fish" Friday and T Shirt Tuesday is Hilarious Stuff and You Can Help

2012-02-02T12:30:00.001-05:00

So I think you mostly know, my brother and I are kids. We think about this blog and our little t-shirt business all the time. We think about our designated charity a lot too. Mostly, we think about fishing. I admit that. Our Mom, of course, would appreciate it very much if we'd think about school a little more often. Meh.

The thing is, we don't find a lot of time to keep this thing as current as we'd like. So if you don't mind I'd like to ask you guys for some help.

Some friends I know recently started writing me "Dear Fish" letters which are hilarious and so I'm going to post them here on Fridays. If you want to write some funny "Dear Fish" letters, I'll post yours here too (with a link back to your fishing blog or website, naturally, if you want some extra eyeballs). "Dear Fish" letters are exactly that. Put into words, in the form of a letter, just what you'd like to tell the one that got away, or the one you never caught, or the one that hangs on your wall, or the one you're about to eat. You get the idea. Email the letter to me at blaisecoghlan at gmail dot com, and I'll post the funniest and most interesting letters here on Fridays.

T-Shirt Tuesday is just as easy. Take a photo of you fishing in a Sick Fishing t-shirt (you can get your Sick Fishing t-shirt at the link over there on the right side of this page), and I'll post your photo here on Tuesdays. And of course, if you have a website or blog, I'll give you credit and a link back. Email your photos to blaisecoghlan at gmail dot com.

And check here on Fridays and Tuesdays for funny Dear Fish letters and awesome Sick Fishing pictures!

I can't wait to see what you guys come up with! Thanks for visiting Sick Fishing! And have an awesome day!

The Coolest Fishing T-Shirt Ever, People

2012-01-26T21:42:00.001-05:00

Ta-da! After months of product development (that means talking to our fishing buds and emailing a few professional designers, and eh, asking our kinda smart mom for a little help), my brother and I have come up with the ultimate fishing t-shirt for folks who love to fish in and around Philly, PA! This awesome t-shirt represents the three major fishing waters within Philadelphia county - The Schuylkill River, the Delaware River, and the Wissahickon Creek. Please please consider buying this shirt to show your love of fishing in Philly - It's a super cool shirt, it supports a good cause (our designated charity, Cross International), and c'mon give us some credit - we're kids and we came up with this all by ourselves. We thought up the design, we found the artist, we got a partner, and we're supporting a charity. Help us prove to our Mom that fishing really is a worthwhile effort and a killer good use of our time. To see our shirts, just click on the image below. Thanks in advance for your loyal support of www.sickfishing.com. We love our blog visitors, and we especially love our blog commenters ;) So comment yo.

Canada 2011

2012-01-03T12:52:00.001-05:00

Better late than never and we apologize for the wait, but we hope it's worth it. Here's some shots from our Annual Coghlan Fishing Trip to Canada from way back in June of 2011. Enjoy (and hey, feel free to comment!)

Join the Sick Fishing Hangout on Google+

2011-12-08T16:46:00.001-05:00

So I think most of you know my mom, Shannon, helps me with this whole Sick Fishing thing, since I'm 13 (eh) and technically just became old enough to use things like Facebook (I don't though) and Twitter (well, I've been using that for a while now so anyway)... Google+ says you have to be 18 and my mom oversees everything I do online anyway, so to make a long story short...

My mom is currently teaching me to use Google+ (through her account) and I created a Sick Fishing page today! I'd love to get some fishermen/fisherwomen/fisherkids into my Sick Fishing Hangout so we can share photos, videos, stories, and all kinds of other great fishing stuff!

Furthermore, I'm trying to show my teachers that school should be about more than just memorization and history from hundreds of years ago. If we had classes on web development and social networking, I might actually be a Straight A student! Can you help me out here, by joining my Sick Fishing Page on Google+? You'll help me prove to my teachers that my Sick Fishing project has some merit! And better yet, don't forget I'm doing the little bit I can to support Cross International, my designated charity.

So I can't quite figure out how to get a good link to my new Sick Fishing Google+ page, but I think this might work -- https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/114626116544997850938/#114626116544997850938/posts

And if you have suggestions on good ways to use Google+, please feel free to share those with me!

Oh and because she helps me so much with this website, here's a picture of my pretty cool Mom! (She's eating oysters, of course)...

Stripers and Flounder at The Jersey Shore

2011-11-29T12:47:00.001-05:00

Yes, we're still at it, friends! It's just that, well, we're kids you know. We're having too much fun outdoors to always be posting pictures on this website, but occassionally we think of it, so here you go :)

Ryan with Flounder in Cape May

Blaise with Striped Bass at Jersey Shore

Ryan with Striped Bass in New Jersey

Ryan and Blaise - Flounder and Striper at Jersey Shore Cape May

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Bigger Fish to Fry?

2011-04-26T08:33:00.002-04:00

So we've been missing, I know. Too busy with school and sports, and of course, fishing. But we've been having lots of fun. Striped bass season in the Chesapeake is ending now, and our Uncle Dan got us on the water enough times to enjoy it! (Pictures below). Also, Mom took us to the Fishtown Shadfest last weekend, and although we didn't actually fish there, it was tons of fun, and we met these cool dudes who are starting a Striper Derby this year on the Schuylkill and Delaware Rivers. There will be prizes for the biggest stripers, and also the biggest catfish. That's kind of cool. We can't participate... It interferes with school and baseball, and our upcoming BIG fishing trip to Canada, but I hope some of you will consider it. Registration is still open and it goes from May 1 to June 4. Details here:

http://phillystripedbassderby.com/

Anyway, here's our most recent loot...

Tee Shirt Designs + Check out my cool article!

2010-11-04T21:22:00.000-04:00

Ryan and I are working on some tee shirt designs. You might notice that we have a little online tee shirt store (see the link over there on the right), but it's simple stuff and our friends who visit here at http://www.sickfishing.com/ have been asking if we have anything "cool" they can buy - in the way of tee shirts I mean. So we thought we'd make some art and then pick the best ones to have printed and sell on shirts. Rememeber, half of our profits will always go to Cross International, so we feel kind of good about it too, you know. So anyway, here are our ideas so far:

Ok then there's one other thing I want to tell you about, too. My mom helped me write this neat article about this website, and they put it in a magazine. Now that's sick! Check it out:

http://www.hmexchange.com/archive/Coghlan_0910.pdf

What's Better than Striper Fishing and Football

2010-08-15T08:32:00.000-04:00

It's that time of year again - Fall Striper Fishing and Football right around the corner. I know this isn't fishing related, but I went to the first Eagles Pre-Season game on Friday night and would like to say, I think the Eagles might have a chance this year.

Blaise with the Eagles Cheerleaders 08.13.10

More Pictures from Canada 2010

2010-07-24T08:37:00.000-04:00

Our Mom is going back to Canada in August. Ryan and I will be at the Jersey Shore doing a different kind of fishing - flounder, blue fish, and Maryland crabs! But here's some pictures for our Mom, so she can see what to expect up North!

Who Likes Carp?

2010-07-10T11:12:00.000-04:00

It's been a very long time since we've gone carp fishing, but when we do, we like catching big carp in the Schuylkill River along the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Water Works. Everything about carp fishing is fun, including our bait sling shots. We've caught some really big ones in Philly. Maybe it's time to give that another try.

Blaise is 2006, Schuylkill River Carp, Philadelphia

Blaise's 44-inch Pike

2010-07-06T18:42:00.000-04:00

This is my best ever pike, caught in Canada in June 2009. I'd really like to get one bigger eventually, but fishing is all about patience! What is the biggest pike you've ever caught?

Here's the Picture that Got Ryan on www.bassbarn.com

2010-06-29T19:31:00.000-04:00

Ryan's 37 lb. striped bass

This is the cover picture that landed Ryan on the front page of http://www.bassbarn.com/ a couple of months ago. This is a 37 pound striped bass, his personal best.

Why We Love Our Pop Coghlan

2010-06-24T06:59:00.000-04:00

Here we are with Pop on the shore of the Ottawa River. This was a great night for sitting around a fire, listening to Lynyrd Skynyrd, drinking Pepsi, and telling fishing stories! Pop is responsible for making sure we all love fishing. He took Mom to the Wissahickon when she was little, and Uncle Dan and Uncle Jim grew up fishing with Pop. Now Ryan and I get to do it too. Thanks Pop!

Captain Ryan

2010-06-23T07:50:00.000-04:00

Captain Ryan driving the Mako in Canada

I don't want to forget that Ryan actually drove the Mako all the way by himself along the Ottawa River in Canada last week. It wasn't just for a picture. He really drove the boat. I have such a cool brother.

Some Pike from Last Week

2010-06-22T07:48:00.002-04:00

Pop and Blaise with a Pike, Ottawa River 2010

The water was very low in Canada last week, so we didn't catch as many fish - or as big - as we did last year and the year before that. We had a great time and caught plenty of fish, don't get me wrong, but there have been better years for fishing in Canada!

Here's a couple of pike. Again, not as big as last year, but still - we're proud!

Ryan with a Pike, Canada Fishing Trip 2010

We're Back from our Annual Fishing Trip to Canada!

2010-06-21T21:23:00.000-04:00

Blaise Coghlan with a bass in Canada, Ontario 2010

We'll have lots and lots of pictures to post this week, but right now, we're busy getting all of our gear cleaned up and put away. Promise we have great fishing photos coming soon - walleye, pike, large mouth bass, small mouth bass, even musky! Come back now ya hear??

Ryan Coghlan with a bass in Canada, Ottawa River 2010

Old School Fishing Pictures

2010-06-16T08:35:00.003-04:00

At least a few years old. Look, we were just kids!

Ryan's Journal - Last Year's Fishing Trip to Canada

2010-06-15T14:16:00.000-04:00

This is actually funny!

Our 2009 Trip to Canada

2010-06-14T07:35:00.000-04:00

The 2010 Annual Coghlan Fishing Trip to Canada is underway right now. Before we share the awesome details, here's a look back at last year!

Welcome to the "NEW" Sick Fishing Website!

2010-06-13T21:12:00.001-04:00

It's been almost a year since my brother and I started Sick Fishing, and we've learned a few things since then. We're moving to a new format and hope that all of our loyal readers will continue to follow our fishing adventures and share their stories and photos here too.

Thanks for sticking with us and keep fishing!

-Blaise (and Ryan) Coghlan