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Michael
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 Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 9:50 pm Post subject: Early Open Water Pattern |
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Within the past 2 weeks, I've noticed some spring pattern going on with fish that prefer the cooler water temps.
Perch and pickerel have been having a good time in the open water at Twin Brooks Park chasing and hitting certain Rapalas I throw. Even found 3 baby bluegills in the stomach of a perch I brought home and lots of digested food in the trout I recently caught.
Minnow profile lures have been my best ones. Colors have been Firetiger and any types of pearl silvers instead of your usual silver black.
With the temps and all the sun the NWS is calling for, I'd concentrate more on open water at smaller lakes and ponds that aren't too deep. |
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PECo
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| Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 10:18 pm Post subject: |
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A buddy of mine landed a 15 inch largemouth bass with a Matzuo jerkbait this afternoon. Spring has come early this year.
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Elixir
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Wish I could get the early spring luck. I seem to be casting into empty barrels.  |
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PECo
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Well, my buddy WAS fishing in a barrel (aka a golf course pond). 
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Michael
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| Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:50 pm Post subject: |
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I have a very productive barrel too PECo  |
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Elixir
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| Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 11:58 pm Post subject: |
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Guess ill have to find myself one too.  |
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Michael
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| Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 8:10 pm Post subject: |
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After these warm temps we recently had, to go with strong sun and windy conditions, those freshwater temps are warming up fast.
Today while I was at Twin Brooks Park and 2 other local ponds, I saw bluegills stacked up in shallow coves and estuaries. |
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Michael
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Other signs of spring I've seen and heard recently include 2 redwinged blackbirds, 2 painter turtles, and a muskrat coming out of its winter hole.
15 yellow perch one day and the next day 2 pig largemouths at a pond where a brook feeds into a cove. All on a medium diving shad profile crankbait.
Ever since early February, I've been seeing and hearing plenty of robins, black capped chickadees, and titmice. |
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