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Author:
PECo
Date:
May 19, 2010
Subject:
Spring Pond 05/16, 05/17, 05/18
Message:
I fished Spring Pond from my kayak over the last three days. It's truly a cartop only pond; there is no boat ramp and no dock. I talked with several shore fishermen there, but only two would acknowledge speaking english. One said he's a regular there and fishes for mostly calico bass/papermouth bass/black crappie. Another was fishing a salamander on a jig along the southeastern shore and pulled up a couple of keeper largemouth bass. There are carp in the pond, including an albino, and a gold and black one. On Tuesday, 05/18, they were extremely active; it must be spawning season for them. They were wriggling around on the surface all over the pond. [u:5150a9d1f8]Sunday, 05/16 [/u:5150a9d1f8]- I had my biggest day ever. I usually remember every fish I catch, but I actually lost count. I caught more than 20 largemouth bass, probably 24. Most were keepers and a quarter were over two pounds. The first one I caught on the north end of the pond, and it was 17 inches and 2 lb 11 oz, which was my new personal best. Later on, I caught an 18-incher on the south end that weighed exactly the same and became my new personal best. The biggest one I actually caught was in the northeast corner, but I dropped it after I removed the hook. I'm certain that it was over 18 inches and 3 lbs; a real fatty. I was throwing wacky-rigged five-inch worms. I didn't catch any fish near either of the two islands. I caught a few along the shore on the northwest corners of the pond, but the best fishing was in the northeast corner. I got to see a couple of bass take the worm after I pulled it out of the vegetation on the shore and paused my retrieve. I also caught a couple of big ones in the center of the cove on the south end. I twitched the worm over the weeds about five or six feet from my kayak and the bass came up from underneath to hit it. Most of the rest I caught along the eastern shore on the south end. The wind came up too strong for me at about 3:00 PM, so I took off. [u:5150a9d1f8]Monday, 05/17[/u:5150a9d1f8] - I caught only four largemouth bass, but one of them was a beauty. It was 20 inches and 3 lbs 9 oz; my new personal best! I also caught a 20-inch chain pickerel underneath the trees on the eastern shore of the south end. I had an exciting moment when I hooked a fish on a cast away from the northeastern shore. It pulled my kayak more than 10 feet for about 10 seconds (it felt like 20), but spit the hook before ever coming to the surface. It felt more like a pickerel than a bass, but now that I've thought about it, it might have been a carp. [u:5150a9d1f8]Tuesday, 05/18[/u:5150a9d1f8] - I caught seven largemouth bass. On my second cast in the middle of the south cove, I caught one that was 18 inches and 2 lb 11 oz. I think it was the same fish I caught on Sunday. It was exactly the same length and weight, and I caught it in the same spot. On my fourth cast, I caught a 12-incher. The fishing slowed quite a bit after that. I caught another 12-incher on the north shore, and two more 12-inchers, a 14-incher and a 9-incher on the northeastern shore. It started to rain at 11:45 AM and I wasn't dressed for it, so I took off.
Author:
Stratos17
Date:
May 19, 2010
Message:
Now thats fun!! congrats on your PB!!!!
Author:
PECo
Date:
May 19, 2010
Message:
Thanks, Stratos. Hey, are you still in Bristol? If so, where do you usually fish?
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