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Author:
PECo
Date:
Jun 15, 2010
Subject:
Stillwater Pond 06/15
Message:
Since I was unable to check out the north end and western shore of Stillwater Pond yesterday, you know I'd be back as soon as I could. And I could today, from 9:45 AM to 2:45 PM. When I got to the boat launch ramp, there was a guy bailing out a small aluminum rowboat on a trailer. I didn't think much of it as I went to park my car. I assumed he had just come in and had a leaky boat. When I walked out to the ramp, I could see that he was wet. Totally wet. It turns out that he had flipped his little boat while checking it out for the first time. He bought it a while ago to fish smaller ponds and rigged it up with a trolling motor and battery. The problem was that he forgot he wasn't on his bass boat and leaned over the side a little too far! He had a good sense of humor. He said that at least he got a good story out of it. I thought of [b:2502d7ea71]you[/b:2502d7ea71], RobO! LOL! As usual, I fished from my kayak fairly close in to the shore and threw wacky Senkos and Dingers at it. The wind was out of the north and a little stronger than I like. My first thought was to paddle all the way to the north end and work my way back down the western shore with the wind. However, the first part of the shoreline to the north of the ramp was just slightly alee of the wind, so I ended up working my way north against the wind. While I didn't catch as many fish as I did yesterday, I felt better about the ones I caught. I ended up with a little yellow perch, four rock bass and four largemouth bass. Here are all of the largemouth bass that I caught: 14 inches, 1 lb 18 inches, 2 lbs 5 oz 13 inches 14 inches, 1 lb I finally broke the two pound mark! Whoo hoo! [img:2502d7ea71]http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/4639/2010061518inch2lb5ozlar.jpg[/img:2502d7ea71] About three-quarters of the way up the western shore, I spooked and then paddled over a school of carp. They weren't huge, maybe two feet long, but there were eight to ten of them. When it gets shallower at about the northernmost fifth of the pond, the largemouth bass seem to disappear. I caught the last 14-incher near the mouth of the short little "river" that empties into the northwest corner of the pond. I was thrilled to catch it on the first cast [b:2502d7ea71]after[/b:2502d7ea71] I caught the fourth rock bass. I wasn't too happy about catching more rock bass than largemouth bass! I caught the little yellow perch on my way back to the ramp on a tiny little Rapala that I was trolling behind my kayak. I would have spent some time fishing for trout, but had to get home. The trout we had for dinner yesterday was absolutely delicious.
Author:
DirtyDawg10
Date:
Jun 15, 2010
Message:
Nice fish! Good report too.
Author:
PECo
Date:
Jun 15, 2010
Subject:
Thanks
Message:
It's no cod, but it made my day. :D
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