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Author:
PECo
Date:
Jan 05, 2011
Subject:
Nod Brook WMA - Upper Pond 01/05
Message:
jonnyfly00 (aka Jon aka Shelly) and I decided to fish the upper pond at Nod Brook again, today. Jon said he wanted to make sure that the 10 fish he caught there a couple of days ago weren't just dumb luck. We arrived just after 10:00 am and left just after 4:30 pm. It was cold, but there was much less wind this time, so we both felt a lot warmer. We headed straight for the debris pile in the middle of the pond toward the south end. I bored a hole with my new eight inch StrikeMaster Lazer auger (18 to 20 turns to get through seven inches of black ice), threw in the same ice colored Swedish Pimple that I used the last time but baited with a small mealworm this time, and within five seconds set the hook and landed a solid 13 (just shy of 14) inch largemouth bass: [img:a0e5b0af2c]http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/9391/2011010513inchlargemout.jpg[/img:a0e5b0af2c] The weather kept changing all day. We had scattered clouds when we arrived and even full sun for a while: [img:a0e5b0af2c]http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/2017/nodbrookwma011cropped.jpg[/img:a0e5b0af2c] But when clouds rolled in and snow began falling, I set the hook on and landed a 22 inch chain pickerel: [img:a0e5b0af2c]http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/2324/nodbrookwma004cropped.jpg[/img:a0e5b0af2c] I also caught a few sunnies and a couple more short largemouth bass. Jon caught the cycle a couple of days ago (i.e., yellow perch, sunnies, largemouth bass and a golden shiner). Today, he did one better. He got a golden shiner, a short largemouth bass, five sunnies, a yellow perch and a rock bass. Here are some photos of Jon with a few of his catches: [img:a0e5b0af2c]http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/4488/nodbrookwma014cropped.jpg[/img:a0e5b0af2c] [img:a0e5b0af2c]http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/7708/nodbrookwma015cropped.jpg[/img:a0e5b0af2c] [img:a0e5b0af2c]http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/9807/nodbrookwma021corrected.jpg[/img:a0e5b0af2c] It wasn't until 3:00 pm or so that another ice fisherman showed up. And it was Mike1 (aka Mike, of course): [img:a0e5b0af2c]http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/8932/nodbrookwma023cropped.jpg[/img:a0e5b0af2c] A couple of days ago, Jon outfished me 10 to four. I got outfished again, today, but this time only nine to seven. Maybe we know what we're doing, after all.
Author:
jonnyfly00
Date:
Jan 05, 2011
Message:
phil, i think i'll let you have the W for today on that nice bass and the pickerel.
Author:
basswacka19
Date:
Jan 05, 2011
Message:
Nice job PECO! Good to see the ice hasn't stopped you from getting out and catching them!
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