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carp bassin for walleye

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 10:20:13 -0500

I was out at my local river yesterday evening looking for you know who. The river was still muddy and about 1.5 feet higher than normal, but leveling off, measured at 53 degrees. I had a few eddys to target in the mid river flow, and a nice shoreline eddy. I was standing on a rip rap shoreline and noticed a big carp diggin around. I dropped my 1/4 oz jig with 4.5 inch chartruse bass assassin along the carp's path, and surprisingly it took the lure!

I was lucky that the fish didnt want to go out into the heavy flow, and landed it pretty quickly using a 6.5' spinning combo and 4/10 fireline! Measured about 30 inches, and weighed 17.8 pounds. Well, a strange surprise, but beats a skunk anyday.

Cabin Creek Bassmasters 8th Annual Sportsman Flea Market

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:22:40 -0600

A little last minute but wanted to share:

Cabin Creek Bassmasters 8th Annual Sportsman Flea Market
Saturday; January 22, 2011 9 am to 4 pm
Sunday; January 23, 2011 9 am to 2 pm
Washington County Agriculture Education Center
7313 Sharpsburg Pike
Boonsboro, MD 21713
New & Used tackle & much more. Tackle vendors, boat dealers & guides.
Admission $4.00 (children under 12 free)
Refreshments available
Flea market tables $20.00 each
Contact Ed 717-597-8480

I have never been but it could be fun.

-Dave

Jackson, Muskalungee, Spothogg, The Duder

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:44:12 -0500

Jackson, Muskalungee, Spothogg, The Duder:

September 15th is right around the corner and I have not seen any of y'all at Tuscarora for a Monday night 3-D shoot. (To be fair, I don't know what some of you look like so I could have missed you) Come check it out. Shoot me an e-mail if ya can make it sometime, lots of fun.

See ya there,

-Dave

Cunningham Falls Trips 6/30 and 7/1

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:04:46 -0500

On Wednesday and Thursday, my family and I went on a camping trip to Cunningham Falls State Park. We fished both evenings from around 7-9 PM. We decided to keep things simple and bobber fish with nightcrawlers. The fishing was slow on the first night, but I managed to catch a very nice redear sunfish, around 9-10 inches long.

My brother also caught 2 small bluegills on the first night.

FANTASY FISHING???

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:55:43 -0500

FINAL RESULTS ARE IN:
RNK ENTRY, OWNER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TOTAL PCT
1 Gissbutt entry 1, D. Butt 1264 925 1197 1086 979 1239 1003 1256 1293 10242 98.9
2 SetTheHook65 entry 1, T. Bennett 1230 919 1029 1107 1043 1301 989 1216 1272 10106 96.8
3 smalljawmd entry 1, J. Jacobi 1264 1099 921 1129 1024 1075 1085 1092 991 9680 79.8
4 ogbudha entry 1, B. Hynes 1125 861 909 1184 777 929 1016 1012 886 8699 41.3
5 javak1 entry 1, J. Kephart 885 1244 1023 933 1131 807 950 807 911 8691 41.2
6 muskalungee, M. Poddo 0 891 867 1145 1007 984 1086 1302 1048 8330 36.7

Farm Pond 6-12-10

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 21:15:56 -0500

Fished a Frederick County farm pond with my dad this morning from 8:30-11:30. It was sunny and very warm out. Dad did much better than me today, he caught 4 bass and a bluegill. I caught one bass and one bluegill. All of his fish came on a Mepps # 2. My bluegill came on Berkley Gulp! Maggots and my bass came on a Berkley Gulp! Nightcrawler. The bass I got was about 1.5-2 lbs, and the bluegill was about 8 inches and fat. My dad's biggest bass was around 1.5 or 2 lbs. Two more were dinks and the last was around a foot. Overall not a bad morning on the water but I had an off day I suppose. I guess it happens to us all. We probably would've done better had we gotten there earlier before it got too bright.

Back to Vermont

Sun, 30 May 2010 17:04:53 -0500

I've been checking in with you guys from time to time, but I hadn't been fishing at all this year until this past week. I bought my MD license a couple of weeks ago, hoping to put the boat in the water but never made it out.

My friend Duane that usually goes to Vermont with me wasn't able to make it, so I asked an old fishing buddy from back home in VA to make the journey. It was a great trip. Unlike the last couple of years which were very cold and rainy, the weather was warm and stable. It never rained once the whole trip. They actually set record highs for the date, a couple of the days we were up there.

The fish were in a pre-spawn pattern, moving into the shallows to bask in the sun. Some fish were hanging on points, and along shallow break-lines. Both John and I each caught one over 5lbs, his weighing 5lb 7oz, and mine weighing 5lb 2 oz. It was the most incredible fishing I've ever had.

There are two lakes we fish; one is know for numbers, the other for the size, and both lakes held up to their reputation. We caught so many fish one day, we actually decided to quit about 3:00 p.m. or so...the fish were coming off just about every rock you would throw to, mostly on weightless Senkos. Most of the fish were in the 1-3 lb range. The water was about 10 degrees warmer in this lake, the the fish were just going bannanas, and fought really hard.

After catching the numbers in the one lake, we decided to go for the big ones, and boy am I glad we did. We spent the next two days fishing really hard, and while we didn't catch the numbers, these fish were from 3-5 lbs and up. We got most of these on Senkos, but due to the wind that picked up, we had to add an 1/8 oz bullet sinker to be able to feel the pick-ups. Suspending jerk baits, poppers, and spinnerbaits also accounted for a few fish. Enjoy the pics! (click on the thumbnails to enlarge)

Trip Pics

Farm Pond 4-17-10

Sat, 17 Apr 2010 11:53:56 -0500

Fished the farm pond with my dad for the first time this year. Fished from 9-11:30. Weather was sunny and very windy, temperature was in the 50's. Managed to catch 4 LM and 2 bluegill. The 4 LM came on a 5 inch watermelon red Senko and the 2 bluegill on a small Berkley Gulp! Worm. All the bass came in a 30 minute span from like 9:30-10:00, then nothing after that except the 'gills. The bass were all between 12-15 inches long and the bluegills were about 6-7 inches long. I had fun with dad and caught my first bass of the year, can't really beat that.

First of the year:

Trout Fishing 4/10

Sat, 10 Apr 2010 20:03:34 -0500

My uncle and I went trout fishing at a stream in Washington County today. Fished from 8AM to 2PM. I caught 7 rainbows ranging from 4-10 inches long and he caught about the same number with a nice 12 inch trout being his biggest for the day. We caught them on a bunch of different things- mealworms, nightcrawlers, maggots, and Powerbait. Some pictures are attached below. Nothing too big but a lot of fun anyway on ultralight gear.

UPPER POTOMAC/CANAL RESCUE CONTINUED!!

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:14:01 -0500

CONCERNED RIVER USERS,

Yesterdays efforts went pretty well. We used both backpack and barge electrofishing equipment to remove two tanks of fish from the canal. We recovered mostly large carp, but also got bass, suckers, catfish, sunfish, and one large (~25”) female walleye. The guys worked hard as we removed probably 500 + lbs of carp!

We are planning to work the canal below Dam 5 tomorrow. Volunteers can meet us at the Dam 5 parking lot at 9:00 am. This area of the canal has really receded so we will be using backpack units. I think 5 or 6 guys would work for tomorrow.

2010 Solid start to the new year

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 13:29:58 -0600

Got out New Years Day for some feeshn.
We hooked up with a few smallies 14-17 and a near 20lb carp.
Fish were in a favorite mid river spot I hit during winter months. It doesnt look like a winter hole but for some reason the fish like it. Enough protection and right bottom composition for them I guess..so it is a winter hole. Just not what youd expect to fish for smallies in the middle of frigid temps as its only 3 ft deep.
Carp hit a small tube on 6lb test...took quite a while to get in. The lucky angler who caught it was extremely pleased w/ the fight and complained of his arm being sore.

Fantasy Time

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:00:19 -0600

Are we going to have a Fantasy leauge this year. Let's get it on!!!

Farm Pond 10-10-09

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:06:02 -0500

My dad and I fished a Frederick County farm pond today from 8-12. Cloudy morning with off and on rain showers. The wind was pretty strong for the first 2 hours which made casting parallel to the shore pretty tough. I caught a total of 7 fish, 6 LM and a bluegill. My first 2 came on a 1/4 ounce red/white buzzbait burned parallel to the grass that was growing close to shore. I had a an additional 2 or 3 strikes on the buzzbait that didn't get hooked because I was fishing it pretty fast.

First fish of the day (around 1.5-2 lbs):

Loch Raven 9-25

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:26:12 -0500

My dad and I rented a boat today at the Loch. It was a lot of fun. It was actually our first time fishing from a boat. It is definitely a whole different game then fishing from shore and wading! We fished from 9:30-12:45. While the weather was nice and the boating was fun, the fishing wasn't too good. I caught one 10-inch largemouth on a split shot rigged 6 inch watermelonseed Zoom lizard. The fish hit on the drop and put up a pretty nice fight. We didn't have a fish finder or map of any kind so fishing deep water was tough. We covered quite a bit of ground in 3 hours. Mainly the coves and points near the fishing center but we ventured out into some deep water too. The spot I caught the one bass in was a drop off about 40 or 50 yards off shore. As for lures, we threw buzzbaits, spinnerbaits, tubes, shallow diving cranks, floating Rapalas, lizards, and grubs, with the lizard being the only producer.

Farm Pond 8-29 (Read more to see pics)

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 14:43:26 -0500

Fished a farm pond this morning with my dad from 8:30-11:30. I started off with a buzzbait and had a nice little greenie take a whack at it but miss. No more action on the buzzer after that but I was really getting in the zone with it and I know I'm gonna have to try it again next time I get out. My dad started throwing a Strike King Bleeding Tube in pearl pepper and caught a decent 11 inch LM, and then maybe 10 minutes later he caught a nice 14 inch LM, which unfortunately swallowed the tube. We tried to get it out but couldn't so we cut the line next to the hook and revived & released it, it swam away as soon as I released it and as far as I know it didn't die, but I can't imagine a bass could live with a tube stuck in it's throat, but who knows. I started throwing a weightless rigged Hardnose worm in junebug but couldn't get a bite on that. I threw an F03 floating Rapala for a bit as well with no takers. Starting to get a little frustrated, we walked around to the dam end of the pond. I threw a tube right up next to the dam, twitched it, got bit, swing and a miss. Casted right back to the same spot, twitched it again, the line got tight, I set the hook, fish on, he stayed on just enough that I could see he was a good 2-3 pound fish, maybe bigger, and then I felt the line go slack :( That is seriously one of the worst feelings in fishing. No more bites for awhile so I said the hell with it and switched to a Berkley Gulp! Nightcrawler under a bobber on my ML rod w/ 6 lb test and started catching fish. First it was just a couple 5-6 inch bluegill. I walked farther down to the corner near the dam and threw the crawler out there. It's out for a few seconds and the bobber disappears. Hook set, fish on! It was a nice 14 inch LM.