2-14 to 2-19

[hengstthomas]

Wagamons & Diamond Pond 2-14-2009

Sporto (surfphishn) picks me up and we set out for Wagamons Pond and fished for about 45 minutes without a bite so we returned to my place to pick up the canoe
We went straight to the spot and didnt move from 10am till 5pm .. Nonstop fish with some Golden Shiners and Bluegills too as well as the ever present Crappie and Pickerel but for some reason neither one of us got a Yellow Perch ? Oh well for me I am happy catching Crappie after Crappie .
The Pickerel were back in the spot and a tad bigger than yesterday ..

Golden Shiner ..

Bluegill ..

Crappie ..

Sporto get himself a Release Citation Crappie (actually he got a few DOZEN as I did) ..

I caught this same guy a few days ago .. Notice the ripped gill sticking out ..

We caught A Lot of FISH !!
At about 2:30pm we got into some real nice SLABS and we released them all .. around 4pm Sporto wants a few for 'MOM" .. The big ones kept biting so ..

The fish were a lot more active today and I think if we were targeting LMB or Pickerel we would have done very well .
Boy it sure got cold at dusk !
Congrats on the Citation Sporto and anytime your ready to do it again .. I say lets do it !

Diamond 2-15 / 2-16-2009

Jimmy came down around 6am and we were on the Pond by 7:45am . Clear sunny day with winds from the NW at about 10 to 15 MPH .
We went right to the Spot and hit some Crappie ..

Jimmy finally gets a Release Citation

A guy in a boat came over and asked us "Man what the heck are you guys using ? " :roflmao:
We showed him as we were pulling in fish

We got some real JUMBO Golden Shiners and Jimmy lost the biggest one I have ever seen (had to be 2 pounds) .

I got this guy AGAIN today

Inside corner from the back of the Pond ..

The back of the Pond ..

We got into some toothy guys as well

I got this nice one at 25" ..

We left the rear and headed back to the Spot and continued catching Crappie and Golden Shiners as Drew , Judah and Jarjar pull up and we motion them over
We all got some Crappie but the bite ebbed off around 4:45pm so Jimmy and I headed to the Spillway by the road .
We picked off a few Crappie and Yellows and missed a few Pickerel . We called it a day at 5:30pm .
Caught lots of fish today .. Great to see everyone out there and always nice to wet a line with you Jimmy


Diamond Pond 2-16-09

Jimmy stayed over last night so we set out even earlier looking for the Yellow Perch bite . We talked to Sporto who was fishing from the shore . Cloudy skies to start and winds from 15 + MPH .
With Neds in mind Jimmy gets "slimed" first .. OOPS !

My turn was soon after ..

Then Paydirt

My "OOPS" ..

Even a LMB

Then we get over run by these ..

We found "pockets" of Gills ..

And with the Gills were those Golden Shiners ..

These guys were ever present today .. I am sure Jimmy had his PB with them

Another "OOPS"

We kept some fish for Sporto and delivered them and stretched the legs

That picture doesnt put those fish into prospective
Maybe this will ..

Great to see you again Sporto Nice job on the fish .. He said he got about 25 fish from the road WTG !
Jimmy and I set out again looking for some Crappie since they were on the Bigger size today
We caught Crappie , Gills and Golden Shiners with a few more skinny "Snakes"

Another baby LMB

Before calling it a day we found a few more Neds
Packed up at 5pm .. Lots of fish and average sizes was great
Jimmy took a few Neds and I showed him how to fillet them

I got Golden Shiners , LMB , Pickerel , Crappie , Yellow Perch , Bluegills and Pumkinseeds today Just need to find them Red Ears now Seems the Gills are getting more active . Yesterday I saw one about 14" when Jimmy and I came acrossed a mass of fish .. we pushed them towards the bank where they disappeared in the grassy bottom .

Diamond Pond 2-17-2009

I got there at about 8am and found Jeff (bambeklr) and Nick about ready to launch a boat . They both helped me with the canoe and then set off with me following a few minutes later .
It was very cold at first but the sun came out and it was almost a perfect day .
We set up near the Spot and slowly worked our way through the entire area . The fish were very finicky but we managed some fish ..
We targeted Yellows at first until the bite just died but we managed a few ..

Got some nice Gills ..

Jeff and Nick ..

When the YP bite died off we tried for the ever present Crappie . I got a few and some Pickerel including this 26"+ .

I started throwing a 2.5" Fin"S" on a 1/4 ounce leadhead and picked up 3 more Pickerel and 2 YP ..

Nick and Jeff leave around 2'ish so I decided to try for my
"paper" Bluegill or Red Ear . I came very close with the gills ..

I was attacked by 15" Pickerel ..

Caught about 8 small ones and a few more YP and as the sun started to set I noticed Crappie in every direction feeding on the surface ..

When the sun stated to duck behind the trees at about 4:30pm the bite turned on with some nice Crappie .. They moved in from my left and circled back into the Spot .

Some scenery ..

I fished until 5:45pm and then made the call to have the woman come get me as I paddled back to the road .. The Crappie were still biting as well as the "toothy" one

It was looking real nice when I left
Another great day with some nice fish .. Bite started slow with few Crappie but they made up for it in the end

Wagamons & Diamond Ponds 2-18-09

Hit Wagamons Pond at about 9am . The winds were stiff at 15+ MPH and right in my face .. Rain was off and on . I walked up and saw my buddy way over near the ramp so I headed that way

As I got close I saw a dead Goose and a few feet away was another I am thinking was its mate ??

Had Geese swooping down on me left and right ..
I got 2 10" Crappie and thought I was gonna slay them so I went for the camera .. I returned and lost one and landed this small LMB ..

That was about it as the winds increased to 20+ MPH making casting out in productive water almost impossible . I packed it in at 11am and headed for Diamond Pond ..

Diamond Pond .. 11am
Winds were still in my face but much less than Wagamons and besides that the fish were right close to the road
2nd Cast ..

I should have went right here in the beginning
It was on after that

Just missed the 10" mark for my C&R Citation

Conditions were WET !!

Had 2 more bite offs and land this one to send me home at 2pm ..

Caught about 30 fish total with a few nice sized ones to boot .

Diamond Pond 2-19-2009

Woke up to a very sunny day but at about 9:30am it changed and started raining with cloudy skies . I headed to Diamond at about 10am .
Took me about 20 minutes to locate some fish as the winds were whipping at 20+MPH .

First fish ..

The fish were way out and dead center ..

Got another Pickerel with a ripped gill raker ..

She slimed me with eggs ..

Got 1 nice Ned ..

The Crappie again were very nice and ever present

Got 2 LMB ..

Quite a few Pickerel and lost 3 today ..

At 2 pm the bite died .. I fished till 3:30pm without another fish ..
Lots of Crappie and Pickerel .. 1 YP , and 2 LMB and NO Gills Today .

ANYONE want to hook up and wet a line ??? As you can see I fish almost everyday and I run my own fishing site but yet I still fish alone most of the time .. Company would be appreciated

 

[slim357]

Next time im headed up that way ill let you know, seeing all them fish makes me wanna jump in my car now, but ill be up in oc md at least once this summer. Whats the name of that little bait again

 

[russ010]

way to go!

are you catching all of them on the same lure?

 

[bAcKpAiN]

Very nice! Thanks for all of the pics!!

 

[hengstthomas]

Pretty much the same lure . I like the 2.5" Fin'S' overall but at times and certain places the 1.75" Fin'S' and Crappie Magnets work the best . I really enjoy catching Big Neds and Crappie and the Pickerel and LMB are a bonus . I target LMB in the late summer/fall with mostly spinnerbaits and topwater frogs .

 

[hengstthomas]

Next time im headed up that way ill let you know, seeing all them fish makes me wanna jump in my car now, but ill be up in oc md at least once this summer. Whats the name of that little bait again

Summertime Thats Flounder , Trout and Striper time
Dont worry about the bait I gotcha covered

 

[Zum]

Way to go ,real nice catching.
That must be a real hungry pickeral to be able to catch her 3 times(almost)in a row.

 

[FishinsMyLife]

Those snot rockets look like pike they're so big..Nice catchin!