WINTER / SPRING FISHING '07
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FISHING
ROME POND
Submitted by mark
Burchick
Abby and I
performed a
morning wetland
delineation and
then an
afternoon
bathymetric
survey of an
NRCS, Soil
Conservation
District pond
that we are
removing, and
restoring back
to a wetland and
natural stream
channel.
The alien
invasive vine
wisteria filled
the air with
fragrance.
The
insidious
alien,
garlic
mustard
carpets
portions of
the forest
floor, and
smells like
garlic when
crushed.
We did
observe
spring
beauty at
peak bloom
and the
emergence of
tall meadow
rue and
jack-in-the-pulpit.
The pond was
deeper than
we expected.
After we
calibrated
our
equipment we
then
performed a
detailed
contour
elevation
survey of
the Rome
Pond, and we
found it to
be deeper
than
expected.
We saw four
bass nests,
with fish
defending
the beds.
We tried
sight
fishing,
dropping
lures
directly
into the
center of
the nests.
The males
were
agitated and
pushed the
lures away,
but were
leery to
bite.
Of
interesting
note, the
mean
temperature
of the pond
was about
68-degrees,
and around
70 to
71-degrees
tight in on
the banks.
The back of
the pond had
an obvious
inversion
layer where
the water
was a cold
60-degrees.
This area of
the pond had
three
discrete,
flowing
spring heads
that
discharge
water into
the pond.
The
temperature
change was
indicative
of the cold,
groundwater
discharge
mixing into
the pond
(with all
groundwater
being
between 52
and
54-degrees).
Abby and I
used 5-inch
Senko worms
to perform
our creel
survey.
We observed
both
largemouth
bass and
bluegill in
all size
classes.
I saw one
female in
the
four-pound
class, and
caught two,
2-pound
males.
Abby had a
minor
boating
accident
that we will
not talk
about.
FISHING
ROME POND
