FALL
FISHING '07
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Sunday
Pond Fishing Maryland
10/21/07
Submitted By: Mark Burchick
Sunday Pond Fishing
from 5:00 PM Till 6:00 PM
I took a
minimalist
approach this
afternoon,
taking one pack
of Yamamoto
Senko black &
blue worms and
one pack of
Owner, cutting
point, 2/0 ot,
longneck hooks
with bait
stopper.
Rebel
assumes the
routine,
short forays
into the
woods, and
watching
over me from
high ground.
I caught six
largemouth
bass, all
over
2-pounds
each.
I purchased
a new
spinning
reel, called
the Shimano
Saros.
It's the 5th
Shimano I've
ever
purchased,
and it's
the BEST
I've ever
had to date.
Incredibly
sensitive
and smooth.
I own one
Abu Garcia
(good) and a
recent
addition
called the
Doug Hannon
Wave Runner
(weak).
You can't
beat a
Shimano bait
or spin
caster.
My favorite
rod is my
6-foot,
6-inch,
medium-heavy
St. Croix.
Today I was
using
Berkley
Trilene XL,
12-pound
fluorescent
blue,
monofilament
line.
All the
strikes were
hard and
fast, I
guess they
were hungry!
The royal
fern (Osmunda
regalis,
OBL) was
beautiful
today, as it
is changing
color.
This fern is
native and
occurs in
saturated
areas along
streams,
seeps,
shoreline
and wet
meadows.
In both
Florida and
New York the
fern is
considered
rare
(vulnerable) due
to
exploitation
(digging it
up from the
wild and
planting it
in water
gardens).
The forest
surrounding
the pond is
mature
chestnut,
black and
white oak.
The
understory
is filled
with
American
chestnut (Castanea
dentata)
saplings.
