WINTER FISHING
'07
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Sunday
Afternoon Fishing
Maryland 3/2/08
Jeb and I went
fishing this
afternoon after our
4-H trap shooting
practice. We
were on the water
from about 3:30 PM
till 5:00 PM, and
caught six
largemouth bass.
This was our first
fishing activity for
the new year, and it
was great to get out
on the water.
I started
with green
pumpkin,
then water
melon and
finally blue
and black
Yamamoto,
5-inch Senko
worms, and
got three
bites and
one small
fish during
the first
45-minutes.
I switched
to a green
pumpkin
colored
sweet beaver
by Reaction
Innovation,
and that is
what caught
three larger
bass.
I think that
jigs would
have worked
well today.
Our best
fishing was
the sunny,
southeast side
of the pond,
along the
dam face,
fishing from
the steep
slopes, up
toward the
shoreline.
Jeb used a
small BooYah
Pond Magic
spinnerbait
with a white
and
chartreuse
skirt, which
caught his
two fish.
Jeb made a
point to
slow his
retrieve,
which I
think helped
his
presentation.
It was fun
to get out
on the
water.
I'm looking
forward to
trying
several new
lures and
soft
plastics
that I
recently
purchased.
I'd say from
here on out,
each
upcoming
spell of
warm weather
will constitutes
pre-pre-spawn
and the fish
are just
beginning to
recognize
that the day
lengths are
getting
longer and
water
temperatures
are getting
up just
enough for
the fish to
start
shaking off
winter
lethargy.
I didn't get dark today
until 6:30 PM and it's only seven more
days until Daylight Savings Time starts,
which means that beginning next weekend,
it won't get dark until 7:30 PM!
Yee Haw.
