Buzz Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 I got the chance to fish with Ollie at his new favorite pond today.Well, it was a rough start to the morning with a little truck trouble, a ride in a tow truck, and a start that was 2 hours behind schedule. We got to the pond at about 9:00AM. Unloaded the canoe and started the long drag across a field, about 200 yards, to the water. Anyone that knows my old fiberglass canoe knows it ain't light. Add to that all of the tackle, a cooler, and an anchor that weighs about 35 lbs., it was a workout. My first impression of this pond was good. Cattails all along the edges and lilly pads throughout. The wind was blowing pretty good and there was a nice chop on the water. The water had a tea stain color. We started fishing the dam, which was somewhat protected from the wind if we were right up against it. Ollie caught 2 or 3 bass in quick order while I only had one bite. We both started off fishing lizards, but the fish prefered Ollie's bait over mine, so I changed over to my go to bait, a Wareagle spinnerbait of course. I had 1 hit next to the surface and that was it. With the wind blowing against the banks behind us we decided to endure the hassle of paddling back against the wind and headed to the wind blown banks. I finally started catching fish from the pockets around the catttails. We made it back into an area that had a bunch of liily pads all across it and picked up several more fish, a couple fish that were near the top of the slot limit. I almost couldn't get bit unless I cast right up to the edge of the catttails. When they hit they hit hard. By this time we were just about even on the fish count, although Ollie had jumped off several fish. We finally had a couple baits that were working and we knew where they would be, shallow and up against the cattails. This pattern worked the rest of the trip. The slot limit humdrum was broken when I boated the biggest fish of the day. (Mine was bigger than Ollie's no matter what he says ) After a while of catching a few more top end slot limit fish and a few dinks Ollie got bit by his biggest of the day, off a beaver dam of all places. About an hour and a half later we were done. Many fish were caught. Many unused muscles were aching, and a nice sunburn was starting to make it's presence known. We made the long haul back to the truck, loaded up, and headed home. It's always a challenge fishing new water, but it is also very satisfying when you have a day like today. If fishing was easy it would be called catching.
Buzz Posted May 27, 2013 Author Posted May 27, 2013 Thanks John. If fishing was easy it would be called catching.
Evolution Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 Frogs are my favorite for this pond. This pond is always a hit or miss with the wind, wish it had more tree cover like the other ponds in the area.
Buzz Posted May 27, 2013 Author Posted May 27, 2013 Tree cover is nill. Beside the beaver dam, there isn't any tree cover at all. I would like to try some frogs next time I go there. I bet they would be awesome. I tried a prop bait early, but gave it up. They didn't seem interested in topwater.The fish would hit the spinnerbait just under the surface if it was close to the weeds and cattails. Plus, the pond is so shallow that if I let it settle the bait would pick up a bunch of moss. If fishing was easy it would be called catching.
ollie Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 There you go again saying you caught the biggest of the day. We all know mine was bigger! That big bass you caught was a toad. I knew it had some size to it when it broke the water. I am sooooo sore today I'm just going to lay around and take it easy. It was work like you said, but man did we catch some fish. I'm thinking at least 3 to 4 dozen between us. All bass too and nothing else. I would have thought I would have caught the bluegill on that plastic worm, but I didn't. It was definitely fun and we will have to plan another trip when the top water bite is on. BTW, Buzz is the man. Thanks for helping me out with the truck and sorry we didn't get there earlier. "you can always beat the keeper, but you can never beat the post" There are only three things in life that are certain : death, taxes, and the wind blowing at Capps Creek!
Buzz Posted May 27, 2013 Author Posted May 27, 2013 Not a problem Ollie. I enjoyed the fishing trip. It more than made up for the slow start. If fishing was easy it would be called catching.
Wayne SW/MO Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 Good for you guys. Ollie is fun to fish with, and you don't have to believe everything he says. Today's release is tomorrows gift to another fisherman.
ollie Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 This coming from the "goat killer"! You know I always catch the bigger fish no matter what! lol "you can always beat the keeper, but you can never beat the post" There are only three things in life that are certain : death, taxes, and the wind blowing at Capps Creek!
Wayne SW/MO Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 Yes, you drummed that into me. :lol: Today's release is tomorrows gift to another fisherman.
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