Fish'in Update

[Daddy Carp]

Hey CD I can't tell you a thing about Pomme right now. I did get out for a little bit yesterday, but I went to Stockton and tried trolling at the dam for walleye, first pass over the old coffer dam and line started peeling, thought man I have found em, it was a big white bass. Right after that the wind picked up big roller waves and decided it was time for the house. Had fun and enjoyed just be on the water.

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Hey Trav, Didn't think you ever left left Lower-Taney! LOL You're right about the publicity of the muskies. However, it seems that it is only circulated in the muskie circles. For many years, the crappie fishing was one of the main draws on Pomme. It has weakened over the past few years. Now, somebody is telling lies in the "Pro butt" circles. (sorry, typo, Bass)LOL. They must be pretty convincing because there ar anywhere from 5-12 clubs 1/3 full of idiots who beleive that Pomme is a top "bass fishery". They all converge on that small lake and run back & forth at 50-60mph fighting for a place to fish. Most of them would catch more & bigger if they would just slow-down & fish a spot rather than 5-casts-and-away! The big thing Pomme had going was "a family fishing lake" with super camping facilities, marinas and a peaceful lake to fish. This has been erroded into oblivion now by the Bass Clubs, 2000hp pontoon boats, 28'"jet-set" ski-boats. It is still not quite as bad as stockton for the big boats but getting there fast. I am still considering a surplus PT boat just to cruise the lake on the weekends during tournament season for a couple years. I'm a kind of "in-your-face & up your..) kind a guy too. I'm a firm believer that there is plenty of pie for everyone if you don't hog it & use a little common sense. Not just on Pomme, It's wide spread throughout society in this day-and-age. Muskies are what they hoped would be the draw. You can catch just as many if not more Muskies by casting in prime areas over trolling. You will make a lot of casts (10,000) per fish but you cover alot of miles & gas troll also. Guess it depends on which you enjoy. Because I enjoy working the areas specific for Bass, Crappie and Walleye, I usually cast for them. Have caught several but really don't want the slime & stink in my boat. If you've caught them or northern, you know of which I speak! May as well dump the shad bucket on the carpet! Good luck and stay warm on the water...D.C.

[Trav]

I love to muskie fish. I was hired on as a guide for a couple seasons up on Lake Eva in Ontario in the late 80s. Primarily for guests that wanted Smallies and Pike. They had a dozen guides like myself specializing in different species.

Anyway, when there were no guests particularly looking for the species I(at the time I was under 20 years old) was hired for, I would tag along and help the guides hunting walleyes, muskies and lake trout.

Those trips were mainly fly-ins to timber lakes where they had boats established at a make shift clearing. On those trips I (being the "new hire") did the bulk of the loading and unloading of gear and gas so it was a job but I did alot of fishing too. Learned alot. Muskie really sparked my interest.

That job is what gave me my creds to continue guiding until 95. I went all over the place but the bulk of my time was spent in Panama guiding Lake Gatun. Did 3 1/2 solid years of guiding there for Peacock Bass.

Thanks for the feed back. Like I said, I only get to Pomme a few times a year when Dad invites me up.

Against popular belief I do get off the Lower Taney quite abit, but usually when I am invited. I do alot of fishing Tablerock since my brother is one of those guys with one of those 50k bass boats we love so much. Haha. He is a decent fisherman but I think he likes the idea that he can get a free guide when ever he wants.

Plus we try to plan a yearly trip out of state every year. Last two springs we went to Guerrero and Lake Fork.

[Daddy Carp]

Well Amish, Geezer, and the rest of you plug-chuckers, No posts since Dec. 26,07?? Guess I'll have to get up there and open up the place and see what's biting and where. Been under the weather a bit but bouncing back and getting ready to chase some fishes. See you guys on the lake soon, I hope. Got an idea the old "March Lion" will stick around till the last day! Take care & if you get out, watch that cold and icy ramps.