Diamond Pond 2-11 & 2-13-2009

[hengstthomas]

Diamond Pond 2-11-2009

Met up with Josh (fishforever) at about 8am and we headed out in the canoe . The winds were wicked and we had to row right into it .. The anchor would "drag" and we would drift because of the winds .. I'd guess in excess of 20 MPH with gusts to 30+ MPH .
Well we get set up and it doesnt take long .. Josh hooks up with a LMB ..

Then it was a game of staying with the fish but we both went back and forth with many double hook ups .

We both had a few bite offs and missed many strikes but we managed to stay with some fish .
This one had its lip almost ripped off (Not by me)

I tossed a spinnerbait for awhile today and picked up a few Pickerel , LMB and even a Yellow Perch .

Check out this dudes "EYE" :shock:

I played around and threw the Maribou Crappie Jig and even tossed a tandem but never doubled up ..

Josh took off around 2 "ish" and I stayed till 5:50pm .. I got into a nice run of Crappie but only a few over 12" .

Not many Yellows Today .. But plenty of the others I believe Josh got 5 Species (me 4)
Now I need to find where the Yellow will Spawn and where the BIG Bull Gills are
Josh it was great to fish with you again and always ..

Diamond Pond 2-13-2009

I met up with David (Esquired) at Diamond Pond at 7am .. Dave beat me there and landed 1 Pickerel from the bank before I pulled up
We set out and stopped at the honey hole and found light West winds and Sunny skies and of course some fish
First fish for me ..

Got another on cue

David gets in on the action as I knew he would

David gets a Release Citation YP at 12.5"

I got my first Pickerel of the day and she was squirting eggs all over me and the canoe ..

Davids Crappie release Citation at 13.5"

Finally got a Gill with a bite out of its gill plate ..

We went almost all the way to the back of the pond and picked off some decent Pickerel and I got about 5 nice LMB too .. Spinnerbaits Rule
Crappie were off the hook again and we got some nice Pickerel and LMB and a few nice Neds to round out a long 11 hour day of fishing .. We got a mess of fish
We ran into Whit and Vicky out there as they were also in a canoe .. They too got into some fish and left with a few meals

Dave , Thanks for lunch and as always a pleasure fishing with you . I sent you copies of the pics for your Release Citations . Congratulations !!
Whit and Vicky .. Also always a pleasure to see you both .. Dont forget to call me when you plan a return visit

 

[ilinimud]

Nice fish! You guys there in the Northeast sure do know how to catch fish in the winter!

 

[Captain Ahab]

As always, fishing with Tom means fishing HARDCORE - I arrived at the lake at 6:45 a.m. and immediately unpacked and got down to the water. Tom called me about 10 minutes before and said that he would be there in a few so I had one goal - catch a fish before Tom showed up. Well within the 1st minute I had a strong tug and after a brief struggle landed my 1st pickerel of 2009:

Tom arrives and, as you can see above we had a fantastic day. It was really great to fish some open water (everything aroudn me is still ice covered) and also to catch fish. I caught 6 pickerel, about 20-30 crappie and 6-8 yellow perch.


About the hardcore stuff - we launched the canoe (a small canoe at that - but serviceable and stable) at 7:00 am, I sat in the same exact position until 6 pm - 11 hours of not moving, not standing and I did not even pause to piss! Tom stood up once to relieve himself while holding onto a tree at the shoreline - but he never moved other then that as well,

We kept up steady catching fish after fish until it was dark - when i finally got out of the canoe my legs were completely numb and I could barely stand up. Then i got the shivers and could hardly walk. (It got cold fast at dusk). We spent about 30 minutes securing the canoe to my vehicle and then I dropped off tom and canoe and headed home.

Total time spent fishing and traveling: 17 hours
Total number of fish - LOTS AND LOTS

Fishing without ice on the water - better then anything!!!!!!!!!!!!!


oh yeah - I purchased a new rod (7' Tsunami Air Wave) and christened it with a nice fat pickerel

Few more pics:

It was great meeting Whit and his lady as well!

 

[DocWatson]

Hardcore !!!!! If I tried that you'd have to carry me back to my car and put me in the driver's seat. My knees wouldn't work for at least a week after a day like that.

But, for a day of fishing like that, I might just take the chance !!!! Great report on an even better day of fishing guys !!!

 

[Captain Ahab]

My knees wouldn't work for at least a week after a day like that.

It was not my knees - I was able to stretch my legs out in the canoe - but my hips really got tight from the sitting and the cold

 

[bAcKpAiN]

Very nice report and thanks for the pics!!

 

[DocWatson]

My knees wouldn't work for at least a week after a day like that.

It was not my knees - I was able to stretch my legs out in the canoe - but my hips really got tight from the sitting and the cold

I wouldn't have been able to get vertical enough to see if my hips still worked !! You're a younger man than I Gunga Din. :wink:

 

[shamoo]

=D> Beautiful Day!!!! =D> Lots of different fish, having a good time =D> SWEET!!!

 

[jl_rotary]

WTG guys, Dont worry about it Dave, I have felt the same way after a long excursion in the canoe with Tom. Mine was from one night at the pier at CHSP :lol: Could barely walk, legs were all tingly and yeah sore hip joints and all #-o

 

[bcritch]

Nice report guys..... What a nice variety of fish.