Seaford in the snow 1-27-09

[hengstthomas]

Left home about 9am and it was deadly out on the roads .. I passed 4 accidents on my way and lost control 3 times and put it in 4X4 twice . I arrived at about 10am and wasnt gonna park on the road so I had to park too far away ..
I get almost to the water and slide and bust my arse :roflmao:
I was so glad no one was around to see this as I slid about 20 feet
I get organized and fish the spillway .. Tough bite but I managed a Gill after about 20 minutes ..

Couldnt get another bite so I hit the 1st island .. 20 minutes and ..

A pattern was developing with this LMB ..

Part of the pattern was these ..

Another part was this ..

I had a 15 foot section that I fished very very slow and Crappie were pounding the Fin"S" and if I strayed beyond that point the I had a 20 foot section that fished with current movement only produced LMB mostly but some small Yellow Perch and Gills also .
I worked the Crappie area the hardest waiting for the time to hit island #2 for YP .

I caught about 12 nice Crappie before the time was right to move to island 2 . I made my way there and took some scenery pics ..
These pics were from standing under the "green" bridge in a foot of water ..

Island #3

Underneath the bridge ..

This is island #2

This is the Kayak/Canoe Launch

First cast ..

50 casts later not one bite ..
I really didnt mind as I know the YP will be here and much bigger soon enough so I headed back to Crappie ..
I took this pic at low tide at island #1 in hope you can get an idea of the water level drop ..

Just as I left it but a better bite

On the 1st island looking to the front of island #3

Same deal as before .. 15ft of Crappie and 20 foot of LMB

I couldnt see the Eagles when it was snowing but I could tell when they were around because all other birds took flight but when it stopped snowing ..


The bite really gets hot with some better Crappie ..
Almost all the Crappie had rocks in their mouths from bumping the bottom ..

I was on them HARD

Measured a few for GP ..

The Crappie bite slowed but didnt stop and the YP ..

And LMB took up the slack

Back of island #1 at low tide ..

The fish kept biting

The tide started to roll in and put a damper on my day .
Same spot on island #1 about 1.5 hours into incoming ..

Was forced to leave the island but I did find a Positive Identification on the baitfish ..
Yepp it is a Thread Fin Shad ..

Tried for another 30 minutes and no bites so I packed it in ..
Took another Pic first ..

10 am to 3 pm and lots of fish
Roads were clear on the ride home .. I saw a nice sized Hawk that was White and Tan on my way home but couldnt reach the camera in time ..
I love fishing in the snow

 

[Captain Ahab]

Awesome Tom

Thanks for the post

 

[jl_rotary]

WTG Tom, Some nice size crappie

 

[Zum]

Nice job.
Do you take any home from that water way?

 

[hengstthomas]

Nice job.
Do you take any home from that water way?

Sometimes


That was the last time .. Last year we had a great bite in a local Pond so I stayed close to home (4 miles) .. Worked well for me I dont keep landlocked fish anymore so I know they are there waiting on me this year too

 

[ilinimud]

Great job! That first Perch looked massive, may have just been the pic.

 

[hengstthomas]

Great job! That first Perch looked massive, may have just been the pic.

Yeah its just the pic .. That Perch is only about 9" .. The BIG ones will show in about a month

 

[hengstthomas]

Great catching and great report Tom. Still waiting for the ice to thaw here
Joe

It was 60 degree's here yesterday Snow and most ice is gone that I can see .. I'll take a look at the lakes and ponds in a bit

 

[Captain Ahab]

Great catching and great report Tom. Still waiting for the ice to thaw here
Joe

It was 60 degree's here yesterday Snow and most ice is gone that I can see .. I'll take a look at the lakes and ponds in a bit

Let me know - I smell a trip to collect 'Diamonds" :wink:

 

[G3_Guy]

That's hardcore.... I love it! Nothing like fishing in the snow!

Those are some awesome slabs of crappie you caught there too! Nice Job and thanks for the pics!

 

[ilinimud]

Like i said in your other post. Your my pick for AOY so far. =D>