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2-6-09 Broadkill (The return of the ICE)
Got a late start but went to Wagamons at around 11am and this is what I found ..
Thats right .. 99.9% ICE and Diamond Pond was the same way
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I decided to hit the Broadkill and found the creek channel solid ICE but the Basin was free and clear with very clear water . The tide was halfway out and on its way out . I saw NO Otters and very few Diving birds and maybe that because there werent many fish ?? I picked off 4 small ones like this ..
Water clarity .. With the Polarized Glasses you could see 4X more than this pic ..
For those that dont know or havent been here this is the beginning of the miniture Train that runs this track .
The end ..
Some of the new playground ..
GO MILTON
Take a Gander
Jeff (bambeklr) , Harry ((oldsnow) and Gene (clam man) alll showed up as well as Joe (bent rod) who came to pick up the Seanymph he bought from Gene
We all fished but with very little water and less fish we didnt do much .. I got one more nice Crappie ..
Lost another the same class and thats it !!
We all left with about an hour of outgoing tide left .
I went by Wagamons and Diamond at 2:30pm and they are still ICE ! I have a suspicion that this ICE wont be gone until LATE Saturday .
So just FYI you may find ICE if you venture out Saturday
Broadkill 2-7-09
Went by Diamond and Wagamons Pond and both were frozen from end to end so I went to the Park on the Broadkill . Nick and a friend were there as I arrived at about 9am . They had 1 Crappie in about 20 minutes before I showed up using minnows as bait . I had a Crappie Magnet on and Landed a Crappie on my first cast . From then on it was a good bite of Yellow Perch ranging from 4" to 11" with a Crappie about every 6th fish . We got some Gills and baby LMB also . The tide was high and just starting to go out and after about an hour the sun came out of the clouds and the bite ceased . Nick and his buddy left to go to my honey hole for Grass Shrimp and I stayed and played it out waiting for the Ponds to thaw .
Nick got back about an hour later with plenty of shrimp but in that time I landed 1 Crappie and 1 Gill . Nick Left and Drew , Judah and Acumenhokie show up but the tides almost low and nothing but tail grabbing Gills were playing .
The 4 of us caught Gills and Ringo shows up saying the Pond was clear .. The 4 of us hit Wagamons Pond for about an hour and Jeff (bambeklr) also shows up .. 5 of us and 1 hour with NOT ONE BITE ..
Called it a day around 5:30pm
Broadkill , Wagamons & Diamond Pond 2-8-09
Jimmy get here a bit past 6am and we load the canoe and gear and by 8 "ish" we are at Wagamons Ponds . Winds were right in your face at 15+ MPH and it was tough .. Brent was there when we got there so the 3 of us fish for about 40 minutes and the headed to the Broadkill . Well it wasnt a repeat of yesterday thats for sure .. We were joined by Nicks friend , Jeff , Gene , Tweet , and 2 unidentified anglers . We fished till about 10:30am .. I got 1 small Crappie and 1 small Gill .. Tweet got 2 Crappie and Jeff landed a Gill by the time we left .
Jimmy and I hit Diamond Pond at around 11am .. We get out on the water and dont ya know it a Game Warden drives by and yell " Do you have 2 lifevest on board ? " .. I looked right at them before we left my house but neglected to throw them in the car .. I also didnt have any ID nor my fishing license :angry2:
The guy was pretty cool and just cited me for no vests .. A 25 dollar fine but when all is said and done it comes to $56.50 .. He let me take Jimmy car home (2 miles) and get what I needed .
SOOO Jimmy had already caught a Gill and a Crappie from the shore while I went home so I had some catching up to do ..
Well the bite just never shifted gears but we managed some fish including a Pickerel that was my first fish ..
Just as I was about to take that pic Jimmy hooked up so I tried to grab a "bowed up" shot ..
The result was a LMB for Jimmy ..
A few other fish ..
Another Pickerel ..
Jimmy with a nice Slab ..
No Gills today .. 1 LMB , 2 Pickerel , about 12 Crappie and maybe 10 Yellow Perch . I lost 2 nice fish .. one I know was a nice Crappie .. Those Big Slabs are so elusive for me from Diamond Pond ..
Anyhow we picked at fish until 2:30pm when we left and returned to Wagamons and found the same condition as this morning .. West winds at 15+ MPH . We launched the canoe and fished for about an hour .. We tossed and turned from the wind and had 1 bite a piece and missed them both .. Saw a nice size fish crash the surface 25 yards away ..
WE packed up and called it a day and not a very productive one at that .
Wagamons & Diamond 2-09-09
Started at Wagamons at about 10am and fished for about an hour with 1 Crappie and lost 1 Pickerel
Left for the Unemployment Office and 2 hours later I hit Diamond Pond .. Fished for about 2 hours and got a few Crappie
Ended up with 5 small Crappie and lost 2 rigs to Pickerel . I swung by Wagamons on my way home and fished for another hour without a bite . I was home at 5pm
Got a late start but went to Wagamons at around 11am and this is what I found ..
Thats right .. 99.9% ICE and Diamond Pond was the same way
.I decided to hit the Broadkill and found the creek channel solid ICE but the Basin was free and clear with very clear water . The tide was halfway out and on its way out . I saw NO Otters and very few Diving birds and maybe that because there werent many fish ?? I picked off 4 small ones like this ..
Water clarity .. With the Polarized Glasses you could see 4X more than this pic ..
For those that dont know or havent been here this is the beginning of the miniture Train that runs this track .
The end ..
Some of the new playground ..
GO MILTON
Take a Gander
Jeff (bambeklr) , Harry ((oldsnow) and Gene (clam man) alll showed up as well as Joe (bent rod) who came to pick up the Seanymph he bought from Gene
We all fished but with very little water and less fish we didnt do much .. I got one more nice Crappie ..
Lost another the same class and thats it !!
We all left with about an hour of outgoing tide left .
I went by Wagamons and Diamond at 2:30pm and they are still ICE ! I have a suspicion that this ICE wont be gone until LATE Saturday .
So just FYI you may find ICE if you venture out Saturday
Broadkill 2-7-09
Went by Diamond and Wagamons Pond and both were frozen from end to end so I went to the Park on the Broadkill . Nick and a friend were there as I arrived at about 9am . They had 1 Crappie in about 20 minutes before I showed up using minnows as bait . I had a Crappie Magnet on and Landed a Crappie on my first cast . From then on it was a good bite of Yellow Perch ranging from 4" to 11" with a Crappie about every 6th fish . We got some Gills and baby LMB also . The tide was high and just starting to go out and after about an hour the sun came out of the clouds and the bite ceased . Nick and his buddy left to go to my honey hole for Grass Shrimp and I stayed and played it out waiting for the Ponds to thaw .
Nick got back about an hour later with plenty of shrimp but in that time I landed 1 Crappie and 1 Gill . Nick Left and Drew , Judah and Acumenhokie show up but the tides almost low and nothing but tail grabbing Gills were playing .
The 4 of us caught Gills and Ringo shows up saying the Pond was clear .. The 4 of us hit Wagamons Pond for about an hour and Jeff (bambeklr) also shows up .. 5 of us and 1 hour with NOT ONE BITE ..
Called it a day around 5:30pm
Broadkill , Wagamons & Diamond Pond 2-8-09
Jimmy get here a bit past 6am and we load the canoe and gear and by 8 "ish" we are at Wagamons Ponds . Winds were right in your face at 15+ MPH and it was tough .. Brent was there when we got there so the 3 of us fish for about 40 minutes and the headed to the Broadkill . Well it wasnt a repeat of yesterday thats for sure .. We were joined by Nicks friend , Jeff , Gene , Tweet , and 2 unidentified anglers . We fished till about 10:30am .. I got 1 small Crappie and 1 small Gill .. Tweet got 2 Crappie and Jeff landed a Gill by the time we left .
Jimmy and I hit Diamond Pond at around 11am .. We get out on the water and dont ya know it a Game Warden drives by and yell " Do you have 2 lifevest on board ? " .. I looked right at them before we left my house but neglected to throw them in the car .. I also didnt have any ID nor my fishing license :angry2:
The guy was pretty cool and just cited me for no vests .. A 25 dollar fine but when all is said and done it comes to $56.50 .. He let me take Jimmy car home (2 miles) and get what I needed .
SOOO Jimmy had already caught a Gill and a Crappie from the shore while I went home so I had some catching up to do
..Well the bite just never shifted gears but we managed some fish including a Pickerel that was my first fish ..
Just as I was about to take that pic Jimmy hooked up so I tried to grab a "bowed up" shot ..
The result was a LMB for Jimmy ..
A few other fish ..
Another Pickerel ..
Jimmy with a nice Slab ..
No Gills today .. 1 LMB , 2 Pickerel , about 12 Crappie and maybe 10 Yellow Perch . I lost 2 nice fish .. one I know was a nice Crappie .. Those Big Slabs are so elusive for me from Diamond Pond ..
Anyhow we picked at fish until 2:30pm when we left and returned to Wagamons and found the same condition as this morning .. West winds at 15+ MPH . We launched the canoe and fished for about an hour .. We tossed and turned from the wind and had 1 bite a piece and missed them both .. Saw a nice size fish crash the surface 25 yards away ..
WE packed up and called it a day and not a very productive one at that .
Wagamons & Diamond 2-09-09
Started at Wagamons at about 10am and fished for about an hour with 1 Crappie and lost 1 Pickerel
Left for the Unemployment Office and 2 hours later I hit Diamond Pond .. Fished for about 2 hours and got a few Crappie
Ended up with 5 small Crappie and lost 2 rigs to Pickerel . I swung by Wagamons on my way home and fished for another hour without a bite . I was home at 5pm
