I decided to take a trip to Peace Valley after our early dinner on Friday. I fished from the Northern middle dock and caught 2 crappies (again). The water was very calm and given the time of day and cloud cover I thought surface lures would rule the evening. I was incorrect. Not a bite at the surface, at least not anywhere near where I was. There are always spots you see fish jumping and say "A small boat would be perfect for access to that spot!"; that being said I think you can surmise I don't have a small boat.
I made my way over to the North western dock, which was the first time this season I visited there, and caught nothing. I have in the past been very successful and both spots but the time of day and time of year were the only variables. Both docks did well for me in the Summer months very early in the morning (any time before 8:00AM).
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
April 29, 2009
My fishing buddy Frank and I took a trip to Peace Valley Park and did fairly well last Wednesday. We got there at about 9:00AM and started fishing from the southern middle dock (that's what I would call it anyhow) but didn't get anything there.
We made our way over to the south eastern shore where Frank hooked into a little large mouth bass and a school of white perch. I also got a minnow-sized large mouth a ways down the shore. All were released.
We rode over to the mid-northern dock and Frank got a few more white perch and I got 2 or 3 crappies (two, I think). All were pretty small fish and released. We catch and release no matter what the size.
It was a good trip. It started out damp and cold but warmed up as the breeze went away. All fish were caught on lures.
We made our way over to the south eastern shore where Frank hooked into a little large mouth bass and a school of white perch. I also got a minnow-sized large mouth a ways down the shore. All were released.
We rode over to the mid-northern dock and Frank got a few more white perch and I got 2 or 3 crappies (two, I think). All were pretty small fish and released. We catch and release no matter what the size.
It was a good trip. It started out damp and cold but warmed up as the breeze went away. All fish were caught on lures.
April 24, 2009 Fishing
Friday 4/24 I hit the Delaware River in Philadelphia off of Rhawn and State Roads at the pier. The pier is nice but I think most folks are fishing for catfish at that point in the river. I was the only person fishing with lures, everyone else had their rod(s) propped up on the fence waiting for something to grab whatever they had tied on.
Later that afternoon after dinner I took a ride up to Washington Crossing, PA to try the river there. After about an hour of fishing I finally did some catching instead. I tied on a rooster tail to my ultralight expecting to end the night in defeat and the first cast landed a nice small mouth bass. He took it so quick that when I got him in I discovered he had almost swallowed the lure, it was deep inside latched to one of his gills and he had a steady stream of blood running down his side. I quickly cut the line as fast as I could and released him with the lure still attached.
For those of you who would have done the same, bravo! For those of you who would have torn the lure out, boo! If pulling a stupid lure or hook out of a great game fish would mortally wound the fish, please keep it in them to save the fish. If you go tearing gills or have the fish out of water too long it's going to die. I'm not saying keep all hooks and lures in them, but if pulling them out is going to kill the fish then my vote is leave it there and let 'em go.
Later that afternoon after dinner I took a ride up to Washington Crossing, PA to try the river there. After about an hour of fishing I finally did some catching instead. I tied on a rooster tail to my ultralight expecting to end the night in defeat and the first cast landed a nice small mouth bass. He took it so quick that when I got him in I discovered he had almost swallowed the lure, it was deep inside latched to one of his gills and he had a steady stream of blood running down his side. I quickly cut the line as fast as I could and released him with the lure still attached.
For those of you who would have done the same, bravo! For those of you who would have torn the lure out, boo! If pulling a stupid lure or hook out of a great game fish would mortally wound the fish, please keep it in them to save the fish. If you go tearing gills or have the fish out of water too long it's going to die. I'm not saying keep all hooks and lures in them, but if pulling them out is going to kill the fish then my vote is leave it there and let 'em go.
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