Saturday, May 21st:
Well the rains came back this morning. Too bad for the students attending prom this evening. After getting a few things done around the house this morning I took the opportunity to head to a local pond. I had a Bobby Garland soft plastic on a 1/4 oz jig. I made about a dozen casts when this nice 11 inch crappie locked on. After releasing this one I stayed for another 30 minutes or so but didn't have any more luck.
Sunday, May 22nd: More rain, more stained water - another chance to try out a spinnerbait, especially since the jig wasn't working. I tied on the same 1/4 oz spinnerbait that I have used before while at one of the private ponds I frequent. I made one cast and began to reel it in when the lure deflected off a branch laying in the water. Not more than a second after it bounced off a largemouth latched on. I was in pretty confined quarters, with tree limbs and brush around me so as I fought it to shore I had to change the angle of my rod and he spit the hook. I made another cast to the same location and this time another largemouth grabbed hold and wouldn't let go. Fortunately for him I did let him go after a photo of course.
Sunday's fishing wasn't over. My youngest son was invited to a birthday party at the pool in Prince Frederick so I decided to drive him up there and see if I could find anymore fish. I started at the creek mid county, Sewell Branch. With the recent rains, the water was a little higher that normal and much more mocha colored. I tried a bright color tube on a small jig but wasn't getting any bites. I walked down a little further so that I could cast into an eddy and there I got a few nibbles. But alas nothing bit hard enough to get hooked. I switched over to a small, maybe 3", green and white jerk bait figuring that I might entice a pickerel to bite. On the third cast I felt it get hit and start to run off. I set the hook best I could and reeled in a white perch, my first at that location. I released it and decided to try another spot.
Now to keep things honest on here, I said that I would "log" all my attempts at fishing for the week. Therefore I have to include these so I can still be on the "up and up." Since the party was going a little longer that I expected I took the walk out the to pond in the Hughes Memorial Forest. Man had it changed. Last Sunday while I was there about half of the pond was covered in duckweed. One week later - it was completely covered. I didn't have any really heavy gear with me, so I decided to try a frog across the surface, but I didn't get any takers. I also decided to hit a small pond in Prince Frederick along Prince Frederick BLVD. At times I have caught bluegill, bass and black crappie there, but recently it has looked like the water level has dropped enough that it, the pond, may be on its last legs. I decided to use a small, 1 & 1/2" grub from Zoom. I had several bites and even a few takes on the lure, but unfortunately I didn't get any of them to shore. Oh well - at least there is still life in there. Maybe another time…
Tuesday, May 24th:
I got out of school this afternoon and decided to head down to Lake Lariat. I made a pit stop on the ride down to pick up a hand rivet gun. (More on that a little later.) I thought I was going to have more time but I'm not sure that would have helped anyway. I got several bites but I didn't get any really good hook ups. I did manage the one crappie in the picture before I needed to head back home due to a problem with my wife's schedule.
Friday, May 27th:
The week ended with a visit to the Eastern Shore. I had gotten out of school early on Friday to attend a luncheon for the Washington Post's "Teachers of the Year." I made the drive down to Salisbury and ended up at Leonard's Mill around 6:30 or so. I quickly changed from my dress clothes and hopped on the kayak to spend a little time unwinding. Or should I say winding for a few fish? I had a pretty good experience using one of those same tubes and caught about 10 fish, spread through five different species. The best fish of the day was probably the last cast as I was about to head back under the Rt. 13 bridge towards the launch. I made a cast along the shore near a few rocks. Not two seconds after the bait hit the water a very nice largemouth latched on for a very nice fight. It was a very nice way to end the day, and a great way to start the Memorial Day weekend in Salisbury. Tight lines!
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