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PECo · Joined: 06 Oct 2009 Posts: 5203 Location: Avon, CT

I still feel like s#*!, but had to get out on the water and do some fishing this morning. I pedaled the lower pond in my Hobie from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm. I launched from the north shore of the pond and threw a black buzzbait for the first couple of hours, mostly because it was already tied on, but also because there are still enough weeds in the north end that a relatively weedless lure was necessary. After a few hits from some small fish, I landed my first buzzbait fish ever:

It was just a little 11 inch largemouth bass. I ended up catching four on the buzzbait. The first two were only 11 inches long and the second two were 12 inches long. Here's one of the keepers:

After I worked my way out of the north end of the pond, I pedaled up toward the south end. I went to within only 50 yards of the south shore, because I got tired of pedaling through the weeds. In the clearer water at the north edge of the weedbed, I caught a couple of largemouth bass with a 1/4 ounce black spinnerbait. I had started throwing a smaller 1/8 ounce white spinnerbait, but after throwing the heavy buzzbait for a couple of hours, I kept casting it straight down into the water. I was able to cast the heavier black one much better. One of the fish was 13 inches long. The other fish was the lunker. It was 16 inches long and weighed one pound, 15 ounces:

I was dying to pedal around the upper pond too, but I'm running a low grade fever, so I came home. I gotta rest up for the weekend.
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Daryl · Joined: 24 Sep 2010 Posts: 70 Location: Simsbury, CT

Great job Phil! You sure had better luck than I did last Tuesday. I got the old skunk-a-roo in the upper pond. Nice to see the water levels up over there. There was a lot, and I mean a lot of baitfish activity in the upper pond. They seem to have been concentrated in the back pocket of that pond over near the houses. Usually it's too low to get over there, but I did and got a few really hard hits, but no fish!

Daryl

PECo · Joined: 06 Oct 2009 Posts: 5203 Location: Avon, CT

Hey, Daryl,

I was really hoping for some chain pickerel today, but didn't see any. I had one really strong hit that might have been one, but the fish spit the hook before I could see it.

I think that a boat would really help you at Nod Brook. Fishing from shore there inspired me to get my first boat. I just had to fish further out in the ponds.

Phil
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DirtyDawg10 · Joined: 27 May 2009 Posts: 2238 Location: Granby, CT

Nice job Phil. I took a drive through there the other day and that place was a maze Smile

I'm guessing that the only road I didn't go on was the access to the space between the ponds. It had a short washed out section with large pieces of gravel that I didn't feel like I should drive over in my car while it was pouring rain so I turned around.

Lunker Cove · Joined: 02 Apr 2010 Posts: 166

Hey peco.nice job with the fish, especially the pig. Buzzbaits are awesome, fewer things are as exciting as catching one on a buzzbait. If pickeral are what you want, then halls pond is where u need to be plain and simple.

SkeeterJim · Joined: 08 May 2007 Posts: 2219 Location: Newington, CT

Nice job Phil.
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