Today I hit Sunset Pond. I caught the first bass of the year, not a monster but a beautiful fish for sure. I also caught numerous bluegills and a few pumpkinseeds on various flies. The last fish was a nice crappie.
Turtles were out in force today, and the water was quite warm. Spring is early this year, and time will tell if that is a good thing or a bad thing.
I returned later in the evening with only the rod rigged with a foam ant, no camera or other flies. I caught a ton of big bluegills and pumpkinseeds. It was marvelous.
RM
ReplyDeleteGot to love landing bluegill, bass and crappie on the fly----thanks for sharing
Thanks Bill,
DeleteIt is the knees of the bees!
Nice bunch of catches. I love the close-ups of the fish. YES, Spring is early and we welcome it!!
ReplyDeleteTie, fish, write and photo on...
Thanks,
DeleteYou can keep welcoming it but I'm going to continue worrying about the repercussions of of a very warm March and low water levels.
Okay. You've got me writing down a list of lake or pond fish for the spring. I have never heard of a pumpkinseed... Love the close up. I do have have bluegill on my list already... Nice photography.
ReplyDeleteThanks,
DeletePumpkinseeds are very similar to bluegills, but often dramatically more colorful.