I'm fishing a pond today and there is some ice in coves and along shady shorelines. The farthest thing from my mind is a pesky fish like bluegill or a horned pout. They are supposed to be dormant, right? Well, the rod starts twitching, and I think it's carp playing around with the method ball or the sweet corn I was using. I have good reason to think that since I had landed a 15 lb. common about a half hour earlier. The fish finally starts to run and I set the hook. Not a carp. I know I have a small fish, but can it be? Yup, the first pest of the year strikes, a horned pout of about 10 inches. I never would have never guessed I'd get a pout before at least a month into the season when things start to warm up. But, alas, here it is. The pests know it should be spring.
Friday, March 21, 2014
Can You Believe This?
I'm fishing a pond today and there is some ice in coves and along shady shorelines. The farthest thing from my mind is a pesky fish like bluegill or a horned pout. They are supposed to be dormant, right? Well, the rod starts twitching, and I think it's carp playing around with the method ball or the sweet corn I was using. I have good reason to think that since I had landed a 15 lb. common about a half hour earlier. The fish finally starts to run and I set the hook. Not a carp. I know I have a small fish, but can it be? Yup, the first pest of the year strikes, a horned pout of about 10 inches. I never would have never guessed I'd get a pout before at least a month into the season when things start to warm up. But, alas, here it is. The pests know it should be spring.
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