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THE SPAWN IS ON
By: Ron Wilson
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Blaine with a huge pond lunker |
April 21, 2005.... For the last month I
have been fishing and checking the spawn in the private pond I belong to.
I have been comparing it to our local lakes.
Since the water usually warms faster in
ponds then lakes, the spawn usually starts earlier. But this year has been
on again off again due to both rain and cold spells.
The bass in the lakes and at the pond have
been on the beds on and off again as the weather changes. So far there has
been two successful spawns in the ponds with the 3rd batch of bass now on
the beds along with perch and crappie. I don't know about the lakes but it
looks like the ponds will have a great spawn this year.
Last weekend I noticed two different sizes
of bass fry, but the third spawn is going to be a little tougher to
determine because there will be a mixed bag of perch, crappie and bass in
this spawn.
What this will mean in the future of the
pond only time will tell but I hope to observe it and see just how good
the fishery can become with managed catch and take conditions.
Last weekend my son Donald, cousin Blaine
and I observed the fish together both by eyeball and on rod and reel. The
morning fishing was real tough. The reason was that the moon phase was not
in tune for a morning bite.
Around noon the fish started getting active
and feeding as the water got warmer and warmer and we were into some fair
fishing. The post spawn bass were feeding and we managed 4 over 5 pounds.
While this might sound great it was a far cry from my last two weekend
trips were I had an 8 and 9 pounder one weekend and then a 10 pounder the
next.
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I got a nice one also! |
As the bass finish their spawn, you can
look for the lakes to get tough and the light line finesse fishermen
should start seeing a good share of the action.
Trout at Melones, Camanche, Don Pedro,
Beardsley and McClure are on the bite. Ex-Cel firetiger lure patterns
seems to be working in all the lakes.
The salmon action has started in the ocean.
You might want to start checking out the fishing reports to see what's
happening there.
Sorry about not getting a better how to
report, but I am studying a private fishing club pond and watching what's
happening there to learn first hand about it and the fishery.
At the end of the month a delta report on
black bass from a Nor-Cal Tournament and then in late May a first hand
report on a weeks vacation at Lake Camanche and its fishery.
Then in early September if the lords
willing I will be in Kodiak Island once again enjoying just a taste of
what Alaska has to offer. |
