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MFF US Northeast => Massachusetts => Topic started by: stripernut on Apr 02, 2021, 03:25 PM
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I won't be able to hit it until Sunday, but the weather looks good...
I plan to mostly throw hardware, but I have some unused Spikes from ice fishing... Many years past I have done well on Salmon with Maggies, so the spikes should work... Easier carrying around than shiner bucket!
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I'll be there. have been doing very well with sizeable salmon on shiners the last couple seasons. the morning battle for spots awaits....
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I won't be able to hit it until Sunday, but the weather looks good...
I plan to mostly throw hardware, but I have some unused Spikes from ice fishing... Many years past I have done well on Salmon with Maggies, so the spikes should work... Easier carrying around than shiner bucket!
A surprising amount of steelhead are taken on spikes and beemoths out here in Great Lakes rivers and streams. No surprise you can catch salmon on them.
Good luck!
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Best of luck to you guys who are getting out today/tomorrow. I decided to wait until probably Wednesday because I like to avoid crowds and it's looking like the least windy day of the week (I've regretted making the drive multiple times in the past because of wind) . Talked to a few guys who got out today who did OK and said the EP's were very active checking licenses which I was happy to hear because I've never seen one there.
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Looks like a nice drop in the wind in the morning tomorrow and I plan to hit a spot that gets little pressure.
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You guys are having a lot of wind out there too? It's been blowing a gale off and on for weeks here. Really getting tiring.
Anybody feel a tremor out your way? People on the Internet said they felt one in southern New England. But NGS says no. No idea what they must have felt.
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Yes its been incredibly windy lately, many days of 30mph+ gusts in the past month or so. Today is only calling for 15 mph but its always worse on a big body of water. Must be a spring thing because when its 90 degrees and I'm dying for a breeze it doesn't exist! I haven't heard about a tremor and I didn't feel one but small ones do happen around here from time to time.
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No Easter Eggs for me, but some nice fish to get the season rolling;
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No wind, some ice in the guides but not so bad. The lakers were not hitting very hard with many small taps. The one I did land followed all the way in, now that one wanted that jig... The Smally (about 5lbs) I got on a Jerk Bait, hit at 20sec. during the pause. I don't fish that technique often as I am not very patient, but I will have to try it more...
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Nice coupla fish! :thumbup_smilie:
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Good job as usual Alan :thumbup_smilie: :thumbup_smilie:
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Thanks!
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Thanks for sharing Alan.
One of these years I'd like hit the Chu for bedding bluegills with the fly rod in June. Mostly catch and release but fun.
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I plan on hitting the chu more often this year. I never really targeted smallies there. Used to fish it allot in my younger years for the trout and salmon . Does anyone want to share a general location to target smallies? I know of a spot my dad used to talk about but I like to try other locations. That's a beauty smallie Allen . Nice job🎣👍
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I plan on hitting the chu more often this year. I never really targeted smallies there. Used to fish it allot in my younger years for the trout and salmon . Does anyone want to share a general location to target smallies? I know of a spot my dad used to talk about but I like to try other locations. That's a beauty smallie Allen . Nice job🎣👍
Was there yesterday, slow slow. 1 laker and and second run. No smallie love on jerk baits..the epo that checked me said that was the theme of the day
I have spots in mind Keith but I've never hammered them hard enough to point you there..I need to spend more time as well
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One of these years I'd like hit the Chu for bedding bluegills with the fly rod in June. Mostly catch and release but fun.
I have seen countless more Bluegills at Quabbin and often more room for casting a fly rod... My father, Will, and I have had a great time getting nice Crappy on the fly rods with some Blue Gills mixed in. We were in a boat rental at the time. When you are ready I can get you some waypoints...
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I have seen countless more Bluegills at Quabbin and often more room for casting a fly rod... My father, Will, and I have had a great time getting nice Crappy on the fly rods with some Blue Gills mixed in. We were in a boat rental at the time. When you are ready I can get you some waypoints...
Thanks for the offer! Probably won't make it out there this year though.
I too have found some bedding bluegills on Quabbin years ago taking a rental boat out of Area 3. Good enough size it was tough to reel them in. Wasn't using a fly rod at the time -- just reeling a twister tail jig through the beds.
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I know I keep catching them on 5/8 oz Jitterbugs...
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I know I keep catching them on 5/8 oz Jitterbugs...
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We used to have bluegill hit crank baits in a pond outside of Ayer years ago. (Plow Shop Pond) Strange they don't do that out here in Indiana. At least not bass size baits.
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It is just that you have wimpy fish out your way! LOL!
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It is just that you have wimpy fish out your way! LOL!
Could be. ;D
My theory is there is so much pressure on them out here that the aggressive ones have been all but are extracted from the gene pool. And due to the intense year around pressure we just don't have as many or the size you do. I caught one over 11 inches on a small lake at the former Ft. Devens. They typically top out about 10 or so out here. We have people out here that will go through and remove every last one from bluegill bed colonies.
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Was there yesterday, slow slow. 1 laker and and second run. No smallie love on jerk baits..the epo that checked me said that was the theme of the day
I have spots in mind Keith but I've never hammered them hard enough to point you there..I need to spend more time as well
I stopped in for an hour yesterday afternoon myself. Had one good hit . Tried crank baits ,jerk baits ,top water, and rubber worms. Had the hit on a worm.
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The smallies in the chu get massive. We were soaking bait a few years ago and my cousin almost lost his rod to this pig. He’s like 6’ 215# for reference. Didn’t take any measurements back then.
(https://i.postimg.cc/YhK34vRP/6-D9-F1-B3-E-9-C76-4-B47-9-ABF-727-D00-C70035.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/YhK34vRP)
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The smallies in the chu get massive. We were soaking bait a few years ago and my cousin almost lost his rod to this pig. He’s like 6’ 215# for reference. Didn’t take any measurements back then.
(https://i.postimg.cc/YhK34vRP/6-D9-F1-B3-E-9-C76-4-B47-9-ABF-727-D00-C70035.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/YhK34vRP)
That's a really nice smallie !
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Finally got out yesterday. One 4 lb 9 ounce smallie on a med shiner was all I could manage. Wind was pretty bad in the spot I went to. Didn't see any lakers or salmon landed just a couple smaller smallies from other fisherman bouncing jigs.
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Patiently waiting for quabbin.
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Finally got out yesterday. One 4 lb 9 ounce smallie on a med shiner was all I could manage. Wind was pretty bad in the spot I went to. Didn't see any lakers or salmon landed just a couple smaller smallies from other fisherman bouncing jigs.
Thats a nice fish! Rather that fight than a rat laker.