Quick Report

BigFish...

Well, I'm no mycologist! About the only two fungi I know anything about are Morchella esculenta and Morchella elata (white and black morel). But then again, about the only two fish I know much about are Pomoxis annularis and Pomoxis nigromaculatus (white and black crappie). Ironic.

But plants are my greatest passion. Let me know when you want to go fishing and then lets go. I'd be happy to go on and on about plants. Your only fee is a couple dozen minnows and being stuck in a boat forced to listen to continuous horticultural bla! I certainly can't tell you everything there is to know--I don't believe anyone posesses the lifespan needed to learn every plant...not even merely by their first names!

Sounds like you know more about plants then you are letting on...it takes one to know one after all. PM me sometime--let's go.

Jeremy

Sun071209
"Raleigh Area Lake"
6:30am
12:00pm
5:30pm
8:00pm
Water Temp: 85.0F
34 crappie
27 released; 7 harvsted
10.00-16.00" (16"=2.36lbs; 15.75=2.02lbs)
2-7' down in 7-10'
#6 Vanish Transition

*split shot and #2 aberdeen
1/16 gold chart

I fished a split day since i had to work midday. I primarily caught fish on the original hump. The the morning, the hump was covered with 1-1.5lbs fish and by noon, I had landed 25 keepers. After work, I found that they had moved off the sides of the hump into 9-10', but were still hanging exactly 7' down. The average size increased as evening set in. The first fish I caught int he afternoon was the 2.36 lb slab. The 2.02 lb fish, caught in the morning was skinny considering it was almost 16" long! But the days big fish was nicely proportionate--and its eyes were cloudedlike it was going blind. A couple fish hit jigs in the morning...but nothing once the sun hit the water.

Big fish pics will be posted soon.

Last year's report copied below:
2008 7/13:

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Originally Posted by crataegus

Sunday in a "Raleigh Parks" lake:

6:30am-10:00 (best fishing 8am-9:30am)

27 crappie 10-12"
1/16oz chartreuse tube w/ minnow; bobber/minnow
#6 Vanish Transition Line (jig); #6 fireline crystal (bobber/minnow)
5-9' deep in shade

Today: no minnow=no fish

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good job Jeremy....I wish I was as organized and detailed as you.

so do you put your love/knowledge of plants to work in your career?

PopPop,

You should see my room. My clothes are arranged all over the floor.

Todobien,

My love/knowledge of plants is my career. I am the reasearch guy and plant recorder at Plant Delights Nursery. Sometimes I like to break away from work and go fishing!

Plant Delights Nursery, Inc. - Hosta and Exotic Perennials

Thurs071609
"Raleigh Area Lake"
4:15pm
7:45pm
Water Temp: 86.2F
15 crappie
released
10.00-15.25" (15.25"=2.30lbs; 15.00"=2.03lbs; 14.50"=1.89lbs)
7' down in 7-10'
#6 Vanish Transition

I managed to dodge the storms after work. The fishing pattern was off--I think the nearby storms and SW-NE wind shift may have had a role. The white perch and green carp were rampant. I caught several bass 2lbs-4.25lbs. I caught around 50 white perch up to 1.25lbs. Fortunately there were a few crappies mixed in. The 2-2lb+ fish came as the first and last crappie caught. I hope the undesireable fish vacate soon! I can't afford that many minnows!

Never got a jig bite.

*split shot and #2 aberdeen
slip bobber/minnow


Big fish pics will be posted soon.

Last year's report copied below
2008 7/14:

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Originally Posted by crataegus

Monday in a "Raleigh Area" lake:

1:30pm-5:30pm (best fishing 3pm-4:30am)

25 crappie 10-12.25" (6@12"+)
1/16oz chart.black tube w/o minnow; bobber/minnow
#6 Vanish Transition Line (jig); #6 fireline crystal (bobber/minnow)
7-10' deep

Today: no minnow=few but larger fish

It was nice to have the entire lake to myself. It rained most of the time I was there, so I guess there fish didn't feel any drier than usual while dangling from the end of my line.

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great job crat! got to get together soon, that way you can teach me some of your techniques!

great job j. do you ever find a nest of small fish in that city lake? just wondering because we have a problem with that around here.

Simpleman,

99.9% of the lake is filled with tiny fish. In fact, my first few times out there, I would catch dinks as fast as I could put my hook back in the water--I thought that was all that was in there! Then there are a few places that all I catch are 9-12" fish. Then, of course, there are a couple great spots where the big fish rule! I've never known another lake that ranks its fish so dependably by location.

But this is another reason why I feel somewhat obligated to let them go most of the time on that lake.

good job crat....sounds like the "hump" is producing. I found a hump in the middle of Tuckertown one time. Wished I had marked it, I have tried to find it again but with no luck.

What is a good way to get rid of black carpenter ants on one of my Catalpa worm trees?