Diascund: late start but good day

Bait didn't hit the water until 0845, but clouds & fog probably extended the early A.M. bite.

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WT started at 80* & topped out at 84*--about a 5* drop since my last Diascund trip. Water clarity wasn't bad,
considering the weekend rains. Light breeze and pleasant temps made for a very nice day on the water.

The bite was notably better than any Diascund trip since early spring, including lots of small WP and these:

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That particular specimen measured 43", however it's mother and grandmother also ate lots of my
minnows and pulled the boat around. A number of CF and greenies also helped themselves to
minnows.

In addition to bait robbers, there was an abundance of this:

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It's filling-in shallows and the backs of coves. There was also a lot of FAV, in no small part due to
the (early?) arrival of these:

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Most good spots that weren't loaded with gars or grass produced at least a few fish. Typically, the
size was like this or smaller:

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Out of a total of 56 for the day, 15 were 10" or larger. The biggest crappie was a 13.5-incher.


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The day ended with a flyover and a beautiful sunset!

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Hey Corker

Nice report and pics.

What were the markings on the hot air balloon? I may know the pilot.

Cheers
Doug

If there were markings, I didn't see them. Where do these folks launch?

We generally launch from any field we have permission to use that has good down wind landing fields. I don't know where they launched from on this particular flight. I fly out of the Franklin airport when I can get time off from work, good weather and light winds from any direction except the north west, and cooperative (read willing) crew available. I used to fly out of the old Gloucester airport on 17 (soccer fields now), Petsworth Middle School, the Mathews Ultralight airfield, and a few other locations away from restricted and military airspace.

Been too darn long since I've even had the balloon out of the trailer other than for annual inspections though.

This is mine... "Champagne Sunrise". Fly Fishing?

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That's the Ware River that feeds into Mobjack Bay, between Gloucester and Mathews Counties.

good report corker. I had a hot air balloon crash right beside my house on old 58 a few years back...was pretty crazy. glad to hear the bites picking up

crash?.... or land?
We used to fly 58 west to east from Holland to about the landscape place about 5 miles or so east of Holland. I would have heard of any crashes. black green and yellow balloon?

Sorry for the Hijack Corker.

"We now return you to the regularly scheduled fishing report already in progress"

Excellent report and pics. What depth were most of the crappie caught?

I reckon a successful crash landing, Between Beaverdam and Carrsville, Sept 05 here ya go.

Like he said sorry for the hijacked thread.

That's one of the pilot's I used to work for and that taught me to fly. Retired Army Lt. Col. The balloon is called "Starship".

Moving the rest of this to an off topic thread.

nice report&pics,nice freshwater bill fish:cool:

Great pics, Corker, and good job on that biggun! :ThumbsUp Sounds like a fun day!

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Originally Posted by ifish4redd

nice freshwater bill fish

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Originally Posted by Idunno

biggun!

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A 43" gar should go 8# or more. Diascund holds fish that are much bigger. I hooked several larger ones on Monday, but couldn't get them to the net before they broke off or threw the hook. Even if one made it to the net, my net's not big enough to hoist a really big one out of the water!

Cork your reports are entertaining and an excellent read and rearely lacks the numbers nice job

That 13.5"er looks nice.

Get 'em, Richard!

Glad you had a good day! Your pic reminded me--The River and bay was flat in morning also, what a beatiful ride! ( but boat was rocking around by 10)

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Originally Posted by drb

What depth were most of the crappie caught?

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10', give or take a couple of feet. The water was slightly stained from the weekend storms, but this lake stays reasonably clear regardless of rainfall.