First Fishing Post

Hello All! It has been quite the Spring. We have found the Pond a place to escape the house and have had pretty good luck the past couple of times out. First day out found them up tight to the bank close to structure(25 keepers in hour and half) and this past weekend they were all just outside a shallow cove on a flat that was 3 feet deep just off the main channel. Caught over 60 ended up keeping 35. Put the ole Bubba electric fillet knife to work.

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Great job! Welcome from Northeast Alabama! Nice family and congrats on a good mess of fish!

Welcome to C.com- Respectable day for sure, thanks for sharing. It fascinates me to see the nice-sized crappie from the North end of our East coast. Is crappie fishing pressure on the light side?

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What a haul of nice fish! Welcome to the board and I look forward to seeing more of you and your family's successful trips.

What types of lures were you using this time of year?

Welcome. Great to hear from you. You folks up in ME are lucky you can get out and go fishing. Wish we had the opportunity. Hope to see more great stories. Tight lines to you and the family.

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Originally Posted by 6poundtest

What a haul of nice fish! Welcome to the board and I look forward to seeing more of you and your family's successful trips.

What types of lures were you using this time of year?

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I pretty much exclusively use Southern Pro Jigs with 1/16 ounce jig head. If the water is a little rough throw a small float on and fish them slowly. Water temps were in the low 50s and very clear in particular lake I was fishing. I also like to use a beetle spin in chartreuse to really cover some water when the bite is good. Small crankbaits also work good.

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Originally Posted by up2specks

Welcome to C.com- Respectable day for sure, thanks for sharing. It fascinates me to see the nice-sized crappie from the North end of our East coast. Is crappie fishing pressure on the light side?

u2s:fish

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10 years ago I dont think anyone fished for them. Then ice fishing picked up for them and limited open water. Once people taste them I think they are hooked. I still wouldn't say they are a primary target for very many people

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Originally Posted by Fishin' Fool MA

Welcome. Great to hear from you. You folks up in ME are lucky you can get out and go fishing. Wish we had the opportunity. Hope to see more great stories. Tight lines to you and the family.

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You cant fish in Mass? We currently dont have to register boats or buy a license

Nice post and pictures. WTG!

Nice haul! Good to see some more success locally. Great job. Thanks for sharing.

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You cant fish in Mass? We currently dont have to register boats or buy a license

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First off, WELCOME aboard! Great to see more anglers from the NE here. Our Governor has our state locked down tight due to the virus (supposedly). Walt & I only got out one time this season so far. I'm about at the end of my rope! LOL!

FromAway - No we can't fish yet in Mass. As Rich above said the Governor has our state in Stay-at-home lockdown. Down here wh have to get annual fishing licenses and register our boats every 2 years. The boat trailers have to be licensed every year. These are big $ generators for the state. At the boat launch ramps the have gates that ore locked and access is denied till the virus problem is solved.

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Originally Posted by Fishin' Fool MA

FromAway - No we can't fish yet in Mass. As Rich above said the Governor has our state in Stay-at-home lockdown. Down here wh have to get annual fishing licenses and register our boats every 2 years. The boat trailers have to be licensed every year. These are big $ generators for the state. At the boat launch ramps the have gates that ore locked and access is denied till the virus problem is solved.

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Don't want to get into politics but fishing is one of the best things to do to social distance. I am sorry to hear that but at the same time not too surprised. We are trying to get things back to normal in our state but dealing with many of the same issues in local government. We can go to a campground but can pile 1000 people in a Walmart Parking lot. Doesn't make sense to me. They would probably have to impound my boat to keep me from fishing. But then I would just pound the banks. LOL