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I have been doing a bit of fishing out here in Allegany and Garrett Counties. It is just as much fun as I thought it would be.
I have hiked into the middle of nowhere to a small lake that seems to have a healthy LMB population. Bluegills too but they are on the nest now. I enjoy seeing all the activity around and in their nests. There’s been a lot of action by the bluegills protecting their nests.
Unfortunately the hike to this lake is about a 15 minute hike through some tight areas. There’s no way I’d take a kayak back there. Lots of poison ivy. I cannot forget the one time I inadvertently dragged a kayak through poison ivy so I avoid it like the plague.
Anyway the LMB were hitting on a small swim bait. I decided to switch over to a whopper plopper the second day I went there. Love the action! The bass come exploding out of the water for the plopper.
One cool thing about the whopper plopper is that I can and have made some with a 3D printer so I have a few to choose from. I found a pattern online for the printer.
I have included some pics below of a couple of fish. I wish I had taken pics of all of them but this is what I took.
I am also including some of the view and wildflowers. I’m not sure if the lure attacking critter is a salamander or a newt. There were several attacks as they are also in breeding season. if you are wondering where the mountains are in the pics I am on the mountain at about 2400 ft.
Western Maryland is awesome and not just for the fishing. I am enjoying the slower pace and lack of excessive traffic.
BTW I bought a 2023 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off Road. My first choice would have been a GM but there were no mid-size trucks available due to chip shortages. The kayak rides quite well in the 5 ft bed. There were only two Tacomas available at the dealership so I was lucky to get one.
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I have hiked into the middle of nowhere to a small lake that seems to have a healthy LMB population. Bluegills too but they are on the nest now. I enjoy seeing all the activity around and in their nests. There’s been a lot of action by the bluegills protecting their nests.
Unfortunately the hike to this lake is about a 15 minute hike through some tight areas. There’s no way I’d take a kayak back there. Lots of poison ivy. I cannot forget the one time I inadvertently dragged a kayak through poison ivy so I avoid it like the plague.
Anyway the LMB were hitting on a small swim bait. I decided to switch over to a whopper plopper the second day I went there. Love the action! The bass come exploding out of the water for the plopper.
One cool thing about the whopper plopper is that I can and have made some with a 3D printer so I have a few to choose from. I found a pattern online for the printer.
I have included some pics below of a couple of fish. I wish I had taken pics of all of them but this is what I took.
I am also including some of the view and wildflowers. I’m not sure if the lure attacking critter is a salamander or a newt. There were several attacks as they are also in breeding season. if you are wondering where the mountains are in the pics I am on the mountain at about 2400 ft.
Western Maryland is awesome and not just for the fishing. I am enjoying the slower pace and lack of excessive traffic.
BTW I bought a 2023 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off Road. My first choice would have been a GM but there were no mid-size trucks available due to chip shortages. The kayak rides quite well in the 5 ft bed. There were only two Tacomas available at the dealership so I was lucky to get one.
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