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I have fished Weems Creek quite a bit recently and thought I would try another Annapolis water body for a change. I launched in College Creek at 1:30 and paddled and fished until 4:30. I fished nearly the entire shoreline of College Creek upstream of the Rt 450 bridge. For some reason, I did not have a very successful day. The bite was slow and I ended up snagging and tangling lines and lures more than any other recent trip. To top things off, I broke off one jaw of my nice X-tools floating needlenose pliers while trying to untangle a hook that became imbedded in a piece of rope. (As an aside, the pliers are 1.5 years old -- the warranty is 1 year, so I am out of luck).
One of the few high points was my first fish of the day -- a fat, heavy perch that measured a full 12" on the taped glued to the cockpit of my kayak. I also hooked a small pickerel (my second summer pickerel this year) in a 2 ft deep fully shaded area. It pulled hard and jumped a few times before coming unbuttoned near boatside.
In a previous post, I mentioned seeing a brown object in Weems Creek that I thought was a snapping turtle. As soon as I launched yesterday into College Creek, I clearly saw a big brown snapper watching me for 10 seconds. The turtle soon became bored, and submerged -- not to be seen again.
One of the few high points was my first fish of the day -- a fat, heavy perch that measured a full 12" on the taped glued to the cockpit of my kayak. I also hooked a small pickerel (my second summer pickerel this year) in a 2 ft deep fully shaded area. It pulled hard and jumped a few times before coming unbuttoned near boatside.
In a previous post, I mentioned seeing a brown object in Weems Creek that I thought was a snapping turtle. As soon as I launched yesterday into College Creek, I clearly saw a big brown snapper watching me for 10 seconds. The turtle soon became bored, and submerged -- not to be seen again.
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