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This morning, Aesiegel (Ed) and I launched at the Tucker St ramp and fished over 3 hours around most of Weems Creek. My goal today was to see if Weems had any pickerel this year (I have been unsuccessful at catching them in Weems for the past few winters).
The trip was a success. Each of us caught 5 pickerel, and Ed told me he had several other hookups that never made it to boatside. My first fish, caught less than 100 yds from the ramp on the third cast of the morning was among my smallest of the year. I measured it on the Hawg Trough at 10.5" -- a real hammer handle. My largest of the day was 18" -- not bragworthy, but still fun to catch.
We covered a lot of stretches of shoreline. We worked most of the way to the back of the creek and then all the way to the mouth. Some of the areas where I wanted to try were covered with skim ice.
All the pickerel were caught in areas where I typically find perch during the summer. I guess that is not a big surprise -- if the shoreline has good habitat, some fish is likely to use it. Ed had one small zone where he caught several pickerel in a row. All of my fish were isolated fish caught far from each other.
I am really pleased that the pickerel are making a comeback in Weems. I enjoyed meeting and fishing with Ed this morning. The photo of Ed in his kayak was not taken at a spot near where we caught any fish today.
I anticipate that I will return to the Severn on Sat morning and explore another new tributary (possibly College Creek or Carrs Creek).
The trip was a success. Each of us caught 5 pickerel, and Ed told me he had several other hookups that never made it to boatside. My first fish, caught less than 100 yds from the ramp on the third cast of the morning was among my smallest of the year. I measured it on the Hawg Trough at 10.5" -- a real hammer handle. My largest of the day was 18" -- not bragworthy, but still fun to catch.
We covered a lot of stretches of shoreline. We worked most of the way to the back of the creek and then all the way to the mouth. Some of the areas where I wanted to try were covered with skim ice.
All the pickerel were caught in areas where I typically find perch during the summer. I guess that is not a big surprise -- if the shoreline has good habitat, some fish is likely to use it. Ed had one small zone where he caught several pickerel in a row. All of my fish were isolated fish caught far from each other.
I am really pleased that the pickerel are making a comeback in Weems. I enjoyed meeting and fishing with Ed this morning. The photo of Ed in his kayak was not taken at a spot near where we caught any fish today.
I anticipate that I will return to the Severn on Sat morning and explore another new tributary (possibly College Creek or Carrs Creek).
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