Day 17/348 to go

5-5-2009
Day 17--348 to go
5:45pm-7:30pm

Weather : N9, overcast-thunderstorm in area, 63°, 29.78 mb-rising
Water conditions : ?°, clear


Fish caught

Crappie 10”, 6:05pm, Crawler
Bluegill 8.5”, 6:09pm, Crawler
Bluegill 8.75”, 6:13pm, Crawler
Bluegill 7.5”, 6:17pm, Crawler
Bluegill 6.5”, 6:19pm, Crawler
Bluegill 8.0”, 6:22pm, Crawler
Bluegill 4.5”, 6:25pm, Crawler
Bluegill 7.0”, 627pm, Crawler
Bluegill 8.0”, 6:33pm, Crawler
Bluegill 7.0”, 6:34pm, Crawler
Bluegill 8.0”, 6:36pm, Crawler
Bluegill 8.0”, 6:37pm, Crawler
Bluegill 5.5”, 6:39pm, Crawler
Bluegill 7.0”, 6:39pm, Crawler
Rainbow Trout, 10”, 6:58 Crawler******************Keptt***************
Bluegill 9.0”, 7:00pm, Crawler
Crappie 10”, 7:09pm, Crawler
Bluegill 6.5”, 7:14pm, Crawler
Largemouth Bass, 9.0”, 7:19pm, Crawler
Bluegill 6.0”, 7:35pm, Crawler
Largemouth Bass, 10”, 7:40pm, Crawler

Lessons

Even hatchery raised trout are hard to catch
Leave a sleeping snake lie. (I had a little episode with a grumpy water snake).


Area fished

Sparta ponds.

Observations –
-Apple trees starting to bloom
-Dandelions in full bloom, none gone to seed yet
-Leaves on trees starting to develop quickly