05-30-2018, 08:27 PM
Went back to Willard today, based on high winds forecast for Thursday. It was mirror calm almost all morning, and water temps right at 70°.
Crappie seem to have been replaced by largemouth bass in the north marina. Slurping up newly hatched fry, maybe? Two guys reported bass catches while trying for crappie there. I skipped the marina today and went straight back to the north dike where I had been wiping up on smallmouth. Today, they were far and few between, but did manage to get several "pounders" and even a couple of fat green sunfish. Released all.
Crappie and carp seem to be finished with their Spring Fling - or maybe it was just the full moon. Even the birds were having a vacation day. No diving, no pelican mobs, and the grebes were coming up empty-beaked.
On a positive note, the fish cleaning station is back up. Talked to a maintenance guy who said he stood there trying to tell some bozo not to stuff wipers in unless the motor was running. Bozo ignored that and stuffed 'em in anyway. Grrrruck- jammed. And then the bozo just left. Maintenance guy royally pizzed. But he cleared it, to his credit.
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Crappie seem to have been replaced by largemouth bass in the north marina. Slurping up newly hatched fry, maybe? Two guys reported bass catches while trying for crappie there. I skipped the marina today and went straight back to the north dike where I had been wiping up on smallmouth. Today, they were far and few between, but did manage to get several "pounders" and even a couple of fat green sunfish. Released all.
Crappie and carp seem to be finished with their Spring Fling - or maybe it was just the full moon. Even the birds were having a vacation day. No diving, no pelican mobs, and the grebes were coming up empty-beaked.
On a positive note, the fish cleaning station is back up. Talked to a maintenance guy who said he stood there trying to tell some bozo not to stuff wipers in unless the motor was running. Bozo ignored that and stuffed 'em in anyway. Grrrruck- jammed. And then the bozo just left. Maintenance guy royally pizzed. But he cleared it, to his credit.
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