
Smitty
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May 10, 2009
Hi
Smitty,
Water temperatures are warming up into the low 50's
and the smallmouth bass are getting romantic. Some
fresh beds in most of the Cape ponds, however,
scraped out by the smaller more aggressive males.
The larger females are off the nests and getting
riper by the day. The female will visit several
nests so it's important to catch and release any
site fishing bass caught over the next month or so.
That includes the smaller males as they stick around
to protect the eggs and fry from raiding perch,
sunfish etc...
Top baits are any plastic lizard, worm or tube
deposited in or around the nest. The male will pick
up the bait, not to eat but to deposit it outside
the nest. I like to use a smaller 4" bait giving the
hook more of a chance to snag up in the bass' jaw.
Largemouth like the water a little warmer then
smallies for spawning. They nest in shallower water
then their cousins. Look for LMB nest next month.
The same catch and release suggestions would apply
as their spawning habits are similar.
Trout action is still in the upper 10 foot level
early and late in the day. Midge hatches in the
early AM occur in most trout waters. A Griffiths
Gnat is a good search fly, dry, on the surface,
while wolly bugers will sometimes fool a hungry
trout. Early morning trolling after the sun settles
on the water is productive. Trolling the 15 to 20
foot contour during the daylight hours will
sometimes work as will power bait on bottom from
shore.
My best trout of late was a 3.5 pound rainbow from
Hamblins Pond, from shore, caught on Gulp Pink Eggs.
Browns don't hit the power bait as well as bows so
it's always best to bait up one rod with Power Bait
and one with crawlers or a shiner.
Good Luck, Lindy

April 2, 2009
Hi Smitty,
Fishing for trout lately has been like buying
scratch tickets. Maybe one winner or one fish for
every card or bait-up per hundred. Water
temperatures in all the Cape ponds have been down in
the low 40's. 41 at Sheep's Pond, 42 at Hamblin's
and 41 at Spectacle and 41 at Cliff. No hatches, no
rises, no hits. Just been slow for the past three
weeks.
Every once in a while one of the stockies will grab
the bait, but mouth it like a perch, have to be on
your toes to set the hook, then you are rewarded
with a 12 inch bow, WOW.
It's not just my group but several others I have
talked to, some are getting a few stockies on Power
Bait. Fishers trolling have caught a few but nothing
like it should be this time of year. Going to try
Scargo this weekend in Dennis. Another cold rainy
day predicted on Sat. Will fish from shore and sit
in my Jeep while listening to the Top 30 Country
Count Down.
Well that's it for now, it can only get better, I
hope. Later Lindy Bring on the herring
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