It is still very dreary with tons of cloud cover. I haven't seen the sun in a few days. Hopefully soon it will warm up and we'll be done with winter for good.
I took the portabote out after work. I went to Sewell pond hoping to try for some bass in the farther reaches in the back of the pond. Most bank anglers can't get in there easily, so I figured with the boat they'd be easy pickings. When I got back there I noticed that the weeds had grown quite a bit from the bottom. It only left about 2 feet of water that was fishable. Most of my casts with a mepps came back covered with weeds. After a few minutes of that I switched to plan B. I ditched the spinning pole for the fly pole. I motored over to deeper water. As I moved I could see the weeds moving lower and lower. I didn't anchor, I just let the wind push the boat across the pond. I raised the trolling motor up just until the prop was barely in the water. After a few casts I was landing crappies. They weren't the biggest in the pond, I've caught some very large crappie out of that pond. But after not catching anything they were welcomed.
I managed 13 fish, a mix of crappie and bluegills. Mostly crappie. I used a zug bug nymph that has been on the pole a while. The fly is starting to look worse for the wear. This spring it has been my go to panfish fly. It produces quite often when nothing else is working.
Hopefully soon I'll be able to target some other species. The local fishing reports are starting to mention that the shad are showing up in decent numbers. Before long spring will be in full bloom and most everything with fins will be active and feeding.
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