Whitman's Pond Fishing Report

Another Whitman's Pond AWT

On this infamous day let me first say thanks to all the great men and women who help keep us safe each and every day both here and abroad.

Same drill as last Sunday haul the canoe and gear to work. Was on the water by 5:30pm trucked out of the cove popping my frog at choice spots nothing doing. Not as windy as last week but still enough to cause some control problems as I tried to work down the bank. Missed the first hit of the day on a frog as I worked the trolling motor. Tossed a buzzjet and sexy swimmer to no avail out on the breakline. Moved up with the ocho and was getting batted by panfish.

Moved half way between bank and break and tossed the spinnerbait alternating sides nothing. Getting halfway down the shore and after nothing at one of my better spots I cruise across the pond for the opposite bank. Switch over to a j9 and like last week bam a perch then a sunnie. As I came to the point I caught small 12in. bass. Phew that was a relief lol. Worked a break from the point to a small island with nothing. So on to my little honey hole or so I thought. Could not keep the canoe in position with out the anchor and giving it was getting dark decide to abort and head back to the cove. Out comes the buzzbait. I switched back and forth through the pads with the ocho and the buzzbait. Even gave the blades one last shot. That was it all in time, buttoned it up and decided buzzbait (with a ocho back up for missed strikes) or bust.

Ding ding ding the 2 year drought ends on a sweet cast snaked through 3 separate sets of pads the buzzbait gets crushed. Nice fight in the dark and trying to stop the trolling motor. Land her in the net and she was still full of energy and as I tried to lip it she lodges my hook into my thumb. In doing so the bait fell right out of her mouth. A measurement and a quick weight. Then the picture and off she went. 5lbs even on the digital and 20.5in long.

Worked the buzzbait all the way into the ramp with out sniff. Of the water at 8pm. It has been a long wait but it feels good to get the monkey off my back even if took getting a hook in the thumb to do it lol.

• Added By: creasekeeper on 09/11/11 08:10 PM
• Location: Whitman's Pond
• Report Date: 9/11/2011
• # of Hotspots: 1
• # of Photos: 1
• # of Fish Caught: 4
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