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Ambient temp was around 70 F today, and bluegill were waiting to feed. While the water clarity was a little better than yesterday, it was still murky. Pretty sure I had several HSB hitting feed along with a few CC and BC.
Best news is that I saw some LMB hitting the Optimal Hand Throw 1" feed. I say that because I used to have a pack of LMB who would charge at 1" pellets thrown in individually, and I think all from that vintage pack have died, and no LMB really ever took that over. Or I had some kind of LMB kill off.
Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:" "She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."
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Yesterday I and my Grandson ,Hardy , Hit the road for a Gfather/Gson road trip . He graduates this spring with a Parks mngmt and Forestry degree. A little over 6 hours later we found ourselves in Goodland Ks. As chance would have it , we had the Fish hauling trailer with us. I imagine those that know Goodland, know the rest of the story, already. It was a couple of excellent days. Thank you, Kenny !
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Oldest son stopped over today with our oldest grandson so I got the poles out and a few minnows. Grandson just turned two a week ago and caught his first WE today. Fishing was crazy fast he caught four or five YP and four WE in about fifteen minutes then we went mushroom hunting....no luck with that yet, they should start popping this weekend. Grandma with her baby boy.
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Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:" "She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."
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That’s what its all about.
It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.
Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
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Installed a new type of aeration system in my pond today (well, yesterday) as a test. Testing will continue all summer long.
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About to make the 70 mile drive to mine. Neighbors weather systems said 2.5 inches rain in the last couple of days. I’m still about 7 ft low over a couple of acres.
It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.
Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
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Grandson just turned two a week ago and caught his first WE today. Fishing was crazy fast he caught four or five YP and four WE in about fifteen minutes Clearly the awesome concrete dock is still paying dividends! Also, very nice to see the high "catchability" of your WE. I don't recall any threads over the last few years where people were catching as many WE as they were catching their YP.
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About to make the 70 mile drive to mine. Neighbors weather systems said 2.5 inches rain in the last couple of days. I’m still about 7 ft low over a couple of acres. April showers, bring May flowers ... DD1 road trips to his ponds! Hope some prolonged gentle rains are heading your way this spring.
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Grandson just turned two a week ago and caught his first WE today. Fishing was crazy fast he caught four or five YP and four WE in about fifteen minutes Clearly the awesome concrete dock is still paying dividends! Also, very nice to see the high "catchability" of your WE. I don't recall any threads over the last few years where people were catching as many WE as they were catching their YP. Thank you, we have been very happy with the dock. It's kind of unfair but great for the kids..We hand feed right off the dock so there are plenty of fish around when they hear us, perfect spot for young fisherman. . Walked around the pond between the rain showers today and noticed toad egg strings everywhere, have been seeing lots of piggy backing going on and they have been noisy all week 24 hours a day. The woods is twenty five yards from the pond so the new little toads will have a place to eat al the bugs they want. Ponds are s good for wildlife, it is something to think of all the critters that benifit from it besides our family.
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Good toad pics. When the toads began trilling it is a sure sign the YP are done spawning.
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When the toads began trilling it is a sure sign the YP are done spawning. I'm adding that to my list of folk-ish nature facts, right after "When the oak leaves are as big as mouse ears, it's time to plant corn."
"Live like you'll die tomorrow, but manage your grass like you'll live forever." -S. M. Stirling
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Recent heavy rains have made the neighborhood pond very high and muddy, so little excitement on feed.
Water temp was 59F so perhaps the LMB will start spawning soon.
Over at my neighbor, Lee's pond, water temp was 58F and the water visibility was about 10". Almost no feed activity over there which is disturbing, yet I did catch many Yellow Perch over there a week or so back, and their son's fish trap was bringing in bluegills.
Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:" "She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."
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