Portsville pond, DE

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Headed out to portsville pond just outside Bethel, DE for a few hours. Water clarity was stained from the recent rains and water temp was rising. Managed to catch a few with buddy, we were throwing a rattletraps and chatterbait (slow on bottom) all over the stumps and sunken logs that litter the pond. Overall was a good day ended up with 9 total with my buddy catching 3 and myself with 6 even without any nice fish I haven't been out this early in years. For some reason the images wont load even though they fit the criteria. 

 

 

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Way to go. Eastern MD and DE ponds tend to turn on earlier for some reason. Caught a spawned out pickerel thereabouts yesterday, that is usually the sign to start bass fishing in earnest. I've eaked out a handful of LMB this month, but I'm sure it's about to get good.

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On 2/28/2021 at 3:24 PM, BassWhole! said:

Way to go. Eastern MD and DE ponds tend to turn on earlier for some reason. Caught a spawned out pickerel thereabouts yesterday, that is usually the sign to start bass fishing in earnest. I've eaked out a handful of LMB this month, but I'm sure it's about to get good.

Thanks! I agree with the ponds turning on earlier than others. I mostly fish ponds earlier in the year then head to rivers for spawn and summer. Once I fix my tilt/trim issue I will definitely be hitting up the nanticoke, choptank, pocomoke, and hopefully the upper bay.