Northern first bass guess

[WhatJustHappened]

Hey Swamp Girl.

I also fish smaller ponds, My days of fighting with boats and such have been gone for many years, I fish in a canoe, so I've been there done that... Not again.

 

My BIL Lives in Norway Me, so we've fished the right side/Little area of Norway Lake(Not A fan, almost 5' everywhere-never went into the BIG LAKE), and North Pond just up the road from that(in the back, it's a bunch of fingers, & there's fish there, Never fished the main body of water). I've studied that area, the small ponds in the area have zero access because of Private Property, except little Norway up the St(that's the one I really wanted to fish before I went up there), and that access is limited and treacherous.

Thompson Lake is too big, even though they say it has big fish.

Last September was the 1st time up there, It's going to take a few to figure out where to go. 

Looks like it's gonna be a few before we can get out up here, my stuff down here in MA. is still Iced, a handful of days at 40+will help...I live near Lake Sabbathia in Taunton Ma.and that's still locked except for a few spots that have springs.

 

Biggest fish I ever caught out of there was 3lbs, on shiners fishing from shore 35 years ago, the guy I was with actually put tinfoil on a hook once as a lure... live bait was good! 😂

[WhatJustHappened]

Luckily we haven't had a lot of snow down here in SE MA, but it has been really cold(40's this week, yahoooo), so Ice out may take awhile... I'm still hoping for 1st fish March 21st, but that means I will have to pay attention, although I have a lake right down the street (not a big fan, have caught fish there though).

I guess we'll see.

[WhatJustHappened]

Norway Me, I mentioned it in another thread- I may have missed with this one sorry. Sorry, I'm limited to 9 posts per day it seems, so when you folks asked me yesterday, I wasn't allowed to answer you.

 

Seriously. 

[Swamp Girl]

@WhatJustHappened: Do you still fish from a canoe? If so, I can suggest a bog. It requires paddling down a creek and dragging the canoe over a beaver dam to reach a bog. 

[Smokinal]

On 2/15/2025 at 9:44 PM, Swamp Girl said:

 

 

So, what's your tactic? I'm not looking for the names of lakes and ponds, but merely what lure(s) you throw and where you throw it/them. I'd love to see your bass pics too. 

Happy to share, although it's nothing out of the ordinary. Basically we fish a shallow cove on the north end of the lake with jerkbaits and dark sleepers...slow moving stuff...really textbook. Not sure why it works there so well; it just does. We alternate betweek a jerk and the sleeper to cover the column. Either bite comes and goes throughout the morning.

You mentioned a shallow cove you were curious to try this spring; I'd be curious if this works for you.

Oh, and you can use any color jerkbait, as long as it's gold. 😁😉

[Swamp Girl]

35 minutes ago, Smokinal said:

Happy to share, although it's nothing out of the ordinary. Basically we fish a shallow cove on the north end of the lake with jerkbaits and dark sleepers...slow moving stuff...really textbook. Not sure why it works there so well; it just does. We alternate betweek a jerk and the sleeper to cover the column. Either bite comes and goes throughout the morning.

You mentioned a shallow cove you were curious to try this spring; I'd be curious if this works for you.

Oh, and you can use any color jerkbait, as long as it's gold. 😁😉

 

I have both those lures, so thanks for the tips!

[Smokinal]

8 hours ago, Swamp Girl said:

 

I have both those lures, so thanks for the tips!

And I'm fishing the sleeper like a jig, not a swimbait; slow along the bottom.

[Swamp Girl]

2 hours ago, Smokinal said:

And I'm fishing the sleeper like a jig, not a swimbait; slow along the bottom.

 

Then that's what I'll do too! I'm starting to load my tacklebox for my first spring trip, which is a ways away, but I'll be ready.