fish-fighting-illini Posted September 25, 2009 Posted September 25, 2009 I was recently tipped off to a new place. All I can say is that it lived up to its billing. We caught approx 75 bass from 9am till about 2pm. My first 3 casts caught fish. We caught them on anything and everything. Most were in the 1.5 - 3lb range. It is something like 5,000 acres. This place just recently opened to fishing and is going to get better and better. It is trolling motor only and no gas motor can even be on the boat. The large-mouth are catch and release only. The group in front of us counted 217 bass. We also caught about 15 edible & very nicely sized Bluegill. We also caught a couple of 1# crappie. It was the outing of a lifetime. Quote
Quitlimpin Posted September 25, 2009 Posted September 25, 2009 Thread title about sums it up. I'd be living at that joint Quote
slider head Posted September 26, 2009 Posted September 26, 2009 Thread title about sums it up. I'd be living at that joint X2......so when are we going? Quote
fish-fighting-illini Posted September 26, 2009 Author Posted September 26, 2009 you aint a kiddin I should be living at this place. I'm liable to wear out a vehicle getting there and back I can't wait for those bass to grow up Quote
Shimmer Posted September 26, 2009 Posted September 26, 2009 Better not be fishing those ponds in LaRose! Quote
fish-fighting-illini Posted September 26, 2009 Author Posted September 26, 2009 nope not Larose What's up there private ponds or something? Or the farmer you referred to? Quote
Shimmer Posted September 26, 2009 Posted September 26, 2009 nope not Larose What's up there private ponds or something? Or the farmer you referred to? There is two old strip pits in LaRose that are called "ponds". You can stand on one side and look across and not see the other. The water is bright aqua and visibility is about 15-20 feet down, it is just beautiful. There are so many fish in there you can just look down into the water and see loads of fish. The old man opens it up for a day or two maybe once ever year or so to people with boats (trolling only). I went out their one time with a friend who has very rare access to it and we both threw on a white spinner and caught a bass nearly EVERY SINGLE cast for about 3 hours all about in the 1-3 lb range. Check out google earth and look at LaRose, you can't miss them. Unfortunately he hasn't opened it for about three years, due to a pair of kids trasspassing and drowning. I hear the pits are over 120 feet deep 0.o Quote
Super User Paul Roberts Posted September 26, 2009 Super User Posted September 26, 2009 Perfect example of what bass are like that have little experience with angling. With C&R this such waters can maintain good populations of bass, but their catchability will drop away. If you continue to fish this water, keep tabs for us. I'm going to predict that by the middle of next year, it'll still be a good fishery, but you'll be earning your fish. Quote
mrlitetackle Posted September 27, 2009 Posted September 27, 2009 man, thats great to hear....... enjoy, as much as you possibly can.... i know i would! Quote
fish-fighting-illini Posted September 27, 2009 Author Posted September 27, 2009 Good point Paul I was wondering this same thing. I wondered with being so new would it lighten up as they get more familiar. The bad part is I sold my tow vehicle just prior to this so a co-worker went with and towed with his truck. I haven't gotten around to putting a hitch on another vehicle yet. I hope I do before season end but putting one on either of my vehicles sounds like a challenge as they are both cars. Quote
Super User Paul Roberts Posted September 27, 2009 Super User Posted September 27, 2009 Good point Paul I was wondering this same thing. I wondered with being so new would it lighten up as they get more familiar. The bad part is I sold my tow vehicle just prior to this so a co-worker went with and towed with his truck. I haven't gotten around to putting a hitch on another vehicle yet. I hope I do before season end but putting one on either of my vehicles sounds like a challenge as they are both cars. Buy it back!!! ;D Would be interesting to follow this story into next year. Quote
fish-fighting-illini Posted September 27, 2009 Author Posted September 27, 2009 no that old S10 had seen its days. I needed to get rid of it while I could still get anything for it at all. It was a poc from day one and had become an even bigger poc. After the outing I'm going to do something. Coughing up the $300 is tough to swallow though. Quote
fish-fighting-illini Posted October 15, 2009 Author Posted October 15, 2009 Well between the lack of a tow vehicle at the moment and the very sick ( again ) and now unemployed daughter I thought I was done for the year. A good friend from this site ( Farmpond1 aka Jeff ) stepped up to the plate and will be bringing his boat. We will be going to this same lake again. He has been like a kid in a candy store ( baitshop in this case ) ever since we planned it. If the weather can improve a little we should be set. With this lake I would imagine that you can catch them in the middle of winter but we'll see. Wish us luck. Quote
Super User Paul Roberts Posted October 15, 2009 Super User Posted October 15, 2009 ... If the weather can improve a little we should be set. With this lake I would imagine that you can catch them in the middle of winter but we'll see. Wish us luck. Well...you'll still have to fish for them, especially in winter. They'll probably start holing up somewhere. But it's early yet. You'll KILL 'EM. No luck needed. Quote
Super User SPEEDBEAD. Posted October 16, 2009 Super User Posted October 16, 2009 Matt, its amazing the therapy that fishing can provide. Hope all is well with your family. Quote
Mottfia Posted October 16, 2009 Posted October 16, 2009 Good gosh man. Thats an incredible fishery. Mottfia Quote
BassDeaton01 Posted October 16, 2009 Posted October 16, 2009 Awesome!!! I wish there was a lake like that around me. I would probably be deeevorced though! ;D Quote
fish-fighting-illini Posted October 17, 2009 Author Posted October 17, 2009 Matt, its amazing the therapy that fishing can provide. Hope all is well with your family. x2 My thoughts exactly Wayne. Actualy catching fish is an even better therapy! The struggling daughter due to all the recent stres looked at my wife the other day and said " Now I probably know why dad fishes." Pretty much a universal thought. Quote
Super User fishfordollars Posted October 17, 2009 Super User Posted October 17, 2009 I was recently tipped off to a new place. All I can say is that it lived up to its billing. We caught approx 75 bass from 9am till about 2pm. My first 3 casts caught fish. We caught them on anything and everything. Most were in the 1.5 - 3lb range. It is something like 5,000 acres. This place just recently opened to fishing and is going to get better and better. It is trolling motor only and no gas motor can even be on the boat. The large-mouth are catch and release only. The group in front of us counted 217 bass. We also caught about 15 edible & very nicely sized Bluegill. We also caught a couple of 1# crappie. It was the outing of a lifetime. This post is worthless without the name, driving directions, permission, owners name, phone number, favorite brand of whiskey, and cordinates. Quote
Super User Paul Roberts Posted October 17, 2009 Super User Posted October 17, 2009 Matt, its amazing the therapy that fishing can provide. Hope all is well with your family. x2 My thoughts exactly Wayne. Actualy catching fish is an even better therapy! The struggling daughter due to all the recent stres looked at my wife the other day and said " Now I probably know why dad fishes." Pretty much a universal thought. Very nice. I almost said: Finding that water couldn't have happened at a better time. Let's just say that catching seems more restorative than just fishin'. Quote
fish-fighting-illini Posted October 18, 2009 Author Posted October 18, 2009 "This post is worthless without the name, driving directions, permission, owners name, phone number, favorite brand of whiskey, and cordinates" It is posted without that information for a reason! : Quote
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