Super User MassYak85 Posted April 13 Super User Share Posted April 13 Made it out today and fought the wind. Water temps were around 50 and I was hoping to find a shallow bite. The water was pretty churned up but we did hit a decent window in the shallows. I got all fish on the windblown side of a spawning flat wirlth a chatterbait. Only 4 bass but all healthy and feeding up. Biggest might have been 2.5lbs. The highlight was actually the pickerel. Hooked one around 24 inches and a couple others around 20 inches. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User DogBone_384 Posted April 14 Super User Share Posted April 14 I took a friend's son out last Wednesday. Evan just got back to the US after earning a Master's Degree in SIngapore and was anxious to catch fish. Unfortunately he didn't catch anything, but he was happy enough to be on the water. I caught two Larries and two picks. The picks were small and the bass were 4.34 and 2.66, in that order. I threw the full assortment and the only thing the fish wanted were a perch Stunna 112 and a red LV500. Water temps were 52.x. It was windy and mostly cloudy. Air pressure was 30.1. I'm planning on hitting the Cape tomorrow, hoping the feed bag will be on. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Aquarium Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Got out early this morning. 2 dink bass 2 decent crappies and a small pick. The struggle continues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User DogBone_384 Posted April 14 Super User Share Posted April 14 33 minutes ago, Mr. Aquarium said: The struggle continues You’re just saving up for your 8 pounder! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Aquarium Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 10 hours ago, DogBone_384 said: You’re just saving up for your 8 pounder! Good I need another! I can’t find anything big. Been a month since I’ve broke 3lbs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User DogBone_384 Posted April 16 Super User Share Posted April 16 I left the house before dawn and drove to Sandwich in search of bass. I threw enough of an assortment to figure out the bass were absent. I marked almost nothing and had two big picks follow my lipless up from 15’. One grabbed it and spit it right in front of me and the other peeled off when it saw me. Four hours later I was packed up and heading to Plymouth. Water temps were 51.x. Plymouth was better. I grabbed a 2 pound smallie on a lipless in short order. I hooked up with a few more but got spat, also on the lipless. I hooked a yellow perch that easily rivaled the smallmouth I landed but that one got off too. I guess its mouth wasn’t big enough to swallow a 3.8” Keitech on an Owner Flashy Swimmer. Water temps were 54.x here and there were minnows tight to shore when I left. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guidoStow Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Water sure is taking it's sweet time warming up... We have a couple more warms days on tap let's cross our fingers... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Aquarium Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Had a day yesterday. Started out good, non existent bass bite, I haven’t been skunked in a while. The crappie bite was good, caught a dozen on my homemade jigs. Hit spot two, 2nd cast in a broke a rod and lost an expensive swimbait, on the way home I stop at Wendy’s almost got bit by a dog, I was CLOSE!! Then realized I left my favorite fishing hat the spot! Oh to make matters worse still haven’t got a decent bass in a month. I NEED THE SALT!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User DogBone_384 Posted April 16 Super User Share Posted April 16 On 4/16/2024 at 10:45 AM, Mr. Aquarium said: I NEED THE SALT!! The Fisherman reported 20# stripers at the CT river…. Only a 2 1/2 hour drive! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User MassYak85 Posted April 17 Super User Share Posted April 17 Tried a spot here in southern NH after work from shore. Wind was blowing the right way into shore. Got one bass on a spinnerbait then tried a crawler for a bit hoping for an upgrade but no dice. Seemed like a promising spot though. Gonna hit it again for sure 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sputterbug Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Went out last night and tonight and caught a bunch in 3 feet of water or less. The warmer days seems to have sparked them up. Most were 1-2lbs though I did get a 4.2 last night and this 4.11 tonight. Also, missed a big one at the end tonight as the sun went down. Most everything was on a spinnerbait. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob011278 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 I live on a small 75-acre pond in central mass and was out on Monday mid-morning. Water is up to 55 and allot of bass have pushed shallow where pads are starting to come up. Caught a half dozen bass on a zoom fluke - all smaller around 1.5-2lbs. Went out to the same shallow flat last night throwing big wakes and swim baits and got a skunk. Had one blow up on a rat but didn't connect. Fish were there and rising occasionally just couldn't get them to commit. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guidoStow Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 I fished a west suburban pond today. Temps started around 52 and got to 55 by 3:00. I had a fair amount of activity with little to show for it. Saw some sizeable LMB following, making passes or nibbling the fly but it was very hard to seal the deal. Got two smallish clone SMB: Then this guy... But the larger SMB/LMB just didn't seem settled enough to really eat. But it is good to get on the scoreboard for the year and prove that the new boat can catch fish... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Aquarium Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Got a good one the other night. It’s a slump buster. She went 5-2. Got 3 more dink fish. They only wanted a DS ninja wake! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guidoStow Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 2 hours ago, Mr. Aquarium said: Got a good one the other night. It’s a slump buster. She went 5-2. Got 3 more dink fish. They only wanted a DS ninja wake! Nice fish Dude! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User DogBone_384 Posted April 20 Super User Share Posted April 20 I fished one of my favorite ponds in Plymouth yesterday afternoon. The forecast called for 7 mph, but it sure felt like 15+. No matter, I picked up a 3.02 SMB on a red 3XD in about 12' early in the trip, then nothing more than a 2.66 pickerel on a Stealth Shad Stunna 112+1 in the next two hours. Late in the trip I found 2 more smallies, each around 2 1/2 pounds and a 2.68 LMB, all on the Stunna. The last three fish were caught in about 8-10'. Water temps were 55.x when I showed up and 52.x when I left at dusk. It was mostly cloudy and the air pressure was 30.1. 'Boss Lady' is in NYC with her sister for the weekend, so weather permitting I'll be out today AND definitely tomorrow. Best of luck to the rest of you getting out this weekend. @Mr. Aquarium, maybe I'll see you somewhere on the South Shore. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User DogBone_384 Posted April 21 Super User Share Posted April 21 Last day to fish before wife gets home from NYC. I met some friends at a car show early this morning with my '68 GS400 convertible (😁) and decided to fish a big flat shallow pond in Plymouth after putting the car back in the garage. It was blowing pretty hard when I showed, but off I went. Got 2 big picks pretty early, one on a Ghost Minnow LV500 and Perch Stunna 112+1, then nothing for a while. The temp dropped quick so I started back to the truck and got stopped dead by a 3.6# tank of a smallie. I was trolling a Stealth Shad Stunna 112+1 and thought I got snagged. Got another pick and a big fat yellow perch the same way. Not a bad day. Everyone was roughly 10' deep. I still haven't bagged anything shallow. Water temps were 56.x. It was cloudy and air pressure was 29.9. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Aquarium Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 Well my 3 days of fishing turned up a whole lotta NO BASS. Fished Friday afternoon, Saturday morning 5-11 and a today 6-11 no bass. Did catch some picks and crappies. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ne_dan Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 Got out twice last week. First trip was to a smaller lake, earlier in the week for a couple of hours. Got on decent jig bite 4 Bass, 3 Pickerel. Biggest bass was 3.6lb all were healthy and fat. Second trip was after the cold front came through on a river that had finally come down to a fishable range after a month of high water because of all the rain. River completely changed from the last time I was there on the 17th of March. Water temp was actually cooler by a couple of degrees from a month ago, fish weren't pushed up on the banks, barely any grass growth in the shallows. Only managed 5 bass with the biggest at 2.6lbs, and a few big pickerel. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User MassYak85 Posted April 22 Super User Share Posted April 22 Went to Agawam Mill looking for some herring eaters. Caught one pickerel and got a jig bite that I missed. Water temps 55.x. Brutal day overall. Felt like I was fishing in a pool. Barely any signs of baitfish at all. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guidoStow Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 Certainly funky weather... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User DogBone_384 Posted April 22 Super User Share Posted April 22 3 hours ago, MassYak85 said: Felt like I was fishing in a pool. Barely any signs of baitfish at all. I’ve seen baitfish on shore at only one pond in Plymouth. Could leave my Lowrance off everywhere else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User MassYak85 Posted April 23 Super User Share Posted April 23 Went out from shore for a bit after dark under the full moon. The water went slick calm and I noticed some shallow bluegill activity around dusk so I gave the crawler a shot for about an hour. Had two blowups but didn't hook up with either. The bass weren't having any of my "revenge" session. Still so peaceful being out at night when there's no wind and the moon is out. And NO BUGS. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sputterbug Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Saturday evening went to a small bog pond nearby. Sat in my canoe under an overhanging tree until the rain let up. Pond went to glass and and caught three bass around 2 lbs and missed about 4 others. Like a switch went off for about twenty minutes. Got quiet after that. Sunday and Monday nights fished a larger pond. Monday caught a couple pickerel while I got knocked around in the wind for hours. Monday more wind, only managed to catch a couple. Probably go tonight somewhere nearby and small. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User MassYak85 Posted April 23 Super User Share Posted April 23 Had a little bit of redemption today. Managed 10 bass and my dad got 7. Most of mine came on spinnerbaits and most of his on chatterbaits. I got the biggest off a dock on a jig at 3-15. The fish were fat and definitely ready for the spawn. Water temps were 51.x to 55.x and we did find a decent shallow bite. But it seemed like the bigger fish were just a step back in those areas. Still looking for that first 5 of the year. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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