TFC Bones

put a couple of treble hooks on that baby

buck: Clearly states to watch from the 6:36 mark in the video.

 

The Vid is already set up, just click

 

http://youtu.be/JuTaIjwZ2Lg?t=6m28s

 

Italo says Goby's are good eating.

I have to say I was looking forward to trying Fresh Water Drum (aka Sheepshead) after watching Italo specifically target them and show how to filet them on a tv show.  (I used to catch them all the time as a kid)  But now after seeing this and hearing him say Goby's are actually good eating fish.....yyyyeeeaaaaa, I'm not so sure about the Drum now.  Sorry Italo, you just lost me.

 

Bones...

kid friendly is Snyder's Flats since you're coming from W'loo area. (technically in Bloomingdale).  Take Northfield out towards Conestogo hang a right onto Sawmill then follow that along into Bloomingdale and hand another right onto Snyder's Flats Rd. (at the baseball diamond).  Follow that road to the end and park.  There are a few ponds to fish but the one on the left (biggest) holds perch, crappie, bass and large chub for sure.  I took my 10 yr old daughter there and with an UL and a 1/32oz tube we landed all species but the chub.  There are supposed to be pike and big cats in there too if you use the right bait.  A beautiful blue heron grabbed the chub right beside us and was amazing to watch.  If you go mid day'ish then the other ponds are taken over by people throwing things into the water for their dogs to retrieve....so frustrating but what can you do.

 

Now for that other topic "the great goby roundup"....this would be a fun and productive thing.

Well that was completely uneventful from a catching or even the possibility of catching something perspective. 5 minutes after I set up and am happily casting away a dude comes within 15 feet of me and starts tossing a tennis ball into the water for his golden retriever to fetch. I give him the are you loveing kidding me stare. Nothing he keeps going. So I put on a big spoon and start casting with giant splashes to confuse the dog. A guy behind me asks if I'm having any luck and I reply very loudly IT'S A LITTLE HARD TO CATCH FISH WHEN A JACKASS THROWS A BALL IN THE WATER BESIDE YOU. Still the 'tard keeps going. After he leaves I give it another 20 minutes but nothing.

On the good side of things I got 2 "any lucks?" Which is good it shows some people are ok with fishing (a spawn from the other thread about people being baffled when seeing people actually fishing). I got 2 smiles from cute girls which is always a bonus. And then theres the old "you're not gonna eat it if you catch anything are ya?". *insert shaking head here*

I'm tempted to try there very early morning, you know, pre golden retriever swim time...

I threw a mepps black fury and a couple of tube jigs in and around the mouth of the park (lake side) for an hour last Thursday and I too was skunked.  I even put on a tiny tube and 1/32oz jig to drop between the big rocks thinking panfish would be there but I got zippola.  Didn't even see one following it.  I'm thinking about trying again this evening to see if timing is better.  I was hoping for a drum, bass or even trout on the old mepps.  I'm going to see if I can find some small little cleo's or rattle traps.