bass fishing

DENNISJ · 05-27-2012, 05:20 AM

Still waiting to here if the smallmouth are on there beds yet or did I miss it leaving this Friday june 1st

chainedtotheofficedesk · 05-30-2012, 06:45 PM

The bass are up on the rocks spawning. I was up 2 weeks ago during a warm spell - they are up, in and active. Fish the edges of the rock piles for pre and post spawn fish and leave the bedding fish - to the beds. Remember - catch and release only.

G.

KWilliams · 05-31-2012, 06:33 AM

Stay off the beds. Flipping a lizard or a gitzit onto a bed and ripping the guardian buck bass into your boat is not my idea of fun and I love to fish as much as anyone. Been coming to Winni for the past 20 years from Pennsylvania and feel it is incumbent upon all fisherman to preserve the resourse. Rant over ... good day gents.

secondcurve · 05-31-2012, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by KWilliams

Stay off the beds. Flipping a lizard or a gitzit onto a bed and ripping the guardian buck bass into your boat is not my idea of fun and I love to fish as much as anyone. Been coming to Winni for the past 20 years from Pennsylvania and feel it is incumbent upon all fisherman to preserve the resourse. Rant over ... good day gents.

I couldn't agree more.

Jonas Pilot · 05-31-2012, 07:37 PM

... bass if you don't want to fish the nests? Where will the non-spawning fish be?

Rangervx · 06-11-2012, 03:13 PM

ditto above...leave those fish alone for all sake.

Merrymeeting · 06-09-2014, 07:17 AM

Too bad not all those out there follow this advice.

I won't even call them fishermen because that is a disservice to the majority who respect the sport and the fish.

There is a bass nest just to the left of our dock. Over the weekend, I watched as this poor (dumb? ;-) ) bass was caught no less than 3 times, perhaps more as we were not around all weekend.

In every case, with calm, clear water, those catching him came in, saw the fish on the nest, then cast toward it.

How can this be fun or challenging? As the saying goes, seems like shooting fish in a barrel. I wish I understood why this isn't against the rules.

Chaselady · 06-09-2014, 07:34 AM

I see this a lot at Pier 19. There are many spawning fish in by the docks, and there are always bass boats in the dock area casting.
Not only are they trying to catch the bass, they get annoyed when you ask them to move so you can get in and out of your dock!

Orion · 06-09-2014, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Merrymeeting

Too bad not all those out there follow this advice.

I won't even call them fishermen because that is a disservice to the majority who respect the sport and the fish.

There is a bass nest just to the left of our dock. Over the weekend, I watched as this poor (dumb? ;-) ) bass was caught no less than 3 times, perhaps more as we were not around all weekend.

In every case, with calm, clear water, those catching him came in, saw the fish on the nest, then cast toward it.

How can this be fun or challenging? As the saying goes, seems like shooting fish in a barrel. I wish I understood why this isn't against the rules.

I see the same thing over and over. The "fishermen" go from nest to nest, not even casting, but swinging their bait onto the nest. Real sports...not.

RailroadJoe · 06-09-2014, 07:47 AM

They are not fisherman. They are just guys trying to fish. To many looking to catch a trophy fish. Time to cut back on the number of fishing derbys in the lake.

05-27-2012, 05:20 AM	#1
DENNISJ Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	bass fishing Still waiting to here if the smallmouth are on there beds yet or did I miss it leaving this Friday june 1st

05-30-2012, 06:45 PM	#2
chainedtotheofficedesk Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Medfield, MA Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	bass fishing The bass are up on the rocks spawning. I was up 2 weeks ago during a warm spell - they are up, in and active. Fish the edges of the rock piles for pre and post spawn fish and leave the bedding fish - to the beds. Remember - catch and release only. G.

05-31-2012, 06:33 AM	#3
KWilliams Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 18 Thanks: 1 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts	Amen ... Stay off the beds. Flipping a lizard or a gitzit onto a bed and ripping the guardian buck bass into your boat is not my idea of fun and I love to fish as much as anyone. Been coming to Winni for the past 20 years from Pennsylvania and feel it is incumbent upon all fisherman to preserve the resourse. Rant over ... good day gents.

05-31-2012, 07:37 PM	#5
Jonas Pilot Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Wolfeboro, New Hampshire is my home, 24-7-365 Posts: 1,686 Thanks: 1,047 Thanked 336 Times in 189 Posts	What's the best way to catch ... ... bass if you don't want to fish the nests? Where will the non-spawning fish be?

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06-11-2012, 03:13 PM	#6
Rangervx Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: VIRGINIA / WINTER HARBOR Posts: 82 Thanks: 28 Thanked 28 Times in 15 Posts	ditto above...leave those fish alone for all sake.

06-09-2014, 07:17 AM	#7
Merrymeeting Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Merrymeeting Lake, New Durham Posts: 2,217 Thanks: 299 Thanked 795 Times in 365 Posts	Too bad not all those out there follow this advice. I won't even call them fishermen because that is a disservice to the majority who respect the sport and the fish. There is a bass nest just to the left of our dock. Over the weekend, I watched as this poor (dumb? ;-) ) bass was caught no less than 3 times, perhaps more as we were not around all weekend. In every case, with calm, clear water, those catching him came in, saw the fish on the nest, then cast toward it. How can this be fun or challenging? As the saying goes, seems like shooting fish in a barrel. I wish I understood why this isn't against the rules.

06-09-2014, 07:34 AM	#8
Chaselady Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Melvin Village Posts: 309 Thanks: 150 Thanked 105 Times in 73 Posts	I see this a lot at Pier 19. There are many spawning fish in by the docks, and there are always bass boats in the dock area casting. Not only are they trying to catch the bass, they get annoyed when you ask them to move so you can get in and out of your dock!

06-09-2014, 07:47 AM	#10
RailroadJoe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 620 Thanks: 259 Thanked 158 Times in 100 Posts	They are not fisherman. They are just guys trying to fish. To many looking to catch a trophy fish. Time to cut back on the number of fishing derbys in the lake.