Trip No. FW2705

Island Creek Pond - Duxbury

June 25, 2005

Weather Conditions

Catch Log

TRIP TIME 12:30-5:30 PM AIR TEMP 92° SKY CONDITIONS Sunny WIND SSW @ 19 mph BAROMETER 30.03 + WATER TEMP 74° WATER CLARITY Clear WAVE HEIGHTS N/A SWELLS N/A CURRENT N/A MOON PHASE Waning Gibbous HIGH TIDE N/A LOW TIDE N/A Equipment Used: Rod South Bend Elite ES-201   Type  Spinning   Length  4'6"   Action  Ultralight Reel Zebco Quantum Micro MTC   Type  Ultralight Spincast   Line  Monofilament   Strength  2 lb.

SPECIES LENGTH WEIGHT LURE/BAIT USED COLOR METHOD Bluegill Sunfish   8.5"       10 oz. 1/16 oz. Rooster Tail Spinner Brown Trout Moderate Retrieve Bluegill Sunfish   8.4"       10 oz. 1/16 oz. Rooster Tail Spinner Brown Trout Moderate Retrieve Bluegill Sunfish   8.2"         9 oz. 1/16 oz. Rooster Tail Spinner Fire Tiger Moderate Retrieve Bluegill Sunfish   8.2"         9 oz. 1/16 oz. Rooster Tail Spinner Brown Trout Moderate Retrieve Bluegill Sunfish   8.2"         9 oz. 1/16 oz. Rooster Tail Spinner Brown Trout Moderate Retrieve Bluegill Sunfish   8.1"         9 oz. 1/16 oz. Rooster Tail Spinner Brown Trout Moderate Retrieve Bluegill Sunfish   8.0"         8 oz. 1/16 oz. Rooster Tail Spinner Fire Tiger Moderate Retrieve Pumpkinseed   7.9"         8 oz. 1/16 oz. Rooster Tail Spinner Brown Trout Moderate Retrieve Bluegill Sunfish   7.8"         8 oz. 1/16 oz. Rooster Tail Spinner Fire Tiger Moderate Retrieve Bluegill Sunfish   7.7"         8 oz. 1/16 oz. Rooster Tail Spinner Brown Trout Moderate Retrieve Bluegill Sunfish   7.7"         8 oz. 1/16 oz. Rooster Tail Spinner Brown Trout Moderate Retrieve Yellow Perch   9.5"         7 oz. Live Nightcrawler N/A Still Fishing Bluegill Sunfish   7.6"         7 oz. 1/16 oz. Rooster Tail Spinner Brown Trout Moderate Retrieve Bluegill Sunfish   7.6"         7 oz. 1/16 oz. Rooster Tail Spinner Fire Tiger Moderate Retrieve Bluegill Sunfish   7.6"         7 oz. 1/16 oz. Rooster Tail Spinner Brown Trout Moderate Retrieve Bluegill Sunfish   7.3"         7 oz. 1/16 oz. Rooster Tail Spinner Brown Trout Moderate Retrieve Bluegill Sunfish   7.3"         7 oz. 1/16 oz. Rooster Tail Spinner Brown Trout Moderate Retrieve Pumpkinseed   7.1"         7 oz. 1/16 oz. Rooster Tail Spinner Brown Trout Moderate Retrieve Bluegill Sunfish   7.0"         6 oz. 1/16 oz. Rooster Tail Spinner Brown Trout Moderate Retrieve Bluegill Sunfish   6.8"         6 oz. 1/16 oz. Rooster Tail Spinner Brown Trout Moderate Retrieve Largemouth Bass   8.9"         5 oz. 1/16 oz. Rooster Tail Spinner Fire Tiger Moderate Retrieve Bluegill Sunfish   6.5"         5 oz. 1/16 oz. Rooster Tail Spinner Brown Trout Moderate Retrieve Yellow Perch   8.2"         4 oz. Live Nightcrawler N/A Still Fishing Largemouth Bass   8.1"         4 oz. 1/16 oz. Rooster Tail Spinner Brown Trout Moderate Retrieve Largemouth Bass   7.5"         3 oz. 1/16 oz. Rooster Tail Spinner Fire Tiger Moderate Retrieve Calico Bass   7.0"         3 oz. 1/16 oz. Rooster Tail Spinner Brown Trout Moderate Retrieve Bluegill Sunfish   4.5"         3 oz. Live Nightcrawler N/A Still Fishing Yellow Perch   7.5"         2 oz. 1/16 oz. Rooster Tail Spinner Brown Trout Moderate Retrieve Yellow Perch   7.2"         2 oz. 1/16 oz. Rooster Tail Spinner Fire Tiger Moderate Retrieve Largemouth Bass   6.6"         2 oz. 1/16 oz. Rooster Tail Spinner Brown Trout Moderate Retrieve Chain Pickerel   8.0"         1 oz. 1/16 oz. Rooster Tail Spinner Brown Trout Moderate Retrieve Yellow Perch   6.0"         1 oz. 1/16 oz. Rooster Tail Spinner Brown Trout Moderate Retrieve

SUMMARY :

Bluegill Sunfish dominated the catch today in this very shallow pond. Most depths I recorded were around three to four feet. The shallow depths, causing the sunshine to easily reach the bottom of the pond, results in an explosive growth of eurasian millfoil by mid-summer. There were some gamefish to be had, indicating a healthy spawn, but the individuals I encounted today were extremely small with some stunting being evident. All in all, a great day for numbers of fish, but super ultralight gear is a must to gain any measure of sport from these fish. The larger sunfish were rather plucky and put up a halfway decent fight on the gear I was using.

For The Record...

TRIP NUMBER

TOTAL FRESH

TOTAL SALT

TOTAL TIME

TOTAL FISH

TOTAL SPECIES

LARGEST

SMALLEST

31

27

4

64 Hours

239

16

27.2" (6 lbs. 6 oz.)

3.8" ( 1/8 oz. )

Compared To Last Year...

+27

+23

+4

+45 Hours

+205

+9

+12.7" (+ 4 lbs. 14 oz.)

-.8" ( -7/8 oz.)

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2005 South Shore Fishing