Pond on 531

[pkalfi]

My buddy and I have fished a pond on route 531 twice the past week and we have caught approximately 45 -50 keeper largemouth each time. Both times consisted of about 2 hours of fishing. Most are about .5 to .75 lbs, but we did catch one 4lb 14oz. and a few that were a little smaller. We have used black or dark green senkos hooked wacky style. We also caught many smaller ones too.

[pkalfi]

I know what you mean. I have gone there several times, but actually haven't seen anyone keeping anything. Went there this past weekend and caught very little. I was a little late getting out . The deer flies carried us away.

[BP Swing]

Ive seen it first hand from a pond near spencerport. Years ago before catch and release we kept a few slobs over 6 lbs from a small farm pond and the pond went downhill from there. It was never the same. These ponds are very fickle and you can disrupt the whole ecosystem by keeping a few big breeders. My advise is to release them all, go get your meal at a restaurant. These fish have problably not reached their potential yet and anyways as they were stocked not too long ago. The season is also currently closed as well.

[Jax]

I live in spencerport and drive past those ponds all the time! I have tried fishing them once or twice in the past but the weeds are so thick, how do you get a cast in? Maybe its not as bad as it was when I tried it out.

There was many weeds you would need a boat to get off the edge of them, I see people takin buckets out of there alot, even last week! Not sure what was in them but im sure it wasnt live bait. :?

Jax

[pkalfi]

I would never keep any fish out of a pond with all the runoff from farmers fields, etc. The weeds are getting worse lately, but that pond is quite deep. I actually target holes in the weed beds or cast out past the weeds. That seems to be where the larger fish are.

I know many of the migrants who work for the area farmers go there and take out fish in buckets. They don't understand the impact.

[BP Swing]

speaking of buckets.... My son goes to school in Arizona and called me the other day telling me while he was fishing there was a guy using a snag hook to snag 2 giant 7 and 9 lb Largemouth off the beds and he had them in a bucket. He convinced the jerk to let 1 go but he was keeping the other. My son flagged a cop down as he was leaving and told the cop. Hopefully he did something. Jerks where ever you go....