Because of the Pope-nado descending upon the East Coast,
I was given two bonus days off this month.
I hadn’t been out fishing with my dad all summer, and neither of us had
been out for bass since our Canada trip in June. My dad loves Marsh Creek Lake, and he has a
right to since he has caught many big bass there, fish that are hard to come by
in the rest of Southeastern Pennsylvania.
We were both just happy to get out on a nearly perfect morning.
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| It will rain for the Pope's mass on the Parkway, but it was perfect today. |
We arrived around 6 AM and tried to launch in the dark on
the main ramp, but the water was far too low.
With few exceptions, all the boats, including us, had to launch from a
small gravel ramp with deeper water.
With a couple more hiccups, we got in the water and witnessed a
beautiful sunrise, my only picture of the day.
Before the sun was officially up, my dad landed a nice 2 or 2.5 lb largemouth, so we
thought we were in for a treat. However,
the lake is off this year due to some tinkering with mother nature by the PFBC
and others, who apparently removed weeds, partly to assist giving the regatta
of kayakers, sailors, and canoeists who descend upon the lake every day more
water in which to play, and partly in an attempt to improve the lake’s
ecology???. It has done the former, for
sure, but with no weeds, the lake is a muddy and low mess right now, and has
been most of the summer it seems. Fishing
is way off.
I ended up with one dink on a Senko, and I maybe missed only one other hit. Besides my dad’s nice bass, he also had a
couple other dinks. We also witnessed
some guys land a nice muskie on the troll.
Having not bass fished in months, and doing nothing but trout fishing
this year, mostly with the fly rod, I was happy to get out and also hang with
the old man. Thanks to both papas, I had
a bonus fishing day during a busy time of the year for me. If it rains on Sunday, as forecasted, I will
be chasing fall trout though!