Friday, September 25, 2015

September 25, 2015 - Thanks to the Papas – Marsh Creek Bass Fishing

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.  

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!

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