Winter Multispecies Fishing Cisco Park (Erdenheim, PA)

Before I discuss this fishing session, I want to point out that I have not been posting on this blog (obviously, my last post was over the summer), but I do want to start doing so. This will be especially doable because I am making fishing reports for each session, which is something new that I started doing this year.

Date: 2-26-17

Time: ≈9:30 am-10:45 am

Location: Hillcrest Pond, Cisco Park (Erdenheim, PA)

Water Type: Main pond and spillway

Weather: Sunny, ≈42°F-46°F (a cold front-the day before was close to 70°F)

Fish Caught: 1 Common Shiner, 1 Pumpkinseed, 1 Green Sunfish, 5 Pumpkinseed x Green Sunfish Hybrid

Bait/Lures Used: Small hook (size 12) with a split shot and a small piece of earthworm (in the main pond the same setup was used except with a whole earthworm)

Notes: There was rain the previous day, so the water was a little high and muddy. I tried the main pond because I heard that there were brown trout in there, but it was for a very short amount of time and without success. I quickly decided to just try the spillway for microfishing and ended up with a lot of fish. The past two weeks were unseasonably warm (around 60°F-70°F), but a cold front came in overnight. The local water temperatures were around 50°F this week.

Photos:

A pure green sunfish


One of the many Pumpkinseed x Green Sunfish Hybrids


My first ever common shiner!


The only pure pumpkinseed of the day

Margate City Fishing (7-23/24-16)

On July 23rd and 24th, 2016, I took Miles down to the shore to do some more saltwater fishing. The fishing wasn't that great, but we ended up catching some fish. I did ad the Smooth Dogfish to my species list, which probably was the highlight of the trip. I actually only caught the Smooth Dogfish and a bunch of Black Sea Bass during the trip.




One of many Black Sea Bass



My very first Smooth Dogfish!

Belmar Fishing (7-16-16)

On July 16th, 2016, my friend Miles took me down to Belmar, in New Jersey. We set up for a wide array of species, and I ended up with for species, two of which were new. The first fish I caught was a tine Black Sea Bass. I caught him while trying to catch what ended up being the second species of the day, the Bergall. The Bergall ended up being a new species for me, which was super awesome! After the Bergall, I caught a 17 inch Summer Flounder. That was a pretty nice fish, except for the fact that the legal limit was 8 inches. So, we released him. My final species of the day, also a new one, turned out to be the Sea Robin. The Sea Robin came with a worthy story. The story was that there were scattered thunderstorms throughout the day and at one point the storm got really bad. However, Miles and I kept fishing. We then in the midst of a dangerous thunderstorm, doubled up on Sea Robin! Overall, it was definitely a memorable day!
A Youtube video will be up on my channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM8_InIkcB4



As annoying as Black Sea Bass can be, you gotta love their beauty!



My beautiful (and large) Bergall!



My very close to the limit Summer Flounder!



My first ever Sea Robin (notice the pouring rain in the background)!



A huge Sea Robin Miles caught!

Otis, MA Fishing (7-5-16/7-9-16)

Throughout July 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th, 2016, I fished in Otis, MA. I caught a wide variety of species including the largemouth bass, yellow perch, pumpkinseed, bluegill, and chain pickerel.



I caught this lunker bass!



It is always exciting to catch yellow perch because I don't catch them often in Philly



Pumpkinseed are beautiful!



This was a pretty big pickerel!



This is hard to tell, but this was pretty much a slab bluegill!

Margate City Fishing (7-3-16/7-5-16)

Throughout July 3rd, 4th, and 5th, 2016, I fished in Margate, New Jersey. The fishing was overall not that great, but I did manage a bunch of black sea bass and one clearnose skate.



A beautiful sea bass!



Even though many people don't like skates I still love them!

Schuylkill River Fishing (6-29-16)

On June 29th, 2016, I went to the Schuylkill River to do some fishing with my friend Miles. I ended up catching my first purebred striped bass and a smallmouth bass or two.



A nice sized smallmouth bass



My first purebred striped bass!

Wissahickon Creek Fishing (6-27-16)

On June 27th, 2016, I went to the Wissahickon Creek to target rout and panfish with my fly rod. I did not catch anything with my fly rod. So, right before I left, I put a crane fly larva onto my spinning rod and casted it out. Within a minute or two I had a beautiful rainbow trout on my line!



There she is!