Willow Pond 3/16-3-17 (report)

[smallmouthchaser]

I fished Willow from 330-530 yesterday. I landed a pretty big hatchery Brook Trout that had no fins. Probably about 2.5 pounds. He went back in the drink. I went back today for a few hours and caught two more. They were all caught using roostertail spinners with gold blades and the other thing I used was a super duper. I just casted out as far as I could and reeled it in slowly. They seemed to be deep to me, not really close to shore. There are always a few folks with fish at this lake, but I didn't see anybody who was having more success than anyone else.

It's nice to have this pond right here in town, but there's too many people.
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[TIBBZZ]

Does anyone take canoes or tubes out there?
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[smallmouthchaser]

No flotation devices are allowed. You can't get on the lake.
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[FlyFishingMoose]

smallmouthchaser: I thought that these urban fisheries were supposed to have a 4 fish limit and what ever you caught we are required to keep to prevent disease from handleing the fish. But that doesn't seem to make much sense. Help me out here. I'm about the urban (community) fisheries. I'm just repeating what I was told and cannot find anything in the proclamation to support this other than the 4 fish limit.
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[SWERV]

The rule is you can only keep 4 fish. But you can definitely catch & release anywhere including the urban fisheries. I had a fish cop watch me catch a big brookie then release it. All he did was check my license.

Peace

Chad
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[FlyFishingMoose]

Cool! Don't care much for the fish cops but they serve their purpose, just usually not in the places where folks are breaking the laws!
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[fishzman74]

ive never had one ask for my license before...they just talk the fishing with me.......but i know if i didnt have it they would ask for sure ....there pretty cool guys ..wish i had there job...
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