06-17-2014, 05:14 PM
My brother in law and I took the kids up to Montpelier Reservoir on Saturday to expose them to the joys of fishing. We fished right off the dam about 50 feet from the stairs and we could not keep the fish off the line. It was a Chinese fire drill for the two adults, casting, releasing, tying new hooks etc etc but the kids had a blast, even in the cold and light rain. (The adults, somewhat less, but isn't it all about the kids?)
The reservoir had risen over a foot in the last 2 weeks since I had been up last. Very happy to report that we only landed one small perch all day. Last year this time it was all you could do to keep the perch off your line. Perhaps the focused effort to keep and kill the perch is paying off.
Just curious what causes the fish to have such a blue hue to their backs? Is it the feed from this reservoir or something from the stocking facility?
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The reservoir had risen over a foot in the last 2 weeks since I had been up last. Very happy to report that we only landed one small perch all day. Last year this time it was all you could do to keep the perch off your line. Perhaps the focused effort to keep and kill the perch is paying off.
Just curious what causes the fish to have such a blue hue to their backs? Is it the feed from this reservoir or something from the stocking facility?
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