Top-water Chains

[NJTroutbum]

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Last night I was able to visit a small pond near the house. It is a place I tend to hit more than the rest of the local spots, but for some reason I had not been to since early spring. I threw my small shoulder bag in the truck, and grabbed the 7/8wt CGR.




I immediately noticed the water had an odd character to it? There were no bluegill boils to be seen, and tying on a #6 FBC brought nothing. Not even a small gill short-strike. What I did see though were a few instances of baitfish fleeing, which caught my attention.

Switching over to a Mule Deer Diver proved to be the answer to the riddle. The pickerel were turned on! In a body of water I only tend to bring 2-3 in a season to hand, 5 fish came in a period of maybe 30 minutes.

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[FishnDave]

That's cool you caught so many!
I wonder how many pickerel it would take to make a peck of pickled pickerel? Not that I want to make pickled pickerel....its just fun to say.

[melk]

WHAT!!! Pickled pickerel is good! The bones dissolve. Of course, I've not made it myself!
Mike

[1hook]

Anyone actually ever ate pickerel?

[NJTroutbum]

Yes, and not my favorite fish. Caught through the ice they are a better meat. We would steam them and pick them for fish cakes. Not bad that way.

[NJTroutbum]

That's cool you caught so many!
I wonder how many pickerel it would take to make a peck of pickled pickerel? Not that I want to make pickled pickerel....its just fun to say.

I think a peck is required to be "picked"? They would be awful hard to catch that way.