Metacomet - Belchertown
Went out Wed. Morning to R&R Sports in Belchertown to pick up shiners. They were out. I talked with 3 different area bait shops and all have run out of shiners at one time or another this year. So, if you're planning a trip you may want to get your bait the night before if you have an aerator to keep them alive. Finally got some bait and arrived at Metacomet. One guy had just released a bass he said was about 4 1/2 pounds. Another had caught a salmon, about 6 pounds. Two of us set up 8 tip-ups and used two jigging rods. We ended up with 6 nice crappie, one yellow perch and one white perch. I had never seen a white perch in that pond before. Most fish were caught on jigs. Although we did have about 8 flags during the day most just ran a little bit and dropped the bait. Everything except the yellow perch was taken home and filleted. There is not much better fish around than crappie or whit perch, taken through the ice, cleaned, put in a little batter and fried !
There having a Derby there the 27 i think i hope the ice hold fo that
great info!
Glad to see someone fishing near my neck of the woods too.
i was there on Monday and we caught a lot of crappie and a small bass to it was my first time ice fishing it was fun
About 4 inches. Slushy on top. Not sure how it will hold up with all the warm weather coming.
Awesome man. i was going to go there today or tmrrw. Hows the ice thickness