ICE FISHING ON THE POND—
Dave Jung and Brother Mike, both of Bellville (above) enjoy a sparkling winter morning with some bluegill fishing on the pond. Dave and daughter Stefanie, a sophomore at John Carroll University in Cleveland, did a warm up a few days earlier and, counting both expeditions, nabbed a catch large enough for a nice family meal.
In the photos to the right Mike hand-holds a small ice pole. They are rigged with a little two-legged stand so they can stand alone and have a spring loaded red indicator near the end so a fisherman can watch several poles at one time and clearly see when a fish strikes.
In the close-up Dave unhooks his little ice lure from a bluegill. The hooks were tipped with
waxworms for bait and in one stretch he caught more than a half dozen fish on the same worm until it needed replaced.
The Jung’s were pleased with the size of the bluegill population, confirming our belief the pond has maintained a nice predator/prey balance between the bluegill and the largemouth bass who are also thriving on the smaller fish’s abundance and size.
Dave Jung and Brother Mike, both of Bellville (above) enjoy a sparkling winter morning with some bluegill fishing on the pond. Dave and daughter Stefanie, a sophomore at John Carroll University in Cleveland, did a warm up a few days earlier and, counting both expeditions, nabbed a catch large enough for a nice family meal.
In the photos to the right Mike hand-holds a small ice pole. They are rigged with a little two-legged stand so they can stand alone and have a spring loaded red indicator near the end so a fisherman can watch several poles at one time and clearly see when a fish strikes.
In the close-up Dave unhooks his little ice lure from a bluegill. The hooks were tipped with
waxworms for bait and in one stretch he caught more than a half dozen fish on the same worm until it needed replaced.The Jung’s were pleased with the size of the bluegill population, confirming our belief the pond has maintained a nice predator/prey balance between the bluegill and the largemouth bass who are also thriving on the smaller fish’s abundance and size.
Mike married our good friends’ Duane and Jerry Maxwell’s daughter Diane many years ago, and, I did their wedding photographs. Small world! As they say.
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