Short TR: Pottapaug Pond, MA

On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 02:46:31 GMT, "Tim J."
wrote:

daytripper wrote:
On Fri, 3 Sep 2004 14:49:13 -0400, "Tim J."
wrote:

GaryM wrote:
"Tim J." wrote in
:

http://css.sbcma.com/timj/pics/fishvan.jpg

Your photoshop skills are wasted on this group!!!!!

Now, if I can just get 'tripper to visit again. . .

Oh no you don't!

That's okay if you don't want to visit, but if you'll give me your home address,
I'll be glad to make the drive.

lol!
you'd never make it out of this liberal enclave alive, my righty friend!

/daytripper (...but I'll spray my cars and boats with PAM© just in case! ;-)

On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 02:46:31 GMT, "Tim J."
wrote:

daytripper wrote:
On Fri, 3 Sep 2004 14:49:13 -0400, "Tim J."
wrote:

GaryM wrote:
"Tim J." wrote in
:

http://css.sbcma.com/timj/pics/fishvan.jpg

Your photoshop skills are wasted on this group!!!!!

Now, if I can just get 'tripper to visit again. . .

Oh no you don't!

That's okay if you don't want to visit, but if you'll give me your home address,
I'll be glad to make the drive.

lol!
you'd never make it out of this liberal enclave alive, my righty friend!

/daytripper (...but I'll spray my cars and boats with PAM© just in case! ;-)

"Tim J." wrote:

Much as in GC's fine report, I was in need of some refreshening. Stan
came by my office on Tuesday and said he was also ready for a day off
for some fishing, so we made plans to head off to Pottapaug Pond on
Thursday....

Nice TR and a cool looking pond.

JR
(who sure hopes they catch the guys who vandalized Stan's rig.... g)

"Tim J." wrote:

Much as in GC's fine report, I was in need of some refreshening. Stan
came by my office on Tuesday and said he was also ready for a day off
for some fishing, so we made plans to head off to Pottapaug Pond on
Thursday....

Nice TR and a cool looking pond.

JR
(who sure hopes they catch the guys who vandalized Stan's rig.... g)

On Fri, 3 Sep 2004 10:15:44 -0400, "Tim J."
wrote:

Much as in GC's fine report, I was in need of some refreshening. Stan
came by my office on Tuesday and said he was also ready for a day off
for some fishing, so we made plans to head off to Pottapaug Pond on
Thursday.

We couldn't have picked a better day. Thursday brought with it bright
sunny skies with a few puffs of clouds as accents. Stan and I met as he
pulled his van into the new secret spot in Belchertown (
http://css.sbcma.com/timj/pics/fishvan.jpg ). We then caravanned to the
pond: http://css.sbcma.com/timj/pics/pottapaug.jpg , which is part of
The Quabbin reservoir system. After we motored out for a while, we
started fishing in earnest and, after a few relocations, found some
great spots to fish. We picked up a lot of nice chunky bluegill in a few
coves like this one: http://css.sbcma.com/timj/pics/bluegill_cove.jpg
and even caught a big crappie and a fair sized LM bass. Most of the fish
caught yesterday were hooked on various gurgler patterns, although I did
cheat and use a soft plastic grub for a few fish.

The best part of the day was just being outside. The temperature was in
the high 70's, low humidity, and, as you can see from the photos, clear
as a bell. We saw several beaver, great blue heron, and egret. It was
the type of day where it was difficult to think of anything other than
fun on the water. We'll be going out there again at least once or twice
more this season, one of the times (I hope) during fall foliage peak
colors.

Excellent TR. It looks as though the Massachussians were trying to
bring a bit of Maine closer to home when they flooded those valleys.
It must have been quite traumatic for the residents of those old New
England settlements. We even have a couple of picture books that deal
with the subject in the kid's department at the local library.

The picture of the van is cool. Lots of people don't realise that
Villagers and Nissan Quests were built in the same factory with
basically the same bodies as each other. The Quests have 6 cyl.
Maxima engines though, I don't know what the Villagers have under the
hood. Here's a pic of our Quest.

http://www.myfishingpictures.com/img/032416.JPG

Thanks again for the TR.

g.c.

On Fri, 3 Sep 2004 10:15:44 -0400, "Tim J."
wrote:

Much as in GC's fine report, I was in need of some refreshening. Stan
came by my office on Tuesday and said he was also ready for a day off
for some fishing, so we made plans to head off to Pottapaug Pond on
Thursday.

We couldn't have picked a better day. Thursday brought with it bright
sunny skies with a few puffs of clouds as accents. Stan and I met as he
pulled his van into the new secret spot in Belchertown (
http://css.sbcma.com/timj/pics/fishvan.jpg ). We then caravanned to the
pond: http://css.sbcma.com/timj/pics/pottapaug.jpg , which is part of
The Quabbin reservoir system. After we motored out for a while, we
started fishing in earnest and, after a few relocations, found some
great spots to fish. We picked up a lot of nice chunky bluegill in a few
coves like this one: http://css.sbcma.com/timj/pics/bluegill_cove.jpg
and even caught a big crappie and a fair sized LM bass. Most of the fish
caught yesterday were hooked on various gurgler patterns, although I did
cheat and use a soft plastic grub for a few fish.

The best part of the day was just being outside. The temperature was in
the high 70's, low humidity, and, as you can see from the photos, clear
as a bell. We saw several beaver, great blue heron, and egret. It was
the type of day where it was difficult to think of anything other than
fun on the water. We'll be going out there again at least once or twice
more this season, one of the times (I hope) during fall foliage peak
colors.

Excellent TR. It looks as though the Massachussians were trying to
bring a bit of Maine closer to home when they flooded those valleys.
It must have been quite traumatic for the residents of those old New
England settlements. We even have a couple of picture books that deal
with the subject in the kid's department at the local library.

The picture of the van is cool. Lots of people don't realise that
Villagers and Nissan Quests were built in the same factory with
basically the same bodies as each other. The Quests have 6 cyl.
Maxima engines though, I don't know what the Villagers have under the
hood. Here's a pic of our Quest.

http://www.myfishingpictures.com/img/032416.JPG

Thanks again for the TR.

g.c.

George Cleveland wrote:
The picture of the van is cool. Lots of people don't realise that
Villagers and Nissan Quests were built in the same factory with
basically the same bodies as each other. The Quests have 6 cyl.
Maxima engines though, I don't know what the Villagers have under the
hood. Here's a pic of our Quest.

And some of us do. The cars were identical except for trim details, option
packages, and the sticker price. The Villager won me over because anti-lock
brakes were standard and to get them on the Quest meant buying a $1,000
package I didn't want. I've been driving Nissans since they were Datsuns
(even though one had a Mercury label). I think the Villager/Quest is an
ideal fishing car.

George Cleveland wrote:
Here's a pic of our Quest.

http://www.myfishingpictures.com/img/032416.JPG

The tires are low on one side - it's leaning toward the left.

Thanks again for the TR.

You're welcome - it was a lot of fun.
--
TL,
Tim
http://css.sbcma.com/timj

George Cleveland wrote:
Here's a pic of our Quest.

http://www.myfishingpictures.com/img/032416.JPG

The tires are low on one side - it's leaning toward the left.

Thanks again for the TR.

You're welcome - it was a lot of fun.
--
TL,
Tim
http://css.sbcma.com/timj