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  • Unicorn Lake -- 9 June

    J. Rentch and I are launching at Unicorn Lake tomorrow, 9 June between 7:30 and 8:00 a.m.

    http://dnr2.maryland.gov/fisheries/P...s/unicorn.aspx

    Please join us.
    Mark
    Pasadena, MD


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  • #2
    Have fun fellas. I hope the fish are cooperative.
    John Veil
    Annapolis
    Native Watercraft Manta Ray 11, Falcon 11

    Author - "Fishing in the Comfort Zone" , "Fishing Road Trip - 2019", "My Fishing Life: Two Years to Remember", and "The Way I Like to Fish -- A Kayak Angler's Guide to Shallow Water, Light Tackle Fishing"

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    • #3
      Originally posted by J.A. Veil View Post
      Have fun fellas. I hope the fish are cooperative.
      Thanks John. I hope the wind cooperates too.
      Mark
      Pasadena, MD


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      • #4
        J. Rentch and I fished Unicorn Lake this morning. Aside from a few shore anglers we were the only people on the water.

        Conditions were beautiful when we started. There was hardly any breeze.

        A.JPG B.jpg

        I quickly hooked this blue gill on a foam popper and I thought a good top water bite would be forthcoming.

        C.JPG

        That was an incorrect assumption. The bluegill was my only surface catch of the day. I did have pickerel briefly on my 5 wt. and a foam slider but it bit through my tippet and took my fly with it.

        I picked up a yellow perch on a Clouser, my last fish on the fly.

        D.jpg

        The wind kept rising far above the forecast. It was difficult to find shelter because it was blowing from the dam straight up the lake. You can see in this photo that we no longer had a glassy surface.

        H.jpg

        I switched to a spinning rod with a yellow 1/8 oz. bucktail spinner. I hooked 6 pickerels and got 4 of them into the boat. Here are the two largest:

        E.jpg F.jpg

        I also had a 15 incher -- no photo.

        And this little guy was my last fish of the day:

        G.jpg

        It’s the perfect illustration of the term “Hammer Handle.”

        Each of my pickerels hit the yellow spinner. I had lots of taps on it too. I could even see many of the picks bump the lure. But overall, they were not aggressive today. At least they gave me some action which is more than I can say for the bass.

        The lack of bass for me at Unicorn remains a mystery. This was my second trip there this season and I’ve yet to hook a bass or even see one. Pickerels are plentiful but bass are really scarce.
        Mark
        Pasadena, MD


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        • #5
          Good report Mark. You were successful with both fly and spinning tackle. Well done.
          John Veil
          Annapolis
          Native Watercraft Manta Ray 11, Falcon 11

          Author - "Fishing in the Comfort Zone" , "Fishing Road Trip - 2019", "My Fishing Life: Two Years to Remember", and "The Way I Like to Fish -- A Kayak Angler's Guide to Shallow Water, Light Tackle Fishing"

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          • #6
            Thanks, John.

            Enough ponds for a while.

            I'm ready for some tidal fishing.
            Mark
            Pasadena, MD


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            • #7
              Nice job on the Pickerel! How deep were they?
              Bruce

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              • #8
                Bruce,

                I have no electronics on the Ultimate but I suspect the pickerels were shallow given that Unicorn is really not a lake but a millpond.

                Here's the secret:

                I.jpg

                I've caught a lot of pickerels there in two trips and not one was hooked more than a yard from plant growth like you see in the above photo.
                Mark
                Pasadena, MD


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                • #9
                  My first trip there only resulted in pickerel.
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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Yakie_Noodle View Post
                    My first trip there only resulted in pickerel.
                    I had mentioned in a report of an earlier trip this spring to Unicorn that an employee at the lake told me that the DNR deliberately removed a number of large bass this year and "hid them". I assume that was for breeding or stocking purposes elsewhere.

                    The pickerel population is indeed high in Unicorn at the moment. Fortunately they have many of the same attributes as bass. They hit flies, top water and spinnerbaits. Just don't try to lip them to retrieve your lure.
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