RE: hereford manor upper or lower ?
2007/04/28 22:27:01
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Yes both lakes were stocked today. I did well in the upper lake, both before they stocked and afterward. There actually seemed to be a little lull in the action after they stocked, not sure what happened, the fish that were already in there were hitting well before.
If you have small kids parts of the upper lake can be tough to fish. When you get to the top of the dam the left hand side of the lake is the easiest to fish from. It was crowded today and will probably be crowded tomorrow. If I was taking small kids tomorrow I'd try either in the main parking lot of the lower lake, or on the left hand side of the lake just after you cross over the outflow bridge. Those two areas should have plenty of fresh stockies from yesterday cruising around that will be easy to catch. There are tons of fish scattered all over both lakes, the older fish from opening day have gotten a little more selective about what they bite.
I fished the upper lake today, the fish they stocked were all decent sized fish, most of the fish I caught after they stocked were over 12 inches, didn't get anything bigger than 15 though. I'm sure there are a few hogs though, always is.
Keep an eye on the sky if you're out. Despite tons of people being out,the Bald Eagle was spotted often today. He was harrassing an Osprey in the morning right over my head trying to steal it's fish. Then he did the same thing in the upper lake in the afternoon. Didn't have the camera with me today, I was bummed because I could have gotten some nice photos of it flying low over my head.