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Crafty Angler · 04-20-2009, 11:18 AM

Great to see your girls interested in fishing and spending time with Dad...

Tell 'em not to feel bad about Melville - hit it twice so far, nada

Saw probably 30 people fishing between both trips, grand total = 2 small 'bows...

The Melville stockies are small it seems - 12" or so

I guess the catastrophe at the hatchery last winter put a good dent in what they had to stock with - also heard that they almost didn't stock Melville due to water temps being so low this year -

Both ponds are real cold still - might give it a shot later -if I don't do a schoolie check...

Gotta love Mondays off...

04-20-2009, 11:18 AM	#8
Crafty Angler Geezer Gone Wild iTrader: (2) Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 3,397 Blog Entries: 2	Great to see your girls interested in fishing and spending time with Dad... Tell 'em not to feel bad about Melville - hit it twice so far, nada Saw probably 30 people fishing between both trips, grand total = 2 small 'bows... The Melville stockies are small it seems - 12" or so I guess the catastrophe at the hatchery last winter put a good dent in what they had to stock with - also heard that they almost didn't stock Melville due to water temps being so low this year - Both ponds are real cold still - might give it a shot later -if I don't do a schoolie check... Gotta love Mondays off...
	"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.