02-03-2008, 05:36 PM
I've fished the McTucker Ponds a fair amount over the years. In 2005, 2006 and 2007 the ice came off around mid March. In 2005 I iced fished the far east pond in early March.
Poky mon already said they were treated with rotenone a few years ago.
The F&G plant most of the trout in the two ponds that are farthest to the east. Last year the F&G was able to acquire the Crystal Springs pond a few miles away. As a result they have not planted as many rainbows in the McTucker ponds last year.
In the last three years I've caught bluegill, green sunfish, largemouth bass, channel catfish, bullhead and rainbow trout out of the McTucker Ponds. I've caught the warm water species on a regular basis as early as April but the warm water fishing will be much better after the water has warmed up in May and June. You can catch large numbers of green sunfish and bluegills but most of them are very small(less than 5”). Any small nymph should work. Almost all of the fly fishing I do at the McTucker ponds is site fishing. If I was trying to catch only bluegills and green sunfish I wouldn’t even make a caste until I saw the fish.
If you are looking for open still water fly fishing you may want to check out Springfield and Crystal Springs Pond. They are only a few miles from the McTucker Ponds. They are both trout lakes though. I heard of a largemouth caught out of Springfield recently and know of smallmouths being caught out of Springfield a few years ago. The bass in Springfield would be the work of bucket biologists.
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Poky mon already said they were treated with rotenone a few years ago.
The F&G plant most of the trout in the two ponds that are farthest to the east. Last year the F&G was able to acquire the Crystal Springs pond a few miles away. As a result they have not planted as many rainbows in the McTucker ponds last year.
In the last three years I've caught bluegill, green sunfish, largemouth bass, channel catfish, bullhead and rainbow trout out of the McTucker Ponds. I've caught the warm water species on a regular basis as early as April but the warm water fishing will be much better after the water has warmed up in May and June. You can catch large numbers of green sunfish and bluegills but most of them are very small(less than 5”). Any small nymph should work. Almost all of the fly fishing I do at the McTucker ponds is site fishing. If I was trying to catch only bluegills and green sunfish I wouldn’t even make a caste until I saw the fish.
If you are looking for open still water fly fishing you may want to check out Springfield and Crystal Springs Pond. They are only a few miles from the McTucker Ponds. They are both trout lakes though. I heard of a largemouth caught out of Springfield recently and know of smallmouths being caught out of Springfield a few years ago. The bass in Springfield would be the work of bucket biologists.
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