Grandpa Dalings 17" Small Mouth from Hardy Pond

17" Smallmouth Bass 

James fish to the left and Grandpa's fish to the right.

At Hardy Pond we enjoyed fishing in Grandpa Dalings boat on a very nice day. We caught and released a 22" pike, two pike in the 20" range, and a 13" smallmouth bass. The two fish we ate were Grandpa Dalings huge 17" smallmouth and James bluegill pictured in the shadow of Jeremy Daling.

Fish from Georgetown Park Caught June 11 2011

Georgetown Park Fish Catch

Fishing was not good for us at Croton Pond where we fished in the morning. At Croton we caught 4 fish to small to keep and a bluegill - 2 small mouth bass, a rock bass, a tiny pike, and a nice bluegill that we let go. We then tried below the Croton Dam and with no fish biting we headed toward home. Before we went home we stopped  at Georgetown Park and tried fishing again. Although the bluegill were small - James had a lot of fun catching them and in the evening eating the great tasting bluegill nuggetts :-) . Dad caught the perch including a 10" perch on minnows.

Picture of a 2 Foot Long Catfish Caught from Downtown Allegan

23-24" Catfish Caught from Downtown Allegan

The above catfish was caught June 02 2011when James and his dad went fishing for the day to downtown Allegan here in MI. We caught a lot of smaller fish also - 19 rock bass, five 10-11" small mouth bass, and a 12" pike which were all released. We gave the catfish to an older man who was also fishing there.