2011 June - Bear Spring Camps

June is our favorite month for fishing and we planned a lot of trips this year to go fishing. This trip was to Bear Spring Camps in Maine.

Esther with a 2 lb 17 " smallmouth bass

We love Great Pond because you have the opportunity to catch Pike.  I caught a couple this trip, none as large as the monster Frank caught a few years ago. Notice I now wear a special glove when landing pickeral and pike.

Esther with a 4 lb 25" northern pike

Here is a video of this same pike.

Great Pond has lots of different types of fish.  Here is a nice crappie and a nice smallmouth that Frank caught.

Frank with a large crappie

Frank with a nice smallmouth

The biggest surprise was when Frank was using a new lure - a large realistic plastic perch lure - to catch a pike. As he worked his lure a curious turtle kept coming to the surface closer and closer.  Frank was shocked on his last retrieve when the turtle actually hit the bait below the surface! Fortunately he was not hooked very deep, he had the bait in his mouth and one paw was hooked. When Frank got a hold of the large lure, the turtle pushed himself off the hook and went down to the bottom.

Curious turtle that kept hanging around

We would go out late in the afternoon for the pike and our last night there we had a beautiful sunset.  We also were seeing eagles swoop down and catch fish out of the water.  We didn't catch any pike that night but it was a nice way to end our vacation.