Metacomet - Belchertown
Went out Wed. Morning to R&R Sports in Belchertown to pick up shiners. They were out. I talked with 3 different area bait shops and all have run out of shiners at one time or another this year. So, if you're planning a trip you may want to get your bait the night before if you have an aerator to keep them alive. Finally got some bait and arrived at Metacomet. One guy had just released a bass he said was about 4 1/2 pounds. Another had caught a salmon, about 6 pounds. Two of us set up 8 tip-ups and used two jigging rods. We ended up with 6 nice crappie, one yellow perch and one white perch. I had never seen a white perch in that pond before. Most fish were caught on jigs. Although we did have about 8 flags during the day most just ran a little bit and dropped the bait. Everything except the yellow perch was taken home and filleted. There is not much better fish around than crappie or whit perch, taken through the ice, cleaned, put in a little batter and fried !
