Jim,

 The top fin , in the front, was like a crappie, the rays were fewer and farther apart and to the rear , the rays closer and also reminded me of a crappie's dorsal fin,  but much larger of course.

all we had was a cel cam for the pics and of course i take my old Moto razr to the lake as to avoid ruining a costly smart phone.  The old cel had 1.3 mpixel cam so  considering the fish I am pulling out of that lake( 2 11 plus inch gills and a 12.25 inch in 2 trips and Cindy, my wife caught an8 lb largemouth bass , her 3rd over 6 lb this yr)  I tell ya , 5this lake seethes with all manner of huge fish and its 80 acres up to 70 ft deep ( old strip minbe for coal).  I caught a 22 and 28 lb channel cat back to back the first time  I fished it and had the same luck since.

Thanks for the help and maybe description will help.

We wish you the best fishing,

Harold and Cindy Ewing

Sorry Jim, I just saw your message. Absolutely, I would be glad to help in any way I can.

Jim,

Again thanks for your welcome last night,  Further about Burnt Mills Lake.  I really don't know all the stats on the lake but it is such a beautiful body of water.  My fishing buddy, who is not into computers, and I have talked about the Norfolk Lakes in Suffolk, Va. for some time and finally went  twice in late May.  We both are primarily kayak paddlers and have fished there for Bluegills by fly fishing.  We did fairly good on both trips, nothing real big, but very enjoyable as in fun. we probably paddled a couple of miles up  the lake and only saw one house.  I'd say it is secluded!. However, I see on Google Earth that there are more homes further up the lake.

I hope this helps fill your request for info, if not just let me know how I may help.

Thanks again,

Bill

Jim -I am concerned for you and your loved ones  please let us know you are OK!!

Jim, I might have missed it, but what was your Final Sunfish count for 2012?????

Inquireing minds!!!!!

Very cool.First time i caught one i said the exact same thing.

Believe it or not but,today we hit 75 and yesterday we hit 81.Thats texas weather for you.

Thanks for accepting my request.Im a live bait kind of guy but looking forward to learning from you guys about artificials.

Jim, We didn't catch any on the new structure.  Caught them in the holes and channels near them.  I've never really done good on them.

Jim,some of those sunnies(the one on top and others)had a diffrent look to them.Some of them had a red marking on the back part of their eyeball??We have redears but their red mark is by the earflap.

Jim,

I let Mat know you said hello....and you know well that he's after all of the three pounders in the lake...

Bill

You might need a yard stick to measure the snow in your neck of the woods Jim!

Be careful in all that stuff Jim and maybe this is the last big one of the season.....Ten day forecast doesn't look too bad if you believe meteorologists can actually predict that far in the future...LOL

I'm glad Jim....at this point, a little warm up will help the fishing the most in the Mid-Atlantic region......

Hang in there Jim.....hope all is well for you folks up there.....I turned on the CBS evening news tonight and it started with snowfall totals from Winter Storm Pax and Westminster made the cut at more than 16" and counting.........And there is actually people that enjoy this stuff?.....I'll never be able to relate....give me triple digit heat index any day......We'll have to look back on this storm while fishing this summer......I should have known back in late October when we were met with pretty brutal conditions that weekend during your visit....Go Figure!

HEY JIM , JEFFREY, SLEEPY, AND ALL THE REST OF YOU EASTCOASTERS , GOOD LUCK WITH THIS STORM AND STAY SAFE AND WARM !!!!!!!! GUESS IT APPLIES TO DOWN EAST FOLKS TOO !!!!!!! NEVER SEEM A WINTER LIKE THIS ONE BEFORE, AS FAR AS COLD AND SNOW TOGETHER GOES....... I LOVE WINTER , BUT WITH THE COLD THIS YEAR IT'S TERRIBLE .......

Hi Jim Just joined this site in hopes of finding some places to fish. I live in Severn Md just south of the airport. 71 USN retired and hoping for some insight on local ponds/lakes public or private that would an allow an old geezer access and to keep a couple of eating fish. Bass/Bluefill/Catfish all accepted (lol).  Hope to hear from you

Jack

Thanks Jim for the thoughts......we made out o.k. on this one as we ended up just 25 miles west of the eye wall as it passed over Kill Devil Hills.....never lost power either so we consider ourselves fortunate as our close neighbors on the Outer Banks pay a big price for living on barrier islands. It will take a few days to realize the impact on the rivers and sounds but I feel like we may have escaped the big marsh turn over that traditionally takes a toll on our fish populations.  Fingers crossed until I get back out this weekend to see........

Welcome Jim to fishing electronics. I put this group together to help understand our electronics. Our electronics do so much and are so underutilized cause most of us don't know just exactly what they can do and what we can achieve once we learn that learning curve. I have found out the more we use our finder the more it becomes second nature. Welcome Jim please feel free to share. GOOD FISHIN....

hi, on the picture of the nice gills you caught in a pond in august you mentioned it was a public pond just south into maryland.....can you tell me where abouts. i visit my sister on the southern border of pa and maryland, warfordsburg near hancock md. is that anywhere near warfordsburg or hancock md.?

another question... is there going to be another crappie camp in nw pa? it sounds like a fun time.

john

thanks jim, too bad that sounds like a decent pond.....i'll have to check out the "pools" on the potomac, maybe even take my canoe down there.

thanks again,

john

Jim, when I pull up my friends list you are on it. I don' t know what I could be doing wrong. Maybe you can shed some light on the situation. I am not the most tech savvy.

Do grass shrimp inhabit any body of water or state or do they live only in brackish waters in the coastal states? I was wondering if we could possibly have any here in Arkansas?

Maurice , we have what is called Ferry shrimp, it's a funny looking upside down fresh water bug . LOFR

Many kinds of shrimp out there under the banner of "grass shrimp". They inhabit a great many waters all across the country.

This brings up a question? , Have any of yall Premier Fly Tiers tried to make a bug or fly  that is Translucent ?   LOFR

Cool. Thanks for the info guys. I was just curious.

I'll see Keith at the rendezvous, we might even field test some , thanks LOFR

I was on the way to one of my favorite fishing holes a few years ago and I saw a couple of guys dip netting a tiny ditch along the road. It was really just a trickle but it was full of weeds and moss. They could have been netting shiners but I think they were after grass shrimp. I did not stop to ask cause I had fishing on the brain. I had always heard about them. Do you any of you tip jigs with them? If so, what time of year is best to try them out?

Hello Jim,

I received your package today my friend. Thank you very much for the surprise....I'll get some picks up of everything I've gotten from you all as soon as I can figure out how photo bucket works and can down load my camera....don't know if it's me or this ancient lap top but having some difficulties all around with this thing....thank you again for the surprise and will see what I can catch with them very soon. Eric

Jim!-Those jigs you made and gave me look excellent! Cant wait for some open water to give them a workout .Thanks very much for your kindness and generosity my friend!

Jim What names are those jigs that you have on display

OUTSTANDING JIM AND GLAD LINDA MADE IT THROUGH FINE BUDDY !!!!

Hey Jim I decided before my senior year of high school I'd make the really really difficult decision to not come on the site for a while. I had a lot of work to do between work and school and college applications that I just needed to focus on that stuff for a while. I still got out and fished a bit but I've really missed seeing your guys catches and most of all talking fishing with all of the extremely knowledgable people on the site. 

Wow, thanks Jim. Great new spots to check out. I really appreciate the tips. Hope to see you along the way one of these days. Once school lets out in June I'm really looking forward to a road trip or two to investigate some of these honey holes.

Hey Jim , you involved in this show at all?: https://www.greatamericanoutdoorshow.org/

How far is Harrisburg from you ?

Hope you had a good time then Jim !