Welcome, chris garton!

Thanks for posting those cool pictures. Enjoy the site.

Bruce

Hey dad nice pics

Hey Chris good to meet you, citation in Virginia is 5 lb. for smallmouth ,mine was 6lbs. 2 oz. 21inches long

so that's like setting a state record!!!! thats commendable!!
i put some smb in my pond two years ago, it'll be a couple years before they get size to em. i like the way they fight!!!

Chris:

It will be a drive for you. Glad to meet you there some time in spring. You would head west on Hwy 34. Turn south on Hwy 275 to Tabor, IA. Just before the Caseys, turn back west on a county road towards Bartlett, IA. Go approx 3 miles and look for a picnic shelter to the north. Follow to road to the east and it will bring you to the dam and where you can launch your boat. I hope this helps. Its about 17 miles from where I live. I'm guessing it would take you 2 hrs + to get there.

I thought you were from IA. When you hit I-29 south, go south on I-29 to exit 25 I believe...it's the 2nd exit after exit 35 (Hwy 34), go east approx 4 miles, look for picnic area to your left, turn in and follow the road to the east and you will se the dam.

That is a picture of the head waters of the Raritan River in New Jersey. The lake to the left is open to the public. Above the lake is private water.
Lake holds SM, LM, Musky, Crappie, Pan fish.
River has some of the only hold over trout in NJ.

Sorry I ment the lake on the right in the picture not the left.

Belva Deer is blue gill heaven. About 250 acres of flooded timber!

THANKS FOR THE WELCOME, CHRIS. WE LOST MOST OF OUR PHOTOS IN A FIRE LAST YEAR BUT THESE GUYS ARE PRETTY COOPERATIVE SO HOPE TO HAVE SOME NEW ONES SOON. LIKE THE LOOKS OF YOUR HONEY HOLE. IF YOU FEED THEM THEY WILL GET HUGE. I WAS SHOCKED AFTER MY WIFE STARTED FEEDING OUR FISH. WE HAVE ALMOST DOUBLED IN SIZE ON THE LARGEST FISH. IT SOUNDS INCREDABLE BUT ITS TRUE. HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU AGAIN. ROSS

thanks for the welcome , enjoying the new site . read about it in in-fisherman.

No, only , channel cats, blue gill and bass. Just got finished viewing your photo gallery, very impressive. makes me want to expand my pond but no more $. Chris I will try to put together a photo layout soon. Thank you for your reply.

I live in the eastern part of Iowa in Clinton Country and the weather is awesome here so far the last couple of days. I live about twenty minutes from the mississippi but idk y but never fish there. I have got out ice fishing a few times but i havent caught anything and that was on farm ponds. After about two hours i just go rabbit hunting.

O my bad county not country!

Yeah I have never been to lake belva deer. I pretty much stick to just farm ponds cause all of the 20 that I fish from are a about 1 to 2 miles away from my house and i prefer to stay close that way I can get more fishing in.

Shrooms, crappie and BIG GILLS. ESP :)

Had to reload the CPU a couple of months ago, so no pics stored or you would be seeing that lmb your nephew caught last yr! Chuckers are for you western old slow shooters!

hi Chris shes all shepard, the ice just left the lake now its time to fish. Hope to have some nice pics soon. have a great spring.

The fish in that photo was 31 inches and 11.25 lbs........it going on the wall.

Hell yes

thanks,i see yall catch hogs round here

Agreed. I'm too busy to get into detail right now, but there will be much more later....promise.

Chris I don't know Jim I have here for 10 years does Jim still live here?

Awsome pictures , looks like a real healthy pond

I've got UNC in my office pool. If they win it all it will keep me from finishing last.

Thanks for the welcome. I will try my best for "picture worthy" gills.

Thanks for the welcome Chris, yea i definately will get pics this summer, the lake not only has big gills, but also , big crappies, walleye, bass, and supposeidly there is like 3 or 4 pike someone put in the lake, but i've never seen them. Once again Thanks!!!

Jeff

sorry Chris< I caught that 2.5 bg over 35yrs ago i was 14yrs old

your pond sounds fun!

Yeah, nice! Here in Colorado, we don't get them that big at all. Or I haven't seen any. But still....

Thank You Chris, I think this web site is the Best!!! I enjoy bluegill fishing and have 3 children that enjoy it as much as I do.