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The Drakage

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I'm a 33 yr old lifetime fisherman and outdoor enthusiast. I'm a North Carolinian who has lived all over the state. WCU Alumni!

Monday, April 4, 2011

Merchant's Mill Pond State Park

Mystery Shot?  Who know what this is?

North Carolina has shown me many beautiful and captivating places and Merchant's Mill Pond and connecting Lassiter Swamp is close to the top of my list. Kinda a special place for me, my dad first took me here on a paddling/camping trip when i was fourteen, since then I have returned over 30 times to explore, fish and photograph it's unusual ecosystem.

Bald Cypress Knees


 As for Fishing,  it's incredible at the right times. I've personally caught bass, bowfin, crappie, nice bream, and gar on light spinning gear and by fly fishing. Early spring can be great for bass on small plastic worms and in-line spinners or beetle spins.  One evening it seemed that every cast anywhere you tossed your worm it would take off before you could flip the bail. That evening we fished small dark colored plastics with no weight, cast and twitch. Explosive strikes near the surface on plastics can be lots of fun, I figure the bass think it's a small snake wiggling around.

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