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Date: April 12, 2020 Body of Water: Ashland Reservoir Moon Phase: New Moon + 5 days Boat: None, Shore fishing With: Fishing alone, but accompanied by A Target: Stocked Trout Time: 10:30 AM - 1 PM Conditions: Nice day; mostly sunny with increasing cloudiness, 55 - 60 degrees F. Increasingly windy from the west, water was pretty clear but stained brown from tannins. The gates to the State Park were locked due to the current Coronavirus situation, but there was plenty of parking just outside, and there was plenty of room to maintain required social distancing measures. A and I walked in to the parking lot area, past the beach, and then cut through the woods to a prominent, rocky point. Not much fishing pressure was evident; a couple of small boats were at this end of the lake, and I encountered only a couple of shore fishermen during the day. Between rocks and trees, the shoreline was generally not friendly for shore fishing, but we bounced around the northern part of the lake, stopping and casting at likely, fishable openings. I stuck with lures (spoons, grubs and a CD5 Rapala) until my last spot (which was across the lake from where we started), when I also soaked a Carolina-rigged crawler/marshmallow combo. I never had a touch or follow, but I did see an aggressive troller take a small trout on what what appeared to be a stick bait. Before we left the area, we scouted the boat ramp at the southeast end of the lake. It's unimproved and with limited parking, but many folks were gathered here to shore fish. This might be a spot better geared for success on these fish (inflowing stream, access, likely stocking location, etc.), but certainly not on a beautiful Spring day; it was way too crowded here at this time for my taste. What do I have to say about this? Well, the highlight of my life with respect to Ashland, Massachusetts continues to be a two-assist, 3-2 victory against Ashland's squirt hockey team when I was 10 years old; it was likely January or February, 1974. Coach Waterman came through with his promise of ice cream for the entire team if we defeated them on their home ice. This was another pretty pleasant spot, and I will likely return. Maybe an 18-inch tiger trout or similar catch could supplant my memory of local highlights. The day was a decent investment in learning about my new home environment and the various options at my convenient disposal. Plus, A and I enjoyed exploring these new places together! She reportedly had a super-good day! Pondering the questions of core essence and finding meaning in unexpected ways
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