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Title: Hamlin Pond
Post by: lowaccord66 on Jan 06, 2016, 02:04 PM
Not a normal stop for me but close to work.  I thought the amount of junk on this ice was quite laughable!  If you fish here you may want to avoid drilling in front of the launch!!!  (the stuff will be floating sunday and will probably refreeze in that area)

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Title: Re: Hamlin Pond
Post by: sploke on Jan 06, 2016, 02:11 PM
Hah, I remember hiking around ponds as a kid and it was always a big thrill to throw stuff out on the ice...no idea why, but it seemed like fun at the time.
Title: Re: Hamlin Pond
Post by: eiderz on Jan 06, 2016, 02:43 PM
I can understand the logic of tossing a rock, but sticks and loose soil? Makes you shake your head.
Title: Re: Hamlin Pond
Post by: lowaccord66 on Jan 06, 2016, 03:00 PM
Id imagine it was kids....just made me chuckle so I figured id share.  Also I should mention while it is hilding a few pounds of crap on it the ice is not safe and wont be this weekend.
Title: Re: Hamlin Pond
Post by: eiderz on Jan 06, 2016, 03:10 PM
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Also I should mention while it is hilding a few pounds of crap on it the ice is not safe and wont be this weekend.

Thanks for the report, everybody be safe please.
Title: Re: Hamlin Pond
Post by: Curley on Jan 06, 2016, 07:17 PM
Never knew that was there. always just did Crescent lake up the road.
Title: Re: Hamlin Pond
Post by: lowaccord66 on Jan 07, 2016, 05:36 AM
Quote from: Curley on Jan 06, 2016, 07:17 PM
Never knew that was there. always just did Crescent lake up the road.

I used to love Crescent...before they opened it....the bass fishing was unreal.  After it was opened the fishing declined so rapidly, I saw quite a few large bass taken home. 
Title: Re: Hamlin Pond
Post by: gboutdoors on Jan 08, 2016, 05:29 AM
Hamlin will be the black pond of the future....I saw "Nessie" there once.
Title: Re: Hamlin Pond
Post by: MartyMarPlv on Jan 08, 2016, 07:28 AM
Hamlin is my after work spot. Never really caught anything great but usually the little gills are biting on the jigs. Even if they're small I'm still having fun!
Title: Re: Hamlin Pond
Post by: krup on Jan 08, 2016, 09:41 AM
The ice there freezes funny... We had a member fall through last year. Lots of running water under the ice. Be careful there...
Title: Re: Hamlin Pond
Post by: jebra on Jan 08, 2016, 05:18 PM
Quote from: eiderz on Jan 06, 2016, 02:43 PM
I can understand the logic of tossing a rock, but sticks and loose soil? Makes you shake your head.

I don't get the logic (or the humor) of throwing ANYTHING on the ice. 

It's not an accurate/safe way of testing the thickness of the ice....

....And eventually everything on the surface will wind up on the lake's bottom.

Little Kids might not know any better, but anyone over the age of ten to twelve should.....ridiculous.
Title: Re: Hamlin Pond
Post by: Curley on Jan 08, 2016, 06:33 PM
Quote from: lowaccord66 on Jan 07, 2016, 05:36 AM
I used to love Crescent...before they opened it....the bass fishing was unreal.  After it was opened the fishing declined so rapidly, I saw quite a few large bass taken home.
It was awesome before the bucket brigade took a lot of great fish out of there. Had one of my best days there for late ice. Blew through 2 dozen shiners in an hour and a half. I was even putting dead shiners back on the hook. It was lights out.