Loch Raven fishin

I didn't fish the bay very much this spring. I got a used VHS tape at a fishing flea market last winter about catching Northen Pike and I really wanted to catch one, so I started fishing Loch raven pretty hard. I never did catch a Northern, I actually didn't even catch a single Bass, which is unusual, I normally catch quite a few at Loch Raven in the spring. But I did catch some nice Pickerel, Yellow perch and my biggest Crappie yet at about 16" on a Booyah spinner bait with a 6" Gulp sand eel. Since I sometimes hike fairly long distances, I can't take a lot of lures, I will usually take some spinnerbaits for casting close to shore, then some type of lure that casts far like a casting spoon, And usually some 2"-3" twister tails for when nothing bigger is biting, I can usually always catch something on a twister, but they will usually be smaller (but not always). I never catch a lot of fish at loch raven like I do in the bay where catching 100+ fish on a trip is not uncommon (excluding white perch fishing or lucking onto a big school of crappie), but that may be because I know the bay better, plus I fish the Loch from shore, which can be a big disadvantage. But its fun hiking through the woods and casting the shoreline, and there is a great chance of catching a real trophy close to home. some of the downsides this spring was getting a very sore throat and difficulty swallowing and needing a visit to the doctors for alergy meds, and also recently finding a Deer tick on my waist and having to take antibiotics, but I guess you have to take the good with the bad. I figure since I am on antibiotics I can still fish there for a while, but I may have to stop fishing there in the summer, Deer ticks can be very serious, and eventhough I took plenty of precautions like sprying myself with deepwoods before each trip, constantly checking myself for ticks and showering after every trip I still got a deer tick. Its about time for me to start fishing the bay more anyway :)