That crappie pole is actually 1/2 of a rotatable dipole set up that I put together for use when camping. I was using nightcrawlers. That pond is generally well stocked with trout. I'm a little surprised that I caught anything, it's free fishing day today, no license needed. The local trout club put on a big kids fishing event and about half an hour prior to that photo you could have hardly gotten close enough to the shore to wet a line. Former player for the Green Bay Packers Gilbert Brown was wandering about. He has some local business interests and often appears for things like this.
I'm sure the the wood will be nice and dry by the time I get around to burning it. If it isn't, it won't be of much concern. I'll burn it in my outdoor fire pit along with some of the maple, oak, cherry, walnut, bamboo, etc, offal that I bring home from work.